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Ted Gashler 



Ted Gashler is the Associate Dean of the Trade and Industry Division at Northcentral Technical 

 College of Wausau, Wisconsin. In this capacity, Mr. Gashler oversees the college's agriculture 

 and international program. 



In addition, Mr. Gashler is a sheep farmer with registered Hampshire sheep. In the past, he 

 owned and operated two dairy farms, one in California and one in Wisconsin. He also 

 previously owned a milk processing plant in California. 



Mr. Gashler has served as a volunteer Farmer-to-Fcirmer specialist on assignments in Poland, 

 Kazakhstan and Russia on behalf of Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (VOCA). 



As a VOCA volunteer, Mr. Gashler has been instrumental in many "firsts." He was active in 

 the development of the first privately-owned meat processing plant in Southeastern Poland. He 

 donated the first sheep, sheep semen to go to Poland since 1938 and the first registerd 

 Hampshires ever in Poland, and is working with Kazakhstan agricultural officials to send the 

 first Hampshires there. He has been actively involved in promoting barter trade between East 

 and Central European countries and the U.S., and is credited with saving hundreds of jobs in 

 a textile factory in Southern Russia when he arranged for the export of U.S. cotton to the plant. 



At Northcentral Technical College, Mr. Gashler operated the college's training program for 

 future Polish agribusiness leaders. He has worked closely with USDA and USAID programs 

 to identify current and future grassroots leaders for U.S. training programs. 



