Cheese in the Heartland - the 2016 American 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 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 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 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 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 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 -Madison Madison WI United States Katie Bray Oregon Cheese Guild Portland OR Executive Director United States Ryan Breau 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 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 Buhler Whole Foods Market Boulder CO United States Ron Buholzer Klondike Cheese Co. Monroe WI President United States Kim Bukowski Cornell University Ithaca NY Extension Supp. Spec. III United States Josh Bumgardner Heartland Creamery Newark MO United States Betty Burley East Hill Creamery Warsaw NY Owner/Cheesemaker United States Gary Burley East Hill Creamery Warsaw NY Owner/Cheesemaker United States Lydia Burns Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine Chicago IL Senior Procurement Manager United States Adam Burstein Kroger Company Scottsdale AZ United States Sarah Buschkamp Hy-Vee Iowa City IA United States John Byom Classic Provisions, Inc. Minneapolis MN CEO United States Debbie Byrne Cedar Grove Cheese, Inc Plain WI General Manager United States Ana Cabral Fortune Gourmet Bensenville IL Dir. of New Business Development United States Janet Caddel Whole Foods Market Salt Lake City UT United States Elias Cairo Olympia Provisions Portland OR Owner United States Vern Caldwell Pholia Farm Creamery, LLC Rogue River OR Owner United States Lisa Calkins Kroger Company Scottsdale AZ Cheesemonger United States Liam Callahan Bellwether Farms Petaluma CA Owner United States Pamela Campbell DPI Specialty Foods Bellingham WA Account Executive United States Thomas Campbell Whole Foods Market Providence RI United States Lisa Caprera Pennsylvania State University University Park PA Student United States Pasquale Caputo Caputo Cheese / Wiscon Corporation Melrose Park IL CEO United States Rene Caputo Caputo Cheese / Wiscon Corporation Melrose Park IL Retail Sales United States Jean-Louis Carbonnier Comte Cheese Association New York NY United States Raina Cardarelli World's Best Cheeses Somerville MA United States Sheree Cardoos Cardoos McKenna Marshfield MA Co-Director United States Lisa Carlson DPI Specialty Foods Tualatin OR Account Executive United States Jeanne Carpenter Metcalfe's Market Madison WI Executive Director United States Jackie Chang Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy Longmont CO Cheesemaker United States Vanessa Chang Creminelli Fine Meats Salt Lake City UT Marketing & Education Manager United States Felice Charlton Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co. Point Reyes CA United States Tom Chatfield Quickes Traditional Ltd. Exeter Devon Owner United Kingdom Philippe Chevrollier 's Chevre, Inc. Sonoma CA General Manager United States Ryan Chidester Creminelli Fine Meats Salt Lake City UT United States Aurelia Chimier Comte Cheese Association Poligny France Communications France Heather Chinchay Sam's Club Claremont CA Buyer-Gourmet Cheese United States Christopher Chopp Chef 2 Chef Foods Cleveland OH Buyer United States Mariah Christensen Harmons Salt Lake City UT Specialty Cheese Merchandiser United States Kyle Christensen Whole Foods Market Omaha NE Perishable Buyer United States Elizabeth Chubbuck Murray's Cheese New York NY United States Stephanie Ciano World's Best Cheeses Somerville MA VP Purchasing & Sales United States Erin Clancy Good Eggs San Francisco CA United States Christine Clark Murray's Cheese Long Island City NY Content Coordinator United States Heather Clark Whole Foods Market Los Angeles CA Specialty Associate Team Leader United States Karma Clark Whole Foods Market Austin TX SW Region Specialty Coordinator United States Stephanie Clark Iowa State University Ames IA United States Kate Clarke Kroger Company Dublin OH Cheese Lead 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 Ryan Clary Whole Foods Market Tallahassee FL United States Logan Class Kroger Company Salt Lake City UT United States Jonathan Clemmer Royal Oak MI Cheesemaker United States John Cline BelGioioso Cheese, Inc. Green Bay WI United States Tracy Clow Whole Foods Market Glendale CA United States Matt Cmeyla The Lauterbach Group Sussex WI United States Diana Coburn Kroger Company Indianapolis IN Cheesemaster United States Christian Coffey Amy's Kitchen Petaluma CA Assistant Dairy Buyer United States Ashley Coffey Tomales Farmstead Creamery Tomales CA Cheesemaker United States Amanda Cohen Casellula @ Alphabet City Pittsburgh PA Assistant General Manger United States Joshua Collier Orrman's Cheese Shop Raleigh NC Cheesemonger/Retail Manager United States Christine Collins Burris Logistics New Castle DE Account Executive United States Rick Collins Tillamook County Creamery Association Tillamook OR Food Manufacturing Manager United States Terry Comer Euro-USA, Inc. Chicago IL Vice President Sales, Midwest United States Corinne Coniglio Deer Valley Artisan Cheese Park City UT Cheesemaker United States Brian Coning Whole Foods Market Dayton OH Specialty Team Lead United States Sue Conley Petaluma CA Owner/Cheesemaker United States Lori Cook Tony's Fine Foods West Sacramento CA Buyer United States Cody Cook The Welsh Rabbit Fort Collins CO Head Cheesemonger United States Theresa Cool MidWest Specialty Bartlett IL Co-Director United States Leslie Cooperband Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery, LLC Champaign IL Owner/Cheesemaker United States Elizabeth Copeland Kroger Company Newnan GA Set-Up Specialist United States Kelly Cosgrove Fortune Gourmet Bensenville IL Dir. of New Business Development United States Patrick Coughlin Dairy Connection, Inc. Madison WI National Sales Manager United States Celyne Coulon Isigny Sainte Mere Fort Lee NJ Key Account Manager United States Summer Coulter Double Known Astoria NY VP of Strategy & Brand Experience United States Neil Cox Arthur Schuman, Inc. Elgin IL VP Business Development United States Jeffery Crain Central Market Arlington TX Cheese Expert United States Laura Crandall Gourmet Foods International Boca Raton FL United States Beth Crave Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese, LLC Waterloo WI Cust. Service Manager United States Steve Craven Saputo Specialty Cheese Lincolnshire IL Bus. Development Manager United States Thomas Crawford Heartland Creamery Newark MO QA Manager United States Jeanine Creighton McKenna Marketing San Francisco CA Vice President United States Cristiano Creminelli Creminelli Fine Meats Salt Lake City UT Owner United States Sara Croft Beecher's Handmade Cheese Seattle WA United States Cindy Crosbie Vail Resorts Avon CO Chef/Purchaser United States Nicholas Crosetti Whole Foods Market Walnut Creek CA United States James Croskey Fortune Gourmet Bensenville IL Dir. of New Business Development United States Brenda Crow Laura Chenel's Chevre, Inc. Sonoma CA Pacific NW / Rocky Mtn. Reg. Sales Manager United States Maritza Cuellar Dorothy Lane Market Dayton OH Associate United States Erika Cuellar Dorothy Lane Market Dayton OH Speciality Retailer United States Gerard Culas Whole Foods Market San Mateo CA United States James Culbert Otter Creek Dairy Indianola IA Farmer United States Matt Curl Gourmet Foods International Atlanta GA Sales Manager United States Alicia Curlel Beecher's Handmade Cheese Seattle WA United States Fiorella Cutrufello Calabro Cheese East Haven CT Sales United States Lori Cyrus-Satter Wedge Community Co-Op Minneapolis MN Cheese Coordinator United States Andy Dalley Beehive Cheese Company Uintah UT National Sales Manager United States Oliver Dameron Mission Cheese San Francisco CA United States Dennis D'Amico University of Connecticut Storrs CT Assistant Professor United States Tyson Danilson Peterson Company Auburn WA Cheese Specialist United States John Dannerbeck Dairy Farms Newton IA Owner United States Dani D'Antonio Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery, LLC Champaign IL Cheesemaker United States Laura Davenport Tulip Tree Creamery LLC Indianapolis IN Sales Manager United States Amanda David Arethusa Farm & Dairy Bantam CT Cheesemaker 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 Rose Davidson Hy-Vee Omaha NE Cheese Specialist United States Gayle De Caro Gelson's Market Encino CA Category Manager Specialty Cheese United States Jaap De Jonge A·S·T·A eismann Solihull UK United Kingdom Rob De Much Mackenzie Creamery Hiram OH Vice President United States Karen Dee International Gourmet Foods, Inc. Springfield VA Catagory Manager United States Elliot Dee Beecher's Handmade Cheese Seattle WA Cheesemaker United States Kevin DeFreitas Fairfield Cheese Company Cos Cob CT Manager United States Elyzabeth Dehapiot Laura Chenel's Chevre, Inc. Sonoma CA Marketing Brand Manager United States Jonathan DeLeon Blue Apron Richmond CA Associate Sourcing Manager United States Lauren Delgado Market of Choice, Inc. Ashland OR Specialty Cheese Dept. Manager United States Marissa DeMaio Atalanta Corporation Elizabeth NJ United States Curly Denier Gourmet Foods International Dawsonville GA United States Katie Dennis BelGioioso Cheese, Inc. Green Bay WI VP Marketing United States LJ Derryberry Heartland Creamery Newark MO Packaging Manager United States Leif Derven Les Trois Petits Cochons Brooklyn NY VP of Sales United States Simon Desmarais Fromagex Rimouski QC Business Development Director Canada Abby Despins Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Madison WI Public Relations Manager United States Liam Devlin Kroger