Welcome
to the 5th Annual
MOPACA INVITATIONAL
ALPACA SHOW
Level IV
JUDGES
Charlene Friedman
Mountain Edge Alpacas
AOBA Certified Judge
IAJS Certified Judge
Charlene
is co-owner with her husband, Ed, of Mountain Edge
Alpacas, a multi-faceted alpaca breeding business.
They have been breeding alpacas since 1995.
Charlene
attended the IAJS (International Alpaca Judging
School), which was founded and operated by Maggie
(Krieger) Snee and Dr. Julio Sumar, in the Altiplano
in October 2001. Charlene is certified by AOBA (Alpacas
Owners and Breeders Association) to judge Suri Halter,
Huacaya Halter, Performance and Fleece.
She
is the former Chairman of AOBA's Education and AOBA's
Show Rules Committees and presently serves on the
AOBA Judge Advisory Committee. Charlene also sits
on the IAJS council.
Charlene
is the mother of two children, Ty Stewart, 34, of
Las Vegas, Nevada and Salem Bartlett, 37, of Wilmington,
North Carolina. Her first grandchild was born in
November 2007 and another is expected in January
2008. She lives with her husband, Ed, five dogs
and their herd of alpacas in Boalsburg, PA on their
175-acre farm overlooking Mount Nittany.
Wade
Gease
AOBA Certified
Halter Show
All males both suri and huacaya
Wade
Gease has been an AOBA Certified Alpaca Judge for
the past six years and has judged shows throughout
the United States and Canada. He is also an alpaca
judge trainer for new prospective judges in the
halter area. Presently he serves as President for
the Great Lakes Alpaca Affiliate. Wade consults
for Pharmacy Solutions (compound lab) with veterinarians.
He is co-owner of LondonDairy Alpacas which is home
to over 80 Huacaya & Suri alpacas. Wade has been
very active in the alpaca world which includes speaking
for clinics, consulting for auctions and privately
evaluating alpacas for alpaca breeders.
His
latest adventure involves organizing trips for alpaca
breeders that wish to visit Peru & Bolivia.
In
his past he has been a certified flight instructor,
organic chemistry teacher, co-owner of a retail
gift store and has worked for pharmaceutical companies.
Wade has earned an Associate's Degree in Aeronautical
Science, a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry & a Masters
Degree in Biochemistry.
Wade
likes to bring a personal teaching perspective to
his judging because of his past passion of showing
and educating. As a judge, Wade has a philosophy
that anyone that walks by the arena should be able
to understand why alpacas are lined up the way they
are.
