Doug Huebsch is president of Goose Group, a company that owns and operates several destination retail stores. He is also an owner and partner in New Life Farms. Huebsch previously served on the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners for 12 years, including three years as chair.
His extensive volunteer experience includes service as chair of Prairie Lakes Municipal Solid Waste Authority and the Minnesota Statewide Community Health Services Advisory Committee. He served on the boards of Lakes Country Service Cooperative, Otter Tail Lakes Country Tourism, and the Otter Tail County Community Development Agency. From 2013-2014, Huebsch chaired the USDA National Committee on Agricultural Statistics that provided guidance to the Secretary of Agriculture.
Huebsch also served as chair of the University of Minnesota Alumni Association (UMAA) board of directors and on the presidential search advisory committee for the University’s 17th president. He received the University of Minnesota Alumni Service Award in 2020.
He is a current member of the Perham Rotary Club and the Minnesota State Fair Foundation Board.
Huebsch has a bachelor of science degree in applied economics from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, and all three of his children and their spouses have degrees from the University of Minnesota.