Company Seattle WA Cheesemaster United States April DeWinter Coach Farm Enterprises, Inc. Pine Plains NY Regional Manager West United States Courtney Dhaliwal The Cheesemongers Winnipeg MB Canada Francesca Di Donato Whole Foods Market Richmond CA United States Patty DiCarlo Olympia Provisions Portland OR United States Debra Dickerson Tomales Bay Foods Petaluma CA United States Jeffrey DiMeo Consider Bardwell Farm West Pawlet VT General Manager United States Salvatore DiStasio Red Apple Cheese, LLC Watertown Ct. Co-Owner United States Laura DiStefano Old Chatham Sheepherding Creamery Old Chatham NY Cheesemaker United States Peter Dixon Parish Hill Creamery Westminster West VT Owner United States Mike Doan HEB San Antonio TX Director Deli & Foodservices United States Anne Doe Boston Post Dairy, LLC Enosburg Falls VT Owner/Cheesemaker United States Severine Dolci Air Quality Process Artix France Sales Manager France Jim Domanic Blackberry Farm Walland TN Vice President of Retail United States Jason Donnelly American Cheese Company New York NY Owner United States Marine Dorotte Interval USA Hoboken NJ Sales Manager United States Helder Dos Santos C.E. Zuercher & Company, Inc. Skokie IL Sales Manager United States Seana Doughty Bleating Heart Cheese Tomales CA Cheesemaker United States Jessica Dowling Fuzzy Udder Creamery Whitefield ME Owner/Cheesemaker United States Laura Downey Fairfield Cheese Company Fairfield CT Owner United States Tracy Drash Alemar Cheese Company Mankato MN Office Manager United States Pamela Dressler Cypress Grove Arcata CA General Manager United States Stephen Drezga Epicure Foods Corp. Madison NJ Co-Owner United States Gregory Drobot Face Rock Creamery Bandon OR Owner/Cheesemaker United States Todd Druhot Gourmet Foods International Atlanta GA Cheese and Dairy Specialist United States Bradford Dube Food Matters Again Brooklyn NY Founder/President United States Laure Dubouloz Mons USA Brooklyn NY Affineur United States Mike Dudas Fairfield NJ United States Didier Duparchy Bioprox Levallois-Perret Cedex France France Charles Duque CNIEL-French Dairy Board New York NY Managing Director United States Cathy Durham Capital Valuation Group, Inc. Madison WI President United States Shauna Durrant Harmons Salt Lake City UT Lead Cheese Monger United States Lori Durwar Epicure Foods Corp. Madison NJ Cheesemonger United States Kim Duty Cheese + Provisions, LLC Denver CO CMO United States Steve Duty Cheese + Provisions, LLC Denver CO Owner United States Linda Duwve Emmi-Roth USA Monroe WI United States Adam Duyle CraftBeer.com Boulder CO Executive Chef United States Sarah Dvorak Mission Cheese San Francisco CA Owner 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 Dave Eagle Eagle Mountain Farmhouse Cheese Co. Lipan TX Owner/Cheesemaker United States Herb Eckhouse La Quercia Norwalk IA Founder United States Aaron Eckhouse La Quercia Norwalk IA West Coast Sales Manager United States Gordon Edgar Rainbow Grocery Co-Op San Francisco CA Cheese Buyer United States Shannon Edlen Kroger Company Cincinnati OH United States Mark Edwards DPI Specialty Foods Tualatin OR National Director of Marketing United States John Edwards Whole Foods Market Cambridge MA United States Anna Efroymson Traders Point Creamery Indianapolis IN Distribution Supervisor United States Jill Ellingson Caves of Faribault Faribault MN Plant Manager United States Steve Emmens Lactalis Deli Naperville IL United States Peter Endicott The Cheese Shop of Salem Salem MA Proprietor & Cheesemonger United States Zach England Kroger Company Avon CO Cheesemaster United States Adam Engle The Wine Source Baltimore MD Cheesemonger United States Heather Engwall Emmi-Roth USA Fitchburg WI Director of Marketing United States Ann Erickson Whole Foods Market Minneapolis MN United States Sebastien Espinasse Fabrique Delices Hayward CA Vice President Sales & Marketing United States David Estes Cypress Grove Arcata CA Operations Director United States Denny Everson Yankton SD Vice President United States Joshua Ewald Yancey's Fancy, Inc. Corfu NY United States Anne Fairbanks Harmons Salt Lake City UT Lead Cheese Monger United States Beth Falk Mill City Cheesemongers Lowell MA United States Jon Fancey Bi-Rite Market & Creamery San Francisco CA Cheese Buyer United States Chad Farmer-Davis Kroger Company Cincinnati OH Enterprise Setup Specialist United States Kat Feete Meadow Creek Dairy Galax VA Office & Sales Manager United States Helen Feete Meadow Creek Dairy Galax VA Owner/Cheesemaker United States Robert Feinberg Provisions International, Ltd White River Junction VT Sales Representative United States Bill Feldman Whole Foods Market Coral Springs FL United States Randall Felts Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine Chicago IL Senior Manager, Operations United States Jesse Fennelly Whole Foods Market Bedford MA United States Larry Ference Spring Brook Farm Reading VT United States Adrienne Fiakas Meadow Creek Dairy Galax VA Cheesemaker United States Jan Fialkow The Gourmet Retailer Boca Raton FL United States Regan Figueroa Roundy's Milwaukee WI Assistant Marketing Manager - Retail United States Hunter Fike Di Bruno Brothers Philadelphia PA Field Manager United States Lauriane Fillous Lallemand Specialty Cultures Milwaukee WI Bus. Development Manager United States Katie Finley Goose the Market Indianapolis IN Purchaser United States Christina Fiocchi Saputo Specialty Cheese Richfield WI United States Bryan Fiscale Whole Foods Market Marietta GA United States Ilana Fischer Arthur Schuman, Inc. Fairfield NJ United States Ashley Fisher Fred Meyer Portland OR United States Sandra Fitzgerald Whole Foods Market Boston MA Asst. Spec Team Leader United States Meredith Fitzgerald Whole Foods Market Boston MA United States Sherri Flaherty Kroger Company Henrico VA United States Sheila Flanagan Nettle Meadow Warrensburg NY Owner/Cheesemaker United States Ruth Flore Norseland, Inc. Darien CT Marketing Manager United States Jennifer Flory Homestead Creamery LLC Jamesport MO Cheesemaker United States Tim Flory Homestead Creamery LLC Jamesport MO Owner United States Amy Foor U.S. Dairy Export Council Arlington VA Director, Export Marketing Programs United States Ryan Foote Whole Foods Market Boulder CO United States Rodney Force Coach Farm Enterprises, Inc. Pine Plains NY United States Jennifer Ford Snowdonia Cheese Company Los Angeles CA Bus. Development Manager United States Pat Ford Beehive Cheese Company Uintah UT Owner/Cheesemaker United States Vito Forte Meadow Creek Dairy Galax VA Asst. Cheesemaker United States Jinnet Fowles Enthusiast Edina MN United States Lewis Fox Old Chatham Sheepherding Creamery Old Chatham NY Cheesemaker 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 Tyler Frakes Gourmet Foods International Kenosha WI United States Sam Frank Crown Finish Caves Brooklyn NY Cheesemaker United States BJ Frank Marin French Cheese Company Petaluma CA East Coast Regional Sales Manager United States Scott Frank Rustic Bakery, Inc. New Orleans LA Vice President of Sales United States Alexandra Frantz Animal Welfare Approved Chicago IL Central Region Farmer & Market Outreach United States John Fraro Big Y Springfield MA Purchaser United States Gary Frazier Heartland Creamery Newark MO Creamery Technician United States Brian Fredericksen Ames Farm Limited Watertown MN Owner United States Sande Friedman Tria Philadelphia PA United States Rachel Fritz Schaal Vermont Cheese Council Westminster West VT Owner United States Robin Frojen Oregon State University Creamery Corvallis OR United States Naomi Fujinaka Lactalis Deli Portland OR Sales Manager United States Tim Gaddis Many Fold Farm Chattahoochee Hills GA Dir. of Cheese House Operations United States Cathy Gaffney Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Rochester NY Director - Specialty Cheese, Deli & Kosher United States Jim Gage James D. Gage Consulting, Inc Waterloo WI Owner United States Kim Galbraith Whole Foods Market Huntsville AL United States Anthony Gallucci Yancey's Fancy, Inc. Corfu NY United States Sally Galton Old Chatham Sheepherding Creamery Old Chatham NY Owner United States David Galton Old Chatham Sheepherding Creamery Old Chatham NY Owner United States Stephen Garcia Gourmet Foods International Atlanta GA United States Jason Garwick Whole Foods Market Jupiter FL United States Joseph Gellert World's Best Cheeses Armonk NY President United States Stephen Gellert World's Best Cheeses Armonk NY VP New Product Development United States Mara Gellert World's Best Cheeses Armonk NY VP Product Development United States Dan Gellhaus Dillon's Wichita KS Division Cheese Specialist United States Mike Geno mikegeno.com Philadelphia PA United States Chris Gentine The Artisan Cheese Exchange Sheboygan WI Owner/President United States James Gentry St. James Cheese Company New Orleans LA Head Cheesemonger United States Joanna Gephart Empire Marketing Strategies Indianapolis IN Cheese Specialist United States Carolyn Germaine Whole Foods Market San Francisco CA United States Jill Giacomini Basch Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co. Point Reyes CA Managing Partner United States Lynn Giacomini Stray Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co. Point Reyes CA Partner United States Jennifer Giambroni California Milk Advisory Board Tracy CA Director of Communications United States Mike Gibson International Gourmet Foods, Inc. Springfield VA United States Meg Gifford The Cheesemongers Winnipeg MB Canada Andre Giguere Qualtech Quebec QC Canada Heather Gilbert Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Rochester NY Cheese Category Merchant United States Brian Gilbert Beecher's Handmade Cheese Seattle