Judges
2012 Junior Miss & Miss Teen Rodeo Oregon
Pageant Judges
Jaimi Wilkinson McDermitt, NV
Jaimi Wilkinson resides in McDermitt Nevada where she and her husband Nick and children Hyland and Staheli own and operate a 1,200 head cattle ranch in rural Malheur County. The Wilkinson family has been in the cattle industry for more than a hundred years and now possesses the largest Angus Source Verified herd west of the Rocky Mountains.
Professionally, Jaimi works as a Special Education Teacher’s Assistant for Humboldt County School District and has coached Varsity Girls Basketball and Volleyball since 1995. She is a four time Nevada 1-A Coach of the year recipient and in 2010 led the Lady Bulldogs to Nevada Girls 1A State Basketball Runner Up title. Last summer she was honored to be invited to judge the Nevada State High School Queen Contest and is scheduled to judge the Silver State Invitational Rodeo Queen Contest in July.
Jaimi served as secretary for McDermitt’s Annual Ranch Hand Rodeo for 7 years and now enjoys spending her free time following her family with their second love which is rodeo and more specifically team roping. Staheli competes in team roping and barrel racing and is an accomplished and decorated athlete. Hyland will be attending Treasure Valley
Community College this fall and will be a member of their College Rodeo Team, competing in Team Roping and Saddle Bronc Riding.
Some of her fondest memories stem from the year her daughter Staheli held the title of Junior Miss Rodeo Oregon. Together they traveled over 18,000 miles promoting the sport of rodeo and their western way of life. “I know first hand the dedication and family commitment required to succeed in the rodeo queen world and believe the experiences I shared with my family have enriched my life beyond measure in terms of personal growth and the promotion of America’s original sport…rodeo!”
Ashley Ekstrom- Castle Rock, WA
Ashley Ekstrom currently resides is Castle Rock, Washington. She has been involved in 4-H as well as rodeo since she was young and has held several rodeo titles: 2006 Columbia County Fair & Rodeo Princess and 2007 Queen and the 2008 Miss Teen Rodeo Oregon. She is a member of the Oregon Quarter Horses Association where she has shown and competed in reining classes. Ashley is a pre-med student at Lower Columbia College in Longview, Washington and is active with the Global Medical Brigades. Last September she went on a medical trip with the Medical Brigades to Honduras to help people in devastating areas with their health needs as well as educating them on proper health care. Ashley enjoys riding and training horses in her spare time as well as giving lessons to children and special needs children, primarily with autism. She enjoys staying active within her community and helping coach young girls who want to try out for rodeo queen titles, because she has seen first-hand the positive impact being a rodeo queen has made on her life and wants more girls to experience that.
Stephanie Hall-Kuna, ID
Growing up with horses was a lifetime of enjoyment for Stephanie as she was raised in Eastern Idaho. She grew up in the 4-H program as a member and now serves as a leader, clinician and judge for the program. She also enjoys showing her quarter horses as part of the AQHA and the Reining Horse Association.
While in Pocatello, Stephanie served for 12 years on the Board of Directors for the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo. Five of those years were spent as the Rodeo Queen Director. She was also heavily involved with the High School Rodeo Program and coached her younger sister to the State title and 1strunner up at Nationals in Gillette, WY.
After a move to Western Idaho, she was asked to join the Miss Rodeo Idaho Board of Directors and has now served as their Pageant Director for the last 4 years. Stephanie is married with two sons. Her oldest just joined the National Guard and is away at Basic Training and her youngest just finished his freshman year at Boise State University. In her spare time, she loves training and competing in agility courses with her Australian Shepherd, Lily.
