The 2016 American Cheese Society Conference Competition in Des Moines, IA 2016 Conference Attendee Roster
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Cheese in the Heartland - the 2016 American Cheese Society Conference Competition in Des Moines, IA 2016 Conference Attendee Roster First Name Last Name Company City State Title Country Garrett Abel Peterson Company Auburn WA Cheese Specialist United States Matthew Abeln Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Rochester NY Local Cheese Partner United States Erik Acquistapace Acquistapace's Covington Supermarket Covington LA United States Cameron Adair Classic Provisions, Inc. Minneapolis MN Sales United States Keith Adams Wm. Cofield Cheese Sebastopol CA Cheesemaker/Partner United States Michelle Adams Cypress Grove Arcata CA United States Jessica Affatato Harbor Cheese Company Blue Point NY Owner/Cheesemonger United States Steve Agostinho Boska Holland White Plains NY United States Robert Aguilera Fromagex Boston MA United States Tim Aiken Jasper Hill Creamery Greensboro VT United States Louis Aird Saputo Dairy Products Canada G.P. Montreal QC Director of Fine Cheeses Canada Rob Alexander Raison Hokkaido Japan Head Cheesemaker Japan Matthew Alexander Prodigal Farm Rougemont NC Creamery Manager United States Althea Allen C.E. Zuercher & Company, Inc. Skokie IL Cheesemonger United States Maureen Allen Vermont Creamery Websterville VT NY Sales Director United States Sheri Allen Artisanal Touch Events LLC West Point UT Owner United States Jay Allison Swiss Valley Farms Davenport IA Vice President of Sales & Marketing United States Eric Anderson Old Chatham Sheepherding Creamery Old Chatham NY Cheesemaker United States Bill Anderson Creme de la Coulee Artisan Cheese Madison WI Owner/Cheesemaker United States Adriana Andrade Gourmet Foods International Duluth GA United States Kathleen Andrew Blue Apron New York NY National Sourcing United States Frank Angeloni Calabro Cheese East Haven CT Owner United States Rose Angeloni Calabro Cheese East Haven CT Owner/Cheesemaker United States Kendall Antonelli Antonelli's Cheese Shop Austin TX Co-Owner United States John Antonelli Antonelli's Cheese Shop Austin TX Co-Owner United States Audrey Aponte Murray's Cheese New York NY Wholesale Account Manager United States Lorie Appleby InterSource, Inc. Mendham NJ National Sales Manager United States Kate Arding Talbott & Arding Cheese and Provisions Hudson NY Owner United States Alex Armstrong Mission Cheese San Francisco CA Events Manager United States Padgett Arnold Sequatchie Cove Creamery Sequatchie TN Owner/Cheesemaker United States Nathan Arnold Sequatchie Cove Creamery Sequatchie TN Owner/Cheesemaker United States James Arrigoni BelGioioso Cheese, Inc. Green Bay WI Regional Sales United States Marion Arscutt Multiview Inc. Irving TX United States Joy Ascher Gourmet Foods International Lafayette CO United States Waverley Aufmuth Bi-Rite Market & Creamery San Francisco CA Marketing & Communications Manager United States Omri Avraham The Cheese Board Collective, Inc. Berkeley CA Cheesemaker United States Diana Aylor Kroger Company Aylett VA Cheesemaster United States Jeff Babcock European Imports, Inc. Arlington Heights IL Category Specialist Cheese United States Tamara Bacon Boxcarr Handmade Cheese Cedar Grove NC United States Veronica Baetje Baetje Farms LLC Bloomsdale MO Owner United States Natasha Bailey Green Dirt Farm Weston MO Production Manager United States Rebekah Baker Nugget Market Woodland CA Corp. Dir. of Specialty Cheese United States Gina Baker DPI Specialty Foods Tualatin OR Dir. of National Accounts United States Mabelyn Baladez Tillamook County Creamery Association Tillamook OR Sensory Lab Supervisor United States Alicia Baldwin Lund Food Holdings, Inc. Edina MN Category Specialist United States Nikki Ball Whole Foods Market Seattle WA United States Mike Bandstra Frisian Farms Cheese Leighton IA Cheesemaker United States Bradley Bankson Kroger Company Covington KY Manufacturing Cheese Specialist United States Roland Barthelemy The International Guild of Cheese Carpentras France Provost France Jean Bates Sweet Grass Dairy Thomasville GA Cheesemaker United States Marc Bates Bates Consulting LLC Cannon Beach OR Owner United States Theresa Battel Horizon Sales Corporation Newport Beach CA CEO United States Nick Bayne Le Gruyere AOP Queems NY External Education United States Kathryn Beacom Kroger Company Redmond WA Cheesemaster United States Nick Beaton Boska Holland White Plains NY United States Cheese in the Heartland - the 2016 American Cheese Society Conference Competition in Des Moines, IA 2016 Conference Attendee Roster First Name Last Name Company City State Title Country Terry Beckman Dairy Fab, LLC Malone WI Owner United States Leigh Belanger Culture Magazine Lynnfield MA Food Editor United States Paul Bell AW Welt Ambrisco Insurance, Inc. Iowa City IA