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Wouldn’t
it be refreshing to understand WHY the show winners placed?
CLI Judges thoroughly explain their class placings. They are approachable any time. They give extensive oral reasons.
They help the exhibitors relax and enjoy showing by educating in the show ring. Judges examine each animal extensively –
hands on, using the CLI breed standard over personal opinion.
When in the ring, our judges call it like it
is…every time.
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Kathy Peterson
CLI
Judge
 A native of Georgia, Kathy brings many talents and much commitment to the CLI organization.
Kathy was employed by BellSouth Telecommunications for almost 30 years, where she held management positions in many
different organizations, including president of an unregulated BellSouth startup company. Following her retirement from BellSouth
in 1995, she and husband, Dale, spent the next eight years building a chain of retail pet stores. Following the sale of the
pet stores in 2003, Kathy and Dale retired for the second time. She and Dale now have more time available to participate in
the llama industry. They enjoy sharing their lives with their llamas, getting reacquainted with old friends and meeting new
ones.
Kathy’s affiliation with the llama industry, which began in 1986, has included being a director on
various boards, including ALSA and the ILA. She served as an ALSA judge for several years at two different times. Both she
and Dale became llama judges before purchasing
their first llamas. They have owned llamas since 1990.
Under the direction of renowned, senior CLI fiber judge/instructor, Mary Reed, and veteran alpaca breeder, senior
CLI judge/instructor and importer, Dr. Anthony Stachowski, Kathy spent over two years honing her judging skills – particularly
her fiber judging skills. She is a CLI fiber and conformation judge, who also enjoys teaching and helping others learn about
fiber and conformation. As an extension of her enjoyment of camelids, Kathy is the editor of Cool Camelids magazine.
Kathy graduated from The University of Alabama with degrees in Business and Marketing and from Birmingham Southern College
with a Masters degree in Public and Private Management. She and Dale live in Birmingham, Alabama.
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