IDFA Executive Council

IDFA is governed by an Executive Council. Nominations are accepted during the year and elections are held in the fall. Council meetings are held in the winter, spring and fall.

Officers (Term ending January 2027)

Daragh Maccabee

IDFA Executive Council Chair / CEO, Idaho Milk Products

Joe Diglio

IDFA Executive Council Vice Chair / President and CEO, Michigan Milk Producers Association

Louie Gentine

IDFA Executive Council Secretary / Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sargento

Rich Draper

IDFA Executive Council Treasurer / CEO, The Ice Cream Club, Inc.

Terry Brockman

IDFA Executive Council Immediate Past President / Senior Vice President Dairy Procurement, Ingredients and Industry Affairs, Saputo USA

Industry Segment Boards Chairs and Vice Chairs

IDFA Fluid Milk Board (Term ending January 2026)

Timothy Kelly

IDFA Fluid Milk Board Chair / Senior Vice President & General Manager, Shamrock Foods Company

Thomas D’Hemecourt

IDFA Fluid Milk Board Vice Chair / Chief Executive Officer, Diversified Foods Inc.

IDFA Ice Cream Board (Term ending January 2026)

Richard Graeter

IDFA Ice Cream Board Vice Chair / President and CEO, Graeter's Ice Cream Company

Andy Jacobs

IDFA Ice Cream Board Chair / CEO, Turkey Hill Dairy, Inc.

IDFA Cheese Board (Term ending January 2026)

Kurt Epprecht

IDFA Cheese Board Chair / Owner/Vice President, Cheese Quality & Dairy Policy, Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc.

Sheryl Meshke

IDFA Cheese Board Vice Chair / President and CEO, Associated Milk Producers, Inc.

IDFA Yogurt and Cultured Products Board (Term ending January 2026)

Courtney Bidney

IDFA Yogurt and Cultured Products Board Chair / Director, Labeling & Regulatory Compliance, General Mills

Elaina Luu

IDFA Yogurt and Cultured Product Board / Vice President, Procurement, Saputo USA

IDFA Ingredients Board (Term Ending January 2027)

Gustavo Acosta

IDFA Ingredients Board Vice Chair / Director, Global Dairy Procurement, Global Supply Operations, Abbot Nutrition

Kyle Jensen

IDFA Ingredients Board Vice Chair / Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Hilmar

Directors (Term ending January 2028)

Jean-Philippe Asselin

President of US Cheese business, Agropur

Trevor Farrell

EVP and President, U.S., Schreiber Foods, Inc.

Lance FitzSimmons

President and CEO, Leprino

Pierre Lorieau

SVP, Chief Legal Officer, Lactalis USA

David Nelsen

Treasurer/Group Vice President of Manufacturing, Albertsons Companies

Directors (Term ending January 2027)

Ralph Hoffman

Executive Vice President, Supply Chain & Risk Management, Schuman Cheese

Gary Kaneb

President and CEO, HP Hood LLC

(Term ending January 2026)

Tim Doelman

Chief Executive Officer, fairlife, LLC

Jeff Gentine

President & CEO, Masters Gallery Foods, Incorporated

Scott McGinty

Chief Executive Officer, Aurora Organic Dairy

Brian Phelan

CEO, Glanbia Nutritionals, Glanbia plc

Gold Business Partner Representatives

(Term ending January 2028)

Betsy Erdelyi

Managing Director, BMO Harris Bank

(Term ending January 2026)

Seth Teply

President & CEO, Tetra Pak U.S. and Canada