Susan Bunch grew up on the family ranch in Durkee, Oregon. Her ranching roots run deep, dating back to 1886 when her great-grandmother came across the Oregon Trail at the age of two. The original family homestead on Sisley Creek near Durkee is still part of the family operation. She is one of the fifth generation to work the land and looks forward to the sixth and seventh generation’s contributions to the ranching operation and the Agricultural Industry.

Susan is a graduate of Baker High School and holds an Associate degree in Range/Ranch Management and Ag Business from Treasure Valley Community College as well as a Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Oregon University in Business/Economics. Her working career spans forty years in the banking field including working as a clerk, Commercial Loan Officer, in the Accounting Department and as a Commercial Credit Analyst. Susan retired from the banking industry in 2017.

Growing up, Susan was a 10 year member of The Durkee 4-H Livestock Club and served on the Oregon State 4-H Delegate Council representing Baker County. She went on to become a 4-H Leader. Susan is a recipient of the Baker FFA Chapter Farmer Award and in 2015 was awarded with an Honorary State Farmer Degree. Susan continues to help support this great organization as an alumni association member.

Susan has always loved the Agriculture Industry and been active in many aspects of it. She is a local, state and national member of both the Cattlewomen and Cattlemen’s Associations. She runs cattle on the family ranch with her mother Jean, her brother Rodd and his family and her sister Cheryl and her family. She also has a small sheep operation located in Union County.

Susan has continued her family’s commitment to service in the beef industry. In 1989 she was a state sub-committee chair for the National Beef Cook-off held in Portland, Oregon. She is a past County President in both Baker and Lake Counties and currently serves on the Baker County Cattlewomen Board of Directors and has been a co-chair for the East/West Shrine Football game breakfast since 2000. In 2015 Susan was also selected as the Union County Ag Woman of the Year.

Susan believes that the decisions we make today must be geared toward supporting and improving the beef industry so that future generations can continue providing high quality beef to the consumer.

Morgan Kromm grew up on the Central Coast of California with horses but didn't get into ranching until she was 16. She started helping her cousin day-work on the Chimineas ranch in Cuyama, CA, which lit a fire inside her for the ranching industry. She moved to Mammoth Lakes, CA, at age 20 to work for a pack station and met her husband Andrew, the first summer she was there. They lived and worked on ranches in Mammoth Lakes and Coalinga, CA, before moving to Harney County to take a job on a ranch in Fields in 2015 and have been in Harney County ever since. In 2022, they started a trucking business where Andrew primarily hauls cattle while Morgan runs outside leases for a cow/calf operation.

Morgan graduated from high school in Los Olivos, CA, and is a Certified Nutrition Coach and Personal Trainer. She has also obtained her Master's of Beef Advocacy. With fitness being a large part of her life, she is a proud member of Oregon's Team BEEF.

Not long after moving to Harney County, Morgan stepped into the Secretary role for Harney County CattleWomen. She served in that position for over two terms before being elected as HCCW President for the 2020-2022 term. Aside from being the current President-Elect for OCW, she chairs the OCW fundraising and media committees.

Morgan enjoys reading, showing her ranch horses at cuttings and team brandings, building websites, attending church at Crane Fellowship, and expanding her knowledge about the cattle industry in any way possible.

Diana Wirth is a fifth-generation rancher. She and her husband Dave have been married for 29 years and have two daughters. Dana the oldest, is currently obtaining her Master’s Degree in Opera Performance. Dayle, their youngest, has been accepted into the Ranch Management Program at Texas Christian University. They reside on their southeastern Oregon ranch outside of Klamath Falls, where they raise Red Angus Cattle.

Diana attended Sierra College and University of California, Davis where she majored in Botanical Sciences and she has obtained her Master’s of Beef Advocacy. Diana serves on both the OCW Legislative and Fundraising committees. She is a proud member of the Klamath County CattleWomen where she has served as President. She is a Lifetime Member of the American National CattleWomen, Red Angus Association and the American Quarter Horse Association. Diana is a member of Miss Rodeo Oregon Inc., and proudly serves on the National Advisory Council to Miss Rodeo America Inc.

Diana sits on three different scholarship committees, is FFA Alumni and has been an FFA Public Speaking, Creed, Horticulture and Parliamentary Procedure Judge. She also dedicates a portion of her spare time to judging Rodeo Queen Pageants across the western United States.

Diana says “The livestock industry is vital to our worlds existence. It’s incumbent upon CattleWomen to support it and work to educate the consumer about its nutritional and economic value to our society. Our rich, ranching heritage and culture is the product of generational dedication and perseverance and it is an honor to serve our community through the OCW.”

In her spare time Diana enjoys reading, antiquing, western art and Native American jewelry, gardening, baking pies, working on the ranch and promoting the beef industry.

I was born in Baker, Oregon and raised on our family’s ranch near Durkee. I graduated from Baker High School then went on to Blue Mountain Community College where I received my Associate degree in Production Agriculture. From BMCC I went on to a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Education and a teaching certificate from Oregon State University.

