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Mid-Atlantic Rabbit and Cavy Shows
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Crossroads Rabbit and Cavy Shows
Our organizations are comprised of rabbit and cavy breeders and enthusiasts, many from Pennsylvania, Indiana, and other parts of Districts 8 and 9. We have many people who assisted in hosting the '05, '11, '13, '17, '21 and '23 ARBA Conventions in our core group. Our executive committee is led by our General Chairperson and is assisted by a Vice-Chair, General Secretary, General Treasurer, Open and Youth Show Superintendents, Catalogue Chairperson, Youth Show Secretary, Media Specialist, and more!
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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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Brian BellGeneral ChairmanAbout Brian Coming Soon
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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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Michelle ForryGeneral SecretaryMichelle’s involvement with the MARCS organization started shortly after the 2013 convention when she volunteered to start editing the MARCS newsletter. In 2021 she became the third president of the organization.
She started raising Netherland Dwarfs in the 1990s as a youth breeder and began raising them again in 2012. While she took a break from raising rabbits, she remained involved with the rabbit hobby in her local club, fair and 4h group. In addition to leadership roles with MARCS she also serves as the vice president of the Pennsylvania State Rabbit Breeders Association and is the chairwoman and general superintendent of the Pennsylvania State Rabbit Breeders Association. She is a 2005 graduate of West Liberty State College with a bachelor’s degree in Communications with a specialization in Journalism. She is a digital manager for the USA Today Network leading a team that works with newsrooms in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. |
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Zayne Hunter
General Secretary, and PromotionsZayne serves as a McDonalds assistant store manager. He has 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 a director for 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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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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Tori PerryGeneral SecretaryAbout Tori coming soon
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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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Ruth-Ann BellGeneral Show Superintendent
About Ruth-Ann Coming Soon
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Brenda SmithOpen SuperintendentBrenda Smith has been President of the North
Carolina Rabbit Breeders Association the for past 14 years. She has served as Show Secretary for several shows and has been influential in expanding the NCRBA Convention. She along with her core group of NCRBA members are responsible for hosting one of the largest shows on the East Coast. Brenda also served as Youth Superintendent at the 2013 ARBA Convention in Harrisburg. She has lived in North Carolina for 30 years. She and her family, Travis, Kylee and Paige, established their rabbitry Narrow Gate Farm in 2004. They have shown Holland Lops and Rhinelanders at a national level. She grew up in Miami, Florida where she raised and showed cavies as a teenager. After graduating. from college with an associate’s degree, she married her husband Travis Smith in 1988. With a career in the hospital radiology department, she is attentive to detail. Brenda is a member in good standing of the American Rabbit Breeders Association, Holland Lop Rabbit Specialty Club, Rhinelander Rabbit Club and North Carolina Rabbit Breeders Association. She is currently on the board of directors for the Mid Atlantic Rabbit and Cavy Shows. |
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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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