DGA’s Board of Directors
DGA’s Board of Directors is responsible for the Alliance’s strategic direction, effective governance and ensuring fiscally sound programs. It oversees the Executive Director, who is a resource for the board. While Board members do not manage DGA’s day-to-day operations, they do support the work of the Executive Director through advice and policy direction, providing guidance and oversight to advance DGA’s mission.
Leon Corse
Board Member and NATC Advisor
Mentor Dairy Grazier, Vermont
Paul Daigle
DGA Board Advisor
Jim Jarman
Board Member & Treasurer
VP Marketing & Product, Neutral
Bruce Knight
DGA Board Advisor
Stacie Koopal
Board Member
Mentor Dairy Grazier, Missouri
Sarah Littlefield
Board Member
Executive Director, Maine Dairy Promotion Board
Maine Dairy & Nutrition Council
Mentor Dairy Grazier, Maine
Scott Laeser
Board Member
Senior Working Lands Advisor, Rural Climate Partnership
Scott Mericka
Board Vice President and NATC Member
Mentor Dairy Grazier, Wisconsin
James McVitty
Board Member
Vice President, Government Relations and Trade Strategy, Fonterra Cooperative
Eric Sheffer
Board Member & President
Mentor Dairy Grazier, New York
National Apprenticeship Training Committee (NATC)
NATC is the standing committee of Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship and comprises dairy graziers. Its responsibilities include reviewing and approving Apprenticeship Mentor Dairy Graziers, Apprentice graduations, and changes to the Apprenticeship curriculum. It carries out the responsibilities and duties required by the U.S. Department of Labor National Standards of Apprenticeship for the occupation of “Dairy Grazier.”
Leon Corse
Board Member and NATC Advisor
Mentor Dairy Grazier, Vermont
Ben Gotschall
NATC Member
Retired Mentor Dairy Grazier, Maine
Zonder Dhondt
NATC Member
Journey Dairy Grazier, Pennsylvania
Madelyn Johnston
NATC Member
Mentor Dairy Grazier, Vermont
Scott Mericka
Board Vice President and NATC Member
Mentor Dairy Grazier, Wisconsin
Anthony Neitzke
NATC Member
Journey Dairy Grazier, Wisconsin
Kate Sabino
NATC Member
Journey Dairy Grazier and Mentor, Maine
MacKenzie Wallace
NATC Member
Journey Dairy Grazier, Vermont