2018 September Board Book

International Internship Program…Page 2 of 3

Lopes, 22, recently received a B.S. in Dairy Science from Cal Poly State University, San Luis

Obispo where he served on the board of Associated Students, as president of the Los Lecheros

Dairy Club and as a Cal Poly Agriculture Ambassador. He also served in leadership positions

with the California FFA Association and California Junior Holstein Association. Upon

completion of the internship program, he will rejoin the family dairy operation as Operations

Team Leader and Manager of Strategic Development.

Tiemersma, also 22, received a B.S. in Agricultural Business from California State University,

Fresno and is working on a master’s in International Agriculture. He served as an Agriculture

Ambassador at CSU, Fresno’s Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology and in a

leadership position with the Agricultural Business Club. When he returns from the internships

program, he plans to complete his masters’ studies and pursue a career in the import and

exporting of agricultural products.

The CMAB International Internship program’s goal is to provide young agriculture/dairy college

students an opportunity to learn about dairy foods and marketing in the international marketplace

with a focus on developing leaders who will serve on dairy industry boards, work in dairy foods

processing or sales/marketing. The internship is open to college students who are enrolled in a

California college or university agriculture/dairy program and have strong ties to the California

dairy industry, a willingness to travel abroad and learn about the international dairy industry.

California is the nation’s leading milk producer. It also produces more butter, ice cream and

nonfat dry milk than any other state. The state is the second-largest producer of cheese and

yogurt. Dairy products made with Real California milk can be identified by the Real California

Milk seal, which certifies they are made exclusively with milk produced on California dairy

farms.