The Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association board of directors recently elected new leadership for the 2009 term.
David Weitzer of Poolesville, Md., who served as chairman for the past two years, has stepped down from the board. Weitzer is regarded as a pioneer in the dairy industry and has been a leader in dairy promotion since 1981. The recent term was the third time Weitzer chaired the regional board. He has been farming for more than 50 years and has held many leadership positions with both local and national dairy promotion organizations.
Board members saluted Weitzer and cited his many contributions during his tenure as a promotion leader. “I knew him by name and reputation before knowing him as a friend and colleague,” said Joyce Bupp, a York County dairy farmer. “He, along with several other producers, had the wisdom and foresight to take two organizations, the National Dairy Board and the United Dairy Industry Association, and help bring them together into what we know now as Dairy Management Inc.™”
Vernon Horst of Chambersburg is the new chairman of the 15-member board. Horst has been a member of the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association board of directors for four years. He is also a member of the United Dairy Industry Association board of directors and serves as assistant treasurer of the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program board.
Elected as the new vice chairman was Joyce Bupp from Seven Valleys. Bupp has served on the Mid-Atlantic board for nearly six years and was recently elected to the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program board. Re-elected as officers were Jeff Moore, Centreville, Md., secretary, and Jerrel Heatwole, Greenwood, Del., treasurer.