Committees – NCIMS

To facilitate the basic function of the Conference, subject-specific Standing and Ad-Hoc Committees have been appointed to consider, study and evaluate “Proposals” submitted to the Conference for consideration. Some committees are tasked with the study of a proposal or subject between conferences and may operate pilot programs to test the operation or validity of a proposal. The “Proposals” submitted for deliberation at a Conference that are assigned to Committees are evaluated at the Conference and recommendations are provided and discussed with the assigned Council(s).

Anyone who has attended a conference may volunteer to serve on a council or committee by sending an email to quilter@ncims.org. Please provide your name, agency or company, mailing address, email address and phone number where you may be reached when a vacancy occurs. Also please indicate the council and/or committee on which you may wish to serve. You will be added to an on-going list of volunteers for access by the council and committee chairs.

Members of the Standing and Ad-Hoc Committees are as follows:

Animal/Herd Shares Study Committee

(Proposal 07-124)

Ad-hoc committee was abolished by vote of the Executive Board on September 9,2009, having completed their work and reported to the 2009 Conference.

Appendix N Modification Committee*

(Proposal 05-243)

Appendix N Modification Committee

Name	Company/State Agency	Location
Heather Torino, Chair	NY Ag. & Markets	Albany, NY
Roger Hooi, Vice Chair	DFA Dairy Brands	Dallas, TX
E.B. Flory	VT Dept of Agriculture	Montpelier, VT
Patrick Gorden	Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine	Ames, IA
Tajalli Hodge	MI Dept of Ag & Rural Resources	Ypsilanti, MI
Jaimie Jonker	National Milk Producers Association	Arlington, VA
Amanda Rife	Land O'Lakes	Harrisburg, PA
Brad Suhling	Prairie Farms	Edwardsville, IL
Linda Stahlnecker	ME Dept. of Agriculture	Agusta, ME
Kris Welch	Ohio Dept. of Agriculture	Reynoldsburg, OH
Zach Conlin, FDA Consultant	FDA	Tallahassee, FL
Rich Stephens, FDA Technical Advisor	FDA	Tallahassee, FL
Kathryn Bennett, FDA Technical Advisor	FDA	Fargo, GA

Aseptic Program Committee

(Proposal 11-301, 11-308)

Aseptic Program Committee

Name	Company/State Agency	Location
Michelle Starkey, Chair	OH Dept. of Agriculture	Reynoldsburg, OH
Jordan May, Vice Chair	Nestle	Solon, OH
Becky Beaudin	Danone NA	Louisville, CO
Brian Cogar	MI Dept. of Agriculture	Millington, MI
Oscar Cox	NY Dept. of Agriculture & Markets	Albany, NE
Jason Crafts	Gossner Foods, Inc.	Logan, UT
Chris Gieber	OR Dept. of Agriculture	Salem, Oregon
Patrick Hash	IN State Board of Animal Health	Indianapolis, IN
Amy Heintzelman	MI Dept. of Agriculture	Millington, MI
Harris Hollingsworth	TX Dept. of State Health Services	Austin, TX
Roger Hooi	DFA Brands	Dallas, TX
Sara Horning	Indiana State Board of Animal Health	Indianapolis, IN
Emil Nashed	DMI - Dairy Research Institute	Rosemont, IL
Gabriel Pascual	Harold Wainess & Associates	Arlington Heights, IL
Katie Powers	Gehl Foods, LLC	Germantown, WI
Brian Thane	Tetra Pak, Inc	Dallas, TX
Clint George, FDA Consultant	FDA	Dallas, TX
Michelle Stedman, FDA Technical Advisor	FDA	Blanchardville, WI

Constitution and Bylaws Committee*

Constitution and Bylaws Committee

Name	Company/State Agency	Location
Barbara Koeltzow, Chair	MI Dept of Agriculture & Rural Development	Millington, MI
James Allyn, Vice Chair	CT Dept of Agriculture	Hartford, CT
Ian Wilson	VT Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets	Montpelier, VT
Audra Phillips	AL Department of Public Health	Montgomery, AL
EB Flory	VT Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets	Montpelier, VT

Defining Grade A Dairy Products

(Proposal 05-214)

Ad-hoc committee was abolished by vote of the Executive Board on September 9, 2009, having completed their work and reported to the 2009 Conference.

