We are very pleased to have Senior Judges and Judge Trainers
Amanda VandenBosch and Jill MacLeod judging the
2011 Green Mountain Alpaca Fall Spectacular!

Amanda VandenBosch

Amanda VandenBosch is a Senior AOBA Halter & Fleece Judge and an Alpaca Judge Trainer & Instructor in the USA. She has also qualified as an International Alpaca Judge at the International Alpaca Judging School (IAJS) in Peru. She has judged alpaca shows in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia, giving her an international perspective.

Amanda travels worldwide judging alpacas and giving presentations and workshops on alpacas and showing. She worked with the British Alpaca Society for 7 years with the Judge Training Program and has recently returned from New Zealand Judge Training. She has spent many hours volunteering at AOBA National Conferences, regional events and on numerous committees. She is past Chair of the Judges Advisory Committee and has had the opportunity to work with many of the world’s leading experts in the field of alpacas.

Amanda, a native of the United Kingdom, traveled and worked in South Australia with thoroughbred horses before settling in the USA in 1991. With her husband, Vince, and their two sons, Cody and Hunter, they operate Flying Dutchman Alpacas, LLC in California and Oregon, raising both huacayas and suris.
Jill MacLeod
Jill MacLeod lives in High River, Alberta, Canada with her husband Art and two daughters, Rachel and Emma. The family has been involved in the Alpaca industry since 1991, when the MacLeods began their breeding operation, Aztec Alpacas. Jill has served as a past director of the Canadian Alpaca Association and also has extensive experience with Alpaca show organization. She spends much of her time traveling as an alpaca halter and fleece Judge and holds international training credentials and is also a Senior Judge and judge trainer for AOBA. Jill has been fortunate to judge across North America as well as Europe, the UK, Australia and New Zealand.

Jill has had a lifelong interest in textiles and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Textiles in 1987 from the University of Alberta. She is interested in development and promotion of alpaca as part of the luxury fibre market and is involved with the development of Canadian channels of alpaca fibre management. Jill is a certified Camelid Fibre Classer and spent a number of years assisting the Canadian fibre cooperative in developing its quality control systems and product development.

The MacLeods have managed a number of federal import and export quarantines from their farm. The challenges of this unique operation have provided an interesting perspective on various aspects of herd management under a variety of environmental conditions as well as long distance land and air shipment of stock.


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