About Us
Board of Directors

TBC's board of directors controls and directs all Texas beef checkoff activities. The board includes 18 directors nominated by nine Texas beef and cattle organizations and two at-large members elected by the board. Each director may serve six consecutive one-year terms.

Executive Committee

TBC's executive committee may act on behalf of the full board between regular meetings. Five directors including the chairman, vice chairman and past chairman make up the executive committee. Any action taken by this committee must be ratified by the full board at the next scheduled meeting.
Robert Bruner
Chairman
Represents: Independent Cattlemen's Association of Texas
Hometown: Huntsville

Larry Hancock
Represents: Texas dairy industry
Hometown: Muleshoe
TBC Committee: Beef Resources

Bill Hughes
Represents: Livestock Marketing Association of Texas
Hometown: Groesbeck
TBC Committee: Product

Don Smith
Represents: Texas Farm Bureau
Hometown: Sulphur Springs
TBC Committee: Nutrition

Crawford Edwards
Past Chairman
Represents: Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Hometown: Fort Worth
TBC Committee: Product

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Board Members

Jason Beyer
Represents: Southwest Meat Association
Hometown: Dublin
TBC Committee: Chairman, Beef Resources
Roger Clift
Represents: Texas Cattle Feeders Association
Hometown: Spearman
TBC Committee: Vice Chairman, Product
Bruce Dopslauf
Represents: Independent Cattlemen's Association of Texas
Hometown: La Grange
TBC Committee: Product
Amanda Dyer
Represents: At-large member
Hometown: Fort Davis
TBC Committee: Communications
Ken Leiber
Represents: At-large member
Hometown: Fort Worth
TBC Committee: Communications
Coleman Locke
Represents: Texas Purebred Cattle Alliance
Hometown: Wharton
TBC Committee: Beef Resources
Jim Monaghan
Represents: Texas Purebred Cattle Alliance
Hometown: Waelder
TBC Committee: Beef Resources
Susie O'Brien
Represents: Texas Cattle Feeders Association
Hometown: Amarillo
TBC Committee: Communications
Jason Peeler
Represents: Texas Cattle Feeders Association
Hometown: Floresville
TBC Committee: Vice Chairman, Nutrition
Larry Pratt
Represents: Texas Farm Bureau
Hometown: Eliaville
TBC Committee: Vice Chairman, Beef Resources
Jerry Spencer
Represents: Texas dairy industry
Hometown: Sulphur Springs
TBC Committee: Chairman, Product
Linda Joy Stovall
Represents: Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Hometown: El Campo
TBC Committee: Chair, Communications
Albert Thompson
Represents: Texas Farm Bureau
Hometown: Martinsville
TBC Committee: Vice Chairman, Communications
Richard Thorpe, MD
Represents: Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Hometown: Winters
TBC Committee: Chairman, Nutrition
Anne Wirtz
Represents: Texas CattleWomen
Hometown: Brenham
TBC Committee: Beef Resources
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