MONROE — The Foreign Type Cheesemaker’s Association recently held their annual election for Members of the Board of Directors for 2024.  

The newly elected Board Members are: 

●  Matt Wenger, SQF Practitioner, Wenger’s Springbrook Cheese, Davis, Ill.

●  Andy Johnson, Technical Specialist, Dairy Connections, Inc., Madison

●  Matt Erdley, Vice President Engineering, Klondike Yogurt, Monroe

They join the following returning Board Members:

●  AmberLynn Wilson, SQF Practitioner, V&V Supremo - Arena, Arena

●  Gina Mode, Researcher, Assistant Coordinator, PCQI Cheese Industry & Applications Group, Center for Dairy Research, Madison (Secretary)

●  Luke Buholzer, VP Sales, Klondike Cheese Company, Monroe

●  Andy Rufener, Plant Manager, V&V Supremo – Arena, Arena

●  Kevin Davis, Plant Manager, Cheese Louise, Monroe 

●  Rob Frie, Operations Manager, Chalet Cheese, Monroe

●  Tony Hook, Owner, Hooks Cheese Company, Inc., Mineral Point

The Foreign Type Cheesemakers Association was established in 1935 to perform quality control testing on the cheese produced by Green County Cheesemakers and today serves the cheese and dairy industry throughout the US.   The Association operates Precision Biolabs, an ISO 17025 Certified food safety laboratory in Monroe.