Board of Trustees
The board of trustees have corporate powers and responsibilities necessary to direct all affairs of the Michigan 4-H Foundation.
PRESIDENT
Sheila Wade Kneeshaw
Woman’s National Farm and Garden Association, Michigan Division
Detroit
VICE PRESIDENT
Thomas L. Bosserd
Representative, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management Services
Plymouth
SECRETARY
Jacob M. DeDecker, Ph.D.
State Leader, Michigan 4-H Youth Development
Associate Director, Children & Youth Institute,
MSU Extension
St. Johns
TREASURER
Melissa Humphrey
Regional Vice President, Sales & Customer Relations
GreenStone Farm Credit Services
Fowler
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Sara A. Stuby
Constantine
TRUSTEES EMERITI
Faye A. Adam
Snover
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
Donald R. Jost
Holt
Sandy Clarkson Stuckman
DeWitt
Michael J. Tate
Pullman, Washington
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
Eleanor Wernette
Benjamin Westrate
TRUSTEES
Sheila M. Burkhardt
Senior Director of Member Relations and Public Affairs
Michigan Milk Producers Association
Novi
Julie A. Chapin, PH.D.
Retired State 4-H Leader and Director,
Children and Youth Institute, MSU Extension
Portland
Ervin Currie II
Project Manager,
Dow Inc.
Midland
Kennedy DeFrancesco
Alger County 4-H’er
Munising
Jennifer L. Kiel
Editor, Michigan Farmer
St. Johns
Douglas E. Lewis
Director of Student Legal Services
University of Michigan
Milan
Kelly F. Millenbah, Ph.D.
Interim Dean,
Senior Associate Dean & Director of Academic & Student Affairs
College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Grace Schmidt
Livingston County 4-H’er
South Lyon
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
Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Andrew Walker
Staff Attorney
Legal Services of Eastern Michigan
West Branch