economy, a stable and diverse workforce, and leading the world in global dairy exports. dairy at the center of health and wellness, innovation, sustainability, a vibrant U.S. Since joining IDFA, Dykes has been a strong advocate for putting U.S. In this role, he represents members that make most of the milk, cultured products, cheese, ice cream and frozen desserts, and dairy-derived ingredients produced in the United States and marketed throughout the world. Michael Dykes, D.V.M., a long-time government affairs strategist, agricultural policy expert, and veterinarian, became president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association in January 2017. and earned his bachelor’s degree in dairy science from Virginia Tech. Brown was raised on small dairy farm in Western, N.Y. From 1993-2001, Brown was general manager of National All-Jersey, Inc, a dairy producer trade association, where he led efforts to expand multiple component pricing through private plant incentives and through federal milk marketing order reform. Prior to Glanbia, he was director of membership services for Northwest Dairy Association. dairy and trade policy, along with other industry initiatives. Prior to Kroger, Brown served as a dairy economist for well-known dairy brands and organizations including Glanbia, Darigold and National All-Jersey, Inc.Īs director of dairy economics and policy for Glanbia, he was responsible for market and farm cost analysis, supported Glanbia’s producer risk management programs and company efforts on U.S. Before joining IDFA, Brown led the milk and dairy procurement team for The Kroger Co. He is a recognized expert on milk pricing policy and has worked for both farmer-owned cooperatives and proprietary businesses, all of which are current IDFA members. In that role, Brown leads economic and policy analysis and strategy development related to dairy policy and pricing. Mike Brown was named Chief Economist for IDFA on Jan. Athay is a graduate of Boise State University, where he received his Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Relations Management, and he holds both the SPHR and SCP Human Resource professional credentials. He and his wife love to travel and spend as much time as possible visiting their three children and 9 grandchildren in Idaho and New York. Mr. Shawn currently resides in Visalia, CA, and represents CDI on the Boards of Directors of Affinity and BevCap, its workers compensation and health insurance captive benefit platforms. Athay takes a leadership role in developing a culture that enables employees to grow and succeed within the organization via a Leadership Pipeline strategy. Athay has worked throughout his career to streamline processes and ensure efficient operations of the company’s human resources departments and processes, while being accountable and responsible for talent strategy, total rewards programs, payroll, training and career development, performance management programs, employee & labor relations, and managing all human resources personnel. Additionally, Mr. Each of these businesses operates with 1,000–2,500 employees in the manufacturing/processing space. Simplot Company’s Idaho-based Dairy Division from 1995-1997. In addition, he spent his first two dairy industry years in the J.R. He has over 30 years of Human Resources experience … 20 of which have been in the Dairy Industry. Prior to joining CDI in October of 2020, Shawn was the Vice President of Human Resources for Agropur’s US Operations, from 2015-2020, and Glanbia’s Vice President of Human Resources for its US Cheese & Ingredients Operations, from 2005-2016. Shawn Athay is the Senior Vice President of Human Resources at California Dairies, Inc.
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