Midwest Dairy, the checkoff organization representing more than 4,000 dairy farmers in a ten-state region, has named Corey Scott of Marine in Saint Croix, Minn. as its new CEO. Scott is an accomplished dairy leader with over 15 years of experience in the food and agriculture industry.
Scott will begin her tenure at Midwest Dairy on March 13. He will take over from retiring CEO Molly Pelzer, who announced her departure last fall.
“I am excited for this new chapter in Midwest Dairy's long history of outstanding CEO leaders,” says Charles Krause, President of Midwest Dairy. “I look forward to working with Corey on the many opportunities we have to serve our family dairy farms.”
Prior to joining Midwest Dairy, Scott served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Athian and held several leadership positions for more than 15 years with Land O'Lakes and its sustainability division, Truterra LLC.
Scott received her Executive MBA and undergraduate degrees from the University of Minnesota and the Carlson School of Business. In 2023, she was selected as one of GreenBiz's 12 Women Growing Sustainable Food Systems and won the US Dairy Sustainability Award for her work in reducing the overall environmental footprint of dairy products.
“I am honored to serve as CEO of Midwest Dairy and work on behalf of dairy farmers throughout our ten-state region,” says Scott. “I have worked with dairy farmers throughout my career and I am always impressed by the passion they show for their cows, the environment and our communities. I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to lead such a respected organization and support the hard work of both staff and farmers.”
