The ADGA President, with input from the Executive Committee, appoints Committee Chairs and members annually. Committees make recommendations for consideration by the Board of Directors. Details about each Committee’s function can be found in the ADGA Guidebook. To learn more about how ADGA functions see Governance Overview
ADGA Members may view a list of committee members and their Mid-Year and Year-End reports at: ADGA Committee Reports (login required)
ADGA Committees
Committee | 2023 Chair | 2023 Co-Chairs |
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Advanced Judges | Lynn L Benedict | |
Annual Meeting | Elizabeth Henning | |
Annual Meeting Long Range | Don Marston Jr. | |
Annual Meeting Youth & Education | Melanie Bohren | Jessica Cournoyer |
Awards | Peter Snyder | |
Breed Standards | Marshall Losey | |
Constitution & Bylaws | Jennifer Mellett | |
Finance | Philip M Cassette | |
Genetic Advancement | Dr. Fauna Smith, DVM | |
Government & International Liaison | Dr. Joan Dean Rowe, DVM | |
Herdbook Change Review | Ed Jodlowski | |
History | Douglas Thompson | |
ID Task Force | Tom Cox | |
Information Management | Executive Committee Member as Interim | |
Judges | Caroline Lawson | Laura Warren-Hughes |
J-TALC | Anna Thompson-Hadjik | Emily Thompson |
Linear Appraisal | Leslie Diaz | Brian Heiser |
Membership | Ellen F Dorsey | |
National Show | Karen Smith | |
National Sales (Colorama & Spotlight) | Sara Koehn-Walberg | Sandy Van Echo |
National Show Long Range | Julie Matthys | |
National Show Youth Activities | Dr. Paul Plummer, DVM | |
Production Testing | Lisa Shepard | |
Products | Erin Healey | |
Publicity/Promotion/Education | Karen Goodchild | Stephanie Rovey Commercial Liaison |
Registration | Dan Greene | |
Reproductive Technologies | Daniel James Louie | |
Scholarships | Lorene Toth | |
Shows | Thomas Peter Considine | |
Type | Trinity Smith Malmanis |
If you are a current ADGA member, have some expertise in one of these areas above and are willing to volunteer some of your time, please complete the Committee Appointment Application prior to October 31 of the year preceding your availability. Committee Appointment Application under General Forms >>