My love of the ranching lifestyle brought me home to the ranch instead of a teaching job. Shortly after graduation I met my husband Chuck who was working on another ranch in the Durkee Valley before moving on to Ash Grove Cement where he retired in 2017. He continues to help on the ranch. A few months after our wedding we moved into my great-grandmother’s house on Sisley Creek. That house is part of our seven generations strong Century Ranch.

We are a ranching family. My mom, Jean Bunch, is the driving force behind our operation; my brother Rodd and his family and my sister Susan are all a part of the ranch as well. Sister Susan has cattle on the ranch and her own small flock of sheep in the La Grande area.

My great-grandmother traveled the Oregon Trail in 1886 at the age of two; the land that her father homesteaded in 1887 is still a part of our family ranch. We are a cow-calf operation that also supports about one hundred head of sheep. We raise our own hay as well.

I am thankful that Chuck and I have been able to hand our love of cattle and the land down to our kids. We have been blessed with two sons who share that love. Our oldest son Brett and daughter-in-law Makayla, with our beautiful granddaughters Lainey and Landrey, ranch in the Eureka, Nevada area. We run cows with them. Lainey, at almost four years old, is already a hand horseback. Brett and Makayla also own Empire Leather, a custom leather shop specializing in all types of buckaroo and ranch gear as well as personal leather accessories.

Our youngest son Clint and his new wife Justine live outside Madras where they are a part of JSL Angus and Rising JC Livestock. Justine is a Genex rep for that area as well as ranch manager for 2 Sisters Ranch near Tumalo. When not helping with the cattle Clint is a Food Services Coordinator at Deer Ridge Correctional Institute outside Madras.

I have a history with the Cowbelles/Cattlewomen. My grandmother Eunice Smith, mom Jean Bunch, sister Susan Bunch and I have all been Baker County presi-dents as well as chairing numerous committees. At the state level, my grandmother was an area vice president, Mom was secretary for Beverly Loennig and I was secretary for Ann D’Ewart. This was all back when our organization was still known as the Cowbelles and now, twenty-five plus years later, I have returned as your state Cattlewomen secretary. I am honored to help to promote our industry.

Sarah Kellom is the current Oregon CattleWomen’s Treasurer. She resides in Klamath Falls, Oregon with her two handsome dogs, Jack & Jim. Sarah’s background is filled with her two passions: agriculture and educating youth. She obtained her B.S. Degree in Agriculture Business Management with minor studies in Animal Science as well as Crop & Soil Science from Oregon State University through Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Oregon. While attending school in La Grande, Sarah enjoyed working at Intermountain Livestock along with many other fun jobs and even took time to learn how to play a bit of horse polo.

After graduating, Sarah returned home to Klamath Falls for a short period before starting her career with Northwest Farm Credit Services in 2013. Sarah trained as a Financial Specialist in the Eugene, Oregon branch before moving to Nampa, Idaho for two and a half years. After a short stint back in Klamath Falls, Sarah took a wonderful two year opportunity to write home loans for NWFCS and move to Pendleton, Oregon- Let’er Buck! When a job opening became available in Klamath Falls, Sarah felt the desire to move home to be closer to her lifetime friends and family. She is now the Crop & Livestock Insurance Agent for NWFCS serving the Klamath Falls Branch as well as the Central Point and Redmond branch territories.

When not working, Sarah enjoys spending time with her friends & family, going to the coast to ride on the dunes or camping in our beautiful national forests. Since returning to Klamath in November 2019, Sarah has assisted as co-Superintendent for the 4-H Horse program as well as continued to assist in leading Horse & Swine 4-H clubs. Sarah believes in educating and supporting the youth of today in hopes to build a stronger tomorrow. She is excited to join the Oregon CattleWomen and looks forward to participating in the advancement of the cattle industry through promotion and education.

I was born in Bend Oregon and raised on a registered angus ranch in central Oregon (Powell Butte). This early upbringing gave me a passion for agriculture, love for the land, and the people involved in agriculture. I was involved in 4-H for ten years in Crook County with beef projects. Iraised my own small herd of registered Angus Cattle for my 4-H project. This project later gave me the funds for my schooling and down payment on our first home.

After Business School I began working for Production Credit Association in Redmond, OR (now known as Northwest Farm Credit Services). After my husband and I purchased a business in Baker City, I transferred to (NWFCS) Baker City Oregon office where I worked for many years. Splitting time with my full time job at NWFCS and keeping up the books for our business and raising a family.

Baker City was a great place to raise our family. My employment with NWFCS gave me the opportunity to work with the Agriculture community in Baker, Union & Wallowa Counties. During that time in Baker City, I became involved in the Baker County Cattlewomen organization – Treasurer for 20 years, Co-Chairing the Shrine Breakfast that is held annually in Baker City, working on many Cattlewomen projects in the Baker area to help promote the beef industry. What a great group of ladies. Many friendships were developed over those years.

After my husband passed away, it was time to return to Central Oregon to be closer to family. I recently transferred back to Northwest Farm Credit Services in Redmond, OR returning to my home stomping grounds.

The best part about being back in this beautiful area is being closer tomy kids and two of my grandchildren that live in Newberg, OR. My other two grandchildren & family live in New Jersey.

I look forward to working with Oregon Cattlewomen Group and getting to know this wonderful group of ladies.