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
Richard Stephens, FDA Consultant	FDA	Beltsville, MD
Zach Conlin, FDA Technical Advisor	FDA	Crawfordville, FL
Sean Cheney, FDA Technical Advisor	FDA	Rockville, MD
Kathryn Bennett, FDA Technical Advisor	FDA	College Park, MD

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
Cindy Leonard, FDA Technical Advisor	USFDA	College Park, MD
Matthew Pitts, FDA Technical Advisor	USFDA	Columbus, OH

Constitution and Bylaws Committee*

Constitution and Bylaws Committee

Name	Company/State Agency	Location
Ellen Fitzgibbons, Chair	MA Dept of Public Health	Jamaica Plains, MA
James Allyn	CT Dept of Agriculture	Hartford, CT
Barbara Koeltzow	MI Dept of Agriculture & Rural Development	Millington, MI

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	College Park, MD
Anna Tucker, FDA Technical Advisor	FDA

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
Vacant, FDA Consultant
Belinda Clifton, FDA Technical Advisor	FDA
Joie Riehle, FDA Technical Advisor	FDA	Mead, WA
Barb Williams, FDA Technical Advisor	FDA	Onieda, 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	USFDA	Megis, GA
Bob Altobelli, FDA Consultant	FDA	Albany, NY
Joie Riehle, FDA Technical Advisor	USFDA	Mead, 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
Jennifer Corrieri	NJ Dept of Health	Hewitt, NJ
Ellen Fitzgibbons, Vice Chair	MA Dept of Public Health	Jamaica Plain, MA
Antone Mickelson	Northwest Dairy Association	Seattle, WA
Renata Pearson, Technical Advisor	CCRA for Grupo LaLa/ JP Morgan/ Vastera	San Carlos, CA
Bob Altobelli, FDA Consultant	USFDA	Clilfton Park, NY
Thomas Graham, FDA Technical Advisor	USFDA	Beltsville, MD
Frank Flores, FDA Technical Advisor	USFDA	Lawrenceville, GA

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 Duibois	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
Richard Stephens, FDA Technical Advisor	USFDA
Misty Moriarty, FDA Consultant	USFDA
Lyndsay Perryman, FDA Technical Advisor	USFDA

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 Wolff	NM Dept of Agriculture	St.Paul, MN
Christina Angell	NY Dept Agriculture & Markets	Albany, NY
Michael Campbell	Darigold	Seattle, WA
Jason Crafts	Gossner Foods Inc.	Logan, UT
Beth Farrow	General Mills	Murfreesboro, TN
Lindsey Giles Austin	MI Dept of Agriculture & Rural Services	Lansing, MI
Helen M. Piotter	DFA Dairy Brands	Macy, IN
John Sanford	DFA Dairy Brands	College Grove, TN
Brad Shuling	Prairie Farms Dairy	Edwardsville, IL
Tony Shumaker	SD Dept. of Agriculture	Humbolt, SD
Sophia Stifflemire	Texas Dept State Health Services	Austin, TX
Bob Altobelli, FDA Consultant	USFDA
Paul Klug, FDA Technical Advisor	USFDA
Brian McAnelly, Regulatory Alternate	Kentucky Dept of Agriculture	Campbellsville, KY

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	Office of the State Veterinarian, Alaska	Anchorage, AK
Lisa Burnett	NV Dept of Agriculture	Reno, NV
Eric Burns	Montana Dept of Livestock, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory	Bozeman, MT
Jessica Edwards	Massachusetts Dept of Agricultural Resources	Southboro, MA
Oscar Cox	NY State Dept of Agriculture and Markets	North Rose, NY
Michelle Steinmetz	WI Dept of Ag, Trade and Consumer Protection	Madison, WI
Vijay VAnkar	Leprino Foods Company	Denver, CO
Michael Mund	Lone Star Milk Producers	Como, TX
Matt Doyle, DVM, FDA Technical Advisor	FDA
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
Edith A. Wilkin, Vice Chair	Leprino Foods Company	Denver, CO
Stephen Beam	California Dept of Food and Agriculture	Sacramento, CA
John Allan	International Dairy Foods Association	Washington, DC
Matt Hauschild	Indiana State Board of Animal Health	Indianapolis, IN
Ron Thompson	Continental Dairy Facilities. LLC	Coopersville, MI
Lucy Severs	Washington State Dept of Agriculture	Olympia, WA
Kyle Shannon	Maryland Dept of Health	Baltimore, MD
Marianne Smukowski	WI Center for Dairy Research	Madison, WI
Uju Nsofor, FDA Consultant	USFDA/CFSAN	College Park, MD
Priya Kadam, FDA Technical Advisor	USFDA
Mark Miller, FDA Technical Advisor	USFDA
Marybeth Willis, FDA Technical Advisor	USFDA	Atlanta, GA
Parick Hash, Regulatory Alternate	IN State Board of Animal Health	Indianapolis, IN

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
David Brown	Iowa Dept of Agriculture	Des Moines, Iowa
Marisa Carlos	General Mills	Carson, CA
Chris Gieber	Oregon Dept of Agriculture	Salem, Oregon
Ed Kelley	Louisiana Dept of Health and Hospitals	Baton Rouge, LA
John W. Sanford	DFA Dairy Brands	College Grove, TN
Tony J. Shumaker	South Dakota Dept of Agricultural Services	Pierre, SD
Brad Suhling	Prairie Farms Dairy	St. Louis, MO
Catherine M. White	Rhode Island Dept of Health	Providence, RI
Frank Flores, FDA Consultant	USFDA	College Park, MD
Tarsha Oliver, FDA Technical Advisor	USFDA	Chicago, IL
Marybeth Willis, FDA Technical Advisor	USFDA	Atlanta, GA
Amanda Zick, FDA Technical Advisor	USFDA
Sofia Stifflemire, Alternate Reguatory	Texas Dept of State Health Services	Austin, TX

Technical Engineering Review Committee*

Technical Engineering Review Committee

Name	Company/State Agency	Location
Chris Hylkema, Chair	New York Dept of Agricuture & Markets	New York
Helen Piotter, Vice Chair	Dean Foods Company	Indiana
Marty Bauman	Saputo Dairy Foods US	Wisconsin
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
Gena Reich	Washington Department of Agriculture	Washington
Brian Wise	Ohio Department of Agricuture	Ohio
Randy Elsberry, FDA Consultant	USFDA	California
Steve Sims, FDA Technical Advisor	USFDA	Maryland
Don Goldsmith, FDA Technical Advisor	USFDA	Minnesota
Matt Pitts, FDA Technical Advisor	USFDA	Ohio
Kevin Torgerson, FDA Technical Advisor	USFDA	Wisconsin
Stephen Walker, FDA Technical Advisor	USFDA	Illinois
Paul Dix , Regulatory Alternate	Maryland Dept of Health	Maryland
David Kedzierski, Industry Alternate	Agri-Mark, Inc.	Vermont

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	USFDA	College Park, IL	FDA Advisor
Randy Elsberry	USFDA	Exeter, CA	FDA Advisor

*These are Standing Committees
Updated January 31, 2023