Document Review Committee*

Document Review Committee

Name	Company/State Agency	Location
Laura Traas, Chair	WI Dept of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection	Madison, WI
Heather Torino, Vice Chair	NY Agriculture & Markets	Albany, NY
Nathan Campbell	IN State Board of Animal Health	Indianapolis, IN
Paula Dankert	MI Dept of Agriculture & Rural Development	Kingsley, MI
Barbara Koeltzow	MI Dept of Agriculture	Lansing, MI
Roberta Wagner	IDFA	Washington, DC
Jamie Jonker	NMPF	Arlington, VA
Antone Mickelson	Northwest Dairy Association	Seattle, WA
Brook Sherman	Ecolab	St. Paul, MN
Bob Altobelli, FDA Consultant	FDA	Albany, NY
Tarsha Oliver, FDA Technical Advisor	FDA	Chicago, IL

HACCP Implementation Committee*

HACCP Implementation Committee

Name	Company/State Agency	Location
Jason Crafts, Chair	Gossner Foods, Inc	Logan, UT
Elizabeth "EB" Flory, Vice Chair	VT Dept of Agriculture	VT
James R. Allyn	CT Dept of Agriculture	Hartford, CT
Ben Thomas	Utah Dept of Agriculture	Salt Lake City, UT
Steve Murphy	Cornell University	Freeville, NY
Emil Nashed	Dairy Managment Inc.	Rosemont, IL
Dave Robbins	DFA Dairy Brands	Rockford, IL
Alan Talarsky	NJ Dept of Health	Trenton, NJ
Karie Williams	PA Dept of Agriculture	Greensburg, PA
Bob Altobelli, FDA Consultant	FDA	Albany, NY
Barb Williams, FDA Technical Advisor	FDA	Syracuse, NY
Gabriel Pascual, Technical Advisor	Harold Wainess & Associates	Arlington Hills, IL
Allen Sayler, Technical Advisor	CFSRS	Woodbridge, VA
P.C. Vasavada, Technical Advisor

Hauling Procedures Committee*

Hauling Procedures Committee

Name	Company/State Agency	Location
Cherie Hime, Chair	International Milk Haulers Assoc.	Wisconsin Dels, WI
Casey Hale, Vice Chair	New Mexico Dept of Agriculture	Las Cruses, NM
Clarence (Freddy) Ledford	Mississippi Dept of Health	Jackson, MS
Zarina Bestul	Oregon Dept of Agriculture	Salem, OR
Casey McCue	New York Department of Agriculture & Markets	Albany, NY
Michael Dennis	North Carolina DAC&S Food & Drug	Raleigh, NC
Mike Backhus	Nebraska Dept. of Agriculture	Harvard, NE
Brian McAnelly	Kentucky Milk Safety Branch	Frankfort, KY
Steve Kruk	Dairy Farmers of America	Medina, OH
Barney McConnell	Dairy Farmers of America	East Syracuse, NY
Michael Mund	Lonestar Milk Products	Como, TX
Brad Williamson	LTI/Milky Way	Lynden, WA
Skyler Sherrod	Western Dairy Transport	Granbury, TX
Bob Cooksey	MD VA Milk Coop	Worton, MD
Harris Hollingsworth	TX Dept of State Health Services	Austin, TX
Curt Griner, FDA Consultant	FDA
Joie Riehle, FDA Technical Advisor	FDA	Spokane Valley, WA
Hunter Moyer, Regulatory Alternate	VA Dept of Ag & Consumer Services	Richmond, VA
Melinda Davis, Industry Alternate	HP Hood	Barre, VT
Robin Fuhrman, Industry Alternate	Prairie Farms	Avilla, IN

International Certification Pilot Program*

(Proposals 05-316 and 07-304)

