Ron Cerri

President

Ron is the 2026-2027 PLC President and a 4th generation Humboldt County rancher. He and his wife, Denise, own a family cow/calf ranch in Orovada, Nevada and also lease another ranch in Eureka County, Nevada. Two of Ron’s children, their spouses, and families, are involved in the ranching operation, and another daughter, spouse and family live nearby. His family raises natural Black Angus beef cattle that run on private, BLM, and Forest Service permits. He is an ardent proponent for the agriculture and livestock industries, serving as past chairman of the Nevada State Grazing Boards Central Committee, has been a member of N-2 Grazing Board for over 20 years, and is a past president of the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association. Ron currently serves on NCA Executive Committee, Board of Directors, and is Co-chairman of Public Lands Committee.

Robbie levalley

VICE PRESIDENT

Robbie LeValley is the 2026-2027 PLC Vice President and is an active advocate for the beef industry and public lands and runs a cow-calf operation in Hotchkiss, Colorado. As a fourth-generation rancher in the state, LeValley has set the standard for Colorado ranching. When she’s not working on the ranch, she is volunteering her time with several different beef industry organizations. She is very active in the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Colorado Cattlemen’s Association (serving as president in 2010), Society for Range Management (serving as president in 2008), Club 20, Colorado Beef Council (currently serving as a Board Member), and of course the Public Lands Council as well as numerous other boards. Robbie continues to ranch in western Colorado on the multigenerational LeValley Ranch, which was awarded the Sand County Foundation’s Leopold Conservation Award in 2023.

DR. DAVE DALEY

SECRETARY

Dr. Dave Daley is the 2026-2027 PLC Secretary and is a fifth-generation rancher from Butte County, California who has spent his life advocating for farmers and ranchers. In addition to being a rancher, Dr. Daley has spent over 30 years actively involved with the College of Agriculture at California State University, Chico, where he has brought his knowledge of ranching and public lands to his students and colleagues. Dr. Daley has spent his time at CSU Chico focusing on animal welfare and countless other impactful agriculture issues, but his pride and joy is his ranching operation. 

Brenda Richards

Treasurer

Brenda Richards is the 2026-2027 PLC Treasurer and runs a cow/calf operation in Reynolds Creek, Owyhee County, Idaho with her husband Tony where they manage 55,000 acres of public land. Brenda is a past-president of the Public Lands Council (2015-2016) and has served in various leadership roles across other associations including the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the Idaho Cattle Association, and the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association. Additionally, Brenda served on the Boise District Bureau of Land Management Resource Advisory Council for seven years and engages with the Owyhee Initiative, a multi-stakeholder group addressing management of public lands in southwest Idaho.

Tim Canterbury

IMMEDIATE PAST President

Tim Canterbury is the 2026-2027 PLC Immediate Past President, as well as a fifth-generation rancher and a lifetime resident of Howard, Colorado, where his family has owned and operated ranches since 1879. Tim is the former President of Colorado Cattlemen’s Association (CCA). Tim also serves as Chairman of the Board of District Advisors for Royal Gorge Resource Grazing Council and is a member of the Arkansas River Basin Roundtable. He served on the Fremont County Planning and Zoning Board of Commissioners for 14 years, as well as the Fremont County Cattlemen’s board for over 20 years.