DeKalb County Farmland Foundation
Officers and Board of Directors

Current

Jack Bennett
Dorothea Bilder
Julia Fullerton
Donna Gorski
James Middleton
Loretta Muller
Larry Sallberg
Dorothy Thorsen
Derek Van Buer
Mary Beth Van Buer

2007 - 2008

President: Loretta Muller
Secretary: Donna Gorski
Treasurer: Alan Voelker
Director: Jerry Augsberger
Director: Patricia Vary

2006 - 2007

President: Jack Bennett
Vice-President: Donna Gorski
Secretary: Dorothy Olson Thorsen
Treasurer: Carol Sturm
Director: Bill Klien
Director: Pat La Vigne
Director: Loretta Muller
Director: Patricia Vary
Director: Alan Voelker

2005 - 2006

President: Jack Bennett
Vice-President: Donna Gorski
Secretary: Dorothy Olson Thorsen
Treasurer: Carol Sturm
Director: Bill Klien
Director: Loretta Muller
Director: Patricia Vary

2004 - 2005

President: Donna Gorski
Vice-President: Jack Bennett
Secretary: Dorothy Olson Thorsen
Treasurer: Carol Sturm
Director: Bill Klien
Director: Eileen Dubin (resigned May 2004)
Director: Miguel Checa (resigned May 2004)
Director: Cliff Simonson (deceased Aug. 2004)

2003 - 2004

President: Donna Gorski
Vice-President: Jack Bennett
Secretary: Dorothy Olson Thorsen
Treasurer: Carol Sturm
Director: Bill Klien
Director: Eileen Dubin
Director: Miguel Checa
Director: Cliff Simonson
Director: Herbert Rubin (resigned May 2003)
Director: Ray McClary (resigned May 2003)

2002 - 2003

President: Donna Gorski
Vice-President: Jack Bennett
Secretary: Dorothy Olson Thorsen
Treasurer: Carol Sturm
Director: Bill Klien
Director: Bob Hutcheson, Jr.
Director: Miguel Checa
Director: Cliff Simonson
Director: Eve Simonson (deceased August 2002)
Director: Herbert Rubin
Director: Joe Pasteris (resigned July 2002)
Director: Myron Myers (resigned December 2002)

2001 - 2002

President: Donna Gorski
Vice-President: Bob Brown
Secretary: Jack Bennett
Treasurer: Carol Sturm
Director: Bill Klien
Director: Ken Bowden
Director: Jim Grosklags
Director: Cliff Simonson
Director: Dorothy Olson Thorsen
Director: Bob Hutcheson, Jr.

2000 - 2001

President: Donna Gorski (Jan. 1, 2000 - May 11, 2000)
President: Bart Woodstrup (May 11, 2000 - Nov. 9. 2000)
President: Jack Bennett (Nov. 9. 2000 - Dec. 31, 2000)
Vice-President: Jack Bennett (Jan. 1, 2000 - Nov. 9, 2000)
Vice-President: Bob Brown (Nov. 9, 2000 - Dec. 31, 2000)
Secretary: Jim Grosklags (Jan. 1, 2000 - May 11, 2000)
Secretary: Donna Gorski (May 11, 2000 - Dec 31, 2000)
Treasurer: Lisa Fioroni Higgins (Jan. 1, 2000 - May 11, 2000)
Treasurer: Carol Sturm (May 11, 2000 - Dec 31, 2000)
Director: Miguel Checa
Director: Bill Klien
Director: Milton Deemer
Director: Cliff Simonson
Director: Steve Harcharick
Director: Bob Hutcheson, Jr.
Director: Ken Bowden

1999

President: Donna Gorski
Vice-President: Jack Bennett
Secretary: Jim Grosklags
Treasurer: Lisa Fioroni Higgins
Director: Bill Klien
Director: Ken Bowden
Director: Bob Brown
Director: Cliff Simonson
Director: Miguel Checa
Director: Bob Hutcheson, Jr.
Director: Milton Deemer
Director: Steve Harcharick
Director: Carol Sturm
Director: Bart Woodstrup

1998

Miguel Checa was voted as first Interim President after filing incorporation & 501(c) 3 applications