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Evaluation Committee

The Evaluation Committee is an industry advisory committee comprising 12 members in total – six members of the Cattlemen's Beef Board and six directors of the Federation of State Beef Councils.

Four of the 12 members of the Evaluation Committee must also be members of the Beef Promotion Operating Committee, two from the Beef Board and two from the Federation.

CBB and the Federation shall form a Checkoff Evaluation Committee to evaluate all authorization requests (ARs) funded by the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC). The Committee shall advise the BPOC regarding projects, results and evaluation of Checkoff work and programs.

The goals of Evaluation Committee include:

  • Evaluating the effectiveness of the Beef Checkoff program
  • Providing feedback to producer leaders to enhance decision making

View the 2022 Evaluation of Beef Checkoff Programs Report Here

View the Historical Timeline of Research Projects & Program Reviews Here

Evaluation Committee Beef Board Members

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Chair

Cheryl DeVuyst

Morrison, Oklahoma

Appointed in 2021

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Debbie Gill

Chico, Texas

Reappointed in 2023

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Jeri Hanson

Comfrey, Minnesota

Reappointed in 2023

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Jeff Isenmann

Rochester, Michigan

Reappointed in 2021

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Bilynn Johnson

Happy, Texas

Reappointed in 2023

Stovall, Turk

Turk Stovall

Billings, Montana

Reappointed in 2021

Evaluation Committee Federation Members

Vice Chair

Chris Jeffcoat

Littlestown, Pennsylvania

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Barb Downey

Wamego, Kansas

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Joe Horstman

West Lafayette, Indiana

Nancy Jackson, DVM

Nancy Jackson, DVM

Eupora, Mississippi

George Quackenbush

Okemos, Michigan

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Shannon Treichel

Canyon, Texas

Ann Wittmann

Cheyenne, Wyoming