June 15, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

For more information contact:

Laurin Spraberry, public relations and communications intern, at 816-383-5100 or printern@angus.org; or

Robin Ruff, director of activities, events and educations, at 816-383-5100 or rruff@angus.org.

 

PHOTO: Photo of Jaclyn Upperman

 

Angus Names New Director of Junior Activities

Jaclyn Upperman joins the Angus team as director of junior activities.

 

            The American Angus Association® is pleased to welcome Jaclyn Upperman as the new director of junior activities. Upperman will lead nearly 6,000 active National Junior Angus Association (NJAA) members from all parts of the United States and Canada.  

"I am truly honored to have been given this opportunity,” Upperman says. “I can only hope to make a lasting impact on each junior as they fulfill their dreams, just as I have." 

            A Pennsylvania native, Upperman was an active NJAA member and was a NJAA Board of Director from 2009 to 2011. She also served as junior chair for the 2011 National Junior Angus Show held in Harrisburg, Pa.

            “Jaclyn’s background in the NJAA gives her the knowledge and talent to plan and execute events for the Association’s junior members,” says Bill Bowman, Association chief operating officer. “We are excited to have her on team Angus.”

In her position, Upperman will help plan and manage the premier event of the beef industry, the National Junior Angus Show; serve as advisor for the NJAA Board of Directors; arrange annual Leaders Engaged in Angus Development (LEAD) conferences; coordinate youth leadership events including Raising the Bar; and work with members of the Angus community.

Prior to her employment at Angus, Upperman represented the American Chianina Association as the Director of Activities and Junior Programs, and editor of the American Chianina Journal.

For more information about Angus events, visit www.ANGUS.org.

 

ANGUS MEANS BUSINESS. The American Angus Association is the nation’s largest beef breed organization, serving more than 25,000 members across the United States, Canada and several other countries. It’s home to an extensive breed registry that grows by nearly 300,000 animals each year. The Association also provides programs and services to farmers, ranchers and others who rely on Angus to produce quality genetics for the beef industry and quality beef for consumers.

For more information about Angus cattle and the American Angus Association, visit www.ANGUS.org.

 

 

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