Meet the ACS
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is an active and engaged group of industry leaders who are deeply committed to ACS’s mission. The Board is tasked with fiduciary oversight and the long-term strategic growth of the organization.
![Larry Hedrich](/assets/Uploads/StaffMembers/Larry-Hedrich__FocusFillMaxWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsMzAwLDMwMF0.jpg)
Larry Hedrich
President
LaClare Family Creamery
![Jessica Little](/assets/Uploads/StaffMembers/Jessica-Little__FocusFillMaxWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsMzAwLDMwMF0.jpg)
Jessica Little
Vice President
Sweet Grass Dairy
![Mike Koch](/assets/Uploads/StaffMembers/Mike_Koch__FocusFillMaxWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsMzAwLDMwMF0.jpg)
Mike Koch
Chair
FireFly Farms
![Adam Brock](/assets/Uploads/StaffMembers/Adam-Brock__FocusFillMaxWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsMzAwLDMwMF0.jpg)
Adam Brock
Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin
![Erin Clancy](/assets/Uploads/StaffMembers/Erin-Clancy__FocusFillMaxWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsMzAwLDMwMF0.jpg)
Erin Clancy
Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese
![Sheila Flanagan](/assets/Uploads/StaffMembers/Sheila-Flanagan__FocusFillMaxWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsMzAwLDMwMF0.jpg)
Sheila Flanagan
Nettle Meadow Farm & Cheese Company
![Kerry Kaylegian](/assets/Uploads/StaffMembers/Kerry-Kaylegian__FocusFillMaxWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsMzAwLDMwMF0.jpg)
Dr. Kerry Kaylegian
Pennsylvania State University
![Emiliano Lee](/assets/Uploads/StaffMembers/Emiliano-Lee__FocusFillMaxWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsMzAwLDMwMF0.jpg)
Emiliano Lee
North Coast Co-op
![Rachel Perez](/assets/Uploads/StaffMembers/Rachel-Perez__FocusFillMaxWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsMzAwLDMwMF0.jpg)
Rachel Perez
Treasurer
UNFI Fresh
![Julia Powers](/assets/Uploads/StaffMembers/Julia-Powers__FocusFillMaxWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsMzAwLDMwMF0.jpg)
Julia Powers
Peterson Cheese Company
![Susan Rigg](/assets/Uploads/StaffMembers/Susan-Rigg__FocusFillMaxWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsMzAwLDMwMF0.jpg)
Susan Rigg
River Whey Creamery
![Bill Stephenson](/assets/Uploads/StaffMembers/Bill-Stephenson__FocusFillMaxWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsMzAwLDMwMF0.jpg)
Bill Stephenson
DPI Specialty Foods
![Dan Utano](/assets/Uploads/StaffMembers/Dan-Utano__FocusFillMaxWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsMzAwLDMwMF0.jpg)
Dan Utano
Daniel Utano Consulting
![Charuth Van Beuzekom](/assets/Uploads/StaffMembers/Charuth-Van-Beuzekom__FocusFillMaxWyItMC4wMiIsIi0wLjc5IiwzMDAsMzAwXQ.jpg)
Charuth Van Beuzekom
Dutch Girl Creamery
![Britton Welsh](/assets/Uploads/StaffMembers/Britton-Welsh__FocusFillMaxWyIwLjAwIiwiMC4wMCIsMzAwLDMwMF0.jpg)
Britton Welsh
Secretary
Beehive Cheese Company
Interested in Board Service? Learn about serving on the Board and the nomination and election process. Contact the ACS Board of Directors.