ADPI Staff
Director - Training, Education, Technical Development

Phone:
630-530-8700 ext. 225 (Direct)
608-334-6354 (Mobile)

Email: kburrington@adpi.org

 

 

Director/ Owner
Bovina Mountain Consulting

Englewood, FL  34224  USA

Phone: 607-435-3848
Email: david@bovinamountain.com

 

Owner
Dairy Advance Business Consulting LLC

Monroe, WI  53566  USA

Phone: 608-325-4543
Email: mculhane@dairyadvance.com

 

 

Union, MO  63084  USA

Phone: 314-686-5620
Email: dustindean@nutriquest.com
 

Dr. Dustin Dean grew up on a small farm in Southwest Missouri (USA) raising purebred cattle and hogs.  He received his B.S. in animal sciences from Kansas State University in 1998 followed by a M.S. in monogastric nutrition in 2000 where he conducted research in feed processing, poultry and swine.  Dr. Dean then joined the faculty at Louisiana State University as an instructor in animal sciences while working towards a doctorate degree and taught various animal science classes along with mentoring students.  He completed his doctorate in 2005 in monogastric nutrition.  

Dr. Dean has spent his career working in the areas of product innovation as well as applied nutrition at the farm level.  He has worked for multinational companies in both the feed ingredient and nutrition areas and has experience with swine, poultry, equine, dairy calves and pet food.  Dr. Dean currently serves as a consulting swine nutritionist with NutriQuest working with independent swine producers.

Dustin joined ADPI’s Center of Excellence group in 2020.
 

  

Jamaica Plain, MA 02130  USA

Phone: 617-875-0291
Email: jdeelo@gmail.com
Website: Deeloconsulting.com
 

Jessie founded Deelo Consulting Services to design and execute sustainable sourcing programs for suppliers and food companies. Building off her career as a commercial farmer, Extension researcher and industry consultant, she develops customized, metrics-based impact programs to baseline and advance sustainability outcomes for farmers, suppliers and food companies. With expertise in strategy development and agricultural sustainability, Ms. Deelo develops comprehensive program frameworks to address major sustainability risks and align suppliers and buyers on goals, activities, KPIs, and outcomes to drive measurable change across the supply chain.

She also works directly with coops to design biodiversity and environmental stewardship programs, performs industry research, including survey design, expert interviews and data analysis, to assess investment and growth opportunities. Her clients include Unilever, Pipeline Foods, Darigold, Applegate Farms, Walton Family Foundation, Sustainable Food Lab, and others. Ms. Deelo received her MS degree in International Agricultural Development from the University of California-Davis and a BA in Geography and Environmental Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Jessie joined ADPI’s Center of Excellence in 2020.
 

  

William Neal Reynolds Professor
North Carolina State University 
Department of Food, Bioprocessing, Nutrition Sciences

 

Director
Sensory Service Center & Southeast Dairy Foods Research Center

Raleigh, NC 27695

Phone:  919-830-1664 (Mobile)
E-mail: mdrake@ncsu.edu
 

MaryAnne Drake, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized expert in dairy flavor. She has been at North Carolina State University since 2001 where currently she is a William Neal Reynolds Professor,  Director of the Sensory Service Center and Director of the Southeast Dairy Foods Research Center(SDFRC). Research in her program is focused on sensory analysis and flavor chemistry of dairy products and ingredients, how flavor varies with processing and storage and how these parameters relates to consumer perception. Qualitative market research, descriptive analysis, consumer testing, and preference mapping are all used. Instrumental analysis techniques including gas chromatography / olfactometry, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography and are used to relate sensory properties to the chemical components of foods.  Fundamental research on methods development is conducted as well as application of these techniques to solve industrially relevant problems.

 

 

Terry Lensmire is a third generation cheesemaker, licensed in the state of Wisconsin since 1974, and additionally licensed as a cheese grader since 1979.  He was in the first class of Wisconsin Master Cheesemakers in 1997 and is currently certified in: Cheddar, Monterey Jack, Mozzarella and Provolone.

Terry currently serves on the Master Cheesemaker Board, is on the education subcommittee of the Wisconsin Cheesemaker Association (WCMA), and a instructor for the WI CDR Cheese Grading Short Course.  Terry joined ADPI’s Center of Excellence in 2021.  Prior to Terry’s retirement from commercial industry his career consisted of tours off duty with Agropur, Land ‘O Lakes, USDA Dairy’s Division, and Ellisville Coop Dairy.

Relative to his “judging” prowess, he has served as such for cheese with WCMA’s World Cheese Contest, WCMA’s US Cheese Contest, Wisconsin Dairy Products Contest and the Wisconsin State Fair.

