Leadership
Leadership Staff
Joe Diglio
President and CEO
Sheila Burkhardt
Sr. Director of Member & Government Relations
Gasper Calandrino
Director of Engineering
Andrew Caldwell
Director of Management Information Services
Molly Costaris
Director of Finance
Dave Davis
Constantine Plant Manager
Tom Downey
Chief Financial Officer
John Fritzler
Director of Logistics & Plant Production Planning
Michael Hedlund
Ovid Plant Manager
Sudeep Jain
Director of Quality
Kelly Kerrigan
Director of Human Resources
Dean Letter
Director of Member Services
Judy Lofgren
Sr. Director of Sales & Supply Chain
Bela Sandor
Middlebury Plant Manager
Cheryl Schmandt
Director of Credit & Risk Management
Greg Soehnlen
Chief Operating & Business Development Officer
Darren Standorf
Senior Director of Operations
Jeannie Strain
Corporate Controller
Therese Tierney
Director of Accounting
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
Todd Hoppe, General Counsel
Directors-At-Large
Carlton Evans, Litchfield
Aaron Gasper, Lowell
Bruce Lewis, Jonesville
Gertie Van den Goor, Marlette
Kris Wardin, St. Johns
District Directors
Brian Preston, Quincy
District 1
Tim Hood, Paw Paw
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