Rector has been appointed as the Southern Plains Area Representative.
Benny J. Rector has joined the USJersey organisations as a part-time Southern Plains Area Representative, effective February 27, 2023.
His responsibilities as an American Jersey Cattle Association area representative will include acting as a cattle marketing agent through Jersey Marketing Service, marketing AJCA-NAJ programmes and services to potential customers, and promoting the Jersey breed and Jersey milk to dairy producers and other dairy industry support organisations. Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma make up his territory.
Many people in the Jersey community recognise Benny. Benny Rector owned and operated Rector Jersey Farm in Mountain Grove, Missouri, for nearly 20 years after studying dairy science at the University of Missouri-Columbia. His career path has allowed him to become acquainted with the management programmes and services of USJersey as they aided him in roles as dairy and marketing managers for prominent Jersey herds since dispersing the Rector Jersey Farm herd.
He has worked as a dairy manager for several Jersey farms across the country, including Brentwood Farms in Orland, Calif., D&E Jerseys in Hilmar, Calif., Full Circle Dairy in Dalhart, Texas, and Epic Dairy in Hartley, Texas, where he was in charge of daily herd management, employee supervision, and record keeping. He has also worked as a marketing director for Avi-Lanche Jerseys in Dalhart, Texas, as a consultant for Mills Jerseys in Fallon, Nevada, as an animal control officer for the City of Dalhart, and as a district sales representative for Accelerated Genetics.
Benny is a member of the National Dairy Shrine and a former president of the California Jersey Breeders Association. He is also a former director of the American Jersey Cattle Association. He and his wife Janice live in Rogersville, Missouri. Contact Benny at 614.313.5818 or brector@usjersey.com.
Mr. Gioiello and Mr. Krahn Join the USJersey Communications Team today!
Jolena Gioiello of Columbus, Ohio, and Gracie Krahn of Madison, Wisconsin, will join the team on February 27, 2023. Both positions will be responsible for the USJersey organisations’ digital media platforms.
Jolena graduated from Ohio State University in August 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. She worked as a marketing assistant for InnTown Homes and Apartments, where she was responsible for the company’s social media marketing. She worked as an account associate for PRactice while attending Ohio State. Her primary focus was on client public relations and reaching out to media outlets to generate publicity for the clients. She has also interned with L.A. Style Magazine, where she created content for the publication’s Instagram account.
Gracie Krahn is a junior studying Life Sciences Communications and Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Krahn was the 2019 National Jersey Queen. She is a Jersey Youth Academy alumna and a former National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest second place winner. Gracie has extensive experience with the Jersey breed and social media strategies as the National Jersey Queen and the Oregon Dairy Princess Ambassador. She is currently working for the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association as an events assistant intern. She holds an American FFA Degree and has won numerous FFA public speaking contests. In Albany, Oregon, she and her family own Royal Riverside Farm.
