At the Indiana Beef Cattle Association Annual Membership Meeting, held January 17, 2025 at the Embassy Suites in Noblesville, the IBCA membership elected officers for 2026-2027 year.
The new officers selected by the membership included:
· President- Dr. David Dixon of Rensselaer
· President-Elect- Dr. Ron Lemenager of Lafayette
· Vice President- JD Faulk of Worthington
· Treasurer- Andrew Stewart of Greensburg,
· Immediate Past President- Keegan Poe of Franklin
Prior to the Annual Meeting and Convention, IBCA hosted Area Meetings around the state and one of those meetings included elections for Area Directors to represent that Area on the IBCA/IBC Board of Directors. The Beef producer elected to represent their respective Area include:
· Area 5 Director – JD Faulk
· Area 7 Director – Dan Chesnut
· Area 11 Director – Jacob Pettigrew
Additionally, President Poe announced a number of additional Board Members who would be filling two year long presidential appointed positions on the IBCA/IBC Board, representing different IBCA standing committees or industry segment representatives. Those presidential appointments include;
· Promotions Chair – Lindsay Sankey
· HBC Chair – John Blake
· IJBCA Rep – Sidney Stinson
· Marketing Rep – Gordon Lowry
· Service Rep – Andon Boocher
· Dairy Rep – Jeff Carter
· NCBA Director – Chad Lanum
These newly elected and appointed Directors will join the returning Directors to make up the 2026-2027 IBCA/IBC Board of Directors. The IBCA Board of Directors is made up of a total of 32 volunteer producers who oversee the activities of the Indiana Beef Cattle Association and the Indiana Beef Council.
The board includes 5 elected officers, 10 elected Area Directors, 6 appointed committee chair positions, 8 appointed industry segment representatives as well as 4 additional representatives serving in leadership roles with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the national Cattlemen’s Beef Board.