WA United States Craig Gile Cooperative Waitsfield VT New Products United States Skylar Gill Murray's Cheese Louisville KY Cheesemaster United States Dawn Gindt Saputo Specialty Cheese Richfield WI Sales Manager United States Mike Gingrich Madison WI United States Richard Girard Whole Foods Market Dallas TX Associate Store Team Leader United States Michelle Glancey Chefs Warehouse Chicago IL Sales Representative United States Marlene Glenn Hy-Vee Marshall MN Cheese Specialist United States Christina Glisson Whole Foods Market Naples FL United States Alan Glustoff 5 Spoke Creamery Goshen NY Owner United States Barbara Glustoff 5 Spoke Creamery Goshen NY Owner United States Eric Goan Custer Dairy Processing Plant - MSU Mississippi State MS Dairy Plant Manager United States Adam Goddu Murray's Cheese New York NY Manager United States Jorge Godinez Fiscalini Cheese Co. Modesto CA Cheesemaker United States Leslie Goff Consider Bardwell Farm West Pawlet VT Creamery Director United States Mark Goldman Formaticum Brooklyn NY Owner United States Alejandro Gomez Torres BUF Creamery Manakin VA President and Co-Founder United States Mariano Gonzalez Fiscalini Cheese Co. Modesto CA Cheesemaker 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 Gabe Goodlett Laura Chenel's Chevre, Inc. Sonoma CA United States Sunshine Goodman Antonelli's Cheese Shop Austin TX Cheesemonger United States Susan Gottschalk Metcalfe's Market Wauwatosa WI Cheesemonger United States Jon Gougar Beecher's Handmade Cheese Seattle WA United States David Gouveia Whole Foods Market Palm Beach Gardens FL United States Steven Grandjean Gourmet Imports Alhambra CA President United States Christian Grandvoinnet EuroFoodTec Montreal QC President Canada Denise Graziani Kroger Company Washington MI Cheesemaster United States John Greeley Gourmet Foods International Reading MA United States Hannah Green Page & Pedersen, Inc Hopkinton MA Marketing Intern United States Joseph Green Grafton Village Cheese Co. Grafton VT United States Misti Greene The Wine Room on Park Avenue Winter Park FL Vice Pres. of Operations United States Annalise Gregersen Sierra Nevada Cheese Co. Willows CA Sales Associate United States Jim Gregori Arthur Schuman, Inc. Fairfield NJ United States David Gremmels Rogue Creamery Central Point OR Owner/Cheesemaker United States Cheryl Grenko Saputo Specialty Cheese Richfield WI United States Lisa Griffin Whole Foods Market Madison WI Cheese Buyer United States Tony Grillo Amy's Kitchen Santa Rosa CA Process Contracting and Dairy Manager United States David Grotenstein Tumbador Chocolate Brooklyn NY Owner United States Pierre Guerin Couturier North America, Inc. Hudson NY President United States Noreen Guizar The Cheese School of San Francisco San Francisco CA General Manager, Cheese and Beer Buyer United States Brett Gulick Whole Foods Market Denver CO United States Douglas Gulley Acquistapace's Covington Supermarket Covington LA Dairy Manager United States Megan Gusick FoodMatch, Inc. New York NY Regional Sales Manager - Midwest United States Luis Gutierrez Karoun Dairies, Inc. San Fernando CA United States Nick Haddow Bruny Island Cheese Co. Bruny Island Tasmania Owner/Cheesemaker Australia Diana Hagan Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co. Point Reyes Station CA Partner United States Craig Hageman Alemar Cheese Company Mankato MN Owner United States Blain Hages Cherry Valley Dairy Duvall WA Head Cheesemaker United States Rebecca Haley-Park Culture Magazine Boston MA United States Betsy Hall Emmi-Roth USA Troy VA United States Lisa Hall Saxon Creamery Cleveland WI Manager United States Annie Hall Annie Hall, Inc. Boca Raton FL President United States Kimberley Haller Euro USA Cleveland OH Purchasing Director United States James Halpin Yancey's Fancy, Inc. Corfu NY United States Cheryl Hanley Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Rochester NY Specialty Cheese Category Merchant United States Quinton Hanson Grande Cheese Company Brownsville WI Technical Services Manager United States Michele Haram Vermont Creamery Websterville VT National Sales Director United States Emily Harbison Dairy Connection, Inc. Madison WI Technical Specialist United States Greg Hardin Gourmet Foods International Naperville IL Acct. Manager United States Monica Hardy Saputo Specialty Cheese Richfield WI United States Tara Harmon Gourmet Foods International North Palm Beach FL Account Manager United States Kristin Harner TCCA Tillamook OR Director of Plant Operations United States Mary Lyndal Harrison Sweetwater Valley Farm Philadelphia TN Marketing United States John Harrison Sweetwater Valley Farm Philadelphia TN Owner/Cheesemaker United States Robert Harrison 34 Degrees Denver CO Western Regional Bus. Dev. Manager United States Lisa Harrod Murray's Cheese Louisville KY Supervisor United States Shelly Hartman Whole Foods Market Boise ID United States Sean Hartwig Zingerman's Delicatessen Ann Arbor MI United States Colette Hatch Madame de Fromage Santa Rosa CA Cheese Coordinator United States Andy Hatch Uplands Cheese Dodgeville WI Cheesemaker United States Ben Hathaway Paris Brothers Specialty Foods Kansas City MO Director of Foodservice United States Chere Hedges Tony's Fine Foods West Sacramento CA United States Clara Hedrich LaClare Farm Chilton WI United States Larry Hedrich LaClare Farm Chilton WI 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 Daniel Helm Murray's Cheese Lexington KY United States David Hemme Hemme Brothers Creamery Sweet Springs MO Managing Partner United States Kuba Hemmerling Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co. Point Reyes CA United States Reuben Hendricks Cabriejo LLC Koshkonong MO Owner United States Rachel Hendricks Trickling Springs & Cabriejo Hagerstown MD President United States Kirsten Henning Makers Association Madison WI Events Manager United States Tabitha Henry Gourmet Foods International Atlanta GA Bus. Development Manager United States Peter Henry Consider Bardwell Farm West Pawlet VT NY Regional Sales and Marketing Manager United States Austin Hermosillo Amy's Kitchen Santa Rosa CA Dairy Supplier Quality Specialist United States Franco Hernandez Whole Foods Market Miami FL United States Stefanie Herrera Whole Foods Market Pompano Beach FL United States Melissa Hiles Idyll Farms LLC Northport MI Cheesemaker United States Esther Hill Uplands Cheese Dodgeville WI Cheesemaker United States Sara Hill Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Madison WI Culinary Manager-Cheese Education United States Mary Beth Hill Door Artisan Cheese Company Egg Harbor WI General Manager United States Glenn Hills Columbia Cheese Brooklyn NY East Coast Sales Manager United States Linda Hiltner The Gourmet Shop Columbia SC General Manager/VP United States Loni Himelman Atalanta Corporation Elizabeth NJ United States Kirsten Hindes Gourmet Foods International Atlanta GA United States Keith Hintz Springside Cheese Pueblo CO President United States Nathan Hintz Springside Cheese Oconto Falls WI Vice President United States Drue Hocker Many Fold Farm Chattahoochee Hills GA Lead Cheesemaker United States Jennifer Hodges Lund Food Holdings, Inc. Edina MN Category Manager, Deli United States Pam Hodgson Sartori Company Plymouth WI United States Chris Hoeger Swiss Valley Farms Davenport IA Cheesemaker United States Emma Hofer-Louis USA LLC Mahwan NJ Senior Brand Manager United States Kelly Hoffman Kroger Company Indianapolis IN Cheesemaster United States Preston Hoffman Holland's Family Cheese Thorp WI Sales Director United States Sarah Hoffmann Green Dirt Farm Weston MO Owner United States Dan Hogan Hogan Farms Little Elm TX United States Rebecca Hohlstein CSK Food Enrichment Oostburg WI Sales Manager United States Courtney Hollands Culture Magazine Boston MA Editor-in-Chief United States Angelique Hollister U.S. Dairy Export Council Arlington VA Vice President, Cheese Marketing United States Ji Soo Hong Whole Foods Market Chicago IL Cheese Buyer United States Anthony Hook Hook's Cheese Company, Inc. Mineral Point WI Owner/Cheesemaker United States Allison Hooper Vermont Creamery Websterville VT Owner/Cheesemaker United States Barbara Hoover Gourmet Foods International Dallas TX United States Kyle Horn America's Job Honor Awards Des Moines IA United States Andrea Horton Whole Foods Market Denver CO Associate Specialty Team Leader United States Caroline Hostettler Quality Cheese Inc. Ft. Myers FL Owner United States Marie-Chantal Houde Fromagerie Nouvelle France Racine QC Cheesemaker Canada Mellisa Houfe Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese, LLC Waterloo WI Vice President United States Erin Hubbard Arethusa Farm & Dairy Litchfield CT United States Sofia Hudson Green Dirt Farm Weston MO Dir. of Sales and Marketing United States Dane Huebner Ferm D LLC Mequon WI Cheesus United States Megan Huegli Grande Cheese Company Lomira WI Scientist United States Chris Huey Atalanta Corporation Destin FL United States Jake Huffman Swiss Valley Farms Faribault MN Production Manager / Cheesemaker United States Teresa Hughes Cropwell Bishop Creamery Nottinghman UK Technical United Kingdom Delia Hughes Sam's Club Bentonville AR Buyer United States Heather Hunt Whole Foods Market Portland OR United States Rob Hunter Wm. Cofield Cheese Sebastopol CA Owner/General Manager United States Brie Hurd The Cheese Shop of Salem Salem MA Cheese Buyer United States Steve Hurd Ponderosa Dairy Products Kewaunee WI Master Cheesemaker United States Lisa Hurlburt Kroger Company Commerce Twp MI Cheese Master 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 Adrian Hurrell Coombre Castle Wiltshire Wiltshire United Kingdom Dominique Huth Alouette Cheese USA LLC