The Yankee board consists of 11 members: nine are elected by Yankee members and two are appointed by the board. As elected officials, directors are responsible for representing the best interest of the organization and its borrowers.

Customers can impact the business by electing the board of directors who set policy.

Paul E. Doton (Region 3)
Chairman

Paul, his wife, Sherry, and their children, Eliza and Bryan, own and operate Doton Farm. The farm covers 200 acres of their own land and 200 rented acres. The Dotons have 110 head of Holstein cattle, and a diversified operation offering vegetables, snow plowing and maple syrup. Paul is a member of the Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Association, Windsor County Maple Producers Association and Vermont Farm Bureau. He is also a director of Agri-Mark, the New England Dairy Promotion Board and the New England Dairy and Food Council. In his hometown, he is the town moderator, a member of the zoning board of adjustment and a justice of the peace. He is a former Barnard Elementary School director, Woodstock Union High School director, Vermont DHIA director, Vermont Dairy Promotion Council member, Agri-Mark representative and Agri-Mark Resolutions Committee member.

Paul E. Gingue (Region 2)
Vice Chairman

Paul has served as director since 2000. He and his wife Rosemary and four sons own and operate a 230 registered Holstein operation in Waterford, Vermont. The Gingues also operate a 70 cow Jersey farm in East St. Johnsbury. Between the two farms they have a total of 520 head including replacements. Paul holds a degree in Dairy Herd Management from Vermont Technical College. In 1991, Paul and Rosemary took over the family farm where he grew up as one of eight children working on the farm. Paul is a member of the Caledonia County Farm Bureau, the Holstein Association of America, the Northeast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce, the Brother Knights of Columbus, and serves on the Caledonia/Essex Farm Service Agency County Committee. In December of 2002, Paul was elected as a delegate for Select Sire Power, Inc. New York/New England district. He is a past member of the Lyndonville Savings Bank Agricultural Advisory Board.

Alan J. Bourbeau (Region 1)

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Alan has served as a director since 2007. He owns and operates a third generation farm that is located on the Pond Road in Swanton, Vermont.  Alan and his wife Kimberly have been married for twenty-seven years and have three children: Nicole, Justin and Eric; and one grandchild, Evony.  Alan, along with his two sons, operates Bourbeau & Sons, Inc. which has a 220 cow milking herd and raises all its own replacement livestock.  For the past four years, Alan and his family have sold sap to a nearby sugarhouse.  This year, Alan and his family built a sugarhouse and expanded the sugar woods, which yields 10,000 taps, to make their own syrup from the maple trees on their farmland.  Along with managing Bourbeau & Sons, Inc., Bourbeau Farm LLP, and Greens Corners Maple Products, Alan has served his community the following ways: Nine years with the Swanton Planning Commission, seven years as Chairman; eighteen years as Franklin County Field Days Director, Vice-Chairman for the past four years; Six years as a Young Cooperator Member for the St. Albans Cooperative; Nine years as a member and officer of the St. Albans Elks Lodge #1566, Exalted Ruler for the 2004-2005 year; and seven years as the President of the formerly known Sheldon Jack O'Lopes snowmobile club.



Rupert C. Chamberlin (Region 2)

Rupert has served as a director since 1993. He and his wife, Muriel, own and operate Wonder View Farm in Barton, Vermont, consisting of 175 acres of land. The cattle were sold in 2001, but they still maintain ownership of a few registered Jerseys, which are boarded out. The tillable land is currently rented to another farmer. The wood land consisting of a small maple orchard and timber is still being operated by Rupert. Among other activities, he is presently serving as a selectman for the town of Barton and is Vice-President of the Orleans County Fair. He is a past president of the Vermont Farm Bureau, served as a director of Farm Family Insurance, and served for many years on the local Barton school board.

Dr. Rocki-Lee DeWitt (Appointed Director)

Rocki-Lee has served as a director since 2004. She received her Ph.D. from Columbia University in strategic management and an M.S. in Agricultural Economics from the Ohio State University. She is Dean of the School of Business at the University of Vermont and a Professor of Management. She conducts research on strategies for businesses in maturing and declining industries and has served as a business advisor to multiple technology-based startups. Her professional affiliations include the Academy of Management and the Strategic Management Society. Rocki-Lee is a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Burlington Industrial Council and the Lake Champlain Region Chamber of Commerce. She has been previously employed as Associate Dean of Professional Masters' Programs at the Pennsylvania State University and as agricultural parts sales manager with Case-IH. Raised on a dairy farm in Accord, NY, Rocki-Lee was a 4-H member for 10 years. She and her life partner, Josephine Herrera, reside in Charlotte, Vermont.

Alfred A. Dunklee (Region 3)

Alfred has served as a director since 1985. He and his wife, Martha, own and operate Vern-Mont Farm, a 425-cow registered Holstein farm in Vernon, Vt. Alfred heads the operation, with his son, Jeff, as herd manager, and Martha as the farm accountant. Among his other activities, Alfred is a member of the National Holstein Friesian Association and Farm Bureau. He has been a trustee of the Vermont DHIA, a county committeeman for ASCS and a lister for the town of Vernon.

Rocklyn A. Giroux (Region 1)

Rocky has served as a director since 2003. He co-owns and operates Adirondack Farms LLC in Peru, New York, with Jon Rulfs. The dairy farm has 1,300 milking cows and raises all of their crops on 2,000 acres of land. From 1972 to 1995 Rocky operated Giroux Bros. Inc., a John Deere dealership in Plattsburgh and Malone, New York. From 1985 to 1986 he was President of the New York Equipment Dealers Association. Rocky is a board member for Clinton County's One Work Force. He is on the board of Trustees at the William H. Miner Agriculture Research Institute in Chazy, New York. In addition, Rocky is a fire commissioner for Beekmantown Fire Department in Plattsburgh, where he resides with his wife Chris. He and Chris enjoyed raising their five children and now enjoy being grandparents.



Paul F. Saenger (Region 3)

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Paul and his wife, Rene, own and operate Cream Hill Farm in Shoreham, Vermont.  They finish 2,200 head of beef steers and heifers on purchased concentrates and forages grown on 1,600 acres of owned land.  Paul earned a Bachelor's and Master's from the University of Illinois, and a PhD from Purdue University in animal nutrition and management.  Since graduating and moving back to Addison County in 1982, Farm Credit has been his only lender.  After 24 years, it is time to give back to the organization that facilitated Cream Hill Farm's success.  Paul served as Shoreham Town Auditor and is currently Select board Chair.  He has also served on the Otter Creek Conservation District and currently is a member of the Governor's Commission on Groundwater.  Paul and Rene recently purchased the stone house at Larrabee's Point as well as the M/V Carillon, a 60' cruise vessel offering tours and charters on Lake Champlain. 

Dr. Charles J. Sniffen (Appointed Director)

Charlie has served as a director since 1992. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky in ruminant nutrition. He is president of Fencrest and a member of Global Dairy, both consulting firms for the dairy industry. He is a director of the New England Grain and Feed Council. Prior to his present employment, Charlie was President of Miner Agricultural Research Institute, Professor, Meadows Endowed Chair in Dairy Management, at Michigan State University and Professor at Cornell University. He and his wife, Judy, reside in Holderness, New Hampshire. They have two daughters, Sarah and Kathy. He is a member of the American Society of Animal Science and member of the American Dairy Science Association.

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