The World Dairy Expo recently held there Board of Directors and committee meetings where industry representatives and dairy producers from across North America met to provide input for the planning of the annual event.

The Board of Directors welcomed two new industry representatives. Julie Luedkte, Middleton, Wisconsin, will represent Cooperative Resources International, and Tim Griswold, Black Earth, Wisconsin, will represent Dane County Holstein Breeders.

“It is my privilege to work with such a dedicated group of volunteers who are really invested in the improvement of the show,” said Al Deming, World Dairy Expo Board of Directors president. “Thanks to their leadership and commitment, Expo continues to grow as the world’s premier dairy event.”

Two new members have also been elected to the Commercial Exhibitor Committee. Melanie Burgi, Comfort Hoof Care, and Bellana Putz, Lely, were elected to a three-year term. Committee members are nominated and elected by active commercial exhibitors after each year’s show.

Dean Hermsdorf, ABS Global, and Jane Griswold, Hoard’s Dairyman, were re-elected as committee chair and vice chair respectively.

Recently elected Dairy Cattle Exhibitor Committee members include Angela Brown, Dodgeville, Wisconsin; Jennifer Hill, Thurmont, Maryland; Katie Agnew, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin; Julie Hemp, Beaverville, Illinois; Mark Rueth, Oxford, Wisconsin; Randy Knapp, Epworth, Iowa; and Phillip Topp, Botkins, Ohio. Bonnie Van Dyk, New Richmond, Wisconsin, joined the committee as a representative of the Red & White Dairy Cattle Association.