Thomas has served as a U.S. Peace Corps management consultant in rural Paraguay, a Key Metrics Analyst with MCI Telecommunications and a Professor of Marketing at Santa Clara University. He has been instrumental in the growth of two Reno-area technology start-ups: TerraCore International, which provides hyperspectral drill core imaging services and Spot Devices, a crosswalk warning system manufacturer which he co-founded in the Bay Area and sold nearly a decade later.

Thomas graduated with a B.A. (cum laude) from Rice University and he earned his Ph.D. in Marketing Strategy from the University of Texas at Austin. He currently teaches marketing as a Visiting Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno.

As Chief Marketing Officer at EasyKeeper, Thomas strives to maximize the value that the company provides its customers.

Frank is an East Texas native who earned his Ph.D. in ruminant nutrition from Texas A&M University in 1967. After a storied career as an animal science professor and researcher in the U.S. and Asia, Frank retired from academia in 1993. After retiring, Dr. Pinkerton managed his own meat goat herd in east Texas until 2004, while undertaking intermittent extension and research assignments with the USDA Ag Marketing Service, Prairie View A&M in Texas and LSU.

While his current focus is on meat goat on-farm performance testing programs, he has extensive experience with dairy and Angora goats. His monthly column “Frankly Speaking” is one of the most read articles in Goat Rancher magazine.

Frank shares over a half century of goat expertise and the embodied voice of the industry in his role as Advisor at EasyKeeper.

Brian began his career in the feed industry, progressing from territory sales and marketing to sales management, and finally to managing feed mills. His love for livestock and an ambitious search for new opportunities led to production, sales, and public relations positions in the hybrid swine industry (Pig Improvement Canada).

The growth of ethnic markets in North America created a demand for goat meat, prompting Brian to form Keri-Rose, a consultancy that introduced Landcorp’s Boer goat to North America in 1993. Further consultancies expanded Brian’s experience to include pasture poultry, vegetables and direct marketing through farmer’s markets.

Brian’s current passion is Savannah goats, a breed he established in North America using the embryo transplant process. Brian is the Managing Director of the North American Savannah Association, the first goat registry in North America to use a DNA system to authenticate pedigrees.

Brian brings decades of experience improving goat breeds and his deep relationships in the industry to his role as Advisor at EasyKeeper.

After graduating from the University of Missouri, College of Veterinary Medicine in 1973, Dr. Stemme spent twelve years in private clinical veterinary practices in Missouri, Arizona, and Kentucky.  While in private practice, he conducted clinical research trials for Bristol (torbutrol) and Syntex (fenprostalene.)  Dr. Stemme has authored several technical bulletins, participated in research studies, and presented papers at national and international symposia.