PRORODEO Media Guide - 2025

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Tom Glause, Chief Executive Officer of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, was named to his post Oct. 8, 2021.

A longtime Wyoming resident, Glause joined the PRCA staff in Colorado Springs as Chief Operating Officer and Director of Rodeo Administration on May 15, 2019. Until his appointment at the PRCA, Glause served as State Insurance Commissioner under Wyoming Governors Matthew Mead and Mark Gordon. He brings 30 years of experience in both the public and private sectors as an executive leader and attorney with a strong financial background. He attended Casper (Wyo.) College and the University of Wyoming in Laramie on rodeo scholarships as a saddle bronc rider. He received his Associates Degree in Business Administration and a Bachelors of Science in Accounting before going on to earn a Juris Doctorate at the University of Wyoming. His involvement and commitment to rodeo is as compelling as his employment history. In addition to his experience as the PRCA COO and Director of Rodeo Administration, Glause is a current PRCA Gold Card Member and was previously a PRCA contestant, was the President of the Mountain States Circuit for six years and served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors for Cheyenne (Wyo) Frontier Days. Glause’s son, Seth, is a four-time National Finals Rodeo qualifying bull rider in 2008, 2010-12. He is the head rodeo coach at the Universtity of Wyoming in Laramie.

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2025 PRCA MEDIA GUIDE