OYDC CONFERENCE ATTENDEES (L-R):STAN MOORE, LYNDA HORNING, REGINA COFFEY, DARREN COFFEY, KYLIE SCHUH, JAMES WEBER, BRAD WREN, NICOLE WREN, JILL DEMANN, JASON ELENBAUM, BRIAN DEMANN, ERIC CARSON, BRITTANY CARSON, ROSS DANIEL WILLIAMS, JEREMY KARSTEN, PAUL PYLE, NANCY PYLE AND SCOTT LAMB.
OYDC Conference Gives Younger Members a Close Look at their Co-op
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utstanding Young Dairy Cooperator (OYDC) finalists converged in Novi, Michigan for a two-day conference on August 13 to 14 held annually as part of MMPA’s leadership development initiatives. Hosting this year’s conference were the 2018 OYDCs, Paul and Nancy Pyle. This year’s judges – MMPA District 8 Director Scott Lamb, MMPA member and former OYDC Lynda Horning and Michigan State University Extension Educator Stan Moore—joined the OYDCs throughout the process to make their selection of the individuals receiving the titles of 2019 winner and runner-up OYDC. James Weber of Vassar, Michigan was selected as the state winning OYDC, while Brad and Nicole Wren of Prescott, Michigan were selected as runners-up.
The state OYDC Conference, held at MMPA headquarters in Novi, provides participants with information about milk marketing activities, cooperatives, milk testing procedures and other current events within the dairy industry.
“I see the OYDC program advancing leadership opportunities by giving the exposure to the whole working order of the co-op. The program has advanced my ability to make better decisions now at a local level, and hopefully be able to at other levels and areas within the co-op as well, in the future.” — Brian DeMann, OYDC finalist, Martin, Michigan LEARN MORE ABOUT 2019 OYDC JAMES WEBER ON PAGE 20 OF THIS ISSUE. VISIT WWW.MIMILK.COM/ MEMBERSHIP/MEMBER-INVOLVEMENT/YOUNGCOOPERATORS/ FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE OYDC PROGRAM.
2019 OYDC Finalists
Andrew and Rebecca Bahrman Skandia, Michigan U.P West Central Local, District 4 Eric and Brittany Carson Hesperia, Michigan Muskegon Local, District 3 Darren and Regina Coffey Allegan, Michigan West Michigan Local, District 3 Brian and Jill DeMann Martin, Michigan Kalamazoo Local, District 2 Jason Elenbaum Mayville, Michigan Deford/Clifford-Mayville Local, District 7 Jeremy Karsten Posen, Michigan Hillman Local, District 4 Marie Marion Saline, Michigan Saline-Ann Arbor Local, District 1 James Weber Vassar, Michigan Frankenmuth Local, District 7 Ross Daniel Williams Homer, Michigan Hillsdale-Litchfield Local, District 1 Brad and Nicole Wren Prescott, Michigan Sunrise Local, District 7 milk messenger / SEP-OCT 2019
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