Our Board & Staff

CDE Board

The center works closely with the Pennsylvania Dairy Task Force, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and numerous allied industry personnel. It also provides leadership and guidance to the Northeast Dairy Leadership Team and dairy development MOU signed between Pennsylvania, New York and Vermont.


Nine individuals representing different aspects of the Pennsylvania dairy industry have been appointed by Governor Rendell to serve on this board. Those eight individuals include:

James Kennedy, President, Butler, Pa.
Lolly Lesher, Vice President, Bernville, Pa.
John Siglow, Secretary, Syracuse, N.Y.
Brian Reed, Treasurer, Manheim, Pa.
Logan Bower, Blain, Pa.
David Dowler, Meadville, Pa.
Ron Kline, Troy, Pa.
Allyn Lamb, Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Dennis Wolff, Secretary of Agriculture, Harrisburg, Pa

Center Staff

The center has two full-time and three part-time staff. Those are:

John Frey
Executive Director
Phone: 717-346-0849
Fax: 717-705-2342
E-mail: c-jfrey@state.pa.us
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Cerrita Reed
Program and Finance Coordinator
Phone: 717-587-4863
Fax: 717-705-2342
E-mail: c-creed@state.pa.us
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Peter Witmer
Assistant Director
Phone: 717-346-9905
Fax: 717-705-2342
E-mail: pwitmer@state.pa.us
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Jayne Sebright
Communications Director
Phone: 717-259-6496
Fax: 717-259-6496
E-mail: c-jsebrigh@state.pa.us
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Heather Hostetter
Project Manager
Phone: 717-346-0849
Fax: 717-705-2342
E-mail: c-hhostett@state.pa.us
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Willard Lemaster
Dairy Risk Management Specialist
Phone: 717-756-1543
Fax: 717-705-2342
E-mail: c-wlemaste@state.pa.us
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