International Certification Program

Name	Company/State Agency	Location
Jaimie Jonker, Chair	NMPF	Arlington, VA
Ellen Fitzgibbons, Vice Chair	DFA Dairy Brands	Jamaica Plain, MA
Antone Mickelson	Northwest Dairy Association	Seattle, WA
Alan Talarsky	NJ Dept of Health	Trenton, NJ
Michelle Starkey	OH Dept of Agriculture	Reynoldsburg, OH
Briannah Halm	TX Dept of State Health Services	Austin, TX
Renata Pearson, Technical Advisor	CCRA for Grupo LaLa/ JP Morgan/ Vastera	San Carlos, CA
Curt Griner, FDA Consultant	FDA
Michelle Lopez, FDA Technical Advisor	FDA	Sacramento, CA

Laboratory Committee*

Laboratory Committee

Name	Company/State Agency	Location
Laura Traas, Chair	Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture	Madison, WI
Wendy Landry, Vice Chair	HP Hood, LLC	Portland, ME
Sabina Alexander	Hiland Dairy	Springfield, MO
Christina Asay, LEO	California Dept. of Food & Agriculture	Sacramento, CA
Tanya DuBois	Publix Supermarkets	Lakeland, FL
Jessica Gerspacher	Eastern Laboratory Services	Medina, OH
Erica Turley	Prairie Farms Dairy	Carlinville, IL
Brenda Hiraldo, LEO	Iowa Dept of Agriculture	Des Moines, IA
Patricia Hanson	FL Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services	Tallahassee. FL
Roger Hooi	DFA Dairy Brands	Dallas, TX
Tom Kitsmiller, LEO	Ohio Department of Agriculture	Reynoldsburg, OH
Shawn Lee, LEO	Michigan Dept. of Ag. & Rural Resources	Landsing, MI
Cody Udy	Gossner Food	Logan, UT
Cynthia Mangione, LEO	New York Dept of Agriculture & Markets	Albany, NY
Nancy Sanchez, LEO	Puerto Rico Health Dept	San Juan, PR
Amanda Rife	Land O'Lakes	Carlisle, PA
Gene Stegeman, LEO	South Dakota Dept of Agriculture	Brookings, SD
Steven Beckman, Academic Advisor	South Dakota State University	Brookings, SD
Rich Stephens, FDA Consultant	FDA	Tallahassee, FL
Sean Montgomery, FDA Technical Advisor	FDA	Denver, CO

Liaison Committee*

Liaison Committee

Name	Company/State Agency	Location
Stephen Beam, Chair	CA Dept of Food & Agriculture	Sacramento, CA
Dustin Cox, Vice Chair	NM Dept of Agriculture	Albuquerque, NM
Casey McCue	NY Dept of Agriculture & Markets	Albany, NY
Roberta Wagner	International Dairy Foods Association	Washington, D.C.
Clay Detlefsen	National Milk Producers Federation	Arlington, VA
Roger Hooi	DFA Dairy Brands	Dallas, TX
Antone Mickelson	Northwest Dairy Association	Seattle, WA
Brad Suhling	Prairie Farms Dairy	Edwardsville, IL
Sofia Stifflemire	TX Dept of State Health Services	Austin. TX
Brian Wise	OH Dept of Agriculture	Reynoldsburg, OH
Nicole Neeser	MN Dept of Agriculture	St. Paul, MN

Local Arrangements Committee

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Methods for Making Sanitation Ratings (MMSR) Committee*

Methods of Making Sanitation Ratings Committee

Name	Company/State Agency	Location
Robert Wilson, Chair	OR Dept of Agriculture	Salem, OR
Brandon Wolf	MN Dept of Ag	St.Paul, MN
Christina Angell	NY Dept of Ag & Markets	Albany, NY
Michael Campbell	Darigold Northwest Dairy	Seattle, WA
Michael Barnes	HP Hood LLC	Winchester, VA
Beth Farrow	General Mills	Murfreesboro, TN
Ellen Fitzgibbons	DFA Dairy Brands	Holyoke, MA
Brad Suhling	Prairie Farms Dairy	Edwardsville, IL
Tony Shumaker	SD Dept. of Agriculture	Humbolt, SD
Harris Hollingsworth	TX Dept of State Health Services	Austin, TX
Bob Altobelli, FDA Consultant	FDA	Albany, NY
Barbara Williams, FDA Technical Advisor	FDA	Syracuse, NY
Brian McAnelly, Regulatory Alternate	Kentucky Dept of Ag	Campbellsville, KY
Amanda Phinazee, Regulatory Alternate	Georgia Dept of Ag	Atlanta, GA
Michelle "Shelly" Starkey, Regulatory Alternare	Ohio Dept of Ag	Reynoldsburg, OH

