MONROE — The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association announced Dave Buholzer of Klondike Cheese Company has been elected to serve as president of the Board of Directors beginning July 1. 

Steve Bechel of Eau Galle Cheese Factory will serve as first vice president and Chris Sandretti of Saputo Cheese USA will serve as second vice president. 

Mike Neu of Chr. Hansen has been elected treasurer, and Greg Siegenthaler of Grande Cheese Company has been elected secretary.

WCMA is also pleased to announce Mike Hinrichsen of Associated Milk Producers Inc., Randy LaGrander of LaGrander’s Hillside Dairy, Tim Omer of Emmi Roth USA and Mike Sipple of Agropur Inc. will join the 2019-20 Board of Directors.

The 2019-20 Board of Directors also includes: Brian Baker of Baker Cheese; Jim Bleick of Graf Creamery, Inc.; Craig Filkouski of Great Lakes Cheese Company; Gary Gosda of Lake Country Dairy; Linda Lee of Prairie Farms Dairy; Craig Linz of Tetra Pak Inc.; Ken Meyers of MCT Dairies Inc.; Paul Scharfman of Specialty Cheese Company; Jeff Wideman of Maple Leaf Cheese; Doug Wilke of Valley Queen Cheese;  Mark Witke of Zimmerman Cheese; Tayt Wuethrich of Grassland Dairy Products Inc.

Directors retiring from the board this year are: current President Kim Heiman of Nasonville Dairy, current First Vice President Kerry Henning of Henning’s Cheese, Kyle Jensen of Hilmar Cheese and Jeff Kent and Matt Zimbric of Foremost Farms USA.