Mahwah NJ CEO United States Christine Hyatt Cheese Chick Productions Portland OR Cheese Marketing & Promotion United States Kim Iannotti Peterson Company Auburn WA National Account Executive United States Ralph Ichter CNIEL-French Cheese Board Washington DC Representative United States Nicole Ideus Grande Cheese Company Lomira WI Scientist United States Kayla Immel Artisan Cheese Exchange Sheboygan WI Global Sales & Cust. Service Specialist United States William Imre Pondini, Inc. Sayerville NJ United States Michael Inclema Whole Foods Market Cincinnati OH United States Vars Injijian Sierra Nevada Cheese Co. Willows CA United States Jim Irving Somerdale International Pt. Pleasant NJ United States DeMetria Isabel Swiss Valley Farms Davenport IA United States Theresa Ives-WIlson Zingerman's Creamery Ann Arbor MI Retail Manager United States Douglas Jacknick Fairfield Cheese Company Fairfield CT Cheesemonger United States Joey Jackson Paris Brothers Specialty Foods Kansas City MO Key Retail Account Specialist United States Brian Jacoboski Multiview Inc. Irving TX United States Leslie Jacobs Jacobs & Brichford Farmstead Cheese Connersville IN Owner United States John Jacobs Foodmaster Logistics of Wisconsin Green Bay WI Owner United States Maize Jacobs-Brichford Jacobs & Brichford Farmstead Cheese Connersville IN Marketing Manager United States Kari Jacobsen-Gagnow Sargento Foods Elkhart Lake WI Sr. Research Scientist United States JP Janas Yancey's Fancy, Inc. Corfu NY United States Mansi Jasani The Cheese Collective Mumbai MH India Doug Jay Gourmet Foods International Atlanta GA President United States Alan Jenkins Somerdale International Chelston Somerset United Kingdom Barbara Jenness Wheyward Girl Creamery Nevada City CA Owner/Cheesemaker United States Brenda Jensen Hidden Springs Creamery Westby WI Owner/Cheesemaker United States Graciela Jimenez Whole Foods Market Des Moines IA Cheesemonger United States Jeff Jirik Swiss Valley Farms Davenport IA Owner United States Zachary Johnson Sobeys Inc. St. Catharines ON Cheese Ambassador Canada Spencer Johnson Hy-Vee Omaha NE Assistant Manager of Perishables United States Blair Johnson Sweet Rowen Farmstead West Glover VT Creamery Manager United States Stacey Johnson Hy-Vee Gladstone MO United States Seth Johnson Kroger Company Avon CO Cheesemaster United States Kristine Johnson Classic Provisions, Inc. Minneapolis MN Sales United States Jane Johnson Cheese Connoisseur Boca Raton FL Specialty Cheese United States Mark Johnson Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research Madison WI Sr. Scientist United States Holly Johnson Philosophy Foods Long Island City NY United States Tim Johnstone Caapriole Greenville IN Cheesemaker United States Suzanne Jones Sobeys Inc. Port Hope ON Lead Deli Specialist Canada Reggie Jones Central Coast Creamery Paso Robles CA Cheesemaker United States Steven Jones Cheese Bar Portland OR Owner/Cheesemonger United States Carrie Jones Swiss Valley Farms Monona IA United States Stephanie Jordan World's Best Cheeses Alameda CA United States Greg Joslyn Grafton Village Cheese Co. Grafton VT Production Manager United States Josh Joslyn Epicure Foods Corp. Madison NJ Vice-President of Sales United States Anna Juhl Cheese Journeys Forest Hills NY Owner United States John Juhl Cheese Journeys Forest Hills NY Owner United States Rachel Juhl Essex Street Cheese Co. Brooklyn NY United States Marty Juneau ALPMA USA LLC Milwaukee WI Sales Engineer United States Kelly Junge Baetje Farms LLC Bloomsdale MO Cheesemaker United States Katie Justman Branched Oak Farm Raymond NE Owner/Cheesemaker United States Samantha Kane Di Bruno Brothers Philadelphia PA United States Andrew Kannler Provisions International, Ltd White River Junction VT Operations Manager United States Liza Kaplansky Laura Chenel's Chevre, Inc. San Francisco CA West Coast Regional Sales Manager United States Jojo Karakachian Karoun Dairies, Inc. San Fernando CA 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 Alexander Kast Goat Lady Dairy Pittsboro NC Cheesemaker United States Sandor Katz Fermentation Revivalist Liberty TN Owner United States Donna Katz Alexian Pate & Specialty Meats Neptune NJ United States Kerry Kaylegian Pennsylvania State University University Park PA Dairy Foods Research & Extension Associate United States Kristine Kayser Whole Foods Market Denver CO United States Jessica Keahey Sweet Freedom Creamery Fayetteville AR Owner/Cheesemaker United States Kimberly Keese Euro USA Charlottesville VA Account Manager United States Mateo Kehler Cellars at Jasper Hill Greensboro VT Cheesemaker United States David Kemp Les Trois Petits Cochons Brooklyn NY CEO United States Annette Kendall University of Missouri Columbia MO Research Associate United States Katelyn Kennebeck Gateway Market Des Moines IA Cheesemonger United States Francois Kerautret Peterson Company Kihei HI Executive Vice President United States Matt Kevill Epicure Foods Corp. Madison NJ Sales & Marketing Manager United States Brian Keyser Casellula Cheese & Wine Cafe New York NY Owner United States Christy Khattab Cypress Grove Arcata CA Director of Marketing United States Elaine Khosrova Food Writer & Editor Chatham NY Writer United States Natasha Kilcoyne Saputo Specialty Cheese Richfield WI Regional Sales Manager United States Tiffany Kim Gelson's Market Encino CA Specialty Cheese Merchandiser United States Karrie Kimble Philosophy Foods Brooklyn NY United States Heather King Emmi-Roth USA Monroe WI Territory Sales Manager-Specialty United States Kevin Kinney Cork & Rind St. Charles MO Cheesemonger United States Tim Kint Venus Wafers Hingham MA National Sales Manager United States Nicole Kinzer Whole Foods Market Asheville NC Cheesemonger United States AJ Kirland Sweet Grass Dairy Thomasville GA Sales United States Rachel Kleine Green Dirt Farm Weston MO Head Cheesemaker United States Merrill Klemm Hy-Vee Cedar Rapids IA Cheese Specialist United States Kristy Klug Saputo Specialty Cheese Richfield WI Marketing Manager United States Sara Knickerbocker Kroger Company Lawrence KS Cheese Steward United States Arizbeth Knight Heartland Creamery Newark MO Packing Supervisor United States Shelley Knowles Kroger Company Bellevue WA United States Shirley Knox Maple Leaf Cheesemakers, Inc. Monroe WI Cheesemaker United States Paris Knox Enthusiast Fort Atkinson WI United States William Knox Maple Leaf Cheesemakers, Inc. Monroe WI Plant Manager United States Tina Knutson Hy-Vee Marion IA United States Michael Koch FireFly Farms, Inc. Accident MD President United States Grant Kohler Heber Valley Artisan Cheese Midway UT Owner/Cheesemaker United States James Kohn Wandering Aengus Ciderworks Salem OR Owner United States Robert Kohrt Olli Salumeria Oceanside CA Regional Sales Manager - West United States Neal Kolterman Swiss-American, Inc. St. Louis MO Sales Director - Northeast United States Mark Komiskey Enthusiast San Francisco CA United States Tom Kooiman Portland Creamery Portland OR Sales United States Robert Kopf La Tourangelle Berkeley CA Director of Sales & Marketing United States Ellen Koteff Deli Business Magazine Boca Raton FL Vice-President of Editorial United States Greg Kottke Grande Cheese Company Brownsville WI Technical Services Scientist United States Ian Kozachuk Sobeys Inc. Winnipeg Manitoba Deli Manager Canada Rita Krueger Gourmet Foods International Atlanta GA United States Donna Kutz Alexian Pate & Specialty Meats Neptune NJ United States Michele LaCatena Whole Foods Market Durham NC United States Sebastien Ladj Interval USA Hoboken NJ Sales Manager United States Rick Lafranchi Nicasio Valley Cheese Co. Nicasio CA Partner United States Scott Lafranchi Nicasio Valley Cheese Co. Nicasio CA Partner United States Paula Lambert Mozzarella Company Dallas TX Owner/Cheesemaker United States David Lambert Trickling Springs Creamery Chambersburg PA VP of Operations United States Michael Landis Gourmet Foods International Tampa FL Director of Education United States Anna Landmark Landmark Creamery Albany WI Owner/Cheesemaker 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 Malory Lane Tryon NC United States Aaron Langdon Nicasio Valley Cheese Co. Nicasio CA Cheesemaker United States Kate Langdon Smoking Goose Meatery Indianapolis IN Distribution Coordinator United States Katie Lank Whole Foods Market Charlotte NC United States Tanya Laredo Whole Foods Market Houston TX Cheese Specialist United States Tom LaRochelle Lactalis Deli Sandwich MA United States Nate Larsen Kroger Company Columbus OH United States April Latta Whole Foods Market New Orleans LA Cheese Buyer/Specialist United States Connie Lawrance Wheatsfield Cooperative Ames IA Cheese Buyer United States Season Lawrence Kroger Company Cincinnati OH Director of Traditional Deli United States Kathleen Leathem River Creamery Schertz TX Cheesemaker United States Alison Leber Leber Consulting Seattle WA Principal United States Emiliano Lee Food Matters Again San Francisco CA Cheesemonger United States Linda Lee Swiss Valley Farms Davenport IA United States Song Lee Farmhouse Kitchens Minneapolis MN United States Sebastien Lehembre Alouette Cheese USA LLC New York NY Associate Brand Manager United States Annabelle Lemaire Couturier North America, Inc. Hudson NY Marketing Manager United States Bryan Leuthold Tillamook County Creamery Association Tillamook OR Cheese Operator United States Megan Lewis Pinch & Pour Fargo ND Cheesemonger United States Richard Lewis Ludwig Farmstead Creamery Fithian IL Director of Marketing and Sales United States Carrie Liebhauser BelGioioso Cheese, Inc. Green Bay WI Marketing Director United States Justin Lightfoot United States Attorney's Office Cedar Rapids IA United States