Chair – Paul Rovey, Glendale, Ariz.
Vice Chair – James Ahlem, Hilmar, Calif.
Secretary – Paula Meabon, Wattsburg, Pa.
Treasurer – Sanford Stauffer, Nicholville, N.Y.

DMI, which manages the national dairy producer checkoff program, is funded by the NDB and the UDIA.

Current NDB officers:

Chair – Ryan Anglin, Bentonville, Ark.
Vice Chair – Stephen Maddox, Riverdale, Calif.
Secretary – Kenton Holle, Mandan, N.D.
Treasurer – Ron Koetsier, Visalia, Calif.

The 36-member NDB, formed in May 1984 under the authority of the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 and Dairy Promotion and Research Order, carries out coordinated promotion and research programs to help build demand and expand domestic and international markets for U.S.-produced dairy products and ingredients. NDB oversees the national dairy producer checkoff.

Current UDIA officers:

Chair – William Siebenborn, Trenton, Mo.
1st Vice Chair – Neil Hoff, Windthorst, Texas
2nd Vice Chair, American Dairy Association (ADA) Chairman – Billy Travis, Princeton, Ky.
2nd Vice Chair, National Dairy Council® (NDC) Chairman – Lester Hardesty, Greeley, Colo.
2nd Vice Chair, UDIA Member Relations – Paul Broering, St. Henry, Ohio
Secretary – Steve Frischknecht, Manti, Utah
Treasurer – Allen Merrill, Parker, S.D.

The UDIA is a federation of state and regional dairy producer-funded promotion organizations that provide marketing programs that are developed and implemented in coordination with its members. The UDIA is overseen by a board comprised of dairy producers elected by their respective boards of their member organizations.

Current ADA officers:

Chair – Billy Travis
Vice Chair – Jerrel Heatwole, Greenwood, Del.
Secretary – Earl Horning, Manchester, Mich.
Treasurer – John Larson, Okeechobee, Fla.

ADA, founded in 1940, is the domestic marketing arm of DMI.

Current NDC officers:

Chair – Lester Hardesty
Vice Chair – Bob Strasser, Nashville, Tenn.
Secretary – Joan Smith, Sauquoit, N.Y.
Treasurer – Lynn Ramsey, Emory, Texas