Collegiate Farm Bureau at UWMadison elected new officers for the upcoming school year at its
annual banquet on Tuesday, May 3 rd at the University Club on the University of Wisconsin –
Madison campus.
Sara Griswold was elected President. Sara will be a junior in the fall, studying Life Sciences
Communication. This summer Sara will be interning at Badgerland Financial as the marketing
intern, working in marketing and sales, advertising and public relations, and event management.
Sara is excited to lead this team of agriculture enthusiasts and looks forward to getting to know
each officer and working with them to plan events, increase membership and promote agriculture
on campus.
Serving as vice president will be Tony Schmitz of, Fond du Lac, Wisc. Tony is a junior
studying Dairy Science and plans to go home to work on his family’s 200 cow Holstein farm for
the summer. Tony is most excited to watch Collegiate Farm Bureau grow and gain more
attention as a positive and respected student organization. He also hopes to better educate
members and students here at UW about the importance of agriculture.
Collegiate Farm Bureau’s next secretary is Kelly Wilfert from Two Rivers, WI. Kelly is a
senior studying Agriculture and Applied Economics along with Life Sciences Communication.
Kelly will be working for the American Farm Bureau Federation as the PolicyLegislative
Intern this summer, as well as participating in an agricultural study tour to Costa Rica through FFA.
Kelly is looking forward to helping others take advantage of the many opportunities Collegiate
Farm Bureau has to offer.
Serving as treasurer will be Connor Willems , Reedsville, Wisc. Connor is a junior studying
Dairy Science. This summer Connor will be interning at Cargill with their Dairy Focused
Consultants. Connor is excited to plan events for the organization that are both fun and a
educational for the members.
The two directors at large are, Alison Wedig , from Darlington, WI, a junior pursuing a degree in
Life Sciences Communication. She is the Ag in the Classroom directoratlarge. Alison will be
in Washington D.C. this summer, working for National FFA as a facilitator for the Washington
Leadership Conference. Alison is excited to help college students share their passion about
agriculture and hopes to reach over 300 students in the Madison area with new lessons. Rachel
Gerbitz is the Public Relations director at large, a sophomore studying Dairy Science and Life
Sciences Communication from Milton, Wisc. Rachel will be the Communications and Outreach
intern for AgrAbility of Wisconsin this summer. Rachel is looking forward to being a positive
face for this organization and for agriculture.
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