The Northeast Dairy Foods Association was founded in 1928 as New York State Milk Distributors Association. In the 1970s the association expanded its membership base from just fluid processors to all types of dairy product companies and changed its name to New York State Dairy Foods Association. In 2008 the board of directors expanded the scope of work and geographic boundary to seven additional states, and appropriately changed the organization’s name to the current Northeast Dairy Foods Association, Inc.
NDFA is a full-service trade association with members in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. Members represent all four federal call product companies including fluid milk processors, distributors, byproduct manufacturers, ice cream plants, yogurt plants and dairy producers.
NDFA Board of Directors
President – Daniel Lausch, Lactalis American Group
Vice President – Rebecca Wallick, HP Hood
Treasurer – Adam Seybolt, Stewart’s Processing
Secretary – Ryan Elliott, Byrne Dairy
- Kim Bukowski, Cornell University
- Jordan Clark, Agri-Mark
- Tim Cronin, Belgiosio Cheese
- Brian Froebel, Friendship Dairies
- Matt Hendricks, Dairy Farmers of America
- Jason Kiteveles, Cayuga Milk Ingredients
- Lynn Murray, Jefferson Bulk Milk Cooperative
- Tony Nassar, Chobani
- Brian Perry, Perry’s Ice Cream
- Nathan Pistner, Byrne Dairy
- Darren Schochner, Farmland Fresh Dairies, LLC
- Jennifer Turgeon, HP Hood
Goals & Objectives
- Monitoring legislative affairs, lobbying on behalf of the membership, third party information source.
- Providing services and information to our members that will continually serve to improve their operations – ensuring the efficient distribution of the freshest and safest dairy products possible.
- Representing our membership as a united manufacturing/distribution industry, before legislative bodies and regulatory agencies, promoting and safe-guarding its common business interests.
- Communications, networking, public relations and promotion programs that promote the sales of the products sold by members.
Association Staff
Alex Walsh
Leanne Ziemba
Business Operations Manager
Gary Latta
Economic Consultant