Elizabeth A. Dressler was raised on a small commercial cow-calf operation in Berryton, KS. She was heavily involved in county 4-H growing up including the beef cattle project. Elizabeth has completed both her bachelor's and master’s degrees at Kansas State University. During her time at Kansas State University, Elizabeth has been involved in a large number of clubs and organizations, serving in multiple leadership roles. She is currently the President of the Animal Science Graduate Student Association. Her research as an M.S. student was largely centered on beef industry sustainability working with a GreenFeed system to quantify greenhouse gas emissions from grazing beef cattle. Elizabeth is currently working on her Ph.D. at Kansas State University and is projected to graduate in Summer 2025. She will continue to assist with the ongoing GreenFeed projects at Kansas State and will lead a fiber quality genetic evaluation project in Cashmere goats during her program.