Loyd developed fur dressing specifically for chinchilla pelts, which became know as the best dressing world-wide. He also imported from Rhodesia and improved the Violet Cchinchilla

Dr. James Lauridsen was instrumental in developing the genetics of the new mutation chinchillas. He strongly advocated for mutation shows and was also one of the founding members of MCBA.

H. Anderson was one of the larger chinchilla producers in the Midwest. He helped many new ranchers get into the business with good quality stock.

Al and Alice were chinchilla ranchers from Illinois. Al was very involved at the National level and Alice did many tpoes of research on the health and diseases of chinchillas, helping chinchilla breeders all across the USA

Robert Gunning was a chinchilla rancher in the Spokane, Washington area who developed the Gunning Black Velvet animal. This was the most highly sought after mutation and its beauty and genes are used today in many other mutations today.

Loyd developed the unique process of dressing chinchilla pelts after other forms of dressing were a failure, thus giving the chinchilla rancher a way to market their product. Sullivan Fur Dressing was considered the best dressing for chinchilla pelts.

Reginald Chapman was the son Of Mathias. Reginald handled the building of the Chapman Chinchilla breeding and marketing business which grew into a huge supplier of chinchilla in the Los Angeles area with breeding pairs sold across the country.

Bill Poley developed the most successful way of buying chinchilla pelts, by attending Empress events and branch functions for the purpose of purchasing pelts. He also paid the breeders on the spot for what he purchased.

Bill developed the pelt buying method that allowed for buying pelts at branch meetings and events. The breeders were then paid at on the spot

Mr.Chapman, impprted the first 11 chinchillas from Chile to Los Angeles Californoa in 1923

Gail was a very dedicated office manager after the time the National Office moved from New York City where there was a staff of many employees, to Colorado, where Gail was the only paid employees. She served for many years until the office was moved to Oregon upon her retirement..

Willard was a fur marketer, and when the fur market was not interested in working with Chinchilla due to the previous poor pelt dressing, he saw the quality of the Sullivan Dressing and became an advocate for Chinchilla fur in the manufacturing industry. And brought the Chinchilla back as a highly sought after product for garments.

Ramon and his wife produced the high quality chinchillas of the day. Those animal received top awards including grand show at the national show s in the late 1950's and early 1960's.

Willis and Maria marketed chinchilla pelts and wrote a monthly Chinchilla International Magazine. Maria was a sanctioned show judge.

Robert Gunning discovered the Gunning Black Velvet chinchilla and spent years perfeting the veiling coverage of the black Velvets like the animla of today

Al & Alice were a rancher team. Al became very active at the National level and as a judge and Alice grew the herd. But Alice became a leader in the industry as far as chinchilla health, recommending treatments for many diseases that helped ranchers across this country.

Mathias was an engineer working in Chile who arranged to bring the original 11 chinchillas to Los Angeles, CA and begin a breeding herd.

Reg is the son of Mathias. Reg developed breeding runs and housing for raising chinchillas. Reg was also the marketing man of Chapman Chinchilla