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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:

Lolly Lesher, President, Bernville, Pa.
Erick Coolidge, Vice President, Wellsboro, Pa.
John Siglow, Secretary, Syracuse, N.Y.
Brian Reed, Treasurer, Manheim, Pa.
David Dowler, Meadville, Pa.
Ron Kline, Troy, Pa.
Allyn Lamb, Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Chris Waddell, Townville, Pa.
Russell Redding, Secretary of Agriculture, Harrisburg, Pa

Center Staff

The center has three 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
Cerrita Reed
Program and Finance Coordinator
Phone: 717-587-4863
Fax: 717-705-2342
E-mail: c-creed@state.pa.us
Jayne Sebright
Communications Director
Phone: 717-259-6496
Fax: 717-259-6496
E-mail: c-jsebrigh@state.pa.us

Peter Witmer
Assistant Director
Phone: 717-346-9905
Fax: 717-705-2342
E-mail: pwitmer@state.pa.us
Alan Zepp
Risk Management Specialist
Phone: 717-346-0849
Fax: 717-705-2342
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Heidi Zimmerman
Project Manager
Phone: 717-346-0849
Fax: 717-705-2342
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Download Photos of Center Staff

Click on the links below to download photos of the Center staff:

John Frey, executive director                                         Jayne Sebright, communications director

Peter Witmer, assistant director                                     Alan Zepp, risk management coordinator  

Heidi Zimmerman, program manager