Dennis C. Wolff

Dennis C. Wolff is a dairy farmer from Millville, Columbia County, Pennsylvania. He owns Pen-Col Farms, which is a 600-acre, 400-head operation. He was appointed Secretary of Agriculture by Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell and confirmed in May, 2003. Wolff serves as a member of the Agriculture Technical Committee of the World Trade Organization, a member of the Pennsylvania State University Board of Trustees and a member of the Pennsylvania Dairy Stakeholders. He is president of the Nicholas Wolff Foundation and Camp Victory, a non-profit summer camp for handicapped and chronically ill children.

Michael T. Scuse

Michael T. Scuse farms 1,700 acres with his brother, Dale near Smyrna, Delaware. The farm grows corn, soybeans and wheat. Sworn in as Delaware Secretary of Agriculture in May, 2001, he has served as chairman of the Kent County Regional Planning Commission, the Kent County Recorder of Deeds and as State Committee Chairman of the Farm Service Agency. He is an active member of Ducks Unlimited and is a breeder of registered paint horses.

Charles M. Kuperus

Charles M. Kuperus owns a nursery and garden center in Sussex, New Jersey. Prior to being named New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture in 2002, Kuperus served as a commissioner on the New Jersey State Planning Commission where he led the plan development process. He has served as Director of the Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and First Vice President of the New Jersey Farm Bureau.

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