Standing committees host live and virtual meetings throughout the year to discuss issues pertinent to their areas of focus—including use of conference calls, social media meetings and more. They also meet during the annual APHA Convention, which takes place in February. APHA members are encouraged to contact standing committee members with ideas and comments throughout the year; committee members’ contact information is available at apha.com/association/directors.APHA President Ron Shelly recognizes the value of APHA’s standing committees and is excited about the support they’ll provide to APHA as a whole.

“I am excited about the association’s momentum coming out of our 2015 Convention that will carryover into what I know will be some outstanding work by our committees throughout 2015,” he said. “By providing some guidance on priorities to each committee, we hope to create alignment of our worldwide activities in support of APHA’s Strategic Plan as well as our APHA mission.

“The work of the committees is extremely important to the success of APHA. I personally appreciate each member’s participation in their respective committee’s activities.”

2015 Standing Committee Chairmen/Vice-Chairmen

Following are the chairmen and vice-chairmen of APHA’s 12 standing committees. Learn more about each committee and its purpose on page 10 of the online Director Orientation Handbook, available at apha.com/association/directors.

Any interested APHA member is eligible to serve on a standing committee. For more information, contact Cindy Grier at cgrier@apha.comor (817) 222-6413.

AMATEUR COMMITTEE
Chair: Melanie Cox-Dayhuff
Vice-Chair: Jan Mannion

BREED INTEGRITY/REGISTRATION COMMITTEE
Chair: Sharon Bonner-Brown
Vice-Chair: Renee Robinson

GENERAL SHOW & CONTEST COMMITTEE
Chair: Mark Kuhlwein
Vice-Chair: Ann Jones

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
U.S. Chair: Carl Thurow
International Chair: Monika Hagen
Vice-Chair: Viggo Mortensen

JUDGES COMMITTEE
Chair: David Denniston
Vice-Chair: Rob Meneely

LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE
Chair: Don Beard
Vice-Chair: Kevin Smith

PROFESSIONAL HORSEMAN COMMITTEE
Chair: Olin Parker
Vice-Chair: Jan Larsen

RACING COMMITTEE
Chair: Francisco “Pancho“ Villarreal
Vice-Chair: Steve Wright

RECREATIONAL RIDING COMMITTEE
Chair: Anita Hertner
Vice-Chair: Carl Thurow

REGIONAL CLUB COMMITTEE
Chair: David Lands
Vice-Chair: Lori Nevin

RULES COMMITTEE
Chair: Linda Vance
Vice-Chair: Denise Armstrong

YOUTH COMMITTEE
Chair: Sue Woodson
Vice-Chair: Sandi Morgan