Leadership

Led by WCMA's Executive Committee, and with input from our active, engaged member committees, the 28 elected industry representatives of the Board of Directors direct the Association’s strategy and spending.

Board of Directors

  • Tim Omer
    Tim Omer
    President & Managing Director Emmi Roth
    President
  • Mike Sipple
    Mike Sipple
    VP Manufacturing - US Agropur Inc. - USA
    First Vice President
  • Jeff Gentine
    Jeff Gentine
    President & CEO Masters Gallery Foods, Inc.
    Second Vice President
  • Kim Heiman
    Kim Heiman
    President Nasonville Dairy, Inc.
    Treasurer
  • Chris Roelli
    Chris Roelli
    Owner & Master Cheesemaker Roelli Cheese Co., Inc.
    Secretary
  • Greg Alberts
    Greg Alberts
    President/Owner Kelley Supply, Inc
  • Mat Bartkowiak
    Mat Bartkowiak
    VP of Corporate Responsibility and Development Nelson-Jameson, Inc.
  • Mindy Berrey
    Mindy Berrey
    Senior Director of Sales Land O' Lakes, Inc.
  • Luke Buholzer
    Luke Buholzer
    VP of Sales Klondike Cheese Company
  • Wilf Costello
    Wilf Costello
    Chief Commercial Officer - Cheese Glanbia Nutritionals
  • Steve Doyle
    Steve Doyle
    Director of Dairy Procurement & Industrial Sales Sartori Company
  • Jenny Drake
    Jenny Drake
    Vice President Business Technology Grande Cheese Company - Fond du Lac
  • Tony Eafanti
    Tony Eafanti
    Vice President, Business Development Leprino Foods Company
  • Kurt Epprecht
    Kurt Epprecht
    VP of Cheese Quality and Dairy Policy Great Lakes Cheese
  • Betsy Erdelyi
    Betsy Erdelyi
    Managing Director BMO Harris Bank NA
  • Mark Federico
    Mark Federico
    President Narragansett Creamery
  • Bob Greco
    Bob Greco
    President Cheese Merchants of America
  • Richard Guggisberg
    Richard Guggisberg
    President Guggisberg Cheese
  • Kerry Henning
    Kerry Henning
    President Henning Cheese, Inc.
  • Mike Hinrichsen
    Mike Hinrichsen
    Vice President of Manufacturing - Cheese and Whey Associated Milk Producers Inc.
  • Kyle Jensen
    Kyle Jensen
    Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing Hilmar Cheese Company
  • Ryan LaGrander
    Ryan LaGrander
    President LaGrander's Hillside Dairy, Inc.
  • Jon Metzig
    Jon Metzig
    Cheese Maker Union Star Cheese Factory
  • Orphee Paillotin
    Orphee Paillotin
    Owner Alpinage Artisan Cheese
  • Kevin Pieh
    Kevin Pieh
    CFO Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery
  • Declan Roche
    Declan Roche
    Chief Commercial Officer & SVP Foremost Farms USA
  • Steve Stettler
    Steve Stettler
    Owner, Master Cheesemaker Decatur Dairy, Inc.
  • Bruce Workman
    Bruce Workman
    Owner/Cheesemaker Edelweiss Creamery LLC