May'19 Board Book

NEW DAIRY PRINCESS CROWNED…Page 2 of 3

children with autisim. Camilla is a seventh-generation dairy farmer and grew up on her family’s

dairy in Marin County and has shown dairy cattle and market swine in 4-H. She is an active

member of the Point Reyes – Olema 4-H club and plays basketball both at her school and

competitively.

Second Alternate, Shelby Thomason, is the daughter of Scott and Maria Thomason of Napa. She

is a senior at Justin-Siena High School and will be attending Dominican University of California

in the fall to be a nurse. Shelby is an active member of 4-H at both club, county and state level

and has represented Napa County 4-H at state wide events. Shelby was also the captain of her

high school varsity volleyball team and will play at Dominican University of California in the

fall. Shelby’s father is a state of California dairy inspector and her grandparents grew up on dairy

farms in both California and Wisconsin.

Camilla and Shelby will assist the new District 3 Dairy Princess in her duties, which include

speaking on behalf of the California dairy industry at schools, service clubs, with the media, and

at numerous public events throughout the year.

In addition, the Dairy Princess and her Alternates will attend a training session focused on

presentation development, advocating for the California dairy industry, leadership and etiquette.

Along with the excitement of naming a new dairy ambassador, the North Bay Dairy Women

(NBDW) awarded two scholarships; Danielle Horick of Petaluma received the Florence

Gilardoni Memorial Scholarship; and Lucas Cheda of Petaluma received the Bernice Haderman

Memorial Scholarship. Finally, the contestants themselves voted for the Isolena Maestretti Miss

Vitality Award. This award is given to a young lady whom each contestant felt had the most

spirit throughout the Dairy Princess experience; Danielle Horick of Petaluma was selected as

Miss Vitality 2019. Also recognized at the contest was Annie Neles of Sonoma, for her

involvement in the dairy community.

The Master of Ceremonies for the contest was Ralph Sartori of Petaluma. Contestants were

judged on poise, personality, speaking ability, education and dairy background. Judges for the