United Dairy Industry Association
United Dairy Industry Association is a federation of state and regional dairy producer-funded promotion organizations that provides marketing programs developed and implemented in coordination with its members. UDIA is overseen by a board comprised of dairy farmers elected by the respective boards of their member organizations.
Board Members
Alex Peterson
Chair
Trenton, Missouri
Allen Merrill
Parker, South Dakota
Arlene Vander Eyk
Visalia, California
Audrey Donahoe
UDIA Second Vice Chair, Chair of National Dairy Council
Frankfort, New York
Barb Hanselman
Bloomville, New York
Bill Besancon
Wooster, Ohio
Bill Deutsch
Sycamore, Illinois
Brian Esplin
Shelley, Idaho
Bryan Hull
Fenwick, Michigan
Charles Krause
First Vice Chair
Buffalo, Minnesota
Corby Werth
Alpena, Michigan
Dan Hotvedt
Decorah, Iowa
Daniel Buttars
Lewiston, Utah
David "Skip" Hardie
Groton, New York
David Jackson
Waco, Texas
Dick Bengen
Pasco, Washington
Eddie Schaap
Clovis, New Mexico
George Andrew
Newark, New York
Greg Conrad
New Holland, Ohio
Harold Howrigan Jr.
Secretary
Sheldon, Vermont
Janet Clark
Rosendale, Wisconsin
Jason Vander Kooy
Mount Vernon, Washington
Jenni Tilton-Flood
Clinton, Maine
Jill Houin
Plymouth, Indiana
Jim Deaton
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
John Brubaker
UDIA Treasurer
Buhl, Idaho
Josh Gladden
Buckeye, Arizona
Kent Folkema
Fremont, Michigan
Kim Korn
Terreton, Idaho
Kris Wardin
Treasurer
St. Johns, Michigan
Marilyn Hershey
DMI Chair
Cochranville, Pennsylvania
Mary Kraft
DMI Vice Chair
Fort Morgan, CO
Mary Temme
Wayne, Nebraska
Michael Ferguson
Senatobia, Mississippi
Mike Marley
Roswell, New Mexico
Paul Rovey
Glendale, Arizona
Sheila Sherwood
Nephi, Utah
Sieto Mellema
Dalhart, Texas
Sutton Rucks
Okeechobee, Florida
Tom Kasper
Melba, Idaho
John Van Dam
Turner, Oregon