Officers and directors of the USJersey organizations were elected during the Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) held in Alexandria, Va.
Chris Sorenson, Pine River, Wis., was re-elected for a third term as President of the American Jersey Cattle Association during the Annual Meeting on June 28. Sorenson is a partner in Sorenson Hillview Jersey Farm Inc. The 850-acre farm includes a 100-cow Registered Jersey herd enrolled on REAP, the association's comprehensive service package that includes registration, Equity milk marketing support, type appraisal, and performance testing.
Alan Chittenden, Schodack Landing, N.Y., was elected to the Board of Directors from the Second District, succeeding Charles F. Luchsinger, Syracuse, N.Y. Chittenden is a fourth-generation Jersey breeder and partner in Dutch Hollow Farm LLC, a 600-cow Registered Jersey herd enrolled on REAP. In 2003, he was appointed to the AJCA Type Advisory Committee, serving as chair in 2008. He is currently director for New England Jersey Sires Inc. and the New England Jersey Breeders Association. Alan received the AJCA Young Jersey Breeder Award with his wife Donna in 2000.
W. Phil Gordon, Syracuse, Ind., was re-elected to a three-year term as AJCA Director from the Sixth District, serving on the Finance and Development committees during his first term. Gordon is a third-generation, lifelong Jersey breeder, with the Gordon Farms herd of 35 Registered Jersey cows now housed at Mybrook Farms in Middlebury, Ind. Professionally, Phil worked as a vo-ag teacher, then in Extension education with Purdue University for 21 years. He was Elkhart County Director for 17 years before retiring in 2003.
Edward F. Kirchdoerfer, Cape Girardeau, Mo., was elected to his first term as AJCA Director from the Eighth District, succeeding Jerry Spielman, Seneca, Kans. He is partner in Kirchdoerfer Dairy Farm, a family operation established in 1896 that has milked Registered Jerseys since 1949. Eddie was appointed to the AJCA Type Advisory Committee in 2009, and currently serves as its chair. He is also chairperson for the All American Jersey Sale, to be held November 9 in Louisville, Ky. He received the AJCA Young Jersey Breeder Award with wife Amy in 2001.
Kelvin Moss, Litchfield Park, Ariz., was elected as an AJCA Director from the Eleventh District, succeeding Jim Quist, Fresno, Calif. Moss and his wife, Kathy, own Mountain Shadow Dairy LLC, a 1,300-cow dairy enrolled in AJCA's REAP program. He was appointed a Director at-large of National All-Jersey Inc. in 2002, also serving as NAJ Finance Chair and as a member of the AJCA-NAJ Joint Operations Committee. He is currently on the Board of Directors of United Dairymen of Arizona, and previously served as a director of the Arizona Dairy Herd Improvement Association.
Officers and directors of the American Jersey Cattle Association for 2014-15 were elected at the organization's 146th annual meeting conducted June 28 in Alexandria, Va. Pictured, from left, front row: David Norman, Third District, Liberty, Penna.; Neal Smith, Executive Secretary & CEO; President Chris Sorenson, Pine River, Wis.; and Ralph Frerichs, Vice President, La Grange, Texas; back row: Corey Lutz, Fifth District, Lincolnton, N.C.; Edward Kirchdoerfer, Eighth District, Cape Girardeau, Mo.; Alan Chittenden, Second District, Schodack Landing, N.Y.; Walter Owens, Seventh District, Frederic, Wis.; Kelvin Moss, Eleventh District, Litchfield Park, Ariz.; C. A. Russell, Twelfth District, Hilmar, Calif.; Sam Bok, Fourth District, Defiance, Ohio; Tom Seals, Tenth District, Beaver, Ore.; and Phil Gordon, Sixth District, Syracuse, N.Y. Not pictured: Wesley Snow, First District, Brookfield, Vt.
National All-Jersey Inc.
David Endres, Lodi, Wis., was elected to a third term as Director for District 4 on the Board of National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ). He operates Endres Jazzy Jerseys, a 700-cow Registered Jersey dairy enrolled on REAP. He has held leadership positions with Wisconsin Farm Bureau, and the former Alto Dairy Cooperative and been a media contact on dairy and agriculture issues for the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin.
Richard A. Doran, Jr., Newberry, S.C., was appointed by the American Jersey Cattle Association to a four-year term as Director at-large on the NAJ Board. Doran operates Bush River Jerseys, is currently the vice chairman of the South Carolina Farm Bureau Water Use Committee and previously served two terms on the AJCA Board of Directors.
Following the organization's Annual Meeting on June 27, David Endres was elected to serve a sixth term as President. James S. Huffard III, Crockett, Va., was re-elected Vice President.
USJersey signifies the organizations dedicated to promoting the Jersey breed of cattle in the United States and their dairy farmer members. The American Jersey Cattle Association, organized in 1868, compiles and maintains animal identification and performance data on Jersey cattle and provides services that support genetic improvement and greater profitability. Since 1957, National All-Jersey Inc. has provided services that increase the value of and demand for Jersey milk and milk products and Registered Jersey cattle and genetics. For more information, visit the website at www.USJersey.com or connect at facebook.com/USJersey.
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