Alyssa Lightner Di Stefano Cheese Pomona CA Cheesemaker United States Joseph Lincicum Sulbana Inc. Monroe WI Technical Sales Engineer United States Mary Lindemann Pine River Pre-Pack, Inc Newton WI Marketing Associate United States Phil Lindemann Pine River Pre-Pack, Inc Newton WI President United States Stephen Lindley Murray's Cheese New York NY Divisional Coordinator United States Scott Linkletter COWS CREAMERY Charlottetown PE Owner Canada Jessica Little Sweet Grass Dairy Thomasville GA Co-Owner United States Jeremy Little Sweet Grass Dairy Thomasville GA Co-Owner/Cheesemaker United States Domenic Lombardo Lactalis American Group Buffalo NY United States Vivian Long Saputo Specialty Cheese Richfield WI Manager, Regional Sales United States Jennifer Lopez Forever Cheese Long Island City NY Account Manager United States Angela Lopez Kroger Company Tolleson AZ Division Cheese Specialist United States Steve Lorenz La Panzanella, LLC Tukwila WA Director of Marketing United States Emma Louth Rastelli Marlton NJ Director of Merchandising & Procurement United States Jonathan Love Traders Point Creamery Zionsville IN Cheesemaker United States Rachael Lucas DeLaurenti Specialty Food & Wine Seattle WA Cheesemonger United States Mark Lucier Kroger Company Cincinnati OH United States Deeann Lufkin CannonBelles Cheese Cannon Falls MN Cheesemaker United States Linda Luke The Luke Group Hingham MA Owner United States Chris Luken Hy-Vee Cedar Rapids IA Cheese Specialist United States Lance Lynn Scardello Dallas TX Manager United States Jane Lyon The Pasta Shop Oakland CA Cheesemonger United States Margaret MacAvoy Whole Foods Market Wexford PA United States Laura Macumber Whole Foods Market Austin TX Assistant Team Leader- Specialty United States Francoise Magis Alouette Cheese USA LLC New Holland PA Specialty Cheese Sales Manager United States Brandon Mahin Monterrey San Diego IL Dir. of Sales United States Zach Majeres Stensland Creamery Larchwood IA Asst. Plant Manager United States Alisa Malone Atalanta Corporation Elizabeth NJ United States James Mares Kroger Company Livonia MI Cheesemonger United States Mariana Marques De Almeida Ms. J and Co. Monroe WI Sheep and Goat Spec., Breeding and Cheese Spec. United States Stephane Martin Walcovit-WalcoRen Quebec Canada Sales Director Canada Jacob Martin Whole Foods Market Oakville ON Cheese Buyer Canada Anne Martin Agri-Service LLC Hagerstown MD 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 Kimberly Martin Metropolitan Market Seattle WA Specialty Cheese Program Coordinator United States Liz Martinez Bi-Rite Market & Creamery San Francisco CA Director of Product United States Eric Martinoni Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co. Point Reyes Station CA United States Jessica Martzke Whole Foods Market Austin TX Regional Associate Coordinator SW United States Kain Marzalado Whole Foods Market Chicago IL Cheese Specialist United States Raffaele Mascolo CheezSorce, LLC/Sanitary Design Industries, LLC Green Bay WI Cheese Consultant United States Sean Mason Saputo Specialty Cheese Richfield WI United States Pam Masson Sobeys Inc. Sutton ON Canada David Mathieu DualTemp Clauger Chicago IL Project Manager United States Matt Mathison Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Madison WI United States Alexandra Matthews Newton IA United States Mike Matucheski Sartori Company Antigo WI Master Cheesemaker United States Ken Maytag Maytag Dairy Farms Newton IA Board Member United States Fritz Maytag Anchor Steam Brewing Co. San Francisco CA Co-Chairman United States Chris Maytag Maytag Dairy Farms Newton IA United States Bob McCall Cypress Grove Arcata CA Director of Sales United States Max McCalman Artisanal Bistro New York NY Maetre Fromager United States Paul McClellan Arthur Schuman, Inc. Fairfield NJ United States Pat McCroy Green Dirt Farm Weston MO Retail Shop Manager United States Kevin McCullen Avalanche Cheese Co. Basalt CO Owner/Cheesemaker United States Jonathan McDowell The Aniata Cheese Company Vista CA Sales Manager United States Nathan McElroy Cypress Grove Arcata CA East Coast Regional Sales Manager United States Betsy McElroy Peterson Company Auburn WA Account Representative United States Bryan McGinness WineStyles Tasting Station West Des Moines IA CEO United States Andrea McGinness WineStyles Tasting Station West Des Moines IA COO United States Kari McGuinness Whole Foods Market Boulder CO Associate Specialty Coordinator United States Katie McKenna Hy-Vee Saint Paul MN Cheese Specialist United States Bill McKenna McKenna Marketing San Francisco CA President United States Dawn McLaughlin Multiview Inc. Irving TX United States Katie McMurray Italco Denver CO Cheese & Charcuterie Spec. United States Kelly McNamara Grafton Village Cheese Co. Kittredge CO Sales Manager United States Peter McNamara Whole Foods Market Washington DC United States Brenda McNaughton CheezSorce, LLC/Sanitary Design Industries, LLC St. Louis MO Customer Service United States Neville McNaughton CheezSorce, LLC/Sanitary Design Industries, LLC St. Louis MO President United States Kaelynn Medbery Emmi-Roth USA Monroe WI United States Jane Medici Cheese Plus San Francisco CA Cheese Buyer United States Christophe Megevand Arthur Schuman, Inc. Los Angeles CA United States Scott Meister Meister Cheese Company Muscoda WI Flavor Development / Co-Owner United States Cristi Menard Spring Brook Farm Reading VT Sales Manager United States Kelsey Metcalf Kowalski's Markets St. Paul MN Cheese Specialist United States Susan Metcalf Brown Derby Stores, Inc. Springfield MO Cheesemonger United States Jeff Metz Metz's Hart-Land Creamery Rushford MN Owner United States Delia Michael Olli Salumeria Oceanside CA Regional Sales Manager - Southeast United States Emilio Mignucci Di Bruno Brothers Philadelphia PA Owner United States Thomas Milhoua Air Quality Process Artix France Engineer France Angela Miller Consider Bardwell Farm West Pawlet VT CEO United States Cheryl Miller Stickney Hill Dairy, Inc. Kimball MN General Manager United States Michael Miller Kroger Company Tipp City OH Cheese Master/Dept. Head Mgr. United States Joe Miller Trickling Springs Creamery Chambersburg PA Marketing Manager United States Jesse Miller Birchrun Hills Farm Chester Springs PA Owner United States Lesley Million Terrell Creek Farm, LLC Fordland MO United States Katie Milliron Great Ciao, Inc Minneapolis MN Sales Manager United States Michael Miyanaga Whole Foods Market Portland OR United States Gina Mode Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research Madison WI Senior Research Specialist United States Sam Mogannam Bi-Rite Market & Creamery San Francisco CA President 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 Leeandra Mohammed Whole Foods Market Milford CT Specialty Team Leader United States Stephanie Montalban Tulip Tree Creamery LLC Indianapolis IN Affineur & Sales Assistant United States Christopher Moonen Plymouth Artisan Cheese Plymouth VT Cheesemaker United States Alan Mooney The Fox and the Crow Fort Collins CO Owner United States Tina Mooney The Fox and the Crow Fort Collins CO Owner United States Lenny Moonsammy CHEVOO Sonoma CA Sales Manager United States Joe Moore Kowalski's Markets Woodbury MN Administrative Dir. United States Chris Moore Delhaize America Salisbury NC Category Analyst United States Dylan Moore Central Market Fort Worth TX Deli Cheese Lead United States Ada Moore Brazos Valley Cheese Waco TX Cheesemaker United States Patrick Moore The Cheese Guy LLC Minneapolis MN Owner United States Ilene Moore The Cheese Guy LLC Minneapolis MN Owner United States Deborah Moore Sargento Foods Elkhart Lake WI R&D Technology Principal United States Edin Morales Whole Foods Market Port Chester NY Team Leader United States Thomas Moran StoneCrest Cheese Onaway MI United States Sean Moran BelGioioso Cheese, Inc. Green Bay WI VP of Sales United States Robert Morbidelli World's Best Cheeses Alameda CA United States Ali Morgan Prodigal Farm Rougemont NC United States Margaret Morris Glengarry Fine Cheese Lancaster ON President Canada Tonya Morris Kroger Company Cincinnati OH Deli Director United States Russell Morrow Heartland Creamery Newark MO United States Shelli Morton World's Best Cheeses Somerville MA United States Amanda Moule Carversville Farm Foundation Carversville PA Artisanal Specialist United States Val Mouttet Cardoos McKenna Marshfield MA United States Bonnie Mroczek Butterball Farms, Inc. Grand Rapids MI Chief Talent Officer United States Pat Mugan Sartori Company Plymouth WI United States Janee Muha The Mobile Monger Seattle WA Blogger United States Dane Mull Whole Foods Market Memphis TN United States Chris Munsey Vermont Creamery Berkeley CA United States Kay Murray Hy-Vee Ankeny Prairie Trail IA Cheese Specialist United States Jan Murray Grande Cheese Company Lomira WI NPD Scientist United States Rufus Musser Milton Creamery LLC Milton IA Owner/Cheesemaker United States Rufus Musser IV Milton Creamery LLC Milton IA Co-Owner United States Kaitlin Myers Whole Foods Market Denver CO United States Jim Natzke Alpine Slicing & Cheese Conversion Monroe WI Manager United States Becky Nawrocki Murray's Cheese Brooklyn NY Asst. Manager, Events and Educatio United States Arielle Neher Lomar Distributing, Inc Des Moines IA Cheese Specialist United States Elizabeth Nerud Hy-Vee Lakeville MN Cheesemonger United States Haley Nessler Cypress Grove Arcata CA United States Andrea Neu Image Maker Marketing Verona WI Marketing Consultant United States Mark Newbold Coach Farm Enterprises, Inc. Pine Plains NY United States Linda Newman Kroger Company Oak Ridge TN United States Linh Nguyen The Cheese Board Collective, Inc. Berkeley CA