At Minerva Dairy, we don't JUST make butter... we eat, sleep, and dream butter! We make better butter because we're better at making butter. It would be hard not to after 125 years! We're all still living by Grandma Lorraine's adage, "There's not much in life that can't be made better with butter." Why is Minerva Dairy butter so much better?Because it's 85% butterfat butter is creamier, richer, and more flavorful. Because it's slow-churned in small batches. Because it's made from only the freshest cream from pasture-raised cows on American family farms.Because it's America's oldest family-owned creamery. Because butter is our life and has been for 125 years. Because butter made better makes better butter. Think we're just a bunch of crazy, obsessed butter lovers? You'd be right!

Contracted to complete construction of the 2nd facility and implement a corporate structure. 40 additional positions created, policies and procedures developed for all aspects of the company. Prepare budgets and quarterly board reports while continuing to oversee the nationwide sales team of 8, servicing 400+ customers & launched Grafton Duet.• Increased Company Sales by 80% in 3 years. • Designed and Launched Grafton Duet from product concept, media strategy, product assembly line and nationwide product launch in partnership with The Caves of Faribault. The critically acclaimed product was abruptly discontinued when Swiss Valley Farms acquired The Caves of Faribault. • Grafton received 21 awards during my time including the prestigious Sofi Award, World Cheese Awards, American Cheese Society, Wine Spectator, Big E, LA International • Develop and implement an annual budget.• Manage Inventory and Sales projections for 4.5 million pounds of Aged Artisanal Cheese Products• Designed and installed a semi-automatic packaging line for waxing and vacuum sealing aged Cheddars in 4 oz and 8 oz sizes. • Partnered with 4-H of Vermont to develop a three week in-school Dairy Education Program for middle school students.• Implemented from the ground up, HACCP, GMP’s, Preventative Maintenance, and Safety Programs to become an SQF audited facility. • Designed Premium Program for GVC’s 40 milk producers

• Inventor of Patent 6,942,888 B2 in 2002 for Cheese Forming Technology, Equipment utilizing this patent is commercially available worldwide.