Governing Board of Directors, September 2026
Randy Huston—singer, songwriter; president
Kay Kelley Nowell—cowboy poet; vice-president
Chip Schweiger—podcaster; treasurer
Teresa Burleson—cowboy poet; secretary
Natalie Bright—author; director
Shawn Goemmer—past president, Working Ranch Cowboys Association (WRCA); director
Bob Saul—event producer; director
Consulting Board
Valerie Beard—poet
Dale Burson—musician
Jim Jones—musician and author
Jean Prescott—musician
Jay Snider—poet
Jeff Tant—enthusiast
Advisory Board
Teal Blake—painter
Teresa Black—rawhide braider and horsehair hitcher
Jim Buchanan—Gathering Committee Chair, Arizona Cowboy Poets Gathering
Tim Cox—painter
R.W. Hampton—singer, producer, and actor
Andy Hedges—singer, producer, and podcaster
Brenn Hill—musician
Randy Huston—singer and songwriter
Ross Knox—poet, songwriter, and lifelong cowboy
David Lauterborn—editor, author, writer, photographer
Jessica Lifland—photographer
Waddie Mitchell—poet
John Moore—musician, filmmaker, and equine clinician
Kent Rollins—chuckwagon cook and storyteller
Red Steagall—musician, poet, actor, and producer
Jaimie Stoltzfus—executive director, Art of the Cowgirl Foundation
Duke Sundt—sculptor
Trent Willmon—singer, songwriter, and producer
John Wright—owner/manager, J.M. Capriola Co./Garcia Bit and Spur Co.
Bob Saul, CEO
Deanna Dickinson McCall, CCO (Chief Communications Officer)
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