The board is comprised of 13 members, consisting of the Ohio Department of Agriculture director as chairman, 10 members appointed by the Governor and a selection from both the Senate President and the House Speaker.

Director Zehringer
Chairman of the board, ex officio
Zehringer currently serves as the director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture. As director, Zehringer oversees the administration of numerous regulatory, food safety, and consumer protection programs for the benefit of all Ohioans. He is the former owner and operator of the Meiring Poultry and Fish Farm, which received several awards for outstanding environmental practices under his management. He previously served as a state representative for 4 years and as a Mercer County Commissioner for 5 years.

Tony Forshey, Columbus
State Veterinarian
Forshey currently serves as the state veterinarian for the Ohio Department of Agriculture. He also serves as the co-chairman of the Swine Update Program in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Ohio State University and chairman of the Ohio Veterinary Medical Association Swine Sub-Committee to the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Forshey has been recognized by his peers for his work on swine committees and has received numerous awards, including the Ohio Veterinary Medical Association's Meritorious Award. He received a doctorate of veterinary medicine from the Ohio State University.

Leon Weaver, Montpelier
Veterinarian
Weaver serves as the owner and operator of Bridgewater Dairy. He also serves as a member of the board of directors for the Ohio Livestock Coalition and the Ohio Dairy Industry Forum. He previously served as the president of the Ohio Dairy Industry Forum and as a professor at the University of California's Veterinarian Medicine School. Weaver received a bachelor's degree from Goshen College in 1968 and a doctorate of veterinary medicine from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971.

Jeff Wuebker, Versailles
Statewide Farm Organization Representative
Wuebker has served as the co-owner of Wuebker Farms since 2001. He also serves as the president of the Ohio Soybean Association and is a member of the Ohio Corn Growers Association and the Ohio Cattlemen's Association. Wuebker was named Outstanding Young Farmer by the Ohio Farm Bureau in 2005. He received a bachelor's degree from the Ohio State University in 1993.

Bobby Moser, Dublin
Agriculture Dean
Moser has served as the vice president for agricultural administration and the dean of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at the Ohio State University since 1991. He previously served as the associate dean of agriculture and extension program director at the University of Missouri from 1986-1988 and as an associate professor at the University of Nebraska. Moser received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Oklahoma State University. He also received a doctorate from the University of Nebraska in 1972.

Jeffrey LeJeune, Wooster
Food safety expert
LeJeune has served as an associate professor for Food and Animal Health at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center at the Ohio State University since 2007 and previously served as an assistant professor at the Ohio State University from 2001-2007. LeJeune also currently serves as the chair of the Agriculture Animal Care and Use Committee at the Ohio State University and received the 2009 OARDC Distinguished Research Award in 2009. He received a bachelor's degree from the Universite de Moncton and a doctorate of veterinary medicine from the University of Prince Edward Island. LeJeune also received a Ph.D. from Washington State University in 2000.

Harold Dates, Cincinnati
County Humane Society Representative
Dates has served as the president and CEO of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Cincinnati since 1986, previously serving as the assistant general manager from 1975-1986. Dates also previously served as the community center director for the City of Cincinnati from 1971-1973. He received the Glenn Summerlin Award from the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators in 2009. Dates received a bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1969.

Jerry Lahmers, Newcomerstown
Statewide Farm Organization Representative
Lahmers currently owns and operates a family farm that includes a cow/calf feedlot and grain operations. He previously served as a veterinarian who treated and cared for animals in Tuscarawas County for 29 years. Lahmers also serves as the president of the Tuscarawas County Farm Bureau and Tuscarawas County Parks Department. He also served as a member of the Ohio Veterinary Medical Licensing board from 2000-2005. Lahmers received a doctorate of veterinary medicine from the Ohio State University.

Lisa M. Hamler-Fugitt, Reynoldsburg
Consumer
Hamler-Fugitt currently serves as the executive director of the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks and as the legislative liaison for the Ohio Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs. She previously served as the public policy director and the statewide food and nutrition program coordinator for the Ohio Hunger Task Force. Hamler-Fugitt has researched, written, and secured over $200 million in grants to support various anti-hunger programs. She received an associate's degree from South Oklahoma Junior College.

Robert Cole, Gahanna
Consumer
Cole served in various roles for the USDA for over 33 years, including serving as the executive director of the USDA's Franklin County Office and as acting state director in 2003. He retired from the USDA in 2003. Cole continues to help manage his family's farm in Mississippi and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Dayton. He received a bachelor's degree from Alcorn A&M College in 1970.

Stacey Atherton, Newark
Family Farmer
Atherton has served as the co-owner for Shipley Farms since 2009. She previously served as a manager for Shipley Farms from 2006-2009. Atherton has also served as a 4-H club advisor for the Licking County Jersey Club since 2006 and is a member of the Ohio Dairy Producers and the Ohio Farm Bureau. She received a bachelor's degree from the Ohio State University in 2006.

Bill Moody, Fredericktown
Family Farmer
Moody was named by Ohio Senate President Bill Harris as his appointee to the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board. He is the former assistant director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and past Knox County auditor. Born and raised on general livestock farms, Moody continues to live and farm a small commercial sheep and hay farm in Knox County. He graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in Animal Science.

Dominic Marchese, Farmdale
Family Farmer
Marchese was named by Speaker of the House Armond Budish as his appointee to the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board. Marchese has been the owner and operator of the certified organic operation Manna Farms in Farmdale for 35 years. A former dairy farmer, he currently raises beef cattle, chickens and hay on his 252 acre farm. The U.S. Navy veteran previously served as a lieutenant in the Warren Fire Department from 1966 to 1991 and was active in the Trumbull County Farm Bureau, including service as a board of trustees member.