On May 3, 2011, Governor Corbett named Luke Brubaker Chairman of the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board. Mr. Brubaker was first appointed to the Board by Governor Thomas J. Ridge in 1997; he was re-appointed by Governor Edward G. Rendell and unanimously confirmed by the State Senate in September 2003 and reappointed for a third term in 2009.

Mr. Brubaker is a dairy farmer with 30 years of experience in the Pennsylvania dairy industry.  With his two sons, he manages a 1,000 acre dairy agri-business partnership. He has served as Chairman of Lancaster Farm Service Agency from 1996-2004 and is a participating farmer in the Chesapeake Bay Program.  Mr. Brubaker is also past president of the Lancaster County Farm and Home Foundation.

Mr. Brubaker was a member of the East Donegal Planning Commission from 1986 to 1992 and was Chairman of the East Donegal Board of Supervisors from 1993 to 1997.  He is Chairman of Environmental Coordinators for Lancaster, Lebanon, York, Dauphin, and Berks Counties in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Protection and the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, past member of Board of Trustees of the Lancaster County Farmland Trust and winner of the 2001 Pennsylvania Dairy Stakeholders Pacesetters Award.  He has also been the recipient of the Dairy of Distinction Award.  In 1999 Brubaker Farms was awarded the National Environmental Stewardship Award in recognition of production and practices and concern for community and in 2002 completed the Pennsylvania Environmental Agricultural Conservation Certification of Excellence (PEACCE) Program.  Mr. Brubaker also received the Country Folks 2005 Keystone Farmer of the Year for the Mid-Atlantic States for Ag Production, leadership and community involvement.  In 2008, Brubaker Farms received the Mid-Atlantic Master Farmer Award and the Governor's Environmental Excellence Award in 2010.

Internationally, as a member of an economic development team, Mr. Brubaker assisted in developing small businesses in Bolivia.  In 1997, 1998, and 2001, he served as an ambassador to the Russian Republic and Ukraine for dairy management, nutrition, marketing, and overall expertise for the Citizens Network for Foreign Affairs.  In 2007, Mr. Brubaker was invited to Morocco by invitation of Royal Government on the Dairy Heifers interest and conference on ag issues.

Mr. Brubaker and his wife Barbara reside in Mount Joy, Lancaster County.  They have three children - Cindy, Mike and Tony, and ten grandchildren.  Mr. and Mrs. Brubaker are active members of the Mount Joy Mennonite Church.

Mr. Kriebel was appointed to the Board on April 7, 2008 and served as Chairman until May 3, 2011.

Mr. Kriebel's interest in the dairy industry began in Montgomery County while working on his grandfather's dairy farm and being surrounded by dairy operations.  His dream of owning a dairy farm came to fruition in 1964 when he and his wife, Janet, purchased a farm in Columbia County and began milking nine Guernsey cows.  Over the next 30 years, the herd increased to 75 head and the acreage producing corn, alfalfa hay and green beans grew to 550 acres.  The farm was named a Dairy of Distinction in 1992.

During this time, Mr. Kriebel graduated from the Penn State University/Kellogg Foundation Rural Leadership Program which included travel to Europe and Northern Africa.  Richard has been involved in many community and agricultural organizations.  He served as a member and Chairman of the Columbia County Planning Commission, a member of the PA Junior Dairy Show Committee, for 20 years served as Columbia County 4-H Administrative Leader and for many years served on the Board of Directors of AgChoice Farm Credit and AgFirst Farm Credit Bank of Columbia, S.C.  Currently, he serves as a member on the Finance and Personnel Committees of the Northern Columbia County Cultural & Community Center.

Mr. Kriebel continues to reside on part of the farm in Benton with his wife, Janet.  They have four children - Faith, Scott, Wendy and Kristen, and five grandchildren.  He and his wife worship at the Benton Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) where they serve as elders.

Lynda J. Bowman was appointed to the Board by Governor Tom Corbett and was unanimously confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate on June 22, 2011.

A graduate of J. P. McCaskey High School, she served in the Tom Corbett for Attorney General and Governor Committees as Comptroller in 2003 through June, 2011. She also was a part-time senior associate with Capital Associates, Inc. From 1998 to December 2003, Lynda Bowman served as Secretary for the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board. Formerly, Ms. Bowman was Budget Analyst for the House Majority Appropriations Committee; Administrative Services Director for the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture; Systems Administrator for the Tom Ridge for Governor Committee; Executive Director for the Senate Republican Campaign Committee; and Executive Director of the Republican Committee of Lancaster County. In 2002-2003, Ms. Bowman served as President of the International Association of Milk Control Agencies and is an honorary life member in IAMCA.

Ms. Bowman resides in Lancaster, Lancaster County, and is the proud mother of a daughter and son, and the very proud grandmother of six grandchildren. Ms. Bowman is a member of St. James Episcopal Church in Lancaster and a former choir member, Sunday school teacher and vestry member.