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LEADERS/STAFF
Board of Directors
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District 1 - Aurora/Sugar Grove/Big Rock
Eugene Feldott
Donna Lehrer
Jeff Bornemann
District 2 – Kaneville/Blackberry/Geneva/Batavia
William Collins
Karl Kettelkamp
Joseph White,
President
District 3 – Virgil/Campton/St. Charles
Frank Carlson
Chris Collins
Albert Lenkaitis, Jr. |
District 4 – Burlington, Plato, Elgin
Robert Gehrke
Michael Kenyon
Alan Volpp, Secretary/Treasurer
District 5 – Hampshire/Rutland/Dundee
Gerald Gaitsch
Beth Engel
Wayne Schneider, Vice President |
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Board of Directors
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Joe White
Joe is the current President of the Kane County Farm Bureau and has been a member since 1975. He lives in Kaneville and farms 950 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat and hay. Joe has been farming for 30 years. He farms with his father, with whom he shares equipment. Joe is the Kaneville Classics 4-H club contact leader, Kane County 4-H Foundation Member, Kane County Fair Assistant Superintendent (swine), and St. Galls church member. He and his wife, Bonnie, have four children. |
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Wayne Schneider
Wayne is the current Vice President of the Kane County Farm Bureau. He has been a member since 1983 and has served on the Board of Directors since 2001. In addition to farming, Wayne is a Farm Consultant for the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation. He has also served on the Kane County Extension Advisory Board and chaired the Kane Dupage Soil & Water Conservation District Board. Wayne is a 1983 graduate of Illinois State University and lives in West Dundee with his wife Lisa. |
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Alan Volpp
Alan is the current Secretary/Treasurer of the Kane County Farm Bureau and has been a member since 1973. Alan lives in Hampshire and farms 1400 acres of corn, soybeans and is a Monsanto (DeKalb/Asgrow) seed dealer. He has been farming for over 30 years and holds a bachelor's degree. Alan is Burlington District #1 Secretary/Treasurer, and a Methodist Church member. He enjoys golf, classic cars, and coins. Alan and his wife, Gayle, have three children. |
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Robert Gehrke
Bob has been a member of the Kane County Farm Bureau since 1976. He operates a grain farm with his wife and children in Elgin and grows corn, beans, wheat and hay. He has been farming since 1975 when he started with 15 acres for an FFA project. Bob is also on the Conserv FS Board. He enjoys golf, camping, hiking, skiing and woodwork. Bob and his wife, Beth, have two children. |
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Donna Lehrer
Donna has been a member of the Kane County Farm Bureau since 2002. She is the Chairperson of the Marketing Committee and is on a number of other committees. Donna has a B.A. in Botany from Duke University and a Masters of Environmental Planning from the University of Pennsylvania. She is also a member of the Big Rock Historical Society and is the Illinois Green Pastures Fiber Co-op manager. Donna and her family live in Big Rock and farm 8 acres of organic vegetables, hay, oats and also produce wool from their flock of sheep. She enjoys spinning and agricultural history. Donna and her husband, Scott, have two children. |
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Mike Kenyon
Mike has been a member of the Kane County Farm Bureau since 1971. Mike operates a dairy farm and farms 1600 acres of corn, soybeans, and hay. He has been farming for 45+ years. Mike earned a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Illinois and is a U.S. Army veteran. He is a director at First Community Bank; Conserv FS; Chairman Elgin Township Republican Party; and District I Director Illinois Farm Bureau. He enjoys riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle and going to the health club. Mike and his wife, Carol, have three children. |
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Gerald Gaitsch
Jerry has been a member of the Kane County Farm Bureau since 1994. Jerry lives in Huntley and farms 450 acres row crops and 180 acres of vegetables. He has been farming for over 20 years. He farms with his brother and receives help from his parents during busy times. Jerry is also active on the Boy Scouts (Troop 267) Committee Board. He holds an Associates Degree from Harper College. Jerry and his wife, Cindy, have three children. |
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Beth Engel
Beth joined the Kane County Farm Bureau in 1968. She is a member of the Tri-County Holstein Club, Illinois Holstein Association, and National Holstein Association. She is a FSA COC advisor, and she has been a 4-H leader. Beth has been farming her entire life. Right now, Beth, her husband Dennis, and two of their 5 sons farm 385 acres and run their registered Holstein Dairy Farm, Luck-E Holsteins, with 190 milk cows plus replacements. One of her most gratifying highlights of her farming career has been raising five sons with her husband on their farm and watching them succeed in their agricultural careers. Beth belongs to the Farm Bureau because the Farm Bureau helps to maintain and strengthen farm families and communities while informing and educating the public on agricultural issues, including food quality. |
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Albert Lenkaitis, Jr.
