![Bill Hanson]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monroe, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1973"}]
[{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Wisconsin River Valley"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Relaxing in a comfortable chair and viewing the current events."},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"What's a little snow and cold weather?"}]
![Brian Jackson]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Greenwood, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1978"}]
[{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"DNR"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Working with individuals that care and want to learn."},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Cabin up north"}]
![Bruce Willis]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Grantsburg, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1971"}]
[{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Wood River Creamery Original"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Cut plenty of firewood ahead"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Wood River Creamery Original with truffle"}]
![Bruce Workman]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monticello, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1971"}]
[{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Butterkäse and Muenster 50/50 blend"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Think of summer when it's 90+ degrees and humid as hell, then winter isn't so bad."},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Other than making cheese, it's watching the sun rise each morning. Not many people can say that."}]
![Chris Renard]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"Started helping my Dad at the age of 4. I worked in the factory through college and came back to the factory 1995. I got my cheesemakers license in 1995."}]
[{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Be a billionaire LOL - sales or marketing."},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Stay inside where it is warm, watch a game or movie, but enjoy the nice day outside by playing with dogs or going into the woods."},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Hang out with my wife, four daughters, and our three dogs"}]
![Chris Roelli]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Darlington, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1984"}]
[{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Cheddar"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Resting on my recliner chair"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Cheddar"}]
![Daniel Stearns]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Weyauwega, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1977"}]
[{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Door County"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Working with fellow cheese makers, suppliers, and customers to make the best cheese possible."},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Go to the farm shop, start a fire in the wood furnace, and work on projects."}]
![Darrell Manning]()
![Dave Buholzer]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monroe, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"I started working around our cheese plant as a child in the 1950's. I am still here."}]
[{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Once again Emmenthaler"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Anywhere north of the Illinois border."},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Emmenthaler"}]
![Dave Newman]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin and live in Little Chute, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1998"}]
[{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Hunting and fishing guide out West somewhere."},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Aged Gouda"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Dress in layers"}]
![David Lindgren]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Loyal, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1978 while I was still in high school."}]
[{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"I'm a snowmobiler, so I love the winter."},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Sharp Cheddar"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Medium Cheddar"}]
![David Metzig]()
![Gary Grossen]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Juda, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1967"}]
[{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Swiss"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Aged Swiss"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"At the end of the day, I walk through the plant, everyone has gone home, it's quiet, equipment is all nice and shiny, and then I go into the cold cellar and look at the cheese produced that day, and it makes me proud to be a Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker."}]
![Gerard Knaus]()
![Gianni Toffolon]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Green Bay, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1975 in Cremola, Italy"}]
[{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Talk about cheesemaking with my son."},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"The reassuring humming of the factory running well."},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"BelGioioso Creamy Gorgonzola"}]
![Gregg Palubicki]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Seymour, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1975"}]
[{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Aged Cheddar"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Danish Style Fontina"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"A cold beer and a round of golf"}]
![Jamie Fahrney]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Albany, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1985"}]
[{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Teaching younger cheesemakers the finer points of the process."},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Old Fashioned 200 lb. Wheel Swiss"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Classic Rock"}]
![Jeff Allen]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Green Bay, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1996"}]
[{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"We aren't able to listen to music while we work, but if we could, anything from 80's Rock to Modern Rock. Sometimes the heavier, the better."},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Machine tooling or some career associated with being a Machinist."},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"My favorite place is Pembine, WI. Once you hit the backroads of Pembine, you have a new appreciation for "God's Country.""}]
![Jeff Lebeau]()
![Joe Widmer]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Theresa, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1968"}]
[{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Classic Rock and Folk"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Our cabin near Hayward, Wisconsin"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Take a walk or read"}]
![John Moran]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Rudolph, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1983"}]
[{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Not sure -- this is all I know"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Try not to think too much"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Medium Cheddar"}]
![Jon Metzig]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Zittau, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"2003"}]
[{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Door County"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Wear layers / Good pair of boots"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"The microbiology"}]
![Josh Krause]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Oconto Falls, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"2001"}]
[{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"I would most likely be a Chef."},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"BelGioioso Parmesan"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Using my hands and knowledge to create a product that I am proud of."}]
![Ken DeMaa]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Fox Lake, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1974"}]
[{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Time with my Yorkshire Terriers"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Stay active"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"National park guide"}]
![Ken Heiman]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Marshfield, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"Started with Dad and Mom at birth. Licensed at 15 years old or 51 years ago."}]
[{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Country Western"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Crown Royal and 7-Up"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Creating new producers."}]
![Kerry Henning]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Kiel, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"When I was old enough to lean over a vat."}]
[{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Good workmanship on the cheese being made, and compliments on our cheese."},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Accounting"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Mango Fire. (Lasagna too!)"}]
![Larry Harris]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Muscoda, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1990"}]
[{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Catching up on the latest Dirt Racing news"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Cheddar"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Auto Mechanic"}]
![Matt Erdley]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monroe, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"2002"}]
