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WMMB 2009 Board
of Director Election Process
Recent
press releases and links to other pertinent election information:
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 Each
year, a portion of the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) 25-member
board is
elected
to three-year
terms.
WMMB directors guide the
organization's
financial affairs, formulate and set WMMB policies, approve the
organization's mission and serve on one of two committees – Channel
Management or Communications. All directors
must be active dairy producers who
sell milk into commercial channels and live in the district
where they are nominated.
In 2009, eight districts are up for election.
Those districts and their respective WMMB incumbent directors are
listed
below:
 District
2 - Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto, Vilas
(incumbent Connie Seefeldt)- District 5 - Dunn, St. Croix
(incumbent Kay Zwald)
- District 8 - Marathon County
(incumbent Steven Sternweis)
- District 11 - Outagamie, Winnebago
Counties (incumbent Robert Letter)
- District 14 - Jackson, La Crosse,
Trempealeau Counties (incumbent Pat Kling)
- District 17 - Calumet, Manitowoc
Counties (incumbent Rosalie Geiger)
- District 20 - Richland, Sauk
Counties (incumbent Sharon Laubscher)
- District 23 - Iowa, Lafayette
Counties (incumbent Jay Stauffacher)
WMMB director elections are handled by
the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
(DATCP).
Questions regarding elections should be directed
to DATCP’s Noel
Favia at 608-224-5140.
The WMMB
Director Candidate Information Sheet provides some background about WMMB and highlights director
roles, responsibilities and compensation.
As other information
(e.g. press releases, nominee biographies, forms,
etc.)
becomes
available,
links to
that information can be found at the top of this page.
If you
have any other questions specific to WMMB, contact Gina
Bauer at 800-373-9662.
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