Albert and has been a member of the Kane County Farm Bureau since 1996. Al lives in St. Charles and along with his parents and brother operates a dairy farm with an emphasis on red genetics with U.S. and international sale of animals and embryos. He has been farming for 20 years. Al graduated from St. Charles high school and attended the University of Illinois with a major in Ag Mechanization and minor in Animal Science. He is the Past President of Kishwaukee DHIA and a member of Fox Valley Bible Church. Al and his wife, Rhonda, have three children. |
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Gene Feldott
Gene has been a member of the Kane County Farm Bureau for 37 years. He has served on the Kane County Farm Bureau Board for 16 years. Chris Feldott, his father, served on the Board for eight years before Gene. Gene is also a member of the Kane County Corn Growers and American Legion, and he is a former member of the Kendall County Pork Producers and Assistant 4-H Leader. Gene grew up on a farm, and after he returned from military service, he farmed part-time while working as a Ford automobile mechanic. In 1980, he went into farming full time. He went to West Chicago High School and Greer Tech in Chicago. Currently, Gene is in a family partnership with his brother, and they raise over 1,500 acres of corn, soybeans and alfalfa. Some of his interests include golfing, flying, poker, and bowling. He lives in Aurora. He and his wife, Daryl, have three children. |
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Karl Kettelkamp |
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Wiliam Collins |
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Frank Carlson
Frank has served on the Board of Directors since 2008, and at 77 is the oldest KCFB Director. He holds a bachelors degree from Ohio University. Frank says he enjoys being a part of Farm Bureau because he loves the experience of being part of rural/farm life and associating with the good people who are involved in it. His hobbies include walking, geography, reading, learning, travel, studying, senior education, writing and assembling a collection of books to be given to libraries -“100 Books Which Can Transform Your Life". Frank and his wife Ruth live in St. Charles and have two grown children.
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Chris Collins |
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Jeff Bornemann |
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Staff
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Past Presidents
1913 Judson P. Mason
1915 William F. Graham
1916 C.S. Lovell
1918 J.F. Reid
1919 E.E. Hughes
1920 Henry McGough
1921 Dan G. Davies
1922 Henry R. Lees
1923 Ira R. Judd
1924 W.C. McQueen
1925 E.L. Hoyt
1926 Frank Widmayer
1927 Glen Warne
1928 W.A. Beith
1929 Conrad Lind
1930 Fred Wilson
1931 Clarence Tanner
1932 Alex Fitchie
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1933 Charles Keslinger
1934 W.C. Davis
1935 Henry W. Lees
1936 James E. Foley
1937 Marcus W. Damisch
1938 Arthur Fisher
1939 Earl Hardy
1940 Robert Getzelman
1941 George Dauberman
1942-1943 J.N. Russell
1944-1945 Lorin Davis
1946 Edgar Allen
1947 Dexter Norton
1948 Arthur Lind
1949-1952 Wayne Wirsing
1953-1954 Arthur Peterson
1955-1956 John Gunderson
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1956-1961 A.N. Healy
1961-1965 Gerhard Tamms
1965-1968 Jack Young
1968-1973 John White
1973-1975 John Nepermann
1975-1979 Eldon Gould
1980-1981 James Collins
1981-1984 Ray Grommes
1984-1987 James O’Connell
1988-1990 Clyde Hagemann
1990-1993 Gerard Fabrizius
1993-1996 Daniel Heinrich
1996-2002 Michael Kenyon
2002-2004 Steve Pitstick
2004-2010 Robert Gehrke
2010-Present Joe White |
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