Maryland, Virginia Milk Cooperative
Welcomes Two New Employees
RESTON, Va. Maryland
and Virginia Milk Producers
Cooperative recently hired two
new employees to work in its
quality and member services
and milk accounting depart
ments.
Lisa Perrin is the new member
services and quality assurance
administrator and Susan Smith
has joined Maryland and Vir
ginia as its milk accounting
manager. Both bring with them
excellent experience in the dairy
industry.
Perrin has a bachelor’s degree
in animal science from Cornell
University and joined Maryland
and Virginia as the member ser
vices and quality assurance ad
ministrator in October.
Previously she worked as the
communications intern for the
cooperative, assisting with all
aspects of the communications
department.
In her new capacity, Perrin
generates and distributes milk
quality and regulatory informa
tion to producers, field repre
sentatives, customers, and state
agencies. In addition, die assists
the member services and field
programs with the overall coor
dination and administration of
the department
Raised on a 60-cow dairy near
Buffalo, N.Y, and working as a
hersperson on a 225-cow dairy
after graduation, Perrin enjoys
the opportunity to work directly
with producers. “It’s important
that producers know they have
someone to talk to,” she said.
‘I am looking forward to all
the contributions Lisa will make
to Maryland and Virginia. She
brings with her a strong dairy
background .and is veij
knowledgeable about the dairy
industry. We are very pleased to
welcome her to the coopera
tive,” said Jim Howie, manager
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Susan Smith
of member services.
Susan Smith began her duties
as milk accounting manager in
early October. She directs and
coordinates the milk accounting
operation and oversees the pool
ing of milk in order to maximize
the return to producers. Smith
comes to Maryland and Virginia
after an 11-year career with the
Federal Order Milk Marketing
system. She began her career
working as an auditor and most
recently was in charge of statis
tics and all producer informa
tion at the Market
Administrator Office in Atlanta,
Ga.
“I have the background and
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Lisa Perrin
now I will get to see the whole
picture and how everything fits
together. It’s going to be chal
lenging and interesting all at the
same time and I’m looking for
ward to it,” Smith said.
Mike Asbury, director of sup
port systems and milk account
ing, said, “Susan will be
involved in all aspects of milk
accounting for Maryland and
Virginia and her knowledge of
Federal Order regulations will
help market Maryland and Vir
ginia’s milk in the most cost effi
cient manner.”
Smith is a 1989 graduate of
the University of Kentucky with
a bachelor’s degree in account
ing.
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