Washington, DC – The Cheese Importers Association of America is pleased to announce the results of the 2018 Election of Officers and Directors.
2018 – 2020 CIAA Officers
President
Phil Marfuggi, The Ambriola Co., Inc.
First Vice-President
Daniel Schnyder, Emmi-Roth USA, Inc.
Second Vice-President
Ralph Hoffman, Schuman Cheese
Treasurer
Iarlaith Smyth, Ornua North America
Secretary
Marilyn Levinsohn, Saputo Cheese USA, Inc.
The following Directors were elected to a new three year term: Kurt Epprecht, Great Lakes Cheese, Laurra Lyden McGregor, The Peterson Company, Steve Millard, Best Cheese Corporation, Jens Bang Pederson, Bang & Soderlund, Inc., David Raff, MCT Diaries, Inc., Gary Ross, World Import Distributors, and Bill Stephenson, DPI Specialty Foods Northwest, Inc.
In addition, those individuals who remain on the CIAA board include: Emma Aer, Finlandia Cheese, Inc., John Angiolillo, Icco Cheese Co., Inc., Andrea Berti, Atalanta Corporation, Todd Druhot, Gourmet Foods International, Troy Hancock, Fonterra (USA), Inc, Linda Karaffa, Norseland, Inc., John Kennington, Arla Foods,Philip Musco, Musco Foods Corp, Jordan Phiebig, Galaxy Dairy Products, Inc., Ryan Pietz, Schreiber Foods,Ken Preuss, Global Sales and Marketing, LLC, Jim Robinson, Jana Foods, Paul Schilt, Mifroma USA, andPhilippe Surget, Lactalis Deli Inc.,
The Cheese Importers Association of America, Inc. is a non-profit trade association formed more than sixty years ago whose membership comprises the vast majority of the firms engaged in the business of importing, selling, promoting, and distributing cheese and cheese products in the U.S. The CIAA endeavors to support dairy trade, within the context of compliance with international trade agreements, and all applicable US regulations.
For more information, visit the CIAA website at www.theciaa.org or call our Headquarters at (202) 547-0899.
Source: The Cheese Importers Association of America, Inc.
