The North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC) board of directors elected three new members on June 21, 2010.
They are:
Chris Dei, regional sales manager with Diamond V, from Fresno, Calif. He has extensive dairy sales experience in California, having worked with 21st Century Genetics, Holstein Association USA, US Genes and Monsanto Dairy Business. Dei was fundraising chair for the 2010 NAIDC contest held in Visalia, Calif.
Amy te Plate-Church, National Alliance Manager for Genex Cooperative Inc., Shawano, Wis. Her professional experience combines youth educational programming with marketing and public relations to develop programs with allied industry partners and ultimately maximize profit for dairy producers.
Jon Robison, Professor in the Department of Dairy Science and Agricultural Education at California State University – Fresno. Dr. Robison is the enterprise manager for the CSFU Dairy Unit, served as advisor to the Dairy Club since 1996, and been coach of the school’s Dairy Challenge team since 2006.
They succeed retiring directors Cherie Bayer, American Jersey Cattle Association; Bruce Clark of Northstar Cooperative; and Gary M. Hay, Louisiana State University.
Barry Putnam, Genex, Ithaca, N.Y., will continue as Board Chair for a second year, with Luciene Ribiero, APC Inc., Visalia, Calif., serving as Vice Chair. Finance Chair is Rob Sheffer, Cargill Animal Nutrition, Albany, N.Y., with Coleen Jones, Penn State University, Craigsville, Va., assuming the position of Program Chair.
Continuing NAIDC board members are Devin Albrecht, Prairie State/Select Sires, Hampshire, Ill.; Owen Bewley, Prince Agri Products, Susquehanna, Pa.; Jean Conklin, Yankee Farm Credit and dairy producer, Haverhill, N.H.; Marcia Endres, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minn.; Kas Ingawa, Dairy Records Management Systems, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C.; Tami Tollenaar, Tollenaar Dairy, Elk Grove, Calif.; Michael Van Amburgh, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.; and David R. Winston, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va
Source: The North American Dairy Challenge