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Announcing Cheese Study Group’s 2018 Mentorship Program’s All-Star Line-up

The Facebook Cheese Study Group is pleased to announce our All-Star Line-up of ACS CCPs™ who have volunteered to give their time and share their knowledge with thirty-six Cheese Professionals who will be sitting for the CCP Exam™ this July in Pittsburgh. Our sincere thanks to each of them and want to introduce you to each of them:

Tyler FrankenbergACS CCP™ Class of 2017 and 2017 CCP Exam™ Scholarship Winner. Tyler is currently is Customer Experience Lead at Murray’s Cheese in New York City.

Marge PorterACS CCP Class of 2016. Manager Great Ciao, Inc.

Miranda McQuillanACS CCP™ Class of 2015 and Co-Owner of Miranda’s Cheese Club in Omaha, Nebraska and Deli Manager at the Council Bluffs’ Hy-Vee off Broadway.

Rory Stamp – ACS CCP™ Class of 2016; Reigning San Francisco 2018 Cheesemonger Invitational Champion; Artisan Food Manager at Dedalus Wine Shop, Market and Wine Bar in Burlington, Vermont.

Larry Rosenberg – ACS CCP™ Class of 2016; Alouette Cheese.

Tamara Bacon – ACS CCP™ Class of 2015; Trained Chef; Morimoto Asia.

Meredith Fitzgerald – ACS CCP™ Class of 2015; 2016 ACS Official Cheesemonger at the Des Moines Conference; Cheese Manager at The Cheese Market at Leary’s Fine Wines

Chris Luken – ACS CCP™ Class of 2016; Cheese Specialist at Cedar Rapids, Iowa Hy-Vee.

Beth Regan – ACS CCP™ Class of 2017; Retail Manager at Nosh and Bottle Market.

Tara Harmon – ACS CCP™ Class of 2014; Sales Specialist at Schuman Cheese.

Allin TallmadgeACS CCP™ Class of 2014; Owner The Cheese Bureau

Erika Bongort** – ACS CCP™ Class of 2014; Lead Cheesemaonger and Trainer at Stanzeski’s Cheese, Wine and Charcuterie Les Dames d’Escoffier, Austin; Sommelier Level 1, Certified Cider Professional, Chef.

James Danforth** – ACS CCP™ Class of 2014; 2017 ACS Official Cheesemonger at the Denver ConferenceMurray’s Cheese Cheese Master.

Mary Tuthill – ACS CCP™ Class of 2014; Head Cheesemonger & Retail Manager at Mad River Taste Place; Graduate of the Culinary Institute of America

Dany Schutte – ACS CCP™ Class of 2013; Cheese Specialist at Publix.

Lauren Harford – ACS CCP™ Class of 2014; Murray’s Cheese Cheese Master.

Andi Wandt – ACS CCP™ Class of 2016; Cheesemaker at Shelburne Farms.

Susan Cohen – ACS CCP™ Class of 2015; Murray’s Cheese Cheese Master.

Marcella WrightACS CCP™ Class of 2013; Internationale Guilde des Fromagers; Certified ServSafe Food Protection Manager; Certified ServSafe Instructor and Registered ServSafe Examination Proctor.

Blueprint of 2018 ACS CCP Exam

And meet our All-Star candidates sitting for the 2018 ACS CCP Exam™ whom we proudly will be mentoring:
Jessica Affatato – Owner, Harbor Cheese and Provisions   Nathan Aldridge – Former Vice President of National Retail Sales, Murray’s Cheese in New York City   Lee Anderson – HyVee Eric Anderson – Old Chatham Shepherding    Kim Brazington – Aldi USA     Ashley Brown – DPI Specialty Foods     Joe Ciardullo – C’est Cheese     Caitlin Crisafulli – Crisafulli Cheese Shop     Don Fisher – HyVee     Heather Glass** – Marquette Food Coop     Justin Hebekeuser – Barrage of Fromage     Amy Hicks – Cheese Merchandiser, Earth Fare     Jessica Keahey** – Sweet Freedom Cheese     Shannon Mawson – Murray’s Cheese Cheese Master     Shelley Mcdaniel – Wisconsin Dairy Promotions                 Michael McGohan – Whole Foods Market     Lacey McNeff – Boise Coop     Nancy Moten – Whole Foods Market     David Omar – Busch’s Fresh Food     Elisa Orcajada – Meat and Cheese     Cathy Rasmussen – Homes by Cathy     Nino Reyes – West Ames HyVee                  Jerry Ricardo – Saputo     Maria Rojas – Whole Foods Market     Andrea Rosenberg – Swiss American     Shane Runjon – Whole Foods Market     Tamara Sheppard – Metropolitan Markets     Ryan Skrabalak – Specialty Department Manager, Earth Fare     Rachel Smith Goed Zuur,    Juliett Owen Stewart – Whole Foods Market     Laura Sutter** – Nickel City Cheese     Shannon Szelog     Luciana Villanueva – Gus’s Market  Eugene Vytas – Metropolitan Markets     Kathleen Wells – Whole Foods Market    Yana Cronauer Crystal Palate

The Cheese Study Group and its programs, which include the scholarship program and the mentorship program, is neither associated with nor endorsed by the American Cheese Society. We are a group of ACS CCPs who donate our time to help others “come to cheeses”.

**And Congratulations to our 2018 ACS CCP™ Scholarship Winners: ACS CCP Exam™ Candidates: Jessica Keahey, Heather Glass, Laura Sutter and ACS CCPs™ Erika Bongort and James Danforth – all of whom are either being mentored or are mentors. (Details on the scholarship program and 2018 winners will be posted tomorrow.)

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