Decades of diligence from previous leadership have set up today's American Angus Association to be in strong financial standing. That's according to Darrell Stevenson, who just wrapped up his year as treasurer of the Association.

“The American Angus Association, plus the four entities, worked well within our budget and we showed profits in each entity. Just to touch on that a little bit, we did see considerable growth this year with our investment portfolio,” Stevenson says, recapping the previous fiscal year.

Stevenson was elected Association vice president at the 2025 Annual Convention of Delegates. He says member feedback, specifically from the recent membership survey, will continue to drive priorities in the upcoming year. 

“That feedback from the membership is what needs to drive us daily, weekly, anyway on setting forth those strategic plans … If there was anything that really came out of this, [it] was an appreciation for the true strength of our breed, and that is diversity. Diversity in cattle, diversity in opinions,” he says. “I am just grateful for the opportunity to be able to contribute on some of these decisions.”

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Strong demand for quality and a diverse membership leads Jim Brinkley, newly elected president of the American Angus Association Board of Directors, to be optimistic about what's ahead.

Brinkley says the Angus breed is well positioned to continue its market share in quality-driven markets.

“As we all know, breeders have done a tremendous job of using the tools that the American Angus Association has provided them, and they've done a great job in increasing carcass quality,” he says.

Looking to 2026, Brinkley says member feedback is helping guide the Association based on their needs shared in a recent membership survey.

“If you don't know where you're going, you don't know when you've got there or where you're at, even,” he says. “Membership has requests, and we want to make sure we're aligned with what they need, the tools they need and their commercial people — customers — need.”

Hear more from Brinkley on what he’s hearing in the industry and his thoughts on the upcoming year in the full interview.

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Roger Wann, Poteau, Okla., is seeking a second term on the American Angus Association Board of Directors.

The elected delegates will choose five directors; a president and chairman of the Board; and a vice president and vice chairman of the Board during the Association’s 142nd Annual Convention of Delegates, which will convene at 10 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST) Sunday, Nov. 2 in Kansas City, Mo.

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Henry B. Smith, Russell Springs, Ky., is seeking a second term on the American Angus Association Board of Directors.

The elected delegates will choose five directors; a president and chairman of the Board; and a vice president and vice chairman of the Board during the Association’s 142nd Annual Convention of Delegates, which will convene at 10 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST) Sunday, Nov. 2 in Kansas City, Mo.

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Logan Sampson, Ruby Valley, Nev., is seeking a first term on the American Angus Association Board of Directors.

The elected delegates will choose five directors; a president and chairman of the Board; and a vice president and vice chairman of the Board during the Association’s 142nd Annual Convention of Delegates, which will convene at 10 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST) Sunday, Nov. 2 in Kansas City, Mo.

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Brian Palmer, Montgomery, Texas, is seeking a first term on the American Angus Association Board of Directors.

The elected delegates will choose five directors; a president and chairman of the Board; and a vice president and vice chairman of the Board during the Association’s 142nd Annual Convention of Delegates, which will convene at 10 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST) Sunday, Nov. 2 in Kansas City, Mo.

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Brooke Miller, Washington, Va., is seeking a first term on the American Angus Association Board of Directors.

The elected delegates will choose five directors; a president and chairman of the Board; and a vice president and vice chairman of the Board during the Association’s 142nd Annual Convention of Delegates, which will convene at 10 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST) Sunday, Nov. 2 in Kansas City, Mo.

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Alan Mead, Barnett, Mo., is seeking a second term on the American Angus Association Board of Directors.

The elected delegates will choose five directors; a president and chairman of the Board; and a vice president and vice chairman of the Board during the Association’s 142nd Annual Convention of Delegates, which will convene at 10 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST) Sunday, Nov. 2 in Kansas City, Mo.

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Robert Groom, Lyons, N.Y., is seeking a first term on the American Angus Association Board of Directors.

The elected delegates will choose five directors; a president and chairman of the Board; and a vice president and vice chairman of the Board during the Association’s 142nd Annual Convention of Delegates, which will convene at 10 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST) Sunday, Nov. 2 in Kansas City, Mo.

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Art Butler, Bliss, Idaho, is seeking a second term on the American Angus Association Board of Directors.

The elected delegates will choose five directors; a president and chairman of the Board; and a vice president and vice chairman of the Board during the Association’s 142nd Annual Convention of Delegates, which will convene at 10 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST) Sunday, Nov. 2 in Kansas City, Mo.

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