We are very pleased to have Amanda VandenBosch, Jude Anderson, and
Cheryl Gehly judging the 2009 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.
Jude Anderson
Jude Anderson, along with her husband, Alan Cousill, has been breeding alpacas since 1991 at Pucara Alpaca Stud. They co-own Purrumbete Alpaca Stud, a separate herd of 120 cross-bred and pure suri females. In the US, they own a herd of quality suris and huacayas at a beautiful 105-acre farm at McMinnville, Oregon. In 1994 Jude left school teaching to concentrate fully on the breeding and care of alpacas at Pucara Alpaca Stud.

An AAA judge since 1998, she gained AOBA certification in 2002 and Senior Judge and Judge Trainer & Instructor status in 2005. She also certified at the IAJS School in Peru in 2000. Since 1998 Jude has judged in Australia, USA, Canada, New Zealand and the UK.

Jude has also conducted seminars and spoken in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, UK, and Germany on topics including breeding, reproduction, alpaca husbandry, alpaca fiber, selection, genetics, and nutrition.
Cheryl Gehly
Cheryl Gehly came to the alpaca world with a background of 25 years in education. Her immersion and fascination with alpaca fleece arose from an innocent decision to volunteer with shearing in 1998. Once hooked, she pursued a desire to learn more and ultimately became an AOBA Certified Fleece Judge in 2002

She has volunteered as a fleece show superintendent several times and has helped at numerous AOBA National Conference Fleece Shows. Cheryl has also volunteered as a member and chairperson of the AOBA Judge Training and Certification Committee. She has also shared her knowledge with judges and apprentices as an Instructor at JTCC Judge Training Clinics and has been appointed as a member of the Judge Advisory Committee. Cheryl currently judges fleece shows, as well as consulting and training in the alpaca business.

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