SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Elections for the Midwest Dairy Corporate and Division boards were held during the organization’s annual meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, early last week.
Elections for the 2025 Corporate board officer team are as follows: Charles Krause from Buffalo, Minnesota, was re-elected as chair of Midwest Dairy; Dan Hotvedt, Decorah, Iowa, was re-elected as first vice chair; Bill Deutsch, Sycamore, Illinois, was re-elected as second vice chair; Rita Young, Plainview, Minnesota, was re-elected as secretary and Matt Schelling, Orange City, Iowa, was re-elected as treasurer.
New members elected by their divisions to the Midwest Dairy Corporate board include:
- Pam Bolin – Iowa
- Wayne Saemrow – Minnesota
- Steve Ohlde – Mo-Kan
- Marilyn Calvin – Ozark
- Maartje Lemstra – South Dakota
2025 division board officers and new division board members are as follows:
Illinois Division
- Chair – Bill Deutsch, Sycamore
- Vice chair – Brent Mueller, Garden Prairie
- Secretary – Amy Hildebrandt, South Beloit
- Treasurer – Glen Meier, Ridott
- Megan Holland-Zito was seated as a new board member of the Illinois board.
Iowa Division
- Chair – Jonna Schutte, Monona
- Vice chair – Lee Maaseen, Maurice
- Secretary – Patrick Jones, Spencer
- Treasurer – Pam Bolin, Clarksville
- Katherine Boelen, Jennifer Bronner, and Mark Hamlett were seated as new board members of the Iowa board.
Minnesota Division
- Chair – Kristine Spadgenske, Menahga
- Vice chair – Kate McAndrews, Sauk Centre
- Secretary – Mindi Arendt, Mazeppa
- Treasurer – Rita Young, Plainview
- Jean Annexstad was seated as a new board member of the Minnesota board.
Mo-Kan Division
- Chair – Steve Ohlde, Linn, Kansas
- Vice chair – Orville Miller, Hutchinson, Kansas
- Secretary – Heidi Wells, Milton, Kansas
- Treasurer – Lynda Foster, Fort Scott, Kansas
- Sean Cornelius was seated as a new board member of the Mo-Kan Division board.
Nebraska Division
- Chair – Joyce Racicky, Mason City
- Vice chair – Larry Schuster, Pickrell
- Secretary/Treasurer – Jodi Cast, Beaver Crossing
- Brooke Engelman was seated as a new board member of the Nebraska Division board.
North Dakota Division
- Chair – Sue Kleingartner, Gackle
- Vice chair – Terry Entzminger, Jamestown
- Secretary – Kim Ledger, Bismarck
- Treasurer – Lilah Krebs, Gladstone
- Kyle Severance was seated as a new member of the North Dakota Division board.
Ozarks Division
- Chair – Nathan Roth, Mountain Grove, Missouri
- Vice chair – Marilyn Calvin, Mt. Vernon, Missouri
- Secretary – Carrie Rantz, Spokane, Missouri
- Treasurer – Bill Haak, Gentry, Arkansas
- Kaleb Rodgers was seated as a new member of the Ozark Division board.
South Dakota Division
- Chair – Marv Post, Volga
- Vice chair – Doug Ode, Brandon
- Secretary – Maartje Lemstra, Humboldt
- Treasurer – Jogchum Andrenga, Brandt
- Rebecka Butz was seated as a new member of the South Dakota Division board.
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