Board Of Trustees
The board of trustees have corporate powers and responsibilities necessary to direct all affairs of the Michigan 4-H Foundation.
President
Office: President
Work Title: Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Ogemaw County
Location: West Branch, Michigan
Vice President
Office: Vice President
Work Title: Retired VP and Dean, Oklahoma State University Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Location: Portage, Michigan
Secretary
Office: Board Secretary
Work Title: State 4-H Leader & Co-Director, MSU Extension Children & Youth Institute
Location: Munger, Michigan
Treasurer
Office: Board Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair
Work Title: VP of Finance and Accounting, GreenStone Farm Credit Services
Location: DeWitt, Michigan
Immediate Past President
Office: Immediate Past President
Work Title: Retired Representative, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management Services
Location: Plymouth, Michigan
Trustees
Office: Board Trustee
Work Title: Student, Michigan State University
Location: Chesaning, Michigan
Office: Board Trustee
Work Title: Student, Michigan State University
Location: Wheeler, Michigan
Office: Board Development Committee Chair
Work Title: Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Michigan Milk Producers Association
Location: Novi, Michigan
Office: Resource Development Chair
Work Title: Retired State 4-H Leader & Director, MSU Extension Children & Youth Institute
Location: Portland, Michigan
Office: Board Trustee
Work Title: Former Executive Director, Iowa 4-H Foundation
Location: Portage, Michigan
Office: Board Trustee
Work Title: Interim Dean and Professor, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University
Location: East Lansing, Michigan
Office: Board Trustee
Work Title: Editor, Michigan Farmer
Location: St. Johns, Michigan
Office: Program Committee Chair
Work Title: Woman’s National Farm and Garden Association, Michigan Division
Location: Detroit
Office: Personnel Committee Chair
Work Title: Director of Student Legal Services, University of Michigan
Location: Milan, Michigan
Office: Board Trustee
Work Title: St. Joseph County 4-H’er
Location: Sturgis, Michigan
Office: Board Trustee
Work Title: Group Vice President Product Development & Executive Chief Engineer F-Platform Vehicles, Toyota Motor Corporation Commercial Vehicle Company
Location: Williamston, Michigan
Office: Board Trustee
Work Title: Retired President, Michigan Agricultural Commodities, Inc. (MAC)
Location: Ludington
Office: Board Trustee
Work Title: Extension Educator & Supervising Educator, Michigan State University Extension
Location: Howell, Michigan
Office: Board Trustee
Work Title: Director, Michigan State University Extension
Location: East Lansing, Michigan
Trustee Emeriti
Honorary Trustees
PRESIDENT
Thomas L. Bosserd
Retired Representative, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management Services
Plymouth
VICE PRESIDENT
Andrew Walker
Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney,
Ogemaw County
West Branch
SECRETARY
Jodi Schulz
State 4-H Leader and Co-Director,
Children and Youth Institute, MSU Extension
Munger
TREASURER
Mark Koester
Vice President of Finance and Accounting, Greenstone Farm Credit Services
East Lansing
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Sheila Wade Kneeshaw
Woman’s National Farm and Garden Association, Michigan Division
Detroit
TRUSTEES
Julie M. Becker
Gratiot County 4-H’er
Wheeler
Sheila M. Burkhardt
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Michigan Milk Producers Association
Novi
Rhonda Coon
Portage
Thomas G. Coon, Ph.D.
Portage
Ervin Currie II
Project Manager,
Dow Inc.
Midland
Matthew Daum, Ph.D.
Interim Dean & Professor
College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Terrell Jordan
Wayne County 4-H’er
Detroit
Jennifer L. Kiel
Editor, Michigan Farmer
St. Johns
Douglas E. Lewis
Director of Student Legal Services
University of Michigan
Milan
Peter Rambadt
St. Joseph County 4-H’er
Sturgis
Bruce A. Sutherland
President
Michigan Agricultural Commodities, Inc.
Okemos
Michael Sweers
Group Vice President Product Development, Executive Chief Engineer F-Platform Vehicles
Toyota Motor North America R&D
Executive Vice President
Toyota Motor Corporation
Dansville
Roxanne S. Turner
Extension Educator, Leadership Civic Engagement Work Team
MSU Extension
Fowlerville
Quentin R. Tyler, Ph.D.
Director, Michigan State University Extension
Senior Associate Dean for Outreach and Engagement, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Michigan State University
East Lansing
TRUSTEES EMERITI
Faye A. Adam
Snover
Pamala R. Babbitt
Muskegon
Raymond L. Bollaert
Yale
Ronald H. Schoen
Okemos
IN MEMORIAM:
Jack W. Barnes
Paul L. Grannis
Dyle L. Henning
George E. House
Harold E. Lein
Alan W. Ott
Rod L. Parsch
HONORARY TRUSTEES
Cheryl D. Howell
Lansing
Donald R. Jost
Holt
Sandy Clarkson Stuckman
DeWitt
IN MEMORIAM:
Carl G. Card
Lou Chapman
Anne Garrison
Milon Grinnell
Sigurd R. Larsen
Russell G. Mawby
Ezra W. Perry
P.R. Shepers
Thomas Steel
Michael J. Tate
Eleanor Wernette
Benjamin Westrate
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— Justin Yarger, Monroe County
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