World Dairy Expo Board

The World Dairy Expo Board of Directors is composed of a variety of business professionals and dairy producers representing many dairy industry organizations. The Board of Directors was established in 1970, when World Dairy Expo, Inc. (WDE) was formed. The following are Expo directors, their organization affiliations and/or board positions.

President
Mike Holschbach *
At-Large Director

1st Vice President
W. Phil Niemeyer *
Nasco

2nd Vice President
Dean Hermsdorf *
WDE Commercial Exhibitors Committee Chair

Secretary-Treasurer
Bill Barlass *
Purebred Breeders of WDE

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Wallace Behnke
Wisconsin Holstein Association

Gerald Bratland
Purebred Breeders of WDE

Mark Brown *
Foremost Farms USA

Perry Brown *
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

Angie Coburn
Cooperative Resources International

Debbie Crave *
At-Large Director

John Dalton *
Dairy Cattle Exhibitors Committee Chair

Alan R. Deming
East Central/Select Sires

Dennis Donohue
NMPF-Manitowoc Milk Producers

Kenneth Empey
Purebred Breeders of WDE

Joel Groskreutz
Accelerated Genetics

Bill Hageman
At-Large Director

Wayne Hansen
Lakeshore Federated Dairy Co-op

Les Hardesty
Dairy Farmers of America

Michael H. Hellenbrand
Purebred Breeders of WDE

W. Terry Howard
Director Emeritus

Larry Jaggers
Dairy Farmers of America

Molly Jahn
UW-Madison, CALS

Phil Johnson
Associated Milk Producers, Inc.

R. Dale Jones
Director Emeritus

Bob Kaiser *
Dairy Cattle Show Overall Superintendent

John Kappelman
At-Large Director

Jim King
Purebred Breeders of WDE

Todd Kronberg
ABS Global, Inc.

Steve Larson
At-Large Director

Joan Lau
At-Large Director

John Mansavage
BouMatic

Bill Newham
Dairy Today/Farm Journal
Official Program Publisher

Troy Opsal
Dane County Holstein Breeders

Mike Reuter
Foremost Farms USA

Steve Strickler
Dairy Farmers of America

Larry Tande
Holstein Association USA

Clark Vilter
WI Guernsey Breeders Association

Bryan Voegeli
Purebred Breeders of WDE

Charles Will
Select Sires, Inc.

*Denotes Member of Executive Committee