Cooperative Network (CN) announced results of its Board of Directors election, held during the organization’s recent Annual Meeting.
Three of nine board seats were up for election. Newly elected were Michelle Gubser and Amanda Hoefling, and re-elected was Christa Hoffman. During the reorganization meeting, Sadie Frericks was elected chair, and Hoffman and Marie Barrie were elected vice chair and secretary/treasurer, respectively.
Board members, who serve three-year terms, help guide the future activities of the organization
as representatives of cooperative members throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The nine-member board consists of:
Sadie Frericks, chair, representing Land O’Lakes, Inc.
Christa Hoffman, vice-chair, representing Genex
Marie Barry, secretary/treasurer, representing Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
Roger Hildebrandt, representing Foremost Farms USA
Audrey Hjelle, representing Great River Energy
Amber Horn-Leiterman, representing Land O’Lakes
Jeff Lyon, representing FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative
Michelle Gubser, representing ProVision Partners
Amanda Hoefling, representing Dairyland Power Cooperative
“I am confident Cooperative Network will be well served by the new board of directors, who represent our diverse cooperative members across Minnesota and Wisconsin,” said Cooperative Network President and CEO, Dan Smith. “I look forward to working with the board to provide world-class government affairs, cooperative advocacy and professional development programs to our members.”
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