[{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"I enjoy watching my son play hockey and attending my daughter’s dance competitions."},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"I would be an educator of some kind."},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Take up a winter sport, like curling."}]
![Matt Henze]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Brodhead, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"2003"}]
[{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Havarti"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Cold Coors Light"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Making something that people can enjoy."}]
![Mike Matucheski]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Antigo, Wisconsin and Krakow, Poland"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"Professionally, 1993"}]
[{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Leiden"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Sharing the magic of cheesemaking with newcomers"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Talking Heads, David Bowie, Queen, Sheryl Crow, Sting, and some Garth Brooks"}]
![Noah Dietelhoff]()
![Pam Hodgson]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Howards Grove, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"Started working in a cheese plant in 1991 and became licensed in 1996."}]
[{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Favorite Wisconsin place to visit is Devil's Lake State Park. All time favorite place in Wisconsin is our family farm in Sheboygan County."},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Listen to the cheesemaking process at work. Outside of work, I listen to Classic Rock and select Classical and Jazz pieces."},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Play outside as much as possible."}]
![Pat Doell]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Kewaunee, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1997"}]
[{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Don't listen while at work, but away from work it is Country."},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Aged Cheddar - older the better."},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Swiss on Rye. But it has to be Rye bread!"}]
![Paul Reigle]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Brodhead, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1983"}]
[{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Look forward to April, when I can start getting the boat ready for the summer"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Country"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Smoked Gouda"}]
![Randy Krahenbuhl]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Brodhead, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1975"}]
[{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"We are not able to listen to music while working, but if we could I enjoy talk radio."},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Something creative with my hands."},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"BelGioioso Fontina"}]
![Randy Pitman]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monroe, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1975"}]
[{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Rock and Roll"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Sampling our cheese"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Keep busy in cheese plant"}]
![Rob Richter]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Oconto, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1999"}]
[{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"The ever changing landscape that creates a never-ending challenge."},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Anywhere out in nature. There are so many places in Wisconsin to choose from. Whether it be camping, hiking, or biking, the theme is to disconnect and enjoy the world around you."},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Get on two wheels and ride. Depending on the day, it may be a bicycle day or a Harley day."}]
![Robert Wills]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Madison, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1989"}]
[{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"R&B"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"The U.P. It oughta be in Wisconsin."},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Teaching"}]
![Roger Krohn]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Luxemburg, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1974"}]
[{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Cheddar with caraway seed and caraway rye bread"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Sharp Cheddar"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Bartender"}]
![Ron Bechtolt]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monroe, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"Started by assisting the plant cheesemaker and then filling in when needed in the year 1999."}]
[{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Time with the grand-kids, a round of golf, or fishing"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Hard Rock"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"When someone outside the company asks what I do, and I say "Cheesemaker" and they respond saying their favorite cheese and where they get it. Knowing I had a part in a cheese people say is their favorite, is a very rewarding feeling."}]
![Ron Buholzer]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monroe, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1965"}]
[{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Welder or mechanic"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Havarti"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Aged Cheddar"}]
![Ryan LaGrander]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Stanley, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese?", "answer":"Mid 1990's"}]
[{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking?", "answer":"Get on a boat on the lake. With some cold refreshments of course."},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Engineering of some kind"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Classic Rock"}]
![Scott Barker]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown?", "answer":"Madison, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese?", "answer":"1996"}]
[{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking?", "answer":"Get on my boat to fish"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese?", "answer":"Cheddar"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters?", "answer":"Hunting and fishing"}]
![Scott Navarre]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Colby, Wisconsin - the home of Colby cheese"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1999"}]
[{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Architectural Engineer"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Lambeau Field - huge Green Bay Packer fan and I just like the atmosphere, game day or not"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Colby and Muenster"}]
![Sid Cook]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1964"}]
[{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"The final results when the cheeses are ready……"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Skiing"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Aged Cheddar with apple"}]
![Steve Bierhals]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Green Bay, WI"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1999"}]
[{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Farming"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"We do not listen to music while working, but if we could it would be Classic Rock."},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"BelGioioso Fontina"}]
![Steve Buholzer]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monroe, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"I grew up around the cheese factory helping as I could, full time in 1971"}]
[{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Producing pleasing cheese every day."},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Green County where our cheese factory and my family are."},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Emmenthal"}]
![Steve Hurd]()
![Steve Stettler]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Green County"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"As soon as I could put boots on."}]
[{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Pickalious - sweet pickles and Creamy Havarti"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Just deal!"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Having a customer tell you that you are doing a good job!"}]
![Tom Blauert]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Milwaukee, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1981"}]
[{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Teaching the next generation of cheesemakers."},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Music from the 70's"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Swiss cheese"}]
![Tom Dahmen]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"I was born in Middleton and grew up near Monroe."},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1960 at the age of 6, I started in the factory washing cheese cloths."}]
[{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Reading or property upkeep"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Camp Randall Stadium"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Swiss"}]
![Tom Torkelson]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"New Glarus, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1980"}]
[{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Making new cheese varieties, keeping in contact with friends from the industry, and keeping an eye on new technology"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Classic Rock (70's)"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Gouda"}]