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.

Mark Johnson
Board Member
Mr. Johnson is a Senior Scientist at the UW Center for Dairy Research in Madison, Wis.

John Koepke
Board Member
Mr. Koepke is a dairy farmer near Oconomowoc, Wis.

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. He currently works on special projects for the WI Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

Ben Miller
Board Member
Mr. Miller is Assistant Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.