The American Hereford Association (AHA) and Hereford Publications Inc. (HPI) added editorial designer, Megan Underwood, Kansas City, Mo., to the Hereford World and Baldy Advantage team on May 6. In her role, she will predominately assist with the layout, production and design of Hereford World and Baldy Advantage.

Underwood is a Kentucky native, former National Junior Hereford Association member and lifelong Hereford enthusiast. In her previous position, she served as the American Gelbvieh Association’s communications coordinator. She’s completed internships with the Red Angus Association of America, Beef Improvement Federation and Farm Journal. Underwood holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Kansas State University.

“I am excited to come home to Hereford and use my communication skills and talents to serve the breed that built me,” Underwood says. “I look forward to working with the talented Hereford World and Baldy Advantage staff to produce these prestigious publications to advance the message of the Hereford breed for years to come.”

In addition to working with the editorial team to set the visual style of publications and design layouts for Hereford World, Baldy Advantage and other projects, Underwood will collect and format show and sale reports from AHA field staff and manage the archiving process for Hereford World and Baldy Advantage editorial.

“We’re excited to have Megan join our team,” says Wes Ishmael, executive editor of Hereford World and Baldy Advantage. “Her industry experience and history in the Hereford breed, combined with her talents, will bolster both publications and our overall communications efforts.”

Underwood can be reached at munderwood@hereford.org.