The Holstein Foundation welcomed Emily Yeiser Stepp of Leesburg, Virginia, to the Holstein Foundation Board of Trustees. The trustees oversee the direction of the Holstein Foundation’s youth and young adult education and leadership development programs.
“Serving on the Holstein Foundation board, after growing up participating in and benefiting directly from the programs and support that Holstein Foundation provides, makes this a full circle moment,” Yeiser Stepp says. “I am excited to work alongside the other passionate board members to advance the mission of the Foundation in developing future generations of our dairy community.”
Yeiser Stepp began her involvement in the dairy industry through the Maryland 4-H dairy leasing program where she was able to borrow a calf from a local dairy farm to show at local, county and state fairs. She was active in the Maryland Junior Holstein Association and Maryland 4-H, participating in dairy judging and dairy bowl.
She obtained her bachelor’s degree in animal science from Penn State where she participated as a member of the Dairy Science Club, the collegiate dairy judging team, and Alpha Zeta. She also received her master’s degree in Dairy Science from Virginia Tech.
Yeiser Stepp and her family own a small herd of 20 Registered Holsteins and Brown Swiss under the Spots-Pride prefix that are housed at Palmyra Farm in Maryland and Bullcreek Farm in Pennsylvania.
She is currently the Senior Director of Industry Affairs with fairlife. Prior professional roles include work in dairy genetics, on-farm resource support, dairy youth development and leading the National Dairy FARM Program for the National Milk Producers Federation.
Yeiser Stepp lives in Leesburg, Virginia, with her husband, Cody, and their two daughters, Devon and Keighan.
For more information about the Holstein Foundation and its programs offered, visit www.holsteinfoundation.org.
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