Members of the Dairy Business Association re-elected three members to fill open positions on its board of directors today at the group’s annual business meeting at DBA’s Dairy Strong conference.
The three directors:
- Amy Penterman, DBA’s president-elect, owns and operates Dutch Dairy in Thorp with her husband. Penterman also has worked as a crop insurance agent for 19 years and was in farm lending for 15 years.
- Lee Kinnard, the group’s secretary, who owns and operates Kinnard Farms in Casco with his family, is a board member for Peninsula Pride Farms, a farmer-led watershed conservation group in Kewaunee and southern Door counties. He also played a leading role in the formation of the Dairy Strong Sustainability Alliance and serves on its newly formed board of directors.
- Jack Hippen is the North America manager for STgenetics and has been involved in the dairy equipment and dairy genetics industries for 25 years.
Other board members: Tom Crave, president; Steve Bodart, treasurer; Paul Fetzer; Kevin Collins; Greg Siegenthaler; Bob Nagel; and Mike North, president emeritus.
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