Our Board

Currently, 16 individuals serve on the Center for Dairy Excellence board of directors. The board represents all facets of the dairy industry, with five dairy producers, five from allied industries, and representatives from the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and Pennsylvania General Assembly.

Board members include:

Chairperson: Katie Sattazahn, Womelsdorf, Pa.
1st Vice Chairperson: Carissa Itle Westrick, Loretto, Pa.
2nd Vice Chairperson: Kirk Sattazahn, Womelsdorf, Pa.
Treasurer: Rob Goodling, Lewisburg, Pa.
Secretary: Kathy Hartzell, Slippery Rock, Pa.

Rebecca Charles, Lancaster, Pa.
Cory Meyers, Hagerstown, Md.
Erica Mowrer, Petersburg, Pa.
Jared Kurtz, Elverson, Pa.
Amanda Rife, Carlisle, Pa.
Amber Yutzy, Huntingdon, Pa.
Hayley Painter, Westfield, Pa.
Matt Carr, New Alexandria, Pa.
Ben Mullen, Canton, Pa.
Representative Clinton Owlett, Wellsboro, Pa.
Secretary Russell Redding, Harrisburg, Pa.