The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and its three constituent organizations - the Milk Industry Foundation (MIF), the National Cheese Institute (NCI) and the International Ice Cream Association (IICA) - elected new officers and voted on new board members.
   
"IDFA is extremely grateful for the industry professionals who serve as officers and directors, and we appreciate the time, resources and talents that these volunteer leaders tirelessly give to the dairy industry," said Connie Tipton, president and CEO of Washington, D.C.-based IDFA. "This is a pivotal time for the dairy industry, and we look forward to a dynamic and productive year ahead."

The IDFA chairmanship is open to any former leader of one of the three constituent organizations for up to a two-year term. Vanic, who was re-elected this year, is a former NCI chairman and sits on the NCI advisory committee. The chairmen of MIF, NCI and IICA are elected by their respective board members for two-year terms.

The officers and directors for IDFA, MIF, NCI and IICA are:

2010-11 International Dairy Foods Association Officers
Chair:        Gary Vanic, president and CEO, Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc.
Vice Chair:    Mike Nosewicz, vice president, Dairy Group - East, Manufacturing Division - Dairy, The Kroger Co.
Secretary:    Brian Perry, executive vice president/vice chairman, Perry's Ice Cream Co., Inc.
Treasurer:    Dave Fuhrmann, president and CEO, Foremost Farms USA, Cooperative

2010-11 Milk Industry Foundation Officers
Chair:        Mike Nosewicz, vice president, Dairy Group - East, Manufacturing Division - Dairy, The Kroger Co.
Vice Chair:    Ed Mullins, executive vice president and CEO, Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.
Secretary:    Philippe Caradec, vice president, regulatory and corporate affairs, The Dannon Co., Inc.
Treasurer:    Dub Garlington, president and COO, Plains Dairy, L.L.C.   

2010-11 National Cheese Institute
Chair:        Dave Fuhrmann, president and CEO, Foremost Farms USA, Cooperative
Vice Chair:    Jon Davis, vice president, Le Sueur Cheese Co., Inc., Davisco Foods International, Inc.
Secretary:    Dan Vecchiarelli, vice president, production operations, Leprino Foods Co.
Treasurer:    Terry Brockman, president and COO, Cheese Division (USA), Saputo Cheese USA Inc.   
   
2010-11 International Ice Cream Association
Chair:        Brian Perry, executive vice president/vice chairman, Perry's Ice Cream Co., Inc.
Vice Chair:    Patty Stroup, group manager, dairy, Nestlé USA, Inc.
Secretary:    Rachel Kyllo, vice president, marketing, Kemps LLC
Treasurer:    Lou Galliker, chairman and president, Galliker Dairy Co.

IDFA Board of Directors -- Representing MIF
Miriam Erickson Brown, president and CEO, Anderson Erickson Dairy Co.
Philippe Caradec, vice president, regulatory and corporate affairs, The Dannon Co., Inc.
Pierre Claprood, chief executive officer, Agropur Cooperative
Dub Garlington, president and COO, Plains Dairy, L.L.C.
John Kaneb, chairman, HP Hood LLC
Harrald Kroeker, president, DSD Dairy, Dean Foods Co.
Steve McCormick, chief executive officer, LALA-USA
Ed Mullins, executive vice president and CEO, Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.
Phil Plourd, president, Blimling & Associates, Inc.
Jerry Tidwell, senior vice president, supply operations, Safeway Inc.

Representing NCI
Terry Brockman, president and COO, Cheese Division (USA), Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Jon Davis, vice president, Le Sueur Cheese Co., Davisco Foods International, Inc.
Ron Dunford, president and COO, operations, Schreiber Foods, Inc.
John Jeter, president and CEO, Hilmar Cheese Co.
Tim Mulhere, senior vice president and GM, food and beverage North America, Ecolab Inc.
Mike Reidy, senior vice president, procurement, logistics and business development, Leprino Foods Co.
Harold Strunk, president and CEO, Tillamook County Creamery Association
Kevin Toland, president and CEO, Glanbia USA/Global Nutritionals, Glanbia USA
Daniel Vecchiarelli, vice president, production operations, Leprino Foods Co.
George Zoghbi, president, cheese and dairy, Kraft Foods N.A., Inc.

