Rochelle Ripp Schnadt - Lodi

Board of Directors

Rochelle brings a wealth of marketing expertise, local knowledge, new ideas and enthusiasm to the board.

Rochelle serves on the Foundation Board Communications Committee.

She is a familiar face and voice in the agriculture community, having grown up on her family’s farm in the Lodi area. She represented Wisconsin agriculture as Alice in Dairyland in 2012-13. Rochelle currently works for the Meat Science program at UW-Madison, using her farm kid upbringing and advocacy skill set to communicate how meat matters.

Her love for the rural lifestyle and agriculture community extends through her volunteerism in various agriculture promotions committees. She presently serves on the Wisconsin Soybean Association Board.

Rochelle graduated from UW-Platteville where she earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in agribusiness with an emphasis in marketing and communications, while also competing on the volleyball team.

Rochelle and her husband, Evan, have begun raising their family and building their rural dream on their own piece of land.