DBIC Board

Patrick Geoghegan
President
Mr. Geoghegan is Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications at the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board.

John Umhoefer
Vice President
Mr. Umhoefer is the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association in Madison, Wis.

Sam Miller
Secretary/Treasurer
Mr. Miller is Senior Vice-President of Agribusiness Banking for Marshall & Ilsley (M&I) Bank in Wisconsin.

Steve Ehlers
Board Member
Mr. Ehlers is President of Larry’s Market in Brown Deer, Wis, a specialty food store with an impressive cheese case.

Christopher Koetke
Board Member
Mr. Koetke is Dean of the School of Culinary Arts at Kendall College in Chicago, Ill.

Tom Lyon
Board Member
Mr. Lyon is a retired agri-business executive and works on special projects for the Wisconsin agriculture industry.

Ben Miller
Board Member
Mr. Miller is Chief of Staff at the Office of University Relations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Dean Sommer
Board Member
Mr. Sommer is on the Senior Management Team and a Cheese & Food Technologist at the UW Center for Dairy Research in Madison, Wis.