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Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives Elects Board LeadersWisconsin Federation of Cooperatives Elects Board Leaders
Pete Giacomini is chairman.
December 19, 2007
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The Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives, a two-state organization representing more than 800 Wisconsin and Minnesota cooperative businesses, elected a new board of directors at its annual meeting in Bloomington, Minn.
"The WFC board of directors represents a wide variety of cooperatives from across the state of Wisconsin," said Bill Oemichen, WFC president & CEO. "We look forward to working with Chairman Pete Giacomini and the rest of the board on issues facing our cooperative community in the coming year."
The following cooperators were elected to the 2007-2008 board:
Pete Giacomini, Verona, Wis., CEO of AgSource Cooperative Services, as WFC board chairman
Bob Bass, Reedsburg, Wis., a Sauk County dairy producer and member of the CHS Inc. board, as WFC board vice chair
Ed Hass, Ellsworth, Wis., a Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services board director, as WFC board secretary
Sam Skemp, Jefferson, Wis., general manager of Frontier FS Cooperative, as WFC board treasurer
Curt Eischens, Minneota, Minn., a grain producer and member of the CHS board of directors, as a member of the WFC Executive Committee
District Directors
Jim Kinzie, Drummond, Wis., Bayfield Electric Co-op board of directors
Greg Sacia, Holmen, Wis., Western Wisconsin Beef Producers Cooperative
Cheri Gibeaut, Endeavor, Wis., Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative
Jim Viney, Janesville, Wis., Sugar Creek Mutual Insurance
Bill Averbeck, Fond du Lac, Wis., Dairy Farmers of America
Gary DeJager, Brandon, Wis., Alto Dairy Cooperative
Sector Directors
Bob Topel, Waterloo, Wis., Foremost Farms USA
Chuck Lindner, Greenwood, Wis., Land O' Lakes
Jeff Bennesch, Colfax, Wis., Dairy Farmers of America
Gary Tomter, Prairie du Sac, Wis., CHS/Land O' Lakes
Todd Rosvold, Pulaski, Wis., Pulaski Chase Cooperative
Robert Dinkel, Marathon, Wis., Customer One Cooperative
Jim Drogue, Pewaukee, Wis., Wisconsin Credit Union League
Max Michaelson, Black River Falls, Wis., Co-op Credit Union
Diane Zimmerman, Superior, Wis., East Central Energy Cooperative
Carolyn Moon, Baraboo, Wis., Adams–Columbia Electric Cooperative
Jim Hathaway, Menomonie, Wis., Dunn Energy Cooperative
Dave Hischke, Suring, Wis., Oconto Electric Cooperative
Diane Cole, Baraboo, Wis., Badgerland Farm Credit Services
Alan Albers, Plain, Wis., Merrimac Mutual Insurance
Harvey Stower, Amery, Wis., Inter-County Publishing
Rod Olson, Westby, Wis., Vernon Telephone Cooperative
Neil Christy, St. Paul, Minn., Minnesota Credit Union Network
Dennis Hunwardsen, Jackson, Minn., FCA Co-op
WFC and its sister organization, the Minnesota Association of Cooperatives, serve more than 800 member-cooperatives owned by more than 6.3 million Wisconsin and Minnesota residents.
For more information about WFC and MAC, visit www.wfcmac.coop.
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