Duties of the Committee
Chair / Member(s)
AKC Breed Standard
Deals with all issues related to the breed standard
Jeff Bazell – Chair
bazell1@aol.com
Lorene Vickers-Smith
Heather Stants
Social Media
To share ABGA’s vision of connecting the past, managing the present and planning for the future as the primary guardian that protects and improves the Brussels Griffon
Kambria Ledesma – Chair
kambria.vance@gmail.com
Pam Loeb
Katya Oliinechuk
Heather Stants
Public Education
Coordinates and disseminates factual and reliable information via the ABGA public Facebook page. And anything sent to ABGA by AKC Public Education Department.
Heather Stants
hstants@tampabay.rr.com
Kambria Ledesma
Health, Research Committee
The Health Committee is responsible for developing breed health awareness, resources to aid breeders/owners with information that promotes nutritional and lifetime care specific to the breed, as well as current links and guidelines for genetic health testing. Conducting of Health Surveys to monitor and assess health trends, to communicate survey results and encourage ongoing education by organizing research grants and speakers to inform breeders and owners with the latest information. The goal, to pave a healthy future for the Brussels Griffon breed
Sharon Sakson
sharonsakson@mac.com
Education
Organize programming to benefit members and support continuous education. Seminars and educational content can include grooming, reproduction, training and handling, and much more.
Karin Jaeger- Co-Chair
karin.j.jaeger@gmail.com
Mel Derr- Co-Chair
akmeld89@gmail.com
Illustrated Standard
Handle questions and future revisions of the Illustrated Standard
Disseminate Illustrated Standard
Dayne Thomas – Chair
beagone1@frontier.com
Lorene Vickers-Smith
Dawn Hansen
Heather Stants
Judges Education/Mentor Program
Sanction Judges’ Education Seminars, create and disseminate seminar materials and train presenters. Also to approve members that meet specific criteria to become an ABGA Judges’ Education Mentor
Anne Catterson – Chair
909-816-2521
annecatt@gmail.com
Dawn Hansen
hansengriff@gmail.com
Rhonda Peralta
rhondac.peralta@gmail.com
Lorene M. Vickers-Smith
smithbros@aol.com
Heather Stants
hstants@tampabay.rr.com
Pam Waldron
endorgriff@comcast.net
Liaison To Combined
Specialty Clubs of Louisville
Represent ABGA at Combined Specialty Club meetings and communicate information
Sharon Sakson
sharonsakson@mac.com
Ombudsman
Works to settle problems submitted to the satisfaction of both parties
Bobbie Norkus
bnorkus@aol.com
Show Protocol Committee
Maintain contact, answer questions for those holding ABGA show events intheir area, solve problems implementing ABGA Show Events Checklist
Bobbie Norkus
bnorkus@aol.com
Specialty Judges Selection Committee
Create/maintain list of eligible judges & Sweeps nominations, Hold election of Specialty Sweeps and Breed judges
Linda Vance
fistfaces@aol.com
ABGA Board Appointments
Ways and Means/
Finance Committee
Receive financial or budget requests from committees and implement through fundraising and allocation
Heidi Campbell- Co-Chair
Robin Schmidt- Co-Chair
National Specialty Trophy Committee
Arrange for trophy donations and select trophies for the Specialties
Dede Stevens
Kelly_31032@yahoo.com
Appointed to
Duties of the Committee
Presently Serving
Audit Review Committee
Review all treasury statements and summaries after 12/3 and before the ABGA annual membership meeting
Pending
ABGA Bulletin
Publish and mail Bulletin to members
Anne Catterson – Editor
annecatt@gmail.com
Rhonda Peralta
Francis Flavin
AKC Delegate
Represent ABGA at AKC delegate meetings & reports to ABGA.
The AKC Delegate also leads the AKC Good Sportsmanship Committee.
Mark Jaeger
mark@markfrancisjaeger.com
Delegate to Parent Club’s Conference
Represent ABGA at conference and disseminate information to ABGA
Heather Stants
hstants@tampabay.rr.com
ABGA Historian
Gather and hold in one place historic and contemporary club/breed documents
Jeff Bazell – Chair
bazell1@aol.com
Breed Info and Referral
Send information as requested by public & through AKC phone referral and WebSite
Anne Jahelka – East of the Mississippi
belleterregriffons@yahoo.com
Carole Ross- West of the Mississippi
Carole@zingersworld.com
Delegate to AKC Canine Health Conference
Represent ABGA at Seminar and disseminate information to ABGA
Sharon Sakson
sharonsakson@mac.com
Greetings and Goodwill Committee
Create amity through sending notes of congratulations, condolence, etc. to members
Ann K Buckley
akbgrifs2@aol.com
Legislative
Evaluate, report and make recommendations on Legislative issues to the club members
Pam Loeb
rottnut@aol.com
Perfomance Events Committee
To increase interest in performance events within the Griffon fancy
Lew Olson
lewolson@earthlink.net