Representing IICA
Lou Galliker, chairman and president, Galliker Dairy Co.
Jim Green, president and CEO, Kemps LLC
Steve Jobe, vice president, sales, food ingredients, Tate & Lyle Custom Ingredients
Calvin Kaufman, group vice president and president, manufacturing, The Kroger Co.
Rachel Kyllo, vice president, marketing, Kemps LLC
Bob McCullough, group vice president, manufacturing, H-E-B
Corrinne Colombo Reed, ADQ vice president, Dairy Products Division, International Dairy Queen, Inc.
Bruce Saugstad, senior vice president and GM, Ice Cream Division, The Schwan Food Co.
Mike Smith, vice president of manufacturing, Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Patty Stroup, group manager, dairy, Nestlé USA, Inc.
Mike Wells, chief executive officer, Wells' Dairy Inc.

MIF Board of Directors -- New Members
Paul Bikowitz, chief executive officer, Southeast Milk Inc.

Re-elected Members (Term Expiring in 2013)
Jay Bryant, treasurer and GM, Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Inc.
Charles Gaither, president, Milkco, Inc.
Dub Garlington, president and COO, Plains Dairy, L.L.C.
Al Guida, chairman of the board, Guida's Milk & Ice Cream
Bob Hall, chief executive officer, Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc.
Harrald Kroeker, president, DSD Dairy, Dean Foods Co.
Mike McCully, director, dairy procurement, Kraft Foods N.A., Inc.
Becky O'Grady, president, Yoplait-Colombo
Farouk Salim, vice president, strategic planning and business development, LALA-USA
Gregg Tanner, executive vice president, chief supply chain officer, Dean Foods Co.

Members (Term Expiring in 2012)
Dale Andersen, president and CEO, Delkor Systems, Inc.
John C. Bedrosian, vice president, manufacturing division, Unified Western Grocers, Inc.
Philippe Caradec, vice president, regulatory and corporate affairs, The Dannon Co., Inc.
Quintin F. Frey, president, Turkey Hill Dairy, Inc.
Tim Galloway, chief executive officer, Galloway Co.
Michael Krueger, senior vice president/GM, dairy division, Shamrock Foods Co.
Calvin Kaufman, group vice president and president, manufacturing, The Kroger Co.
Brian Linney, vice president, consumer products, Darigold, Inc.
Donald K. Merrigan, president, Readington Farms, Inc.
David Nelsen, vice president of manufacturing, Safeway Inc.
Jeff Powell, president and GM, Roberts Dairy Co.
Jay Simon, chief executive officer, Super Store Industries

Members (Term Expiring in 2011)
Carmine C. Catalana IV, president, Cumberland Dairy Inc.
Pierre Claprood, chief executive officer, Agropur Cooperative
Jeffrey Kaneb, vice president, HP Hood LLC
John Kaneb, chairman, HP Hood LLC
Ed Mullins, executive vice president and CEO, Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.
Phil Plourd, president, Blimling & Associates, Inc.
Richard A. Shehadey, president/CEO, Producers Dairy Foods, Inc.
Patty Stroup, group manager, dairy, Nestlé USA, Inc.
Bill Tinklepaugh, senior vice president, government and industry relations, Dean Foods Co.

NCI Board of Directors -- New Members
Bishop Allen, vice president, supply chain, Lactalis American Group
George Zoghbi, president, Cheese & Dairy, Kraft Foods N.A., Inc.

Re-elected Members (Term Expiring in 2013)
Mark Davis, chief executive officer, Davisco Foods International, Inc.
John Fridirici, vice president, milk marketing and procurement, Grande Cheese Co.
Dave Fuhrmann, president and CEO, Foremost Farms USA, Cooperative
Mark G. Leddy, chief executive officer, Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.
Jerry Smyth, vice president and general counsel, Schreiber Foods, Inc.
Harold Strunk, president and CEO, Tillamook County Creamery Association
Gary Vanic, president and CEO, Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc.
Daniel Vecchiarelli, vice president, production operations, Leprino Foods Co.
Jeffry O. Williams, president and CEO, Glanbia Foods Inc.

