The Dairy Practices Council Executive Board

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

DPC Officers

  • Wendy Landry
    Wendy Landry
    FSQ, Director of Supply Chain Quality HP Hood LLC
    DPC President
  • Patrick Clark
    Patrick Clark
    USDA/AMS/Dairy Program
    DPC Vice President
  • Rebecca Piston
    Rebecca Piston
    The Dairy Practices Council
    DPC Executive Vice President

Members Representing Regulatory

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

Members Representing Industry

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

Members Representing Education

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

Board Member-At-Large

  • Brian Riley
    Brian Riley
    Member Relations Regulatory Manager Land O'Lakes, Inc.
    Board Member at Large

Task Force Directors

  • Joseph Zulovich
    Joseph Zulovich
    Ph.D.: P.E. Extension Agricultural Engineer
    Task Force I Farm Buildings & Equipment
  • Melinda Davis
    Melinda Davis
    FS&Q Manager, Barre VT HP Hood LLC
    Task Force II Plant Equipment & Procedures
  • Carli Peskar
    Carli Peskar
    USDA-FMMA Cleveland
    Task Force III Laboratory & QC Procedures
  • Vacant
    Task Force IV Regulatory Issues & Food Safety
  • Alex Beard
    Alex Beard
    Dairy Farmers of America
    Task Force V Milking Systems & Procedures
  • Michelle Steinmetz
    Michelle Steinmetz
    Registered Sanitarian Environmental Health Services Supervisor - Technical Wisconsin Department of Agric. Trade & Consumer Protection
    Task Force VI Small Ruminants