Mike Dudas is the Director of Procurement for Schuman Cheese, a fourth generation family owned company. In his role at Schuman Cheese, Mike is responsible for all aspects of domestic sourcing, including grading and evaluation, risk management and government compliance. As a graduate of Boston University, he originally joined his organization with a role in Information Technology, but quickly gravitated to embracing what made Schuman excel in the market; knowledge of and love of cheese. Mike is recognized as industry leader as part of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) NEXTGEN program and has a passion for cheese; which has allowed him the opportunity to judge in various cheese competitions, both domestically and internationally.