Meet the 2025 Minnesota Pork Executive Board!
Twelve pig farmers from across the state were elected to the Minnesota Pork Executive Board on February 10, 2025, prior to Pork Congress. These farmers and industry stakeholders to provide guidance for the three areas of checkoff work education, promotion, and research, along with the important work of the voluntary checkoff including visionary leadership and advocacy on behalf of Minnesota’s farmers in St. Paul and Washington, D.C.
The collective board also voted on officers, appointing Todd Selvik as board president, Mike Patterson as vice president, and Jay Fultz as secretary.
The members include:
- President: Todd Selvik, Waseca
- Vice President: Mike Patterson, Kenyon
- Secretary: Jay Fultz, Tracy
- Vince Baack, North Mankato
- Mike Boerboom, Marshall
- Maddie Hokanson, Cannon Falls
- Brad Kluver, Lakeville
- Brian Schwartz, Sleepy Eye
- Daryl Timmerman, North Mankato
- Pat VonTersch, Luverne
- Mike Walker, Sleepy Eye
- Myrna Welter, Stewartville
Front row (L to R): Mike Boerboom, Pat VonTersch, Maddie Hokanson, Myrna Welter, Daryl Timmerman, Vince Baack. Back row (L to R): Mike Patterson, Jay Fultz, Mike Walker, Brad Kluver, Todd Selvik. Not pictured: Brian Schwartz.