Director of Risk Management United States Caleb Ben-Avram Naked Grape Wine Bar Wilton Manors FL United States Debi Benedetti Beyond the Possible Santa Rosa CA Strategist, Coach, Explorer United States Joshua Bennett Alemar Cheese Company Mankato MN Assistant Cheesemaker United States Chris Bennett Goat Lady Dairy Climax NC Sales Manager United States Gigi Berardi Western Washington University Bellingham WA Professor United States Kayla Bercegeay Swiss-American, Inc. St. Louis MO Sourcing Coordinator United States Carrie Bernstein Baetje Farms LLC Bloomsdale MO Cheesemaker United States Andrea Berti Atalanta Corporation Elizabeth NJ United States Nega Beru Office of Food Safety, FDA CFSAN College Park MD United States Sebastian Beumer La Quercia Norwalk IA Plant Manager United States Philippe Beyssier Brodart Packaging Troyes France Export Manager France Donatienne Beyssier-Legrain Brodart Packaging Troyes France Export Manager France Jennifer Bice Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery Sebastopol CA CEO United States C.J. Bienert The Cheese Shop of Des Moines Des Moines IA Owner United States Alyce Birchenough Sweet Home Farm Elberta AL Owner/Cheesemaker United States Kendra Birdwell Dutch Girl Creamery Lincoln NE Inside Sales & Marketing United States Chris Birkeland Beecher's Handmade Cheese Seattle WA United States Tom Bivins Vermont Cheese Council Stowe VT Executive Director United States Betsy Blades Kemin Industries Des Moines IA Business Director United States Patrick Bleck Specialty Food Sherpa Seattle WA Principal United States Bob Bleything California Milk Advisory Board So San Francisco CA Food Service Consultant United States Daniel Bock Heartland Creamery Newark MO Creamery Administrator United States Mary Bodensiek Johnson & Wales University Providence RI Instructor United States Jean Bolliger Kroger Company Middletown OH Cheese Steward United States Jen Bonaccorsi Rogers Collection Portland ME Sales Director United States Rick Bond Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Guelph ON Fod Safety Advisor - Dairy Canada Nan Bonfils Wheatsfield Cooperative Ames IA Cheese Assistant United States Janice Bonner Kroger Company Nashville TN Cheesemaster United States Tom Boose Swiss Valley Farms Monona IA Cheesemaker United States Albert Borgo Quality Cheese Inc. Vaughan ON VP Canada Frederique Boudouani Abu Nawas Beverage Company Elkader IA Owner United States Paul Bower Zingerman's Creamery Ann Arbor MI United States Katy Brackett Beecher's Handmade Cheese Seattle WA United States Bob Bradley University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison WI United States Katie Bray Oregon Cheese Guild Portland OR Executive Director United States Ryan Breau Sobeys Inc. Angus ON Cheese Ambassador Canada Amanda Brennan DPI Specialty Foods Tualatin OR United States Allyson Brennan Old Chatham Sheepherding Creamery Old Chatham NY National Sales & Marketing Manager United States Susan Brennan Seacrest Foods International Hollis NH United States Harris Brenner Boska Holland White Plains NY Boska United States Nathaniel Brewick Whole Foods Market Seattle WA United States Zoe Brickley Cellars at Jasper Hill Greensboro VT Sales and Marketing United States Shaleena Bridgham InterSource/Four Fat Fowl Mendham NJ Sales & Marketing United States Jason Broadrick Kroger Company Hendersonville TN Cheese Field Specialist United States Aaron Bronson Kroger Company Indianapolis IN Cheese Specialist United States Herb Brosowsky Bi-Rite Foodservice Distributors Brisbane CA Director Specialty Department United States Jen Brown Liberty Heights Fresh Salt Lake City UT Cheese and Charcuterie Advocate United States Alex Brown Gourmet Imports Alhambra CA General Manager & Cheesemonger United States Thomas Brown Fred Meyer Portland OR United States Mary Brown Richmond Region Tourism Richmond VA National Sales Manager United States Benton Brown Crown Finish Caves Brooklyn NY Owner United States Evan Brown Gourmet Foods International Wellington FL Sales Manager United States Cheese in the Heartland - the 2016 American Cheese Society Conference Competition in Des Moines, IA 2016 Conference Attendee Roster First Name Last Name Company City State Title Country Melissa Brown Whole Foods Market Des Moines IA Team Leader United States Molly Browne Cellars at Jasper Hill Greensboro VT Sales and Marketing United States Molly Brownson Tony's Fine Foods West Sacramento CA United States Maria Brummett Kroger Company Indianapolis IN United States Stefano Bruno Di Stefano Cheese Pomona CA Owner/Cheesemaker United States Ruedi Bucher Sulbana Inc. Monroe WI President United States Mandi Bue Ludwig Farmstead Creamery Fithian IL Asst. Cheesemaker United States Nicole Buergers Houston Dairymaids Houston TX Director of Education and Marketing United States Adrian Buff Ludwig Farmstead Creamery Fithian IL Head Cheesemaker United States Rebecca