Board of Directors

The ODPA Board of Directors consists of representatives from producer and organization members.

Producers
Ten Producer Directors are elected. They represent each district proportionate to the number of active dairy farms in each district. The entire Producer membership votes on nominees from all districts.

Northeast District:

Doug Billman

Frank Burkett

John Douglass

Thomas Lang

 

East District:

Dale Arbaugh

Tim Shipley

 

Northwest District:

Ed Pfeifer

 

Southwest District:

Paul Broering

Craig Fledderjohann

 

South District:

Joel Eltzroth

Organizations

Organization Directors are allocated based on funding and are designated by each respective Organization member, upon approval of the Board.

 

COBA/Select Sires, Inc.

Bernie Heisner

Tom Fleming

 

Continental Dairy Products

Chris Weaver

 

Dairy Farmers of America - Mideast Area

Larry Alexander

Doug Krickenbarger

Urban Mescher

Chuck Moellendick

 

DHI Cooperative, Inc.

Bret Layman

 

Independent Milk Producers Association

Carl Steiner

 

ODPA Executive Committee

Chair Tom Fleming
Vice Chair, Producers John Douglass
Producer Representative Tim Shipley
Vice Chair, Organizations Bernie Heisner
Organization Representative Bret Layman
Chief Executive Officer Scott Higgins
Secretary/Treasurer Dave Arter

ODPA Districts