WHA Board of Directors and Officers

The WHA is divided into four districts: NW, NE, SW, and SE. The dividing line from south to north is I-90 to Hwy 16, 60. The dividing line from west to east is Hwy 39/51. The WHA Board of Directors has 12 members, elected by the WHA membership. The WHA Board is composed of two or three Directors elected within each district and up to 4 (statewide) At-Large Directors, for a total of 12 Board members. Each Director serves a three-year term on the WHA Board. Each year, one Director position in each district or the respective Director At-Large position is eligible for re-election. All District Directors or Directors At-Large may serve two, 3-year consecutive terms if they wish. At the conclusion of the second term, there must be a lapse of one year before re-election to the WHA Board. The WHA Board of Directors Executive Committee is composed of the President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. More information about the structure and organization of the WHA is in the Bylaws below.

2024 WHA Executive Committee Officers

President: Rob Ash, Point Creek Herefords
Vice President: Steve Merry, MGM Polled Herefords
Secretary: Lisa Davis, Hillside Oaks Farm
P.O. Box 232.
Plain, WI 53577
  608-697-9633
  [email protected]

Front row, left to right: Liz Johnson, Katrina Edge, Rob Ash, Steve Merry, Kelly Oleson
Back Row, left to right: Rick Starck, BJ Jones, Shawn Prodell, Caleb Ahrens, Kim Johnson
Not Pictured: Jamie Kent, Bruce Thorson, Lisa Davis

WHA Board of Directors and Officers (listed by district)

The Wisconsin Hereford Association is divided into 4 districts - NW, NE, SW, and SE. The dividing line from east to west is Hwy 39/51. The dividing line from north to south is I-90 to 16, 60.

Northwest

Director, Liz Johnson
Steiny's Herefords
1203 Academy St
Elroy, WI 53929
  (608)343-9052
  [email protected]
Director, Kelly Oleson
Oleson Family Farm
1169 18th Drive
Arkdale, WI 54613
  608-547-8101
  [email protected]
Director, Rick Stark
Starck Century Farm
7501 280th St.
Cadott, WI 54727
  715-313-3234
  [email protected]
Director At-Large, Bruce Thorson
Tower Hill Farms
6676 State Hwy 13/34
Rudolph, WI 54475
  (715) 570-2037
  [email protected]

Northeast

President, Rob Ash
Point Creek Herefords
11009 Point Creek Road
Newton, WI 53063
  920-493-8173
  [email protected]
Director, Shawn Prodell
MKP Cattle Company
N7145 Pleasant Rd
Algoma, WI 54201
  920-255-1232
  [email protected]

Southwest

Director, Caleb Ahrens
CMA Herefords
W5177 Tschudy Road
Monroe, WI 53566
  608-346-9261
  [email protected]
Director, Katrina Edge
Larch Grove Farms
920 Madison Street
Fennimore, WI 53809
  608-852-3108
  [email protected]
Director, Dr. BJ Jones
Wildcat Cattle Company
14990 Cty Rd F
Darlington, WI 53530
  608-482-2961
  [email protected]

Southeast

Director, Kim Johnson
C & J & J Polled Herefords
5891 Waterford Rd
Hartford, WI 53027
  (262) 573-4019
  [email protected]
Director, Jamie Kent
CCK Cattle
9961 North Five Corners Road
Winslow, IL 61089
  608-628-2632
  [email protected]
Vice President, Steve Merry
MGM Polled Herefords
1840 Old CC
Hartford , WI 53027
  262-628-3649
  414-881-5274
  [email protected]

WHA Board Members Term Numbers and Election Eligibility Years


WHA 2024 COMMITTEES

Northwest

Liz Johnson
Term Number: 1
Eligibility Year: 2027
Kelly Oleson
Term Number: 1
Eligibility Year: 2025
Rick Starck
Term Number: 2
Eligibility Year: 2026
Bruce Thorson
Term Number: 1
Eligibility Year: 2027

Northeast

Shawn Prodell
Term Number: 1
Eligibility Year: 2025
Rob Ash
Term Number: 1
Eligibility Year: 2026

Southwest

Katrina Edge
Term Number: 2
Eligibility Year: 2027
Dr. BJ Jones
Term Number: 1
Eligibility Year: 2025
Caleb Ahrens
Term Number: 1
Eligibility Year: 2026

Southeast

Kim Johnson
Term Number: 1
Eligibility Year: 2027
Jamie Kent
Term Number: 1
Eligibility Year: 2025
Steve Merry
Term Number: 1
Eligibility Year: 2026
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