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Forward Contracting Program Brochure

Your Board of Directors has elected the following slate of Officers with the following Committees appointed for the 2009/2010 term.

Officers			Executive Committee
Chairman of the Board	Tony Mendes		John Azevedo
1st Vice Chairman	Brian Pacheco		John Bidart
2nd Vice Chairman	John Bidart		George Borba
President & CEO	Richard L. Cotta		Duane Matheron
Secretary	John Moons		Tony Mendes
Asst. Secretary and CFO	Joe Heffington		John Moons
Treasurer	John Azevedo		Brian Pacheco
Chief Operations Officer	David Bush		Jay te Velde, Jr.
Member-at-Large	Jay te Velde, Jr.
Member-at-Large	Duane Matheron

Board Members
District 1		District 2		District 3		District 4
John Bidart		Gary Bos		Jamie Bledsoe		Dennis Areias
George Borba		Warren Hettinga		Tom Mendes		John Azevedo
Albert Goyenetche		Edwin Koetsier		Tony Mendes		John Dores
BJ Schoneveld		John Moons		Steve Nash		Duane Matheron
		Jay te Velde, Jr.		Brian Pacheco		John Rocha
				Durbin Pedro

Milk Quality Committees
District 1		District 2		District 3		District 4
Albert Goyenetche, Chairperson		Warren Hettinga, Chairperson		Durbin Pedro, Chairperson		John Dores, Chairperson
George Borba		Edwin Koetsier		Larry Pietrowski		Frank Azevedo
William Koot		Mike Mellema		Tony de Groot Jr		Justin Gioletti
		Lance Mouw		Lucy Areias

Company Business Committees
Finance and Capital  Base Planning		Operations and Product Planning		Transportation and Milk Movement		Producer Relations and Communications
John Bidart, Chairperson		Duane Matheron, Chairperson		Tom Mendes, Chairperson		John Rocha, Chairperson
John Azevedo		Gary Bos		John Dores		Dennis Areias
Albert Goyenetche		Dennis Areias		John Rocha		John Dores
Brian Pacheco		Warren Hettinga		BJ Schoneveld		Durbin Pedro
John Moons		Steve Nash		Edwin Koetsier		Edwin Koetsier
Jay te Velde, Jr.		Jamie Bledsoe				William Koot
Jamie Bledsoe		John Moons				Mary Cameron
Dan Souza
Milk Powder Marketing Dairy America		Milk Fat Marketing Challenge Dairy Products		Los Banos Foods, Inc.		Political Action (PAC)
Jay te Velde, Jr.		George Borba, Chairman		Dave Bush, Chairperson		Tom Mendes, Chairman
Duane Matheron		Albert Goyenetche		Dennis Areias		Warren Hettinga
John Moons		Steve Nash		Duane Matheron		Albert Goyenetche
Joe Heffington		Steve Maddox		John Azevedo		John Azevedo
Dave Bush		Gary Korsmeier		John Rocha		Brian Pacheco
John Bidart, Alternate		Joe Heffington		John Dores		Edwin Koetsier
		Dave Bush		Tony Mendes		BJ Schoneveld
						Tony Souza
General Industry Committees
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT)		Alliance of Western Milk Producers		Community Alliance for Responsible Environmental Stewardship (CARES)		Environmental Justice Fund
Richard Cotta		Brian Pacheco, Chairperson		Eric Erba		Gerben Leyendekker, Chairman
John Azevedo		Durbin Pedro		Steve Maddox		Warren Hettinga
John Bidart		Jamie Bledsoe				Durbin Pedro
John Moons		Gerben Leyendekker				Steve Nash
Brian Pacheco						Steve Maddox
						Rod Kamper
						Brian Pacheco, Alternate

Chairman Tony Mendes Ex-Officio Member of All Committees

We encourage all members to either contact the above members on issues pertaining to their committees or the Management Staff.
These committees can only be responsive to your concerns, if those are brought to their attention.

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