(Fox Lake) A Dodge County woman has been named a candidate for the 77th annual Alice in Dairyland. Cierra Essock of Fox Lake is one of six finalist for the full-time public relations position with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture.
She is the agricultural educator and FFA advisor at Hustisford Junior and Senior High School. In 2015, she served as the Wisconsin Holstein Princess Attendant. Essock graduated from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in 2017 with a major in Agricultural Education and a minor in Dairy Science. On campus, she was active in the River Falls Dairy Club and WRFW radio station.
Through the Wisconsin Association of Agricultural Educators organization, Essock received the state Teacher Turn the Key Scholarship Award in 2022. She grew up helping on her family’s dairy farm in Fort Atkinson.
Over the next two months, the candidates will participate in a rigorous interview process that will allow them to showcase their communications and public relations skills. The Alice in Dairyland Finals is scheduled for May 2nd through the 4th in Door County.
The three-day event includes agribusiness tours, media interviews, an impromptu question and answer session, candidate presentations, and more. The selection of the 77th Alice in Dairyland will be announced at a public event on the 4th at the Stone Harbor Resort in Sturgeon Bay. The new Alice will begin her term on July 8th.
The Dodge County-area’s most recent connection to Alice in Dairyland was in 2010. Christine Lindner of Fall River, who grew up on her family’s farm just outside of Beaver Dam, was the state’s 63rd Alice.
