Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA) is pleased to announce the re-elected board of directors for the national dairy cooperative. Tom Camerlo, a dairy farmer from Florence, Colo., was re-elected to his sixth term as chairman of the national board.
Camerlo has served as DFA’s chairman since 2003. He is the chairman of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, serves on the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade and is on the board of Dairy Management, Inc. He has owned and operated Camerlo Dairy since 1963.
Randy Mooney of Rogersville, Mo., was re-elected first vice chairman. He chairs DFA’s Southeast Area Council and serves on the boards of National Milk Producers Federation, the Missouri Dairy Association and the Milk Processor Education Program. Mooney and his wife, Jan, milk 200 Holsteins and operate a cow-calf operation.
Tom Croner of Berlin, Pa., was re-elected secretary/treasurer and chairman of the Finance and Budget Committee. He chairs DFA’s Mideast Area Council and serves on the boards for the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program and the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association. Croner has been a dairy farmer since 1964 and farms 700 acres and milks 200 cows with his son, T. Richard.
Four other board members were elected vice chairman, and each will chair one of DFA’s committees:
Jerrel Heatwole of Greenwood, Del., was re-elected as a vice chairman and chairman of the Government, Member and Public Relations Committee. He chairs DFA’s Northeast Area Council. Newly elected as a vice chairman was George Mertens of Sonoma, Calif., who will chair the Fluid Marketing and Public Policy Committee. He chairs DFA’s Western Area Council. Wayne Palla of Clovis, N.M., was re-elected as a vice chairman and chairman of the Audit Committee. He chairs DFA’s Southwest Area Council. Bill Siebenborn of Trenton, Mo., was re-elected as a vice chairman and chairman of the Value-Added Committee.