BOARD MEMBERS & 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 Board President Jed Becker Dairy Farmer Vice President Christine Hagedorn Dairy Farmer Secretary Larry Tranel Iowa State University Extension Treasurer Ron Lenth ABS Global Representatives Paul Bodensteiner Dairy Farmer Dennis Mashek Dairy Farmer Scott Melcher Dairy Farmer Ex-Officio Members Northeast Iowa Community College Penny Wills President Northeast Iowa Area Extension Education Mary Schrandt-Proudy Director Agriculture & Natural Resources Extension Paul Brown Assistant Director Farm Operations Committee Chair Dave Lawstuen NICC Dairy Instructor Board Members Rob Hahn Monsanto Dr. Larry Moore Postville Veterinary Clinic Phil Hemesath Former Dairy Farmer Larry Shover Dairy Farmer Matt Stewart Dairy Farmer Roger Lenius Swiss Valley Farms Dave Goedken Genex Cooperative Ted Kohler Triangle Ag Services Tom Simon Dairy Farmer Todd Hendrickson Dairy Farmer Dr. Kenneth Reimer NICC Board President Ron Orth Iowa Institute of Cooperatives