FORT ATKINSON, WI (November 6, 2024) — At its recent annual meeting the National Dairy Shrine appointed two new board members and welcomed new leadership to the Board of Directors.
The person who will lead the organization as President in 2025 is Tina Larson, from Pine Island, Minnesota. Born and raised on Havana Heights Guernsey farm in Steele County, Minnesota, Tina is currently the Senior Advertising Specialist with World Wide Sires. In this role she works closely with the marketing teams in South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Switzerland and Canada to create and implement their advertising campaigns. In addition, she is the main graphic designer for the World Wide Sires corporate advertising campaigns and works closely with the rest of the advertising team to coordinate all global messaging for the company.
Tina joined the board of National Dairy Shrine in 2019 after a call from then Executive Secretary Dr. David Selner. Feeling the need to give back to the organization that had awarded her scholarships in her youth, she happily agreed. “Working with the rest of the Board of Directors, the Executive Board and the Executive Secretary has been a profound and valuable experience,” she says. “The mission of National Dairy Shrine to Inspire the Future, Honor the Past and Preserve the History of the dairy industry inspired me to serve as the president for the coming year.”
The organization also selected Jodi Hoynoski of Gill, Massachusetts as President-elect to lead the organization starting in 2026. Jodi grew up on Lost Elm Farm in Berlin, Wis. and began her career as a nutrition consultant for Vita Plus Corporation in Columbus, Wis. before moving to Brattleboro, Vt. for a 21-year career at Holstein Association USA, the world’s largest dairy breed organization. As Executive Director, Identification & Member Services and Holstein Foundation Programs Manager, she led many areas of the business from customer service and ear tags to legislative affairs and international marketing. She most enjoyed her role in running the renowned Young Dairy Leaders Institute. Jodi currently works as the Global Head of Genetic Excellence for Cobb-Vantress, a poultry genetics company owned by Tyson Foods.
Joining the board of directors are Nick Randle and Benjamin Styer. Randle is the U.S. Senior Marketing Lead at Zoetis for Dairy Productivity and Milk Quality and a Red and White Holstein breeder from Sterling, Massachusetts. He lives there with his wife, Ashley. Originally from Indiana, he and his family have exhibited nationally through their operation, Starlight Genetics. They have been very fortunate to have owned and exhibited All-American cattle while winning numerous championships and Breeder & Exhibitor awards. Nick also serves as President of Red & White Dairy Cattle Association and is on the Board of Trustees for the Holstein Foundation.
A senior at the University of Minnesota studying Animal Science with a dairy production emphasis, Benjamin Styer is a student representative to the board of directors. Styer grew up on his family’s dairy farm, Alfalawn Farm, in Menomonie, WI. Through 4-H, Ben’s team won the national contest at the World Dairy Expo, granting him the ability to judge internationally in Scotland and Ireland. At the University of Minnesota, he competed on the collegiate dairy judging team. Highlights of Ben’s judging career include being the high individual overall at the North American International Livestock Exposition and National Intercollegiate World Dairy Expo contests, both contests that his team won. Ben has exhibited at all levels of competition and enjoys being home to work with animals when time allows. He hopes to have a career related to dairy cattle genetics before eventually returning home to his family’s dairy farm.
For more information about National Dairy Shrine visit www.dairyshrine.org.
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