Ep.# 46 Candidate William Phipps

I’m honored to be nominated for the Board of Directors. My wife, Robina, and I operate Centre Del Farm LLC with our children, Sydney and Liam. We currently run 70 head of Fullblood Dorper brood ewes/embryo recipients along the Delaware-Pennsylvania line.I grew up on a dairy farm where we milked 60-70 Registered Holsteins. I graduated from Penn State with a B.S. in Dairy and Animal Science and was a member of their Dairy Judging Team. Shortly after graduation my father passed away and we sold most of our property in Delaware to pay the estate tax. Dismayed by our tax situation, I returned to school and earned a B.S. in Accounting. I spent a couple years in public accounting auditing not-for-profit organizations, pursued a master’s degree in taxation, and have spent the past 25 years working for a company that has grown into one of the largest investments companies in the United States. I’m a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and investment professional. My current position is as the Director of Information Reporting and Withholding Tax Policy, Advice and Compliance. I also serve on our board of directors for our local Farm Bureau.We started with Dorpers in 2013 as 4-H projects for our children. We wanted to give them some of the same experiences we had growing up. We could have bought them nice market lambs and won some shows; but we wanted the kids to learn something more. I wanted them to learn how to evaluate an animal and improve a flock. It’s been an education for all of us and we have all learned so much on this journey. In short, we started our journey to better our children, but we fell in love with the breed along the way. In 2024, my daughter and I both passed the judges exam to become Certified Dorper Judges.In 2024 I began volunteering my time on the ADSBS Finance Committee to help improve the efficiency, accuracy, and compliance of our financial reporting. While the committee has made significant improvements, more work still needs to be done. A couple of things I’d like to work on include the establishment of a 501(c)(3) organization for our youth activities so breeders that make donations of animals, cash or other noncash property can receive a tax deduction and adding a financial statement section to our website for added financial transparency.I hope my business experience and passion for the breed will benefit the ADSBS members and I’d appreciate your support. If elected I will do my best to advocate for the breed and all our members.