"...when the last individual of a race of living things breathes no more, another Heaven and another Earth must pass before such a one can be again."
-William Beebe

ALBC Staff || Board of Directors

ALBC Board of Directors

Chair: Ann Wells
Vice Chair: Callene Rapp
Treasurer: James McConnell
Secretary: Darwin Kelsey

Carrie Balkcom (1st term expires 2008) American Grassfed Association, 3401 E. Virginia Avenue, Denver, CO 80209, work (303) 777-0747, email carrie@americangrassfed.org, aga@americangrassfed.org

Barbara Bowman (2nd term expires 2009) Slow Food USA, PO Box 1494, Healdsburg, CA 95448, work (707) 433-8484, fax (707) 433-1444, email msbrix@aol.com

James Horne (2nd term expires 2008) Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Hwy 271 S., PO Box 588, Poteau, OK 74953, work (918) 647-9123, email jhorne@kerrcenter.com

Darwin Kelsey, Secretary (2nd term expires 2009) Cuyahoga Countryside Conservancy, 2179 Everett Road, Peninsula, OH 44264, home (330) 342-5804, work (330) 657-2532, email dkelsey@cvcountryside.org

James McConnell, Treasurer (1st term expires 2008) 22101 Constitution Highway, Rapidan, VA 22733-8800, phone (540) 854-4974, email jm22733@aol.com

Ruth McDaniel (2nd term expires in 2009) 2402 Baptist Road, Durham, NC 27703, phone (919) 423-3832, email remcdani@ncsu.edu

Arie McFarlen (1st term expires in 2009) Maveric Heritage Ranch Company, 47869 – – 242nd Street, Dell Rapids, SD 57022, phone (605) 428-5994, email ariemcfarlen@netzero.com, maveric9@hotmail.com

Callene Rapp, Vice-Chair (2nd term expires 2009) Sedgwick County Zoo, 5555 Zoo Boulevard, Wichita, KS 67212, cell (316) 259-4262, work (316) 266-8219, fax (316) 942-3781, email crapp@scz.org

Silke Schneider (2nd term expires 2010) 5024 E. Golder Ranch Road, Tucson, AZ 85739-4265, phone (520) 818-0161, email sschne1068@aol.com

Charles Taft (1st term expires 2010) PO Box 335, Bethania, NC 27010-0335, phone (336) 922-0254, email charles@stauberfarm.com

Ann Wells, Chair (2nd term expires 2008) 12413 Rocky Hill Road, Prairie Grove, AR 72753, home (479) 846-5794, work (479) 409-8772, email annw@pgtc.com

Terry Wollen (1st term expires 2009) Director of Animal Well-Being, Staff Veterinarian Heifer International, 1015 Louisiana Street, Little Rock, AR 72202, phone (501) 907-4942, email Terry.Wollen@heifer.org