We are very proud to announce that Sue Sturman, Partner at Academie Opus Caseus, has been elected to the American Cheese Society Board of Directors. The election results were announced at the American Cheese Society's Annual Conference, held in Providence, Rhode Island.
Sue was nominated this past May by the current Board of Directors, who valued her knowledge of American and international artisanal cheese, and her commitment to professional development within the industry. As she stated to the nominating committee, “In the past ten years, the cheeses made by our members have begun to earn well deserved respect beyond our continental borders. In addition, the rising interest here in mongering and cheese retailing is being noticed by our colleagues in places like Australia and even Europe, and what we are doing is inspiring them”.
Sue has been active in the American Cheese Society since 2002, where she led the creation of the American Cheese Society's Certified Cheese Professional™ Exam program, and has been a frequent presenter at ACS conferences. She hopes to focus on continuing to enhance the standing of the ACS and American artisanal cheeses at home and overseas, and providing an increasing array of educational and professional resources to ACS members. Sue will serve a three-year term, ending at the Annual Conference in 2018. She will be joined by two other new Board members, Vern Caldwell of Pholia Farm in California, and Jeremy Stephenson of Spring Brook Farm in Vermont.
Sue started teaching about cheese in 1993, as Assistant Director of the Ecole Ritz-Escoffier cooking school at the Paris Ritz Hotel. She was invited to join the Maison Mons in 2012, partnering with Laurent Mons in the Academie Opus Caseus, where she is responsible for English language programs worldwide.
In 2011 Sue was inducted as Garde et Juré into the Guilde Internationale des Fromagers. She was awarded AOC CCP™ status in 2015 and has served as a cheese judge in the US and France.
Sue graduated from Boston University with a major in Public Relations and a minor in Organizational Communications, and worked in those capacities for major corporations including Mobil Oil and The Bank of New York. Sue lives in Brookline, MA, with her husband of 32 years and their two teenage children.
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The American Cheese Society is an organization passionate about supporting American specialty cheeses through research, education and networking, with an emphasis on safety and sustainability. Founded in 1983, ACS membership is comprised of cheese makers, retailers and enthusiasts who share the same passion. The Academie Opus Caseus is an active member of ACS. To learn more, visit the link to their official website below.
Academie Opus Caseus is the cheese industry's unique hands-on center for cheese education, offering both practical and classroom training, specifically for cheese professionals. Originally developed out of MonS Fromager-Affineur in France, the Academie now offers courses in the US, the UK, and France to cheese professionals from all over the world. Drawing on Mons’ two generations of expertise, Academie Opus Caseus integrates hands-on practice, formal instruction, and classroom discussion to train cheese professionals.
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