Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Rod Nilsestuen certified the results of the WMMB 2010 Board of Directors election. There were 21 candidates running for eight board member positions.

 

Of the 4,187 dairy producers eligible to vote in the election districts, 25.6% returned mail-in ballots. That number is up from 16.7% during the 2009 elections. Each licensed dairy operation within the affected district received one vote.

 

So, as of July 1st, the following dairy producers have been elected to serve three-year terms on the board.

 

District 3             Lincoln, Oneida, Price and Taylor counties

Director: Ed Jasurda, Phillips

 

District 6             Chippewa and Eau Claire counties

Director: Vivian Thompson, Cadott

District 9             Menominee, Shawano and Waupaca counties

Director: Jeff Strassburg, Wittenberg

 

District 12           Portage, Waushara and Wood counties

Director: Ken Heiman, Marshfield

 

District 15           Adams, Juneau and Monroe counties

Director: Mary Cook, Wilton

 

District 18           Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Washington and Waukesha counties

Director: Dean Strauss, Sheboygan Falls

 

District 21           Crawford and Vernon counties

Director: Judith Wubbenhorst, Westby

 

District 24           Dane and Jefferson counties

Director: Tina Hinchley, Cambridge

          

         WMMB directors guide the organization's finances, formulate and set its policies and long-range business plan, and maintain its mission: To help grow demand for Wisconsin milk by providing programs that enhance the competitiveness of the Wisconsin Dairy Industry.