Terry is the recipient of various industry awards to include: 2019 WCMA Vanguard Award, 2018 Eastern Wisconsin Lifetime Membership Award, 2007 WCMA H.P. Mulloy Award, and several cheese contest awards for Cheddar, Mozzarella, Provolone, Feta and other styles.

Terry proudly is a Wisconsin Cheesehead through and through.
 

 

Granger, IN 46530  USA

 

 

 

 

Mike McCully is currently the president and owner of The McCully Group, LLC, a strategic consulting firm focusing on dairy and food companies. He has experience in business analysis, long-term strategic planning, purchasing strategies, risk management policies/procedures, Mergers & Acquisitions, and supply chain issues/opportunities. 
 
His past experience includes over 15 years with Kraft Foods where he held management roles in dairy, meat and grain purchasing. His responsibilities included sourcing dairy commodities as well as commodity risk management, dairy policy and industry relations. While in the Oscar Mayer division of Kraft, he was also responsible for meat commodity risk management and corn purchasing. His knowledge base also reaches into dairy policy and price volatility issues.
 
Mike holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from Western Illinois University and a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Illinois.  

Mike has been a member of ADPI’s Center of Excellence for several years, and is actively engaged in the Institutes events and activities including Dairy Ingredient Training Courses.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dan Meyer is a Director of Technical Services at the American Dairy Products Institute. He handles all the technical matters relating to grade standards for dairy products and regulatory matters including food labeling, food safety issues, and allergens.
 
Mr. Meyer is currently serving as Chairman for the Whey Protein Research Consortium (WPRC) and serves as ADPI liaison to various other industry associations.   Dan is ADPI staff liaison to various Committees and Task Force groups and leads the planning efforts for the Dairy Ingredient Seminar, Global Cheese Technology Forum, Membrane Technology Forum and ADPI’s activities with IFT Exhibits. He has worked in the dairy industry for over 30+ years and has been with the American Dairy Products Institute for the last 20+ years. Dan has past experience with Dean Foods and Associated Milk Producers, Inc. He has extensive involvement with fluid milk, dry milks, and whey proteins. He was born and raised on a dairy farm in Northeastern Illinois.
 
Dan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from the University of Illinois and a Master of Business Administration from Olivet Nazarene University.

Dan has served on ADPI’s Center of Excellence since its start in 2012.
 

 

 

President
Blimling and Associates, Inc.

Madison, WI 53718  USA

Phone: 608-249-5030
Email: pplourd@blimling.com
 

Areas of expertise: Dairy Ingredient Market Analysis, Research, Forecasting & Risk Mitigation Strategies
 

 

Owner & Director
Geoffrey Smithers Food Industry Consulting Services

Melbourne, Victoria
Australia 

Email: geoff.smithers@gmail.com
 

Areas of Expertise:

Dairy Processing & Ingredient Functionality; Analysis & Characterization; Dairy Proteins & Bioactives, Sweet & Acid Whey

Geoffrey Smithers has a background in both fundamental and applied R&D in the areas of dairy processing and ingredient functionality, and a strong track record in translating R&D outcomes into real-world applications. During a career with CSIRO and Food Science Australia, Geoffrey successfully built client relationships in critical capability areas, including processing systems, ingredient functionality and delivery, and nutrition science in Australasian, European and North American markets. Geoffrey formed his own dairy (and food) consulting business in early 2009, operating out of Melbourne, Australia, and has established a global client base.

Geoffrey has a Bachelor of Applied Science and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry, and more than 30 years experience in dairy processing, and ingredient science and technology. He has published extensively in the scientific literature, by way of original research articles, reviews, and book and encyclopedia chapters, and is an inventor on several patent applications.  In 2007, Geoffrey was awarded the Sir Ian McLennan Achievement for Industry Prize that recognized his achievements in translating dairy science and technology into the marketplace, and resultant national economic impact. Geoffrey has been elected a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) (2009), the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) (2017), and the International Academy of Food Science & Technology (IAFoST) (2018), awards that recognize his contributions towards advancing the science and technology of foods, notably dairy foods. In 2013, Geoffrey was admitted as a member of the inaugural class of Certified Food Scientists (CFS) conferred by the IFT; and in 2018 was appointed as an Adjunct Professor in the School of Chemistry at Monash University (Melbourne, Australia).  He currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for the International Dairy Journal; as Section Editor (Dairy Processing and Technology) for the Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences (3rd ed.); and as the Editor-in-Chief for the Encyclopedia of Food Safety (2nd ed.).

