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Gordon WilliamsGeneral ChairmanGordon has been a self-employed tile contractor for over 32 years. He and his family started raising rabbits in April of 2000. Since 2004 he has served the Indiana State Rabbit Breeders Association as President, Vice President or Director. He is a past President and Vice President and a current Director of the Hoosier Florida White Specialty Club. He is a past President and Vice President of the National Silver Fox Rabbit Club. Currently he is the scholarship chairman for both the Indiana State Rabbit Breeders Association and the National Silver Fox Rabbit Club. He designed the youth skill-a-thon being used at the ARBA Conventions which debuted in Louisville in 2008. At the Indianapolis convention in 2005 he served as an assistant to the open superintendent, in 2011 he was the youth superintendent and 2017 he served as the general chairman. He instituted the color commentary used during Best in Show at the 2017 Indianapolis Convention.
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David FreemanVice-ChairmanDavid has raised and shown rabbits since 1967 and served as the General Chairman for the 1986 ARBA convention in Columbus, OH and 2008 in Louisville, KY. David was the assistant General Chairman of the 2005, 2011 and 2017 Indianapolis ARBA National Conventions. He has served as the Director of the ARBA and is currently the Treasurer of the ARBA. He was inducted into the ARBA Hall of Fame in 2017. David is currently the Secretary of the American Checkered Giant Club and has served as the Director, Vice-President and President. David’s work, Accent on Cincinnati involves planning meetings and events and he works with conventions planning parties and tours for their delegates when they are in Cincinnati. Therefore, David is a valuable asset to the ARBA Convention with his experience and extensive knowledge of Louisville facilities.
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Carl BroadyGeneral Secretary, CatalogCarl has worked for the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service for 33 years, 7 years in two county positions and 26 years as 4-H Youth Extension Specialist. In 2005 he served as the Youth Contest Chairperson for the 85th ARBA Convention and assisted the youth superintendent in his duties. He was General Secretary for the 2011 and 2017 ARBA Convention. Carl has served as Vice-President and Secretary/Treasurer of the Indiana State Mini Rex Club, President of the Golden Prairie Rabbit Club and show secretary (14 years) and the association secretary for five years with the Indiana State Rabbit Association. Carl currently lives in Denver, CO but comes back for shows and events when he can. Carl and his daughter raised and showed Mini Rex.
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Luke VickreyGeneral SecretaryLuke has been involved with livestock his entire life. He was a 10-year 4-H member in beef, sheep and swine. Later he became a member of the Huntington County 4-H Fair Association serving for 10 years. At the same time, he was also a 4-H club leader. In the late 1990s, Luke started a herd of Boer goats, showing them regionally and nationally. During his 10 year tenure with goats, he was a member of the American Boer Goat Association where he served on the 2009 ABGA National Show Committee. No longer having goats, he still serves as the Huntington County Goat Association president and the 4-H Fair Goat Project Co-Superintendent. Luke’s first rabbits were purchased in September of 2014. He acquired a trio of Lilacs and a short 13 months later won Best of Breed Lilac at the 2015 ARBA Convention in Portland Oregon. Now, he raises: Lilacs, Rhinelanders, Champagne d'Argents, Argente Bruns and Mini Rex. Currently, he is the Secretary for the Indiana State Rabbit Breeders Assoc., the Rhinelander Rabbit Club of America, The Heartland Area Rhinelander Enthusiasts and the Crossroads Rabbit and Cavy Shows. He also holds committee positions with the Champagne d'Argent Rabbit Federation, the National Lilac Rabbit Club of America and the National Mini Rex Rabbit Club. Luke’s career has varied over the years. Out of college, he worked as a photojournalist at newspapers in Indiana, Montana and Ohio. He also did free-lance graphic design for magazine advertising. He was self-employed for a short time and now is the General Manager at a small manufacturing plant in Huntington, IN. The company he works for produces metalworking fluids and is the pioneer in "green" technologies for these fluids.
