Board Members and Committees

The Dairy Foundation is steered by a board of directors that covers a 17-county region of northeast Iowa and beyond. These individuals are unpaid volunteers.

Executive Committee

President Gary Kregel
Dairy Producer
Guttenberg, IA
Vice President Phil Hemesath
Former Dairy Producer
Former Iowa Farm Bureau BOD
Decorah, IA
Secretary Megan Kregel
Dairy Foundation
Calmar, IA
Treasurer Ron Lenth
Bremer Co Extension
Oelwein, IA
Dairy Producer Member Jed Becker
Dairy Producer
Cresco, IA
Dairy Producer Member Christine Hagedorn
Dairy Producer
Fredericksburg, IA
Dairy Producer Member Scott Wedemeier Maynard, IA
Dairy Producer Member Mark Schmitt Fort Atkinson, IA
Ex-Officio Members John D. Lawrence
Associate Dean ISU
Extension
Ames, IA
Ex-Officio Members Dave Lawstuen
Chair, Operations Committee
NICC
Lanesboro, MN
Ex-Officio Members Dr. Wee
NICC Calmar
Provost
Calmar, IA
     

Board of Directors

  Rob Hahn
Elanco
Cresco, IA
  Christine Hagedorn
Dairy Producer
Fredericksburg, IA
  Jed Becker
Dairy Producer
Cresco, IA
  Phil Hemesath
Former Dairy Producer
Decorah, IA
  Gary Kregel
Dairy Producer
Guttenberg, IA
  Scott Melcher
Dairy Producer
Waterville, IA
  Mark Schmitt
Dairy Producer
Fort Atkinson, IA
  Scott Wedemeier
Dairy Producer
Maynard, IA
  Ron Lenth
Bremer Co Extension
Oelwein, IA
  Larry Shover
Dairy Producer
Delhi, IA
  Matt Stewart
Dairy Producer
Oelwein, IA
  Roger Lenius
Swiss Valley Farms
Waverly, IA
  Klark Telleen
Dairy Producer
Monticello, IA
  Ted Kohler
Triangle Agri-Services
Monticello, IA
  Tom Simon
Dairy Producer
Farley, IA
  Todd Hendrickson
Dairy Producer
Preston, MN
  Kent Lehs
MDA
Ankeny, IA
  Tobin Britt
NICC Board of Trustees
West Union IA
  John Lawrence Ames, IA
     

Operations Committee

Chair Dave Lawstuen
NICC
Lanesboro, MN
Vice Chair Larry Tranel
ISU Extension
Dubuque, IA
  Marvin Kuhn
Dairy Producer
Mabel, MN
  Todd Bushman
Dairy Producer
Calmar IA
  Scott Wedemeier
Dairy Producer
Maynard, IA
  Todd Hendrickson
Dairy Producer
Preston, MN
  Ryan Sparrgrove
Dairy Producer
Ossian, IA
  Mark Bischoff
Dairy Producer
Garnavillo, IA
  Dale Hackman
Dairy Producer
Fort Atkinson, IA
  Lynn Hageman
Dairy Farm Manager
Calmar, IA
  Tad Mueller
Ag Instructor
Calmar, IA
  Jenn Bentley
ISU Extension
Decorah, IA
     

Program Committee

  Megan Kregel
Dairy Foundation
Calmar, IA
  Lisa Hanson
Dairy Producer
Decorah, IA
  Bonnie Hackman
Dairy Producer
Fort Atkinson, IA
  Dennis Cline
Accelerated Genetics
Waukon, IA
  Katie Stoll
Dairy Producer
Cascade, IA
  Dorothea Brazina
Pfizer Corporation
Coralville, IA
  Mary Steen
NICC
Calmar, IA
  Jenn Bentley
ISU Extension
Decorah, IA
  Kent Lehs
MDA
Ankeny, IA