Leadership

Executive Board

• Officers

  • President: Dr. Meggan Hain, Organic Valley
  • Vice President: Dr. Juan Velez, Aurora Organic Dairy
  • Secretary: Dr. Shaw Perrin, The Ohio State University
  • Treasurer: Dr. Pablo Pinedo, Colorado State University
  • Immediate Past President (ex-officio): Dr. Jeff Brose, Integrity Animal Health & Welfare

• Directors

  • Dr. Joao Costa, University of Kentucky
  • Lloyd Holterman, Rosy-Lane Holsteins LLC
  • Ken McCarty, McCarty Family Farms
  • Dan Rice, Prairieland Dairy

Action Committees

• Program

  • Lindsay Ferlito (chair), Cornell University
  • Lloyd Holterman, Rosy-Lane Holsteins LLC
  • Dr. Martin Maquivar, Washington State University
  • Dr. Emily Miller-Cushon, University of Florida
  • Dr. Travis Thayer, Diamond V

• Membership

  • Dr. Kate Creutzinger (chair), University of Wisconsin-River Falls
  • Dr. Michelle Calvo-Lorenzo, Elanco
  • Daniel Foy, AgriGates
  • Dr. Michelle Schack, Dairy Veterinary Services

• Nominations

  • Dr. Gustavo Schuenemann (chair), The Ohio State University
  • Dr. Ricardo Chebel, University of Florida
  • TBD

Advisory Committees

• Strategic Advisory

  • Dr. Jan Shearer (chair), Iowa State University
  • Dr. Liz Cox, Land O'Lakes
  • Dr. Marcia Endres, University of Minnesota
  • Dr. Rick Grant, Miner Institute
  • Dr. Don Niles, Dairy Dreams LLC
  • Teun Verhoeven, Twin Oak Dairy LLC

• Consumer and Animal Advocacy

  • Dr. Jim Reynolds (chair), Western University of Health Sciences
  • Dr. Wolfgang Heuwieser, Freie Universität Berlin
  • Dr. Donald Hoenig, American Humane Association
  • Dr. Barry Kipperman, VetCare
  • Dr. Jennifer Walker, Danone North America

• Food Industry Advisory

  • Dr. Warren Skippon (chair), Saputo
  • Charlie Arnot, The Center for Food Integrity
  • Craig Wilson, Costco

Executive Administrator

• Dr. Jeff Workman, The Ohio State University; DCWCouncil@gmail.com