Russ Parker - President, - Director, Information Technology
Email: russparkeritam@gmail.com
Ione, CA
Russ never thought he would be a farmer... and when his family first got goats, he was supportive, from a distance. But when the twin Mini Oberhasli doelings Tucootie and Patootie, joined the farm, Russ fell in love. With a background in computer programming, he has helped TMGR update our registry database and created the on-line database pedigree look up. A life long lover of cheese, he enjoys all goat milk cheeses and loves trying new varieties.
Norm Geiser - - Director, Vice President, Milk Program Chair
PH#775-727-7399
e-mail: backpacker2@outlook.com
The Geisers own the Desertwinds herd of Miniature LaMancha and Nigerian dairy goats. Norm and Donna have been doing Minis since 1997. Desertwinds was one of the first herd names to be recognized as instrumental in the development of Miniature LaManchas.
They are part of the founding members of TMGR and both have held the office of president. Although they say they are getting “older”, they will always have those “little eared goats” on their ranch....it’s what keeps them young.
Amy Fesnock Parker - - Director, TMGR Registrar, Office Manager
e-mail: TMGRoffice@gmail.com
Amy purchased her first goats in 2012, after finding out that her son was allergic to cow milk but able to drink goat milk. Amy quickly learned that goats are like potato chips and you can’t just stop at one, and her herd of 3 mini Nubians has grown to a herd of more than 40 Stitch-N-Thyme goats focusing on mini Nubian and mini Oberhasli.
MaryLisa Cornell - Director
e-mail: MaryLisa@jollityfarm.net
MaryLisa started breeding Miniature Nubians in 2006. She is the owner of Irm's Girls Mini Nubians in El Dorado, CA, and produces goat cheese and soap at Jollity Farm in Garden Valley CA.
She attended her first Mini Show in 2012, and in 2013 hosted a 4H Specialty mini show. Then in 2014 she was the show Chair for the Motherlode Mini Milkers Show in Placerville and Show Secretary for the Family Goat Show in Gridley.
MaryLisa is the project leader for the Mini Dairy Goat project in El Dorado County. She is the Education Chair of the Gold Country Dairy Goat Association. MaryLisa has won blue ribbons for both her goat milk cheese and her goat milk soap in the El Dorado County Fair, both made from the milk from her Miniature Nubians.
Virginia Johnson-Gruver - Director, TMGR Judge
Email: vmgjohnson@gmail.com
Pocahontas, AR
Virginia is a long time Nigerian Dwarf and Miniature LaMancha breeder and judge.
Her Dream Weaver herd now resides in Pocahontas, AR.
Karen DeGuire - Director, Secretary
Email: karend1111@yahoo.com
Alamogordo, NM
Karen owns DeGuire's "Good Stuff" Family Farm in Alamagordo, NM
Diane Walser - Director
Email: waldilanefarms@gmail.com
Snohomish, WA
Diane began goating in her young and carefree days with a couple of Nubian wethers. In 2018, she bought a piece of land that needed lots of brush clearing. The natural course of action was to buy goats. On a whim she bred her Nubian doe to the neighbor’s Nigerian and Mini Nubians were born. From there, Diane started researching and collecting quality registered Mini Nubian stock then started Waldi Lane Farm. She began showing in 2021 and milk testing in 2022. Diane works a day job in the IT field and teaches IT classes in the evenings. Somewhere in there she runs a household, parents, volunteers in 4H, rides horses, and milks goats. It’s a busy life, but what better way to relax than enjoying the antics of goats?