Burrington will join the organization in January 2021, following her retirement from the Center for Dairy Research – University of Wisconsin – Madison.
The Elmhurst, Ill.-based American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI) announced that Kimberlee (K.J.) Burrington will join its staff as director – training, education and technical development. She will begin her new role on Jan. 4, 2021.
Burrington has a B.S. and an M.S. in food science from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. She has been working as the dairy ingredient applications program coordinator for the Center for Dairy Research (CDR) since 1997. Burrington has more than 30 years of experience in product development, ADPI noted, including at past positions with Ridgeview Industries, the Keebler Co. and as a consultant to the baking industry. She is also a Dairy Foods columnist.