The Sponsors Board is appointed by The Wisconsin FFA Foundation Board and is charged with fund raising responsibilities for The Foundation, in association with the Executive Director of the Foundation.

The Sponsors Board serves as a development team, assisting the staff with Identification, Cultivation, Ac-quisition, Recognition, and Education (I CARE) of Foundation sponsors.

The Sponsors Board members consider individuals and organizations that could derive a benefit from work-ing with The Foundation and what it offers to Wisconsin’s 17,000+ FFA members. This process is greatly en-hanced when the members of the Board:
- establish a personal commitment to The Foundation’s mission (each member is expected to make a per-sonal financial contribution to The Foundation’s general fund).
- initiate cooperation.
- recommend prospective donors.
- develop new individual and corporate relationships that will result in Foundation sponsorship.

Sponsors Board Member Position Description

Purpose of the Sponsors Board This Board was established to
• secure funding for Foundation programs,
• enhance the long-term financial stability of The Foundation, and
• share insight about “real world” business to maintain the relevance of FFA programs.

Benefits

• Be recognized as living the policy of ‘contributing to the society which has contributed to you.’
• Know that your work directly affects positive results in the lives of over 17,000 FFA members.
• Develop stronger ties to the young people who represent the future of agriculture.
• Receive recognition for developing/enhancing long-term relationships for The Foundation.


Sponsors Board Chairpeople

2007-08 Sponsors Board Members

Mr. Charles Adami, President/CEO
Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association

Mr. LaVerne Ausman, former secretary of Wisconsin’s Dep’t. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection; former national administrator of the Farmers Home Admin.

Ms. Joan Behr, Director of Communications
Foremost Farms USA

Ms. Tammy Booth, Communications Director
Farm Credit Wisconsin/Badgerland Farm Credit Services

Dr. Rick Daluge, Assistant Dean – Farm and Industry Short Course
UW-Madison College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

Mr. David Erickson, Director of Member Services
Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives

Mr. Dean Gagnon, former educational consultant for Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction

Mr. Steve Hughes, CEO
Lyco Manufacturing, Inc.

Mr. Mike Kawleski, Agribusiness Market Leader
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

Ms. Janet Keller, Vice President-Public Relations, Communications & Advertising
Accelerated Genetics

Mr. Ed Lindner, DVM (ret.)

Mr. Jim Massey, Editor
The Country Today newspaper

Mr. Brian Maul, Product Manager-Processed Vegetable Equipment
OXBO International Corporation

Mr. Paul Palmby, Executive Vice President & COO
Seneca Foods Corporation

Dr. Dan Schaefer, Professor & Chair
UW-Madison Department of Animal Sciences

Mr. Gary Tomter, State Manager
Wisconsin Member Services Division - CHS-Land O Lakes