Geoffrey takes an active role in the work of the IFT, the International Dairy Federation (IDF), and the Food Technology Association of Australia (FTAA).  Geoffrey has been a member of ADPI’s Center of Excellence since 2016 and is actively engaged in the Institute’s events and activities.
 

 

Owner
Suber Global LLC

Washington, D.C. 20015  USA

Phone: 703-628-4315
Email: tsuber01@gmail.com

 

Dairy Industry Consultant

Tulare, CA  93274

Phone: 559-331-2871
Email: deantjornehoj@gmail.com
 

Areas of Expertise:

Dairy Powders, Butter Products and Process Improvement, Cream Cheese, Food Safety, Microbial and Product Component Testing, Specification and Regulatory Compliance, QA & QC
 

Dean Tjornehoj is a microbiologist with many years of experience and knowledge in the safe production of dairy foods and ingredients. He is newly retired from California Dairies Inc. where he was the Vice President of Quality Assurance and responsible for compliance to regulatory and customer requirements, quality control and quality assurance programs across six manufacturing plants. Dean can provide technical support on microbiological and chemistry testing and issues. In the past he has provided technical support and guidance to Dairy America, Inc., a marketing cooperative that sells powder products to both domestic and export markets. As well as, directed the activities and provided technical support to Sunrise Labs LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of California Dairies that provides microbiological and chemistry testing services to the cooperative. 

In addition to his expertise on powdered ingredients, Dean will also support the needs of ADPI members who require assistance for the production and quality control of AMF, churned milkfat, butteroil, various types of butter, cream cheese and Neufchâtel cheese. 

For the last 25 years, Dean has worked with cooperatives on the west coast that produce fluid milk in bulk and consumer packages, cultured products, and natural cheeses in bulk and consumer packages, dry dairy products and butter. The first 20 years of his career were working with production and quality in packaged milk products, natural cheeses, cultured products and dried whey products. He has been involved with technical committees and working committees in dairy trade associations, and was a past chairman of the Dairy Division of IFT. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Microbiology and Chemistry from Iowa State University.

Dean joined ADPI’s Center of Excellence in 2019 and is actively engaged in events and activities including  training and development programs.
 

San Luis Obispo, CA 93401  USA

Phone: 805-440-8149 (Mobile)
Email: ptong@adpi.org  or  ptong@calpoly.edu

 

 

Dr. Tong has over 35 years of experience in conducting research and development in dairy foods science and technology with ADPI, Cal Poly, Kraft, Clorox, and Foremost Technical Center. He was instrumental in establishing and growing Cal Poly’s Dairy Products Technology Center, and he served as a Professor and its Director for over 15 years. Dr. Tong is an internationally recognized expert in dairy foods science and technology. His work has involved a wide range of separation, concentration, purification and thermal processes  and their applicability to improve the quality and functionality of dairy foods (fermented milks, fluid milks, dairy beverages, frozen desserts, cheese, butter, etc.), dairy ingredients (MPC, WPC, NFDM, SMP, etc.) and other food systems. He has co-authored over 100 publications on dairy foods and related technologies. He organized and led the instruction of over 50 short courses and symposia on dairy foods and he has given over 300 presentations in 10 countries including China, Philippines, Malaysia, Mexico, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Ireland, Australia, Canada.

Phil has been an active member of ADPI’s Center of Excellence since its inception and he is actively engaged in ADPI events, Committees and Task Force Groups.  He helped to initiate ADPI’s annual webinar series,  manages ADPI’s research efforts, and  leads ADPI’s Dairy Ingredient Technology Symposium, an event he founded while at Cal Poly back in 1998.    He also serves as an independent consultant to the dairy and food industries, Chair of the American Dairy Science Association Foundation Board of Trustees. and Member of the Scientific Expert Group for the NZ3M Program of Riddet Institute, Massey University. He has served as President and member of the Board of Directors of the American Dairy Science Association, member of the Board of Directors of the Federation of Animal Science Societies, and Past Chair of the Dairy Foods Division of Institute of Food Technologists. From 2016-2020, Phil also served as Executive Director of the California Creamery Operators Association.   He was selected 2018 Fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists and 2016 Fellow of the American Dairy Science Association.  He is recipient of 2015 Southern California Institute of Food Technologists Distinguished Achievement Award, the American Dairy Science Association Award of Honor in 2014, Cal Poly Graduate Studies and Research 2014 Career Award in Recognition for Securing Over $10 million, the American Dairy Products Institute Award of Merit in 2013, and the International Dairy Foods Association Dairy Research Award of the American Dairy Science Association in 2006. He received his Ph.D. and MS degrees in Food Science from Cornell University, and his BS in Food Science and Technology from University of California, Davis.