Members (Term Expiring in 2012)
Martin Bates, president and COO, Fonterra USA
R. Gregory Dryer, executive vice president, Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Tom Hedge, vice president, technologies, Schreiber Foods, Inc.
Fritz Leeman, chief executive officer, Brewster Dairy, Inc.
Neal Schuman, president, Arthur Schuman, Inc.
Doug Simon, president, Trega Foods
Jeff Sporer, national sales manager, Waukesha Cherry-Burrell, An SPX Brand
Richard Stammer, president and CEO, Cabot; chief executive officer, Agri-Mark, Cabot/McCadam Jim Wegner, senior vice president, Darigold, Inc.

Members (Term Expiring in 2011)
Mark Anderson, president, Crystal Farms RDC
Terry Brockman, president and COO, Cheese Division (USA), Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Pierre Claprood, chief executive officer, Agropur Cooperative
Jon Davis, vice president, Le Sueur Cheese Co., Inc., Davisco Foods International, Inc.
Jeff Giffin, president and CEO, Masters Gallery Foods, Inc.
Mark Korsmeyer, president, Dairy Food Products, American Dairy Brands, a division of Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.
Jim Lehman, general manager, Pace Dairy/The Kroger Co.
Tim Mulhere, senior vice president and GM, food and beverage North America, Ecolab Inc.
James C. Sartori, president and CEO, Sartori Foods
Kevin Toland, president and CEO, Glanbia USA/Global Nutritionals, Glanbia USA
Dan Zastoupil, president, Marathon Cheese Corp.

IICA Board of Directors -- New Members
Bob McCullough, group vice president, manufacturing, H-E-B
Dwight Moore, vice president, Hunter Farms/Harris Teeter
Mike Nance, general manager, Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Bruce Saugstad, senior vice president and GM, ice cream division, The Schwan Food Co.
Steve Schmid, president, Dairy Enterprises Inc.
Alan Thomsen, national accounts manager, Schoep's Ice Cream Co., Inc.

Re-elected Members (Term Expiring in 2013)
Gary Aggus, president, GM, Hiland Dairy Foods
John Cox, executive vice president, Turkey Hill Dairy, Inc.
Rachel Cullen, chief operating officer, ice cream, DSD Dairy, Dean Foods Co.
Mel MacConnell, president and CEO, Scotsburn Co-op Services, Ltd.
Ed Mullins, executive vice president and CEO, Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.
Corrinne Colombo Reed, ADQ vice president, dairy products division, International Dairy Queen, Inc.

Members (Term Expiring in 2012)
Bruce Daily, senior buyer, All Star Dairy Association, Inc.
Lou Galliker, chairman and president, Galliker Dairy Co.
Paul Hagen, vice president of sales and marketing, Schoep's Ice Cream Co., Inc.
Tim Kelbel, vice president, dairy group - West, manufacturing division, dairy, The Kroger Co.
Rachel Kyllo, vice president, marketing, Kemps LLC
Shelley Roth, president, Pierre's Ice Cream Co.
Patty Stroup, group manager, dairy, Nestlé USA, Inc.

Members (Term Expiring in 2011)
Bennie Brigham, president, Pecan Deluxe Candy Co.
Randall Dei, director, dairy industry, Safeway Inc. Ice Cream Department
Craig Hall, general manager, ice cream, Mars Snackfood US
Curt Jones, chairman, Dippin' Dots, Inc.
Martha Leyburn, senior director of manufacturing, Friendly Ice Cream Corp.
Brian Manning, vice president, brand building, ice cream, Unilever Ice Cream, N.A.
Kelly Duffin-Maxwell, executive vice president, research and development, Dean Foods Co.
Mike Wells, chief executive officer, Wells' Dairy Inc.


     
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), Washington, D.C., represents the nation's dairy manufacturing and marketing industries and their suppliers, with a membership of 550 companies representing a $110-billion-a-year industry. IDFA is composed of three constituent
organizations: the Milk Industry Foundation (MIF), the National Cheese Institute (NCI) and the International Ice Cream Association (IICA). IDFA's 220 dairy processing members run more than 600 plant operations and range from large multi-national organizations to single-plant companies. Together they represent more than 85% of the milk, cultured products, cheese and frozen desserts produced and marketed in the United States. IDFA can be found online at www.idfa.org.


Peggy Armstrong
202/220-3508
parmstrong@idfa.org