{"id":3,"date":"2009-02-15T19:06:58","date_gmt":"2009-02-16T00:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainecheeseguild.org\/new\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2026-03-05T21:53:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T01:53:39","slug":"guild","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mainecheeseguild.org\/?page_id=3","title":{"rendered":"About the Guild"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our Mission Statement:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Guild\u2019s mission is to support and encourage the Maine cheesemaking community. We will do this through development of a collective voice to promote Maine cheese and cheesemakers, educate cheese makers and consumers, coordinate resources and share the joy and art of regional cheeses.<\/em><\/h3>\n

\u00a0Join The Guild<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

EVENTS<\/h2>\n

Along with our membership meetings,\u00a0 Workshops, Pop-up events and more, we sponsor two annual events and participate in the Maine Agriculture Trades Show.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

2026 Major Event Dates<\/h2>\n

Maine Agricultural Trades Show<\/strong>, Augusta Civic Center, January 11-13, 2026<\/p>\n

Maine Cheese Festival<\/strong> \u2013 September 13, 2026 | Pittsfield, Maine<\/p>\n

Open Creamery Day<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0 June 14th, 2026 | Statewide<\/p>\n

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Contact Information<\/h2>\n

General Guild Inquiries:<\/h3>\n

Phone: <\/strong>(207) 419-9175<\/p>\n

Email: <\/strong>director@mainecheeseguild.org<\/p>\n

Guild Mailing Address:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Maine Cheese Guild
\nc\/o\u00a0 Jean Koons, Board President
\n795 Pond Rd.
\nSidney, ME 04330<\/p>\n

(Please send invoice or account statements directly to the Treasurer)<\/p>\n

Officers and Board of Directors<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Officers<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 Year Term<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nElected<\/td>\nExpires<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
President<\/td>\nJean Koons<\/td>\nCheesemaker<\/td>\n2022<\/td>\n2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vice President<\/td>\nCaroline\u00a0 Gander<\/td>\nCheesemaker<\/td>\n2025<\/td>\n2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Secretary<\/td>\nHolly Aker<\/td>\nCheesemaker<\/td>\n2025<\/td>\n2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Treasurer<\/td>\nHeather Donahue<\/td>\nCheesemaker<\/td>\n2025<\/td>\n2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Board of Directors<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a04 Year Term<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nElected<\/td>\nExpires<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Board Member<\/td>\nBeth Calder<\/td>\nFood Science Specialist<\/td>\n2019<\/td>\n2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Board Member<\/td>\nAnil & Kelly Roopchand<\/td>\nCheesemaker<\/td>\n2025<\/td>\n2029<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Board Member<\/td>\nCarrie Whitcomb<\/td>\nCheesemaker<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2029<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Board Member<\/td>\nOlivia Barber<\/td>\nRestaurant\/Retail<\/td>\n2021<\/td>\n2029<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Board Member<\/td>\nBobby Boucher<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2025<\/td>\n2029<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our Mission Statement: The Guild\u2019s mission is to support and encourage the Maine cheesemaking community. We will do this through development of a collective voice to promote Maine cheese and cheesemakers, educate cheese makers and consumers, coordinate resources and share the joy and art of regional cheeses. \u00a0Join The Guild EVENTS Along with our membership […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainecheeseguild.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainecheeseguild.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainecheeseguild.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainecheeseguild.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainecheeseguild.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/mainecheeseguild.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8102,"href":"https:\/\/mainecheeseguild.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3\/revisions\/8102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainecheeseguild.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}