ISBA OFFICERS

President: Kristin Kostik                                   

I have owned dairy goats in beautiful Southwest Missouri since 2003. Over the years, I have owned nearly every dairy breed. In 2008, I purchased my first Sable doe for my daughter. She became the foundation doe, and most of our Sables today still go back to her. I enrolled my daughter in 4-H, and she began showing Sables in 2011. Sadly, I lost my husband in 2013 after a 4-year battle with terminal brain cancer. At that time, it was uncertain if we would be able to continue our dairy goat journey, but thanks to our amazing goat friends we did. Our beloved Sables became an integral part of our family’s healing process. In 2009, my daughter and I established the Ark of Angels Dairy Goat herd with ADGA. While Sables are our primary breed, the herd also consists of Saanen, Nigerian Dwarf and Grade/Experimentals. We utilize the Linear Appraisal and DHIR programs to help improve our herd/breeds and also show whenever possible.

Vice President: Jeremy Thibodeaux

My wife Laci and I started raising dairy goats in 2015 and registered the Vallis de Auctus (Latin for “Valley of Enrichment”) herd with ADGA to provide goat milk for our growing family. We quickly fell in love with the Sable breed and have been passionate about raising and showing these beautiful dairy animals with our daughters since then. Our farm is situated in the Flint Hills of Northeast Kansas. I work days as a Registered Nurse, managing a surgery department and Laci works all the time as a Daycare Provider and Home Schooler in order to fund our farm operations. In addition to our Sables, we also raise Nigerian Dwarf and Nubian dairy goats and a few Jersey cows (and rabbits, and guineas, and sheep, and pigs… You know how it is). In addition to thoroughly enjoying the milk for ourselves, we have been blessed to be able to provide unpasteurized milk to many loyal customers in our area and enjoy making soap, yogurt, kefir, butter, and cheese with the milk produced on our farm.

Treasurer: Susan Mitchell

I started raising goats in 2003 after the loss of a mare while foaling left me with an orphan to feed.  After having several folks suggest that I get a milk goat, I purchased my first doe – a Nigerian Dwarf – and then a Toggenburg doe soon followed as a buddy.  After several years of having an assortment of Nigerians, Toggenburgs, Nubians, and Alpines, I purchased my first purebred Sable in 2010 – a buck from the Sweetbriar herd.  This began my addiction to the Sable breed, and it wasn’t long after that I decided to devote myself solely to raising and preserving Sables.   Since that time, I have expanded my Sable herd and currently have 22 does and 2 bucks.  I participate in as many shows as possible, as well as LA, and hope to be able to take advantage of milk testing in the very near future.

I am married to my wonderful husband Mark, and have a daughter in college and a son in high school.  I opened a small country store, The Corner Cabinet, LLC in my home town of Iberia, MO in 2012 – where I sell an assortment of items including plants, produce, bulk foods, home décor, locally sourced meats and crafts.

You can reach me via email at – isba_treas@yahoo.com or my website at – https://redbirdridgefarm.weebly.com/

Secretary: Marianne Wright
2014-02-10 15.36.30 I started in Sables in 2007 with the purchase of my Sable Minny. She was the Raffle Kid for the Hoosier Classic Dairy Goat Show, sponsored by the Indiana Dairy Goat Association. Since then I have expanded the herd, started doing Linear appraisal, and regularly attending the American Dairy Goat Association National Show. In my first National Show with the Sables, the girls did very respectable in all of their classes and I even was blessed to take home two first places. At the 2011 Indiana State Fair I was named the Premier Exhibitor for the Sable Breed. Throughout the years I have worked with Sable breeders, Saanen breeders, and directors to help promote the Sable breed and help direct migration continue.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions at marianne.ingle@gmail.com

District One Director: Lee Levine

District Two Director: Tim Flickinger

District Three Director: Ben Sims

District Four Director: Sarah Chapman

Director At-Large:  Deb Crump

Hi, my name is Deb Crump, I am the 50s aged half owner and breeding manager of Demore Sables Dairy Goats a Sable stud in New Zealand. We have just joined ADGA and will continue in membership with ISBA. I am a large Animal Veterinary Technician working as a breeding consultant for an international AI Company. My interests are Dairy Goats, Horses, Dogs and Genetics. I have been involved with Dairy Goats since 1990. i took a break from stud goats whilst working overseas but came back to them when i returned to new Zealand a few years ago. i would like to see ISBA become a truly International group of Sable breeders from around the world and International participation in ISBA programmes. I feel honored to have been voted as Director at Large.and hope to catch up with breeders at the ADGA Nationals in July. For all breeders and fans of Sables outside of the USA districts please feel free to get in touch any time. i am here for you.

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