The Dairy Practices Council Executive Board

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

DPC Officers

  • Wendy Landry
    Wendy Landry
    Regional FSQ Operations Director HP Hood LLC
    DPC President
  • Michelle Steinmetz
    Michelle Steinmetz
    Registered Sanitarian Environmental Health Services Supervisor - Technical Wisconsin Department of Agric. Trade & Consumer Protection
    DPC Vice President
  • Rebecca Piston
    Rebecca Piston
    The Dairy Practices Council
    DPC Executive Vice President

Members Representing Regulatory

  • Lisa Wetzel
    Lisa Wetzel
    MN Department of Agriculture
    State Regulatory
  • Tim Allred
    Texas Department of State Health Services Consumer Protection
    State Regulatory
  • Vacant
    FDA - Vacant
  • Kelly Wedding
    Kelly Wedding
    USDA

Members Representing Industry

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

Members Representing Education

  • Elizabeth Eckelkamp
    Elizabeth Eckelkamp
    University of TN Institute of Agriculture Associate Professor & Dairy Extension Specialist University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
    Producer
  • Keely O'Brien
    Middle Tennessee State University
    Processing

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
  • Kortney Pinkston
    Wisconsin Department of Agric. Trade & Consumer Protection
    Task Force V Milking Systems & Procedures -interim
  • Oscar Cox
    NY Dept. of Agriculture & Markets
    Task Force VI Small Ruminants