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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |