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
Trenton, Missouri
Allen Merrill
UDIA First Vice Chair
Parker, South Dakota
Arlene Vander Eyk
Visalia, California
Audrey Donahoe
UDIA Second Vice Chair
Frankfort, New York
Barb Hanselman
Bloomville, New York
Bill Deutsch
Sycamore, Illinois
Brian Esplin
Shelley, Idaho
Charles Krause
Buffalo, Minnesota
Dan Hotvedit
Decorah, Iowa
David "Skip" Hardie
DMI Secretary
Groton, New York
Dick Bengen
Pasco, Washington
Glen Easter
Laurens, South Carolina
Greg Conrad
New Holland, Ohio
Harold Howrigan Jr.
Sheldon, Vermont
Jason Vander Kooy
Mount Vernon, Washington
Jeff Strassburg
Wittenberg, Wisconsin
Jeffrey Hardy
Brigham City, Utah
Jenni Tilton-Flood
Clinton, Maine
Jill Houin
Plymouth, Indiana
Jim Reid
Grant Township, Michigan
Jim Deaton
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
John Brubaker
UDIA Treasurer
Buhl, Idaho
Kim Korn
Terreton, Idaho
Larry Hancock
Muleshoe, Texas
Lolly Lesher
Bernville, Pennsylvania
Lynn Ramsey
Emory, Texas
Marilyn Hershey
DMI Chair
Cochranville, Pennsylvania
Mark Hoewischer
Mechanicsburg, Ohio
Mary Kraft
Fort Morgan, Colorado
Mary Temme
Wayne, Nebraska
Matt Leak
Cornish, Utah
Michael Ferguson
Senatobia, Mississippi
Neil Hoff
UDIA Chair
Windhorst, Texas
Patti Shinn
Croswell, Michigan
Paul Rovey
Glendale, Arizona
Sieto Mellema
Dalhart, Texas
Steve Phares
Albion, Indiana
Sutton Rucks
Okeechobee, Florida
Tim Hood
Paw Paw, Michigan
Tom Kasper
Melba, Idaho
John Van Dam
Turner, Oregon