California Dairy Leaders Program- Class X

Western United Dairymen  introduced the California Dairy Leaders Program to develop informed producers who will take leadership roles in the next generation of dairy organizations.  

California Dairy Leaders Class X members are:   

 

  • Annie AcMoody, Western United Dairymen
     
  • Jonathan Lawrence, Manuel & Alda Lawrence Dairy, Hanford
     
  • Manny Machado, Machado Farms, Madera
     
  • Brian Medeiros, Medeiros & Son Dairy, Hanford
     
  • Justin Mendes, E.F. Mendes & Son Dairy, Riverdale
     
  • Darrin Monteiro, Monteiro Bros Dairy, Inc., Riverdale
     
  • Brian Schouten, John & Margie Oostdam Dairy, San Jacinto

 
The program’s material will be covered in five multi-day sessions, including a trip to the nations’ capitol to personally meet California legislators. WUD began the program in 2002 to develop informed producers who will take leadership roles in the next generation of the state’s dairy organizations. Since then, seven classes have completed the program.

Class Sessions

  • Session 1 - - Marketing  and Media Training- San Francisco

  • Session 2 - - State Legislative Process- - Sacramento

  • Session 3 - - Economics - - Modesto,

  • Session 4 - - Federal Issues - -  Washington DC,

  • Session 5 - - Environmental Issues - Modesto

  • Graduation, annual convention

  • Class 10 blogs

  • Class 10 Journal