Inspiring Others To Believe In Themselves

Married to Lloyd, also business partner.  Two daughters, Lauren 19, and Taylor 17.  Dog, Angel.  I love farming.  Parents:  Ray & Frances Johnson, Brodhead.  “Parents in-law”:  Lloyd and Rosemarie Holterman, Watertown. 
Employment:  Partner in Rosy Lane Holsteins, LLC. 
Current Volunteer Activities: 
–Watertown Regional Medical Center, UW Health Partners Memorial Hospital, Board of Directors, 2004 to present
–Jefferson County Animal Agriculture Alliance, founding member and treasurer
–Wis. Jaycees Outstanding Young Farmer, state program advisor
–Member of: Association of Women in Agriculture, UW-Madison alumni, and
–Wisconsin Women for Agriculture Rock River Chapter
–Wisconsin Agribusiness Council 
–Jefferson County Agri-business Club, active in several club projects
–Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin 
–Dairy Business Association
–Dairy 4-H project leader.  Named 2008 Volunteer of the Year.  Have served as:  4-H Junior Leaders advisor, club general leader, photography leader, dairy promotion leader and on several county committees. 
–Trained and attended workshops by:  Animal Ag Alliance, Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin, AFACT (American Farmers for the Advancement and Conservation of Technology), Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board.  Active in Ag in the Classroom program, visiting schools and offering farm tours.  Host tours for local school groups, business leaders and community members.

Recent accomplishments/awards:
–World Dairy Expo Woman of the Year, 2009
–University of Wisconsin College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Lloyd & Daphne named to “The Grow Dozen” as alumni who are making a difference in the dairy industry, 2009
–Association of Women in Agriculture, 2005 & 1993 Outstanding Alumni
–Named Wisconsin Master Farmer with husband Lloyd in 2003

How do you define leadership?  Inspiring those around you to believe in themselves and work together toward the greater good.

What’s the most valuable leadership lesson you’ve learned?  Most valuable lesson I’ve learned is to think or see where others are coming from – their motivation – and if you can understand that then it’s easier to have a dialog with them

How has Leadership Wisconsin/WRLP impacted your life?  It continued to encourage me to work within the ag arena and it was a springboard for me to represent rural residents in other arenas.  For example, I’m on the board for our local hospital.  I have reached out and touched more people because of that. 

How did your experience with Leadership Wisconsin/WRLP benefit your business?  I try to influence my partners by giving a 30,000-foot view of the world and then suggest how our business fits within it.

What was your most valuable WRLP/Leadership Wisconsin leadership experience?  The national and international trips.  Went to China and California.  Studied hispanic issues in California and we now have hispanics on our workforce.  Internationally, I just came back from second trip to China.  WRLP encouraged me to keep listening and learning from other cultures and to continue to travel internationally.

Your greatest achievement so far?  Raising my family, who are very supportive of all that I do. Basically, I love what I do every day.