Leadership

Decades of experience

Our team leads with decades of experience within the dairy products and manufacturing industry under their belt.

Many of our leaders gained experience by working their way up through various positions in the UDA plant. Such exposure to many different areas within our company results in hands-on leaders with big- picture vision.

Robert Chesler

Robert Chesler

Chief Executive Officer

Ashley Ellixson

Ashley Ellixson

Chief Commercial Officer

Steve Baxley

Steve Baxley

SVP of Operations

Dave Kedzierski

Dave Kedzierski

SVP of Business Transformation

jon hersam

jon hersam

Director of People Operations

Heidi Myers

Heidi Myers

Director of Lab and Supplier Quality

Zach Fort

Zach Fort

Director of Legal Affairs

Sarah Padilla

Sarah Padilla

Director of Food Safety & Quality

Kai Thompson

Kai Thompson

Asst. Corporate Controller

Sales and Trading

Grant Gondell

Grant Gondell

Head of Global Commodities

Todd Wittlinger

Todd Wittlinger

VP of Commercial & Business Development

Scott Miniat

Scott Miniat

Director of Strategy & Commercial Origination

Kristen Gardner

Kristen Gardner

Director of Export Operations & Logistics

Matt Glasser

Matt Glasser

Director of Portfolio Management

Jonathan Hernandez

Jonathan Hernandez

Director of Customer Service

Luisa Resendiz

Luisa Resendiz

International Sales Director Mexico/LATAM

Frances Zapanta

Frances Zapanta

Director of Planning & Inventory