Brad Bouma  
Select Milk Producers, Inc. – President 

A fifth-generation dairy farmer, Bouma was born and raised in Southern California. He attended California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. During his career Bouma has operated dairy facilities in California, New Mexico, Texas, Indiana and Ohio. For the past 35 years, he's focused much of his efforts on operating agriculture facilities in West Texas. In 2004, he established Legacy Farms, an open, dry lot dairy farm in Plainview. Separately, Bouma co-founded and serves as chairman of the Board for Select Milk Producers, Inc., which launched a milk filtration system that led to the development of Core Power drinks and Fairlife Milk in partnership with Coca-Cola. As the president of Select Milk Producers, Bouma was a key driver in the development and construction of Continental Dairy Facilities Southwest, a state-of-the-art milk and buttermilk powder plant in Littlefield. In addition, he is a founder and owner of Indiana-based Fair Oaks Farms. The Bouma family owns and operates two dairy farms, and a large dairy heifer feedlot in Hale County, where their team is responsible for the daily care and handling of 55,000 head of cattle. Bouma has served on the board of directors for First National Bank of El Paso for 25 years, and served six years as a member of the Texas Animal Health Commission.