Extension Support Specialist, Dairy Foods Extension
Areas of Expertise: Dairy plant auditing; food safety systems; GFSI-Safe Quality Foods; good manufacturing practices; dairy manufacturing; ice cream, FSMA Preventive Controls.
Kimberly Bukowski leads the Dairy Foods Certificate Program and Workforce Development, which includes program oversight, marketing, and development. Kim also provides the industry with Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) consulting and training. She is a certified Safe Quality Foods (SQF) Auditor and Trainer. She is a lead instructor for FSPCA Preventive Controls and FSVP. Kim’s career in the dairy food industry includes working in dairy quality and processing, plant management, brand development, and building a facility to manufacture and sell ice cream. She managed the Borden’s Ice Cream Plant, the Cornell Dairy Plant, and Kimberly’s Ice Cream and has performed 3rd party audits in over 150 plants in the US.
What’s Black, White and Big Red All Over? It’s a scoop of newspaper-inspired ice cream – one of four finalist flavors created by students – based on Cornell’s Freedom of Expression theme year.
Benjamin Houlton, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean, recognized 41 faculty and staff members for their remarkable accomplishments at the 2021 CALS Research, Extension and Core Value Staff Awards ceremony.
Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station