The Foreign Type Cheesemaker’s Association, Monroe, WI recently held their annual election for Members of the Board of Directors for 2025.  

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.

The newly elected Board Members are: 

●  Adam Buholzer, VP of Production, Klondike Cheese, Inc,  Monroe  

●  Paul Witke, VP & Co-Owner, Zimmerman Cheese, Wiota 

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

They join the following returning Board Members:

• Andy Rufener, Plant Manager, V&V Supremo — Arena, Arena, WI

●  Kevin Davis, Plant Manager, Cheese Louise, Monroe 

●  Rob Frie, Operations Manager, Chalet Cheese, Monroe

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

●  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