Cheesemaker United States Brandi Nielson Whole Foods Market Miami FL United States Rueben Nilsson The Lone Grazer Creamery Minneapolis MN Cheesemaker United States Michelle Noel Olympia Food Co-op Olympia WA Cheesemonger United States Shelby Nyswaner Kroger Company Grove City OH Cheese Specialist United States Kala Nyx Market of Choice, Inc. Eugene OR Specialty Cheese Buyer United States Beth O'Connor Whole Foods Market Roseville CA United States Denis Odorico Di Stefano Cheese Pomona CA Cheesemaker United States Joe O'Hern 34- Degrees Concord NH Region Sales Manager United States Jodi Ohlsen Read Shepherd's Way Farms Nerstrand MN Cheesemaker United States Jaclyn Ohmann CannonBelles Cheese Randolph MN Chief Technology Officer United States Russel Oliver RCO Creamery Kerhonkson NY Owner/Cheesemaker United States Maegan Olsen Cabot Creamery Cooperative Cabot VT R&D Technologist 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 Roger Olsen Emmi-Roth USA Deer Isle ME Sales Manager United States Tim Omer Emmi-Roth USA Fitchburg WI Managing Director United States Greg O'Neill Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine Chicago IL Co-Owner United States Caitlin O'Neill Murray's Cheese New York NY United States Meabh O'neill Somerdale International Pt. Pleasant NJ Regional Sales Manager United States Heather Opolony KeHE Distributors Naperville IL Vendor Manager United States Elisa Orcajada Avalanche Cheese Co. Basalt CO Market Manager United States Carrie Orr Holiday Market Canton MI Cheesemonger United States Chris Osborne Blackberry Farm Walland TN Cheesemaker/Plant Manager United States Megan Otis C.E. Zuercher & Company, Inc. Skokie IL United States Kolinda Otten Holland's Family Cheese Thorp WI Sales & Marketing Coord. United States Jackie Page Page & Pedersen, Inc Hopkinton MA President United States Kevin Palmaccio Mons USA Brooklyn NY US Operations Manager United States Chris Palumbo Fairfield Cheese Company Fairfield CT Owner United States Kallijah Paraska The Cheese Connection LLC Seattle WA Co-Owner/Manager United States Sarah Parker Whole Foods Market Chicago Edgewater IL United States Andrew Parks Whole Foods Market Memphis TN United States Kelsie Parsons Sobeys Inc. Stratford ON Canada John Partridge Michigan State University Dairy Plant East Lansing MI United States Zachary Pass Laura Chenel's Chevre, Inc. Sonoma CA National Sales Manager United States Eric Patterson Cowgirl Creamery Petaluma CA Cheesemaker United States Eric Paul The Cheese Traveler, LLC Albany NY United States Jena Paxton Beecher's Handmade Cheese Seattle WA Director of Sales United States Michael Pearce DPI Specialty Foods Des Moines IA United States Torben Pedersen Page & Pedersen, Inc Hopkinton MA Owner United States Veronica Pedraza Meadowood Farms Cazenovia NY Operations Manager United States Marieke Penterman Holland's Family Cheese Thorp WI Owner/Cheesemaker United States Michael Peppler Hy-Vee Waterloo IA United States Rachel Perez French Cheese Club Oakland CA Cheeese Ambassador United States Jess Perrie Fromagex Salt Lake City UT Account Manager United States Emily Perrien Multiview Inc. Irving TX United States Thomas Perry Potash Markets Chicago IL Head Cheesemonger United States Michael Petermann Hanson Faso/CDS Lombard IL President of Perishable Sales and Food Service Sales United States Jay Peters Litehouse Inc. Sandpoint ID United States Troy Petersen Creminelli Fine Meats Salt Lake City UT Big Cheese United States Elizabeth Peterson Kroger Company Portland OR Cheese Specialist United States Patty Peterson Larry's Market Milwaukee WI Manager United States Debbie Peterson Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co. Point Reyes CA United States Martha Peterson Maytag Dairy Farms Newton IA United States Christian Petty Surdyk's Cheese Shop Minneapolis MN Cheese & Specialty Buyer United States Katie Phillips Dairy Connection, Inc. Madison WI United States Mike Phillips Red Table Meat Co. Minneapolis MN United States Mariella Pinna InterSource, Inc. Mendham NJ United States Riley Plemons Whole Foods Market Milwaukee WI Cheese Buyer United States Lauren Plum 21st Century Rehab Knoxville IA Orthopedic Clinical Specialist United States Ian Plumbley InterSource West Vernon CA General Manager - West United States Pat Polowsky Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research Madison WI Sensory Coordinator United States Todd Pontius Columbus OH Cheesemaker United States Marge Porter Whole Foods Market Saint Paul MN Cheesemonger United States Cathy Potter Dairy Connection, Inc. Madison WI Owner United States David Potter Dairy Connection, Inc. Madison WI Technical Service United States Sharon Pounders Stop-A-Minit Anderson SC Manager United States Anthony Pounders Clemson University Clemson SC Master Cheesemaker United States Julia Powers Peterson Company Auburn WA Outside Sales Account Manager United States Everett Presley Forever Cheese Secaucus NJ Forever Cheese 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 Tim Prichard Swiss Valley Farms Davenport IA United States Dave Puchta Whole Foods Market Austin TX Cheese Buyer United States Marty Pullin Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Madison WI Senior Vice President - Channel Management United States John Putnam Thistle Hill Farm Pomfret VT Owner United States Mary Quicke Quickes Traditional Ltd. Exeter Devon Owner/Cheesemaker United Kingdom Kailene Quinn Artisan Cheese Company Sarasota FL Cheesemonger United States Joe Quintero Vermont Creamery Websterville VT Sales Manager New England & Mid-Atlantic United States Erin Radtke Sartori Company Plymouth WI Cheesemaker United States Mike Ragains Capriole, Inc. Greenville IN Creamery Manager/Head Cheesemaker United States Robert Ralyea Cornell University Ithaca NY Senior Extension Associate United States Patricia Ramos Whole Foods Market Orlando FL United States Ryan Randell Old Chatham Sheepherding Creamery Old Chatham NY Cheesemaker United States Brett Rappaport Arethusa Farm & Dairy Litchfield CT United States Thierry Raud Chalon-Megard Montreal-la-cluse France Commercial Ingenior France James Raymond Murray's Cheese Louisville KY Cheesemaster United States Vince Razionale Grafton Village Cheese Co. Grafton VT Sensory and Cave-Aged Specialist United States Annie Rea The Gourmet Shop Columbia SC Manager United States Isaiah Read Shepherd's Way Farms Nerstrand MN Asst. Cheesemaker United States Matt Rebackoff Murray's Cheese Mamaroneck NY Buyer United States Shane Reed Ferndale Farmstead Ferndale WA Cheesemaker United States Bob Reese Vermont Creamery Websterville VT Owner United States Lois Reichert Reichert's Dairy Air Knoxville IA Owner/Cheesemaker United States Warren Reid Beemster Cheese Elizabeth NJ Regional Sales Manager United States Katie Renner France 44 Cheese Minneapolis MN United States Hilary Renshaw New Seasons Market Portland OR Asst. Cheese Merchandiser United States Bernice Reyes HEB San Antonio TX Regional Merchandiser United States David Rice Clover Creek Cheese Cellar Williamsburg PA CEO United States Terry Rice Clover Creek Cheese Cellar Williamsburg PA CFO United States Zach Richards InterSource, Inc. Vernon CA Sales & Marketing - West United States Jonathan Richardson Columbia Cheese Chicago IL National Sales Manager United States Susan Rigg River Whey Creamery Schertz TX Cheesemaker United States Spencer Riggan Fred Meyer Battle Ground WA Cheesemaster United States Sean Riley Kroger Company Aurora CO Cheese Specialist United States Louis Risoli L'Espalier Boston MA Fromager United States Melysa Rivard Qualtech Quebec Canada Marketing Assistant Canada Connie Rizzo Daphne Creamery Seattle WA United States David Robbins Whole Foods Market Austin TX Cheese Specialist United States Jeff Roberts Cow Creek Creative Ventures Montpelier VT President United States Lisa Roberts Zingerman's Mail Order Ann Arbor MI United States Zack Robertshaw Weaver Street Market Chapel Hill NC Cheesemonger United States John Rodger Atalanta Corporation Elizabeth NJ Vice-President Cheese & Specialty United States Meghan Rodgers Sierra Nevada Cheese Co. Willows CA Sales & Marketing United States Amelia Rodgers-Jones Sequatchie Cove Creamery Sequatchie TN Cheesemaker United States Ezekiel Rodriguez Kroger Company Evans CO Cheese Steward United States Dick Roe Gourmet Foods International Atlanta GA VP Administration United States Christopher Roelli Roelli Cheese Company Inc. Shullsburg WI Owner United States David Rogers Standard Market Westmont IL Fromager - Affineur United States Richard Rogers Scardello Dallas TX Owner United States Patrick Rooney Baker's Omaha NE Cheese Steward United States Liv Rooth Casellula Cheese & Wine Cafe New York NY Cheesemonger United States Carolyn Rose Marin French Cheese Company Petaluma CA Private Labels / Club Business Manager United States Richie Rosenberg World's Best Cheeses Armonk NY United States Steven Rosenberg Liberty Heights Fresh Salt Lake City UT Good Food Evangelist United States Larry Rosenberg Alouette Cheese USA LLC New Holland PA National Accounts and Specialty Cheese Manager United States Terry Rowley Tony's Fine Foods West Sacramento CA 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 Diane Rudolph Kroger Company Hilton Head SC Cheesemaster United States Bill Rufenacht Dairy Connection, Inc. Madison WI Warehouse & Shipping Manager United States Owen Rumiano Rumiano Cheese Company Willows CA Sales and Community Manager United States Kendall Russell Lark's Meadow Farms Rexburg ID Cheesemaker United States William Russell Kroger Company Newport KY United States Mackenzie Russo Kemin Industries Des Moines IA Marketing Specialist United States Aanika Ruutopold Cabot Creamery Cooperative