Other Species Milk Committee*

Other Species Milk Committee

Name	Company/State Agency	Location
Bradley Turpin, Chair	CO Dept of Public Health & Environment	Denver, CO
Sarah Coburn, DVM	AK Dept of Environmental Conservation	Anchorage, AK
Lisa Burnett	NV Dept of Agriculture	Sparks, NV
Eric Burns	MT Dept of Livestock, Veterinary Diagnostic Lab	Bozeman, MT
Jessica Edwards	Massachusetts Dept of Agricultural Resources	Southboro, MA
Oscar Cox	NY State Dept of Agriculture and Markets	Albany, NY
Michelle Steinmetz	WI Dept of Ag, Trade and Consumer Protection	Waupaca, WI
Vijay Vankar	Leprino Foods Company	Denver, CO
Michael Mund	Lone Star Milk Producers	Como, TX
Matt Doyle, FDA Consultant	FDA	College Park, MD
Lindsey Giles-Austin, FDA Technical Advisor	FDA	Detroit, MI
Lynn Hinkley Techinical Advisor	Retired	Willimantic, CT

Program Committee

Name	Company/State Agency	Location
Wendy Landry Chair	HP Hood LLC	Portland. ME
Barbara Koeltzow, Vice Chair	MI Dept. of Ag. & Rural Development	Millington, MI
Miquela Hanselman	NMPF	Arlington, VA
Roberta Wagner	IDFA	Washington, DC
Jennifer Lester	FL Dept of Ag & Consumer Services	Trenton, FL
Rylee Sterrett	Prairie Farms Dairy	Fishers, IN
Chris Hylkema	New York Agriculture & Markets	Albany, NY
Shannon Maloney, 2027 Local Arrangements	Missouri State Milk Board	Jefferson City, MO
Nicole Neeser, 2025 Local Arrangements	Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture	St. Paul, MN
Brian Wise, Conference Chair	Ohio Dept. of Agriculture	Reynoldsburg, OH
Casey McCue, Past Chair	New York Agriculture & Markets	Albany, NY
Amanda Rife, Council I Chair	Land O'Lakes	Carlisle, PA
Dave Kedzierski, Council II Chair	United Dairymen of Arizona	Tempe, AZ
Damon Miller, Council III Chair	Dairy Farmers of America	Grapevine, TX
Beth Briczinski, FDA Consultant	US FDA	College Park, MD
Anne Quilter, Ex Officio	NCIMS Executive Secretary	Woodland, CA

Repackaging Grade A Dairy Products

(Proposal 19-112)

Ad Hoc committee was abolished by vote of the Executive Board on January 29, 2025, having completed their work and reported to the 2023 Conference.

Scientific Advisory Committee*

Scientific Advisory Committee

Name	Company/State Agency	Location
Dr. Nicole Neeser, Chair	Minnesota Dept of Agriculture	St.Paul, MN
Amandeep Dhillon, Vice Chair	Grande Cheese Company	Fond du Lac, WI
Stephen Beam	California Dept of Food and Agriculture	Sacramento, CA
Sam Alcaine	International Dairy Foods Association	Ithica, NY
Matt Hauschild	Indiana State Board of Animal Health	Indianapolis, IN
Herb Wyckoff	Crest Foods Company, Inc	Ashton, IL
Patrick Hash	Indiana State Board of Animal Health	Indianapolis, IN
David Hakes	Dairy Farmers of America	Kansas City, KS
Dennis D'Amico, Academic Advisor	University of Connecticut	Storrs, CT
Steve Walker, FDA Consultant	FDA
Sean Montgomery, FDA Technical Advisor	FDA	Denver, CO
Deb Durkee-Barnett, Alternate Regulatory	Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets	Montpelier, VT

