Photo by Su Cowen of Sisu Ranch
Join IYAK
Join a dedicated leadership with a proven record of success.
Steering Committees
To Preserve, Promote, and Protect Yak through Policy. These committees are focused on creating public policy for IYAK and making decisions to develop a thriving IYAK community for the future. Steering Committees decide on the priorities or order of business of an organization and manage the general course of its operations.
Registration Committee
Larry Richards, Living Diamonds Ranch
Stephanie David, Bow Creek Ranch
Claire Roberts, Registrar
Health Committees
To Preserve, Promote, and Protect Yak Health. These committees are concerned with the health and well being of the IYAK herd and are interesting in educating the community and preserving the quality of living for yak, the breeders and their consumers.
Yak Health Committee
Sandra Matheson DVM, Matheson Farms
Genome Committee
Larry Richards (Chair) Living Diamonds Ranch
Nicole Porter-Salvato, PhD, Prairie Sky Ranch
Meat Nutrition Committee
Fiber Committee
Melodee Smith, Clear Spring Farm
Patricia Young, Yaks In The Cradle Farm
Wini Labrecque, advisor
Science Advisors:
Dr. Mike Heaton, USDA, GeneSeek,
Hasan Khatib, PhD, Chair, Animal Science, University Wisconsin Madison
Jessica Petersen, PhD, ANSC Animal Genetics and Genomics Lab, University Nebraska Lincoln
John Buchweitz, PhD. Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, Michigan State University.
Outreach Committees
To Preserve, Promote, and Protect Yak through Outreach. These committees focus on outreach to members, media and the population in general. They are concerned with providing resources that will help educate everyone on this special animal, our unique yak population and its global significance.
Communications Committee
Holly Modjeski (Chair), Yaks on Yucca
Membership Committee
History Committee
Dianne Latona (Chair)