Waitsfield VT R&D Intern United States Darren Ryan & the Crop Cheese Selections Monte Sereno CA United States Dimitri Saad Food Matters Again Brooklyn NY Purchasing Manager United States Tara Sabatini Swiss-American, Inc. St. Louis MO Sr. Director Sales and Sourcing United States Victoria Sackett C.E. Zuercher & Company, Inc. Skokie IL United States Diana Sadri A.B.C Farms PVT. LTD. Pune India Owner India Octavio Saez de Ibarra Woodlands Market Kentfield CA Specialty Cheese Buyer/Manager United States Elyne Salagnon Interval USA Hoboken NJ West Coast Sales Manager United States Anthony Salathe Emmi-Roth USA Fitchburg WI Senior of VP of Sales and Marketing United States Greg Salazar HEB San Antonio TX Buyer Deli Meats & Cheese United States Gabriel Salazar Mercantile Dining and Provision Denver CO United States Rebeccah Salmeri Brush Creek Creamery Deary ID Owner United States Maureen Sammon Dorothy Lane Market Dayton OH United States Jeff San Soussi Milton Creamery LLC Milton IA General Manager/Cheesemaker United States Lee Sanchez Whole Foods Market Houston TX Buyer United States Kristin Sande Great Ciao, Inc Henderson NV Cheeselady United States David Sandelman CheezSorce, LLC/Sanitary Design Industries, LLC St. Louis MO United States Theresa Sanders Nether Industries Enumclaw WA United States Neal Sanders Nether Industries Enumclaw WA United States Laura Santella-Saccone Specialty Food Association New York NY VP, Chief Marketing Officer United States Elena Santogade Grafton Village Cheese Co. Grafton VT United States Gary Sauriol Lactalis American Group Buffalo NY United States Christine Sawyer Blue Valley Gourmet - Cheese Companions Barre VT Owner United States John Scaggs Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy Longmont CO Dir. of Sales United States Vikki Scales Lactalis American Group New York City NY United States Judy Schad Capriole, Inc. Greenville IN Owner United States Nathan Schafer Milton Creamery LLC Milton IA Cheesemaker United States Jennifer Schaffroth Whole Foods Market Chicago IL United States Lindsey Schechter Houston Dairymaids Houston TX United States Brandon Schilling Kroger Company Atlanta GA Division Cheese Specialist United States Ron Schinbeckler Fromartharie, Inc. Millington NJ Owner United States Bettine Schipper Boska Holland White Plains NY United States Daryl Schlein Swiss Valley Farms Monona IA United States Holly Schmitz Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Maxwell IA Midwest Marketing Manager United States Krista Schoppenhauer Emmi-Roth USA Prospect CT United States Pat Schradle Qualtech Quebec QC Director of Sales Canada Meghan Schramer Maple Leaf Cheesemakers, Inc. Monroe WI Customer Service United States Ellen Schum Arthur Schuman, Inc. Fairfield NJ EVP Sales, Marketing & Cust. Service United States Allison Schuman Arthur Schuman, Inc. Fairfield NJ Regional Sales Manager United States Ian Schuman Arthur Schuman, Inc. Fairfield NJ United States Betsy Schwartz Specialty Food Association New York NY Senior Leader, Marketing Team United States Kirk Scott Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Madison WI Director, Retail Programs United States Brian Scott Gourmet Foods International Atlanta GA VIce President Retail Sales United States Naomi Sears Emmi-Roth USA San Antonio TX United States Dave Selden 33 Books Co. Portland OR Owner United States Annette Seppanen Enthusiast Austin TX United States Anthony Servais Saxon Creamery Cleveland WI United States Stefan Severson Dairy Fab, LLC Malone WI Fabricator United States Rosalie Shestak Whole Foods Market Seattle WA Team Member-Specialty 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 Olga Shilova Whole Foods Market Denver CO United States Kimie Shimamoto Central Market Benbrook TX Cheese Sales Lead United States John Shuman Cascadia Creamery Trout Lake WA Owner/Cheesemaker United States Todd Siefke Wandering Aengus Ciderworks Salem OR Cheese Specialist United States Jake Sigl Whole Foods Market Venice CA United States Karen Silverston Enthusiast Frisco TX United States Lydia Simmons Hy-Vee Kansas City MO United States Sabrina Simpson Murray's Cheese New York NY Regional Manager United States Karen Sims Tony's Fine Foods West Sacramento CA United States Brad Sinko Face Rock Creamery Bandon OR Cheesemaker United States Kristina Siou Creminelli Fine Meats Salt Lake City UT Territory Manager East United States Tim Sirera Dutch Cheese Makers Garden City NY National Sales Director United States Nicole Sizemore Comte Cheese Association New York NY United States Alise Sjostrom Redhead Creamery Brooten MN United States Robin Skailes Cropwell Bishop Creamery Nottinghman UK Operations United Kingdom Christine Smalley Lynch Strategies Minneapolis MN Vice-President Strategy United States Russell Smith Dairy Australia Bemboka Australia Speciality Cheese Consultant Australia Sue Smith The Cheese Palette, LLC Orem UT CEO United States Gordon Smith The Cheese Palette, LLC Orem UT Chief Turophile United States Gary Smith Michigan State University Dairy Plant East Lansing MI Dairy Plant Manager United States Jeremy Smith Grande Cheese Company Fond du lac WI Director of Cheese Technology United States Cowgirl Creamery Petaluma CA Owner/Operator United States Murray Smith Nelson-Jameson, Inc. Marshfield WI Vice President Sales & Marketing United States Brian Smith Whole Foods Market Santa Barbara CA United States Whisper Smith Whole Foods Market Ypsilanti MI Specialty Wine Buyer United States Jillian Smitherman Appleton Creamery Appleton ME Cheesemaker United States Marianne Smukowski Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research Madison WI Outreach Program Manager United States Iarlaith Smyth Ornua Foods North America Inc. Evanston IL Vice-President United States Glenna Snezek Sysco Corporation Cleveland OH Bus. Development Manager United States Sophie Solandt Montchevre-Betin, Inc. Rolling Hills Estates CA United States Arnaud Solandt Montchevre-Betin, Inc. Rolling Hills Estates CA United States Pablo Solanet FireFly Farms, Inc. Accident MD Co-Founder and Owner United States Dean Sommer Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research Madison WI Cheese Technologist United States Christopher Sottile Creminelli Fine Meats Salt Lake City UT United States Carlos Souffront Tony's Fine Foods San Leandro CA United States Andy Sparhawk Brewers Association Boulder CO Craft Beer Program Coordnator United States Sandy Speich Dairy Connection, Inc. Madison WI Technical Specialist United States Sheila Spence John Spence LLC Gainesville FL Co-Owner United States John Spence John Spence LLC Gainesville FL Owner United States Kelly Spera Yancey's Fancy, Inc. Corfu NY United States Meri Spicer Grafton Village Cheese Co. Grafton VT Vice President of Sales & Marketing United States Amy Spitznagel Idyll Farms LLC Northport MI Owner United States Wayne Spurlock BelGioioso Cheese, Inc. Green Bay WI Retail Sales Director United States Sabrina St. Martin Naked Cow Dairy Farm & Creamery Waianae HI Cheesemaker United States Jodi Stahl Yancey's Fancy, Inc. Corfu NY Marketing Manager United States Rory Stamp Shelburne Farms Shelburne VT Manager of Cheese and Catalog United States Jan Stanzeski Stanzeski's Cheese, Wine & Charcuterie League City TX Co-Owner United States Caitlyn Stanzeski Gay Stanzeski's Cheese, Wine & Charcuterie League City TX Asst. Marketing Director United States Timothy Stauffer Kroger Company Seattle WA United States Elise Steffel Whole Foods Market Minneapolis MN Specialty Team Lead United States Eric Steltenpohl Saxon Creamery Cleveland WI Plant Manager United States Diane Stemple Cellars at Jasper Hill Brooklyn NY United States Justin Stensland Stensland Creamery Larchwood IA Owner United States Jeremy Stephenson Spring Brook Farm Reading VT Cheese Program Director United States Bill Stephenson DPI Specialty Foods Portland OR 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 Alvin Stiles Sobeys Inc. Riverview NB Canada Anthea Stolz California Artisan Cheese Guild San Francisco CA Executive Director United States Meghan Stone Kroger Company Vandalia OH Cheesemaster United States Alyssa Stone Standard Market Westmont IL United States Geoff Stout Euro-USA, Inc. Cleveland OH Key Account Rep United States Cathy Strange Whole Foods Market Austin TX Global Cheese Buyer United States Dave Striffler Brew Cheese Stony Brook NY Cheesemonger United States John Stueland Lund Food Holdings, Inc. Edina MN Director of Deli and Food Services United States Jeffrey Stuffings Jester King Brewery Austin TX Owner United States Sue Sturman Academie Opus Caseus Brookline MA Director, Anglophone Program United States Philippe Surget Lactalis Deli New York NY President United States Richard Sutton St. James Cheese Company New Orleans LA Owner United States Kyle Svete Creminelli Fine Meats Salt Lake City UT United States Samuel Swanberg Target Minneapolis MN Senior Buyer United States Randy Sweeney Lactalis Deli Palm Coast FL United States Bob Sweitzer Cooperstown Cheese Company Milford NY Co-Owner United States Darcy Swenson Emmi-Roth USA Monroe WI United States Jennifer Swift 34 Degrees Denver CO Marketing Manager United States Ty Swonger Traders Point Creamery Zionsville IN Cheesemaker United States Kathleen Sylvester Tony's Fine Foods West Sacramento CA United States Jim Szollar Kusel Equipment Co. Watertown WI Vice President United States Evan Talen Aperitivo Grand Rapids MI Assistant Manager United States Ron Tanner Specialty Food Association New York NY VP, Philanthropy, Goverment & Industry Relations United States Calista Tarnauskas Von Trapp Farmstead Waitsfield VT United States Warren Taylor Snowville Creamery, LLC Pomeroy OH Owner/Cheesemaker