Single-Service Containers and Closures (SSCC) Committee*

SSCC Committee

Name	Company/State Agency	Location
Armour Peterson, Chair	Illinois Dept. Public Health	Springfield, IL
Patrick A. Frontale, Vice Chair	Packaging Consultants International	Solvay, NY
Kenneth Anderson	Harold Wainess & Associates	Arlington Heights, IL
Michele Soebeck	WI Dept of Ag, Trade & Consumer Protection	Appleton, WI
Amanda Phinazee	Georgia Dept of Agriculture	Atlanta, GA
Micha Purcella	Dairy Farmers of America	Rochester, MN
Paul Wadham	Tennessee Dept of Agriculture	Murfreesboro, TN
Charles Mack	Prairie Farms	Carlinville, IL
Sofia Stifflemire	Texas Dept of State Health Services	Austin, TX
Bob Altobelli, FDA Consultant	FDA	Albany, NY
Justin Holder, FDA Technical Advisor	FDA

Technical Engineering Review Committee*

Technical Engineering Review Committee

Name	Company/State Agency	Location
Chris Hylkema, Chair	New York Dept of Agricuture & Markets	New York
David Kedzierski, Vice Chair	United Dairymen of Arizona	Arizona
Ray Baker	Prairie Frams	Illinois
Nathan Campbell	Indiana State Board of Animal Health	Indiana
Lyle W. Clem	Electrol Specialties Co.	Illinois
Dustin Cox	New Mexico Dept of Agriculture	New Mexico
Keith Schumann	Saputo Dairy Foods USA, LLC	Texas
Paul Dix	Maryland Dept of Health	Maryland
Brian Wise	Ohio Department of Agricuture	Ohio
Steve Walker, FDA Consultant	FDA
Michelle Stedman, FDA Technical Advisor	FDA	Blanchardville, WI
Craig Reinhart - Technical Advisor	Reinhart Conuslting	Illinois
Natalie Herman, Industry Alternate	SPX Flow	New York

Automatic Milking Installation Subcommittee

TERC – Automatic Milking Installation (AMI) Subcommittee
Subcommittee of the Technical Engineering Review Committee

Name	Company/State Agency	Location	Position on Subcommittee
Chris Hylkema, Chair	New York Dept of Agriculture & Markets	Albany, NY	TERC Member
Brian Wise	Ohio Dept of Agriculture	Reynoldsburg, OH	TERC Member
Paul Dix	Maryland Dept of Health & Mental Hygiene	Baltimore, MD	TERC Member
Gena Reich	Washington State Dept of Agriculture	Kennewick, WA	TERC Member
Helen Piotter	Dean Foods Company	Macy, IN	TERC Member
Steve Stoner	Wisconsin Dept of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection	Madison, WI	Non-TERC Regulatory
Clint George	Texas Dept of State Health Services	Austin, TX	Non-TERC Regulatory
Steve McGinnis	California Dept of Food & Agriculture	Fresno, CA	Non-TERC Regulatory
David Brown	Iowa Dept of Agriculture	Des Moines. IA	Non-TERC Regulatory
Adam Sonnenburg	Dairy Farmers of America	Dodgeville, WI	Non-TERC Industry
Jason Martin	Galaxy AMS	Kutztown, PA	Non-TERC Industry
Brad Cupery	Lely North America	Randolph, WI	Non-TERC Industry
Matt Stuessel	GEA USA	Galesville, WI	Non-TERC Industry
Brad Schaller	Boumatic	Madison, WI	Non-TERC Industry
Derek Zepp	DeLaval	Kansas City, MO	Non-TERC Industry
William Bernhard	AEM	Milwaukee, WI	Non-TERC Industry
Dr. Stephen Walker	FDA	College Park, MD	FDA Consultant
Michelle Stedman	FDA	Blanchardville, WI	FDA Technical Advisor

*These are Standing Committees
Updated July 9, 2025