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Bill HunterGeneral TreasurerBill is a Certified Public Accountant and brings to the committee years of accounting and consulting experience to a wide variety of organizations. Bill has been treasurer of the Hoosier Rabbit and Cavy Shows, Inc. and Crossroads Rabbit and Cavy Shows since their beginnings, served as the General Treasurer for the 2005, 2011 and 2017 ARBA National Conventions in Indianapolis, and served as General Secretary/Treasurer for the Indiana State 4-H Rabbit Advisory Committee. He is a member of the ARBA, ISRBA and three rabbit specialty clubs. He is currently serving as a member of the ARBA Budget Committee, the American Tan Specialty Club Bylaws Committee and a director for the National Silver Rabbit Club. He is also treasurer for the Indiana Diamond Dutch Rabbit Club. He has served as the Indiana State Convention youth show secretary for 12 years, an Indiana State Fair rabbit royalty judge and an ARBA youth contest judge. He has also served as a 4-H rabbit project leader for over 20 years.
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Zayne Hunter
Social Media/Technology and PromotionalZayne serves as a McDonalds assistant store manager. He served as the ISRBA youth president for 4 years. He serves as an ISRBA show secretary and his local rabbit club show superintendent. He works in his local church as the sound and computer technician He is the Crossroads Rabbit and Cavy Shows social media coordinator. He serves as a president for the ISRBA and as a director for
and the Indiana Diamond Dutch Rabbit Club. He is a 4-H leader in the rabbit and dog clubs and assists the extension office with computer issues. |
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Doug HarrahGeneral Show Superintendent
First joined the ARBA in 1966. Visited my first National Convention in Louisville, KY in the fall of 1966. Became an ARBA register in 1972 at the age of 16. Entered my first National Convention in 1973 at Detroit, MI and won my first National Convention by winning Best Checkered Giant in 1975 at Milwaukee, WI. I’m the present President of the National Florida White club and also the current President of the Hoosier Florida White club. I won Best in Show at the 90th ARBA National Convention in Harrisburg, PA. I have organized for the past open rabbit BIS winners to meet at each National Convention to celebrate and have a group photo taken for the ARBA library beginning with the Portland OR. I served as General Show Superintendent for the 2017 Indianapolis, IN National Convention.
In my professional life, I have started up two separate businesses. The first being a tropical plant leasing and floral business specializing in large special events in the Indianapolis area. The second was an auto wholesale company in Indianapolis, IN where I purchased autos and sold them to dealers. Now retired I have the luxury to enjoy my hobby! I met my wife Beth 41 years ago at a rabbit show and we have three grown sons, one of which shares my passion for this hobby of ours. Now we have three wonderful grandsons. Over the past fifty years, I’ve enjoyed attending many National Conventions across the country that so many members have given up their time to provide for this great national event! I’m looking forward to working with this wonderful cast of Indiana members in providing the ARBA membership with another great convention. |
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Max Harrison Jr.Open SuperintendentMax has served as Show Superintendent for the Indiana State Rabbit Breeders for several years. He has also served as ISRBA President for many years. Max was instrumental in setting up and running the 2005, 2011 and 2017 Indy Conventions. Max runs four all-breed shows in Lafayette, IN,
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Joel Marshall
Youth SuperintendentJoel has been a continuous member of the ARBA since 1986 although his family has been involved with the hobby since the 1960's. This is a his 25th year as a ARBA Rabbit Judge. He has raised several breeds of Rabbits and Cavies but English Spots and now Silvers are likely what he is best known for. Joel tries to involve himself as best as he can with the Youth activities and is currently the Illinois Youth Director. He was Youth Superintendent at the 2017 National Convention in Indianapolis and looks forward to working again with the Convention Committee.
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Julie Hanna-Stewart
Volunteer & BIS Program CoordinatorJulie Stewart has raised Mini Rex and Holland Lops for 13 years returning to rabbits after raising rabbits for 4-H until college. Her daughter was honored to win Youth BIS at the 2010 ARBA in Minnesota with a Mini Rex, further securing the interest in continuing in this hobby. Julie was on the convention committee in Indianapolis in 2011 and 2017 and is a proclaimed “Convention Junkie” only missing attending one convention in the past 12 years. Julie is President of the Indiana State Mini Rex Club and Vice President of the Indiana State Rabbit Breeders Association.
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