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Dennis Rodenbaugh
President & CEO, Dairy Farmers of America
Chair
Ron Dunford
President & CEO, Schreiber Foods Inc.
Vice Chair, Food Safety Committee Vice Chair, Processor Stewardship Reporting LLC Oversight Committee Vice Chair
Sheryl Meshke
President & CEO, Associated Milk Producers Inc.
Treasurer, Communications Committee Chair
Lance FitzSimmons
President & CEO, Leprino Foods Company
Secretary
Heather Anfang
EVP, President, Dairy Foods, Land O'Lakes, Inc.
At-Large, Health & Well-Being Committee Chair
Joe Diglio
President & CEO
At-Large, Animal Care Committee Chair, U.S. Dairy Stewardship Commitment Committee Chair
Matt McClelland
CEO, Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.
At-Large, Communications Committee Vice Chair
Craig Caballero
CEO, United Dairymen of Arizona
Jon Cowell
CEO, Maola Local Dairies
Health & Well-Being Committee Vice Chair
Brenda Dehart
President & CEO, Foremost Farms U.S.A.
Gregg Doud
President & CEO, National Milk Producers Federation
Animal Care Committee Vice Chair
Michael Dykes
President & CEO, International Dairy Foods Association
Kevin Ellis
CEO, Upstate Niagra Cooperative
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Miriam Erickson-Brown
Chair & CEO, Anderson Erickson Dairy Company
Krysta Harden
President & CEO, U.S. Dairy Export Council
Marilyn Hershey
Pennsylvania Dairy Farmer and Chair, Dairy Management Inc. Board of Directors
Amy Humphreys
President & CEO, Darigold, Inc.
Gary Kaneb
President, HP Hood LLC
Glenn Kaping
President & CEO, First District Association Processor Stewardship Reporting LLC Oversight Committee Chair
Tim Kelly
SVP/General Manager - Manufacturing, Shamrock Food Company
Charles Krause
Minnesota Dairy Farmer and Chair, United Dairy Industry Association
David Lynn
President & CEO, Agri-Mark, Inc.
Environmental Stewardship Committee Vice Chair
Daragh Maccabee
CEO, Idaho Milk Products
Mike McCloskey
Co-Founder, Select Milk Producers, Inc.
Environmental Stewardship Committee Chair, CEO GHG Accounting Task Force Vice Chair
Becky Nyman
California Dairy Farmer and Chair, U.S. Dairy Export Council
Yin Rani
CEO, Milk Processor Education Program
Brian Rexing
Indiana Dairy Farmer and Chair, National Milk Producers Federation
Bob Sarver
President & CEO, Great Lakes Cheese
Greg Schlafer
CEO, Hilmar Cheese
Joanna Shipp
Virginia Dairy Farmer and Chair, National Dairy Board
Patti Smith
President & CEO, American Dairy Products Institute
Rob Vandenheuvel
President & CEO, California Dairies, Inc.
Tom Halverson
President & CEO, CoBank
Board Advisor
Committees & Task Forces
The Innovation Center brings together expertise from across the dairy value chain through its committees and task forces. These groups focus on key industry challenges and opportunities, driving meaningful progress in critical areas. Each committee and task force is dedicated to advancing shared priorities through collaboration, research, and best practices.
Animal Care Committee
Strengthens industry-wide alignment on animal care standards, ensuring consumer and stakeholder confidence in dairy farmers’ commitment to responsible animal care.
Communications Committee
Inspires consumer trust in dairy and earns recognition and support for U.S. dairy’s leadership, commitments, and contributions to people and planet.
Environmental Stewardship Committee
Directs the strategies, actions, and resources that support the industry to further progress toward its collective 2050 Environmental Stewardship Goals.
Food Safety Committee
Strengthens manufacturing practices across dairy processing facilities by advancing science-based tools and protocols to minimize food safety risks.
Health and Well-being Committee
Reassert U.S. dairy’s superior role in modern wellness through “now, next, and future” messaging and claims, science, and third-party outreach.
CEO GHG Accounting Task Force
Ensures leadership alignment, direction, and support for U.S. dairy’s approach to and ability to inform GHG accounting protocols.
U.S. Dairy Stewardship Commitment Committee
Promotes the adoption, awareness, support, and continuous improvement of the U.S. Dairy Stewardship Commitment within the dairy community and among external stakeholders.