FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative has announced the organization’s 2013 board of directors’ officers.
The 2013 executive board of directors was selected during a board of directors meeting in Fond du Lac, Wis., on January 3, 2013. Elected to one-year terms, FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative board members are responsible for securing producer recommendations, discussing dairy policy and industry direction and establishing programs to benefit all members through cooperative check-off dollars.
The 2013 FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative officer candidates were nominated from the 20-person board of directors, representing the combined boards of the three cooperatives recently merged to form FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative. The new officers are as follows: President: Peter Kleiman, Wilson, Mich.; Vice President: Richard Meyer, Unity, Wis.; Secretary: Bernard Vander Heiden, Kaukauna, Wis.; Treasurer: John Rettler, Neosho, Wis. Ken Wunderlin, Livingston, Wis. also was elected as a member-at-large for the cooperative’s Executive Committee.
Additional 2013 board members include: Tom Breuer, Hartford, Wis.; Mark Ryan, Fond du Lac, Wis.; Dave Schmitz,Fond du Lac, Wis.; Joe Schmitt, Holy Cross, Iowa; Kathy Bauer, Faribault, Minn.; Rae Kohn, Medford, Wis.; David Allen, Reedsburg, Wis.; William Klink, Allenton, Wis.; Randy Geiger, Reedsville, Wis.; Francis Cherney, Milladore, Wis.; Wayne Hansen, Van Dyne, Wis.; Kelly King, Edgar, Wis.; Marvin Anderson, Hillsboro, Wis.; Lee Klumpers, Waupun, Wis.; and Randy Peterson, Wilson, Wis.
The 2013 FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative board of directors will next meet during the cooperative’s annual meeting on Feb. 8-9 at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Convention Center in Stevens Point, Wis. (1001 Amber Avenue, Stevens Point, Wis. 54482). All members of FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative are invited to attend educational sessions on the afternoon of Feb. 8th starting at 1:00 p.m. The annual meeting will be held on Feb. 9th beginning at 9:30 a.m. Please Contact David Cooper at 800-525-7704 if you would like to register for the sessions and to get additional information.
Source: FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative