11 Employees of Dairy Management, Inc. Took Home $40 Million in Compensation

11 employees (current and former) of Dairy Management, Inc. – DMI  (a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 6 that is considered the most powerful dairy trade organization in the country funded by a  “check-off” program authorized by Congress but responsible to their members, DMI’s mission is to increase consumption of dairy products by finding more ways to get dairy products to the public including assisting fast food companies with menu items) received $40 million in compensation from 2015-2024:

Barbara O’Brien:  Total Compensation 2015-2024: $7 million 

• 2024:  $717,658
• 2023:  $717,359
• 2022:  $720,919
• 2021:  $804,571
• 2020:  $648,355
• 2019:  $646,204
• 2018:  $654,451
• 2017:  $649,419
• 2016:  $591,494
• 2015:  $540,585

Krysta Laverne Harden:  Total Compensation 2020-2024:  $3 million

• 2024:  $589,723
• 2023:  $565,375
• 2022:  $544,034
• 2021:  $529,813
• 2020:  $419,586

Quinton D Baily:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:   $3 million 

• 2024:  $530,861
• 2023:  $524,256
• 2022:  $490,661
• 2021:  $471,634
• 2020:  $420,437
• 2019:  $365,084
• 2018:  $370,733
• 2017:  $246,542

Paul Ziemnisky:  Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $1 million

• 2024:  $460,770
• 2023:  $454,887

Anne Marie Krautheim:  Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $1 million

• 2024:  $445,480
• 2023:  $430,484

Martha Scott Poindexter:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $1 million

• 2024:  $443,480
• 2023:  $428,349
• 2022:  $406,305

Joanna Hunter:  Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $1 million

• 2024:  $426,236
• 2023:  $401,884

Thomas Gallagher:  Total Compensation 2015-2023:  $10 million

• 2023:  $  425,012
• 2022:  $  850,025
• 2021:  $2,680,255
• 2020:  $  912,642
• 2019:  $  887,930
• 2018:  $  875,930
• 2017:  $  899,810
• 2016:  $1,011,379
• 2015:  $1,361,753

Elizabeth Engelmann:  Total Compensation:  2017-2022:  $3.5 million 

• 2022:  $894,952
• 2021:  $566,438
• 2020:  $536,660
• 2019:  $522,055
• 2018:  $532,869
• 2017:  $478.809

Gregory Miller:  Total Compensation:  2015-2022:  $6 million 

• 2022:  $  598,048
• 2021:  $  588,886
• 2020:  $  579,296
• 2019:  $  559,656
• 2018:  $  639,651
• 2017:  $1,546,760
• 2016:  $  579,665
• 2015:  $  656,411

Jean H Ragalie-Carr:  Total Compensation:  2017-2022:  $3.5 million

• 2022:  $434,177
• 2021:  $434,341
• 2020:  $501,961
• 2019:  $482,610
• 2018:  $494,641
• 2017:  $857,405