United States John Taylor Champignon North America, Inc. Englewood Cliffs NJ Sales Manager Midwest United States Jane Taype Whole Foods Market Allen TX Team Leader United States Nicholas Terlizzi Page & Pedersen, Inc Hopkinton MA Tech Support United States Michael Thomas Schoolhouse Artisan Cheese Ellison Bay WI Owner United States Trevor Thomas Lactalis Deli El Dorado Hills CA United States Anna Thomas Bates Landmark Creamery Albany WI Owner/Cheesemaker United States Cheri Thompson Empire Foods Cincinnati OH Account Executive United States Amy Thompson Green Dirt Farm Weston MO Cheesemaker United States Hannah Thompson ANCO Fine Cheese Atlanta GA Corp. Merchandising and Training Manager United States Catherine Thornton San Diego CA Cheesemonger United States Samuel Tingley Whole Foods Market Lakewood CO United States Johnathan Tischler Whole Foods Market Saint Paul MN Specialty Team Leader United States Peg Todloski Weaver Street Market Hillsborough NC Specialty Merchandiser United States Cynthia Tom Whole Foods Market Englewood Cliffs NJ Specialty Associate Coordinator United States Sharon Tomaselli Cooperstown Cheese Company Milford NY Co-Owner United States Diana Tomaska Emmi-Roth USA Monroe WI United States Victoria Tonini MillerCoors Zephyr Cove NV United States Mauricio Toro Heartland Creamery Newark MO United States Nikki Torres Empire Foods Cincinnat OH Cheese Specialist United States Brandon Touchstone Old Chatham Sheepherding Creamery Old Chatham NY Creamery Manager United States Mauricio Travesi Mozzarella Company Dallas TX General Manager United States Gregory Trevino Fred Meyer Fairbanks AK Cheesemaster United States Tyler Tripp Sid Wainer & Son New Bedford MA Specialty Foods Buyer United States Michael Trullinger Best Cheese USA Montclair NJ Northeast Area Account Manager United States Dion Tsevdos Chef 2 Chef Foods Cleveland OH United States Gerard Tuck CHEVOO Sonoma CA Co-Founder United States Desiree Turchan Whole Foods Market San Diego CA United States Kate Turcotte Shelburne Farms Shelburne VT United States Joey Turshen Beecher's Handmade Cheese Seattle WA United States Mandy Tyrrell Sobeys Inc. Dartmouth Nova Scotia Canada 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 Annette Uehara Nasser Company, Inc. Yorba Linda CA United States Ryan Ulf St. James Cheese Company New Orleans LA Cheesemonger United States Joseph Ulrich Di Bruno Brothers Philadelphia PA United States Kent Underwood Vermont Farmstead Cheese Co. South Woodstock VT COO United States Jacqueline Updyke Central Market Southlake TX Deli Cheese Manager United States Adam Ursettie Whole Foods Market Redmond WA Cheese Specialist United States Juliana Uruburu The Pasta Shop Oakland CA Cheese Program Director United States Dan Utano Ferndale Farmstead Ferndale WA Cheesemaker United States Tony Utrie Saputo Specialty Cheese Richfield WI Sales Director United States Sondra Vallejo Gourmet Foods International Austin TX Account Manager United States Charuth Van Beuzekom-Loth Dutch Girl Creamery Lincoln NE Owner/Cheesemaker United States Angie Van Dalen Hy-Vee Ankeny IA Purchasing Specialist United States Akina Van de Velde Whole Foods Market New York City NY Specialty Team Leader United States Grace Van Oudenaren Mariposa Dairy Ltd. Lindsay ON Canada Pieter Van Oudenaren Mariposa Dairy Ltd. Lindsay ON Canada Cyril van Robais Tecnal Niort France Sales Executive France Brenda Van Vliet Sobeys Inc. Vancouver BC Deli Merchandiser Canada Bruce Vanden Berg Mariposa Dairy Ltd. Lindsay ON Owner Canada Sharon Vanden Berg Mariposa Dairy Ltd. Lindsay ON Owner/Cheesemaker Canada Richard Vander Putten Whole Foods Market Oakdale NY Specialty Team Leader United States Charles Vander Vennet Whole Foods Market Framingham MA United States Marcel Vantuyn Beemster Cheese Elizabeth NJ Managing Director United States Douglas Vaughn Kroger Company Ft. Wright KY Cheese Steward United States Francois Vecchio Charcuterie-Salumi-Wurst Petaluma CA United States Tom Venere The Lauterbach Group Sussex WI United States Myrna Ver Ploeg Maytag Dairy Farms Newton IA President United States Giacomo Veraldi Ambrosi Food USA Corporation Castenedolo - New York Italy - USA CEO United States Mark Vergili Whole Foods Market West Des Moines IA ATL Specialty Department United States Emilie Villmore Bacco's Wine + Cheese Boston MA Cheese Wiz United States Jim Vogt Grande Cheese Company Lomira WI Scientist United States Emmanuel Voissard Emmi-Roth USA Bryn Mawr PA United States Sigfried von Frankenberg-Leu Cream & the Crop Cheese Selections San Francisco CA Sales United States Kerstin von Wardenburg ALPMA USA LLC Milwaukee WI Sales United States Axel von Wardenburg ALPMA USA LLC Milwaukee WI Vice President Sales United States Jos Vulto Vulto Creamery Walton NY Cheesemaker United States Julie Wachal Jisa's Farmstead Cheese David City NE Marketing Representative United States Robert Wadzinski Maytag Dairy Farms Newton IA Cheesemaker United States Kim Wall Baensch Food Products Co. Milwaukee WI United States Katherine Wallace Whole Foods Market Austin TX Cheesemaster United States Mike Waller Hy-Vee Rochester MN United States Nicole Walter Sobeys Inc. Calgary AB Canada Michael Waltersdorf Standard Market Westmont IL Cheese Buyer United States Marlin Wampler Agri-Service LLC Hagerstown MD Manufacturing Manager United States Larry Wampler Agri-Service LLC Hagerstown MD Sales United States Laura Wampler Agri-Service LLC Hagerstown MD United States Andrea Wandt Whole Foods Market Boca Raton FL United States Daniel Warnet Alouette Cheese USA LLC New York NY Director United States Cara Warren Isigny Sainte Mere Fort Lee NJ Sales Representative United States E.B. Watson Dawn Dairy Bedford VA Cheesemaker United States Daniel Wavrin Ferndale Farmstead Ferndale WA Owner United States Jerry Weil Arena Cheese, Inc. Arena WI President United States Ron Weil Arena Cheese, Inc. Arena WI Vice-President United States Ari Weinzweig Zingerman's Delicatessen Ann Arbor MI Co-Owner United States Joey Wells Whole Foods Market Ft. Lauderdale FL Regional Specialty Coordinator United States Shannon Welsh Heinen's Cleveland OH Specialty Cheese Buyer, Category 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 Lizzie Werber Murray's Cheese New York NY United States Laura Werlin Cheese Author and Educator San Francisco CA Author United States Jesse Werner Plymouth Artisan Cheese Plymouth VT Cheesemaker United States Arthur Wessels Cellars at Jasper Hill Greensboro VT United States Andrea White COWS CREAMERY Charlottetown PE Canada Todd White Farms for City Kids Reading VT Board Member United States Michael Whitehead Heartland Creamery Newark MO Head Cheesemaker United States Will Whitlow Central Market Dallas TX Bus. Development Manager United States Jamie Wichlacz BelGioioso Cheese, Inc. Green Bay WI Marketing Manager United States Jeff Wideman Maple Leaf Cheesemakers, Inc. Monroe WI Cheesemaker United States Joey Widmer Widmer's Cheese Cellars Theresa WI Cheesemaker United States Joseph Widmer Widmer's Cheese Cellars Theresa WI President United States Martin Wiedmann Cornell University Ithaca NY United States Casie Wiginton Antonelli's Cheese Shop Austin TX Sales Team Lead United States Inger Wilkerson Enthusiast Milwaukee WI United States Ann Wilkinson Origin Farms Kansas City MO Principal United States Lize Willers Arthur Schuman, Inc. Fairfield NJ United States Ross Williams Many Fold Farm Chattahoochee Hills GA Chief Ovine Operator United States Dwight Williams Gourmet Foods International Atlanta GA United States Rebecca Williams Many Fold Farm Chattahoochee Hills GA Head Cheesemaker United States Elizabeth Williams Litehouse/Simply Artisan Reserve Sandpoint ID QA Technical Manager United States Bo Wills Clock Shadow Creamery Milwaukee WI CSC Manager United States Bob Wills Cedar Grove Cheese, Inc Milwaukee WI President United States Carrie Wilson Somerdale International Pt. Pleasant NJ United States Michael Wimble Yancey's Fancy, Inc. Corfu NY Owner/Cheesemaker United States John Windemuller Country Winds Creamery Zeeland MI Owner/Cheesemaker United States Sarah Winter Sobeys Inc. Peterborouogh ON Canada Jodie Wische Emmi-Roth USA Germantown NY VP of Specialty Sales United States Sally Witham Classic Provisions, Inc. Minneapolis MN President United States Paul Witke Zimmerman Cheese Inc. South Wayne WI Co-Owner/Director United States Justin Witzeling Metcalfe's Market Madison WI Cheesemonger United States Rick Woods Vermont Farmstead Cheese Co. South Woodstock VT Vice President Creamery Operations United States Stan Woodworth Klondike Cheese Co. Monroe WI United States Bruce Workman Edelweiss Creamery LLC Monticello WI Cheesemaker United States Brian Wort P.A. Bowen Farmstead Brandywine MD Farm Manager & Cheesemaker United States Mary Wozniak Teaching Award Chicago IL Consultant at large Canada Maggie Wright Market of Choice, Inc. Eugene OR Specialty Cheese Dept. Manager United States Marcella Wright MarcellaTheCheesemonger.com Vancouver WA Owner United States Liam Wustenberg Saputo Black Creek WI United States Nial Yager Washington State University Creamery Pullman WA Buyer-Planner United States Carlos Yescas Oldways Cheese Coalition Boston MA Program Director United States Frank Yiannas Walmart Bentonville AR United States Rich Yoder Whole Foods Market Des Moines IA United States David Yourd Philosophy Foods Long Island City NY United States Kathy Ziesemer Atalanta Corporation Elizabeth NJ United States Lisa Zografos Whole Foods Market Toronto ON Canada Marta Zubar Kroger Company Bloomfield Hills MI Cheesemaster United States Clem Zuercher C.E. Zuercher & Company, Inc. Skokie IL United States Luc Zwetsloot Boska Holland White Plains NY United States