Officers & Directors

2022/2023 Illinois Holstein Association Executive Members and Staff

L-R (back row): Jerry Smith, John Erbsen, Brian Olbrich, Steve Irwin, Aaron Heinzmann
L-R (front row): Carol Jones, Stephanie Hammerly, Sarah Lenkaitis, Herb Schmiedeskamp, Sarah Butler

Aaron Heinzmann, President
Phone: 618-781-7994
Email: [email protected]

John Erbsen, Vice-President
Phone: 815-275-4990
Email: [email protected]

Herb Schmiedeskamp, Past President
Phone: 217-242-3920
Email: [email protected]

Carol Jones, Treasurer
116 West 10th Street, Gridley, IL 61744
Phone: 815-848-1500
Email: [email protected]

Sarah Lenkaitis, Secretary
6N707 Corron Road, St. Charles, IL 60175
Phone: 920-517-1942
Email: [email protected]

Holstein Association USA
Jason Ewing, Field Representative
Phone: 417-459-9507
Email: [email protected]

Lila Sloan, Field Representative
Phone: 815-262-8504
Email: [email protected]

Directors – Terms Expire 2024
Effingham – Toby Probst, Wheeler 217-925-5459
Heart of Illinois – Carol Jones, Gridley  815-848-1500
Northwest – Jerry Smith, Davis  815-865-5683
Tri-County – Richard Meier, Beecher  708-946-6417

Directors – Terms Expire 2025
Clinton – Dylan Reed, Vandalia  217-254-5397
Clinton – Brett Richter, Highland  618-223-3351
*Heart of Illinois – Sarah Butler, Arrowsmith  309-824-8621
*McHenry-Lake – Brian Olbrich, Harvard  815-482-7426
McHenry-Lake – David Shanks, Garden Prairie  815-790-8406
Mississippi Valley – Jim Schluter, Red Bud  217-898-5707

Directors – Terms Expire 2026
*Effingham – Kevin Wendling, Altamont  217-240-6196
*Gateway – Lucas Clanton, Mulberry Grove  618-322-3523
Gateway – Leon Dorsey, Greenville 618-292-9105
Mississippi-Valley – Beth Weas Cash, Paloma  217-491-1286
Northwest – Richard Mensendike, Elizabeth  815-281-0250
Tri-County – Sarah Lenkaitis, St. Charles  920-517-1942

Junior Officers
Northwest – Magen Busker, Ridott – President
Northwest – Kelly O’Connor, Kankakee, Treasurer
*Indicates Executive Members

Illinois Holstein Membership Directory (published 1/12/15)