Leadership
Leadership Staff
Joe Diglio
President & CEO
Sheila Burkhardt
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Gasper Calandrino
Director of Engineering
Ben Chapin
Director of Member Services
Molly Costaris
Director of Commodity Sales
Dave Davis
Constantine Plant Manager
Tom Downey
Chief Financial Officer
John Fritzler
Director of Logistics & Plant Production Planning
Sudeep Jain
Director of Quality
Kelly Kerrigan
Director of Human Resources
Dean Letter
Director of Cooperative Services & Insurance
Judy Lofgren
Director of Retail Sales
Cliff Merritt
Ovid Plant Manager
Brad Parks
Director of FP&A and Business Development
Chris Soehnlen
Canton Plant Manager
Greg Soehnlen
Chief Operating & Business Development Officer
Jeannie Strain
Corporate Controller
Therese Tierney
Director of Accounting
Steve Williams
Information Technology Director
Board of Directors
The MMPA board of directors is comprised of 13 dairy farmer members elected by MMPA delegates. These directors serve three-year terms and work with cooperative management to set the strategic direction of the co-op and make decisions to ensure the current and future success of the business.
Officers
Doug Chapin, Board Chairman
Tony Jandernoa, Board Vice Chairman
Eric Frahm, Treasurer
Joe Diglio, President and CEO
Tom Downey, Assistant Treasurer
Sheila Burkhardt, Secretary
Greg Soehnlen, COO
Todd Hoppe, General Counsel
Directors-At-Large
Carlton Evans, Litchfield, MI
Aaron Gasper, Lowell, MI
Kurt Steiner, Creston, OH
Bruce Benthem, McBain, MI
Kris Wardin, St. Johns, MI
District Directors
Brian Preston, Quincy
District 1
Brian DeMann, Martin
District 2
Bill Stakenas, Free Soil
District 3
Corby Werth, Alpena
District 4
Doug Chapin, Remus
District 5
Tony Jandernoa, Fowler
District 6
Eric Frahm, Frankenmuth
District 7
Scott Lamb, Jeddo
District 8