Markus Rollinger has been elected to the Dairy Federation Board of Directors. He will fill the unexpired term that was vacated by Tom Devries, who served for many year on the Dairy Federation Board. The term expires at the end of 2018.

Ten Dairy Federation Board members are elected by district, with staggered 3-year terms. In this case, Rollinger joins Art Mensonides and Keith Golob to represent the greater Yakima area.

Other board members include Chris Sybrandy, Jon DeJong and Terry Lensen (NW Washington); Walt Abplanalp and Eric Johnson (SW Washington); and Ed Zurcher and Henry Benthem (Eastern Washington).

Two appointed board members represent Western Washington (Dwayne Faber) and Eastern Washington (Austin Allread).

At the January WSDF Board of Directors meeting, President Chris Sybrandy appointed two people to At-Large positions on the Board. Dwayne Faber was appointed for Western Washington, and Austin Allred for Eastern Washington.

Ballots for the District 3, Position 6 seat on the Board (vacated by Tom DeVries) are in the mail now. Completed ballots must be returned to the WSDF office postmarked by Feb. 10, 2017.