Our leadership
Advisory council
The advisory council fosters two-way communication and idea generation between Wisconsin’s dairy community and university partners.
Operating principles:
- Ensures collaboration between three campuses
- Brings ideas to the leadership committee
- Advises priority funding areas
- Shares outcomes with broader community
- Maintains transparency and accountability
- Curates a culture of mutual trust and honesty
- Creates focus and balance; prevents mission creep
- Honors talents; supports leadership and program structure
Read the council’s charter to learn more about the structure and purpose of the group.
Council members:
- Mitch Breunig, Mystic Valley Dairy, Dairy Business Association, Chairman
- Dave Daniels, Mighty Grand Dairy, Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
- Aric Dieter, ALCIVIA, Dairy Business Association
- Angela James, Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
- Steve Kelm, UW-River Falls
- Shelly Mayer, Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin
- Tera Montgomery, UW-Platteville
- Scott Rankin, UW-Madison
- Rami Reddy, UW-Platteville
- John Umhoefer, Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association
- Kent Weigel, UW-Madison
- Heather White, Faculty Director (ex officio)
Meeting schedule
Nov. 15, 2022:
Aug. 15, 2022:
April 27, 2022: Agenda, Minutes
Jan. 24, 2022: Agenda, Minutes
Nov. 15, 2021: Agenda, Minutes
Aug. 16, 2021: Agenda, Minutes
April 26, 2021: Agenda, Minutes
Jan. 22, 2021: Agenda, Minutes
Nov. 16, 2020: Agenda, Minutes
Aug. 18, 2020: Agenda, Minutes
April 30, 2020: Agenda, Minutes
Jan. 31, 2020: Agenda, Minutes
Nov. 7, 2019: Agenda, Minutes
Leadership committee
Kathryn VandenBosch
Dean, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, UW-Madison
Wayne Weber
Dean, College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture, UW-Platteville
Dale Gallenberg
Dean, College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, UW-River Falls