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The Dairy Practices Council Executive Board

Executive Board, past & present
Task Force Directors, past & present

DPC Officers

  • Keith Hay
    Keith Hay
    Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board
    DPC President
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  • Wendy Landry
    Wendy Landry
    FSQ, Director of Supply Chain Quality HP Hood LLC
    DPC Vice President
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  • R Piston
    R Piston
    DPC Executive Vice President II
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Members Representing Regulatory

  • Steven Sims
    Steven Sims
    FDA, Division of Milk Safety
    FDA
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  • Patrick Clark
    Patrick Clark
    USDA/AMS/Dairy Program
    USDA
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  • Sofia Stifflemire
    Sofia Stifflemire
    Texas Department of State Health Services Consumer Protection
    State Regulatory
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  • Lisa Wetzel
    Lisa Wetzel
    MN Department of Agriculture
    State Regulatory
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Members Representing Industry

  • Roger Hooi
    Roger Hooi
    DFA Dairy Brands
    Processing
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  • Brandon Meiwes
    Brandon Meiwes
    Dairy Farmers of America
    Producer
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  • April Skinner
    April Skinner
    Account Manager Charm Sciences, Inc.
    Suppliers/Services
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Members Representing Education

  • Charles Boeneke
    Charles Boeneke
    LSU Ag Center Associate Professor
    Processing
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  • Elizabeth Eckelkamp
    Elizabeth Eckelkamp
    University of TN Institute of Agriculture Associate Professor & Dairy Extension Specialist University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
    Producer
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Board Member-At-Large

  • Amanda Rife
    Amanda Rife
    Land O'Lakes, Inc.
    Member at Large
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Task Force Directors

  • Dan McFarland
    Dan McFarland
    Extension Agricultural Engineering Educator Penn State University
    Task Force I Farm Buildings & Equipment
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  • Carli Peskar
    Carli Peskar
    USDA-FMMA Cleveland
    Task Force II & III Plant Equipment & Procedures
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  • Melinda Davis
    Melinda Davis
    FS&Q Manager, Barre VT HP Hood LLC
    Task Force IV Regulatory Issues & Food Safety
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  • Alex Beard
    Alex Beard
    Dairy Farmers of America
    Task Force V Milking Systems & Procedures
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  • Michelle Steinmetz
    Michelle Steinmetz
    Registered Sanitarian Environmental Health Services Supervisor - Technical Wisconsin Department of Agric. Trade & Consumer Protection
    Task Force VI Small Ruminants
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