News: Alumni

Lauren Hatcher married her husband, Christian Acosta, on Jekyll Island, GA on Dec. 2,2022. She also received a promotion to Account Manager, Co-Manufacturing at her current company Golden State Foods effective Jan 2.

Jason Kolofske loving his job as a product developer for the cannabis company Curaleaf. He is engaged and will be getting married October 2023.

Maria Leonora dL. Francisco (PhD '09)was recently awarded an 2022 Academy Fellow to the International Academy of Food Science and Technology.

Sudeep Jain (MS ’06) is currently working as Director of Quality Assurance at Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) in Novi, MI. MMPA is a milk marketing and milk product manufacturing cooperative that serves the milk producers in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The company markets raw milk and manufactures powdered milks, butter, cheese, and ultra-filtered milk. Sudeep’s team is responsible for quality and food safety of the products, regulatory compliance, and R&D activities. Recently, he has taken over responsibility for Sustainability in MMPA’s processing operations.