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NZIFSTNew Professional membersThe Institute welcomes and congratulates the following members who have recently become Professional MembersTrudy RingroseTrudy Ringrose graduated from Massey University with a B.Tech (Food Technology) in 1997 and was fortunate totake a graduate product development role with Sanitarium. After a number of years in product development andquality she stepped across into a technical sales a role with Germantown International (which was later purchasedby Danisco) and became an account manager. She had a short stint with Union Chemicals in commoditytrading but came back to ingredient sales in 2003 as business manager with Salkat New Zealand. After over 8years with Salkat Trudy has recently accepted a role as general manager for Rejuvacare NZ as they extend theirlocal operations.Skelte AnemaSkelte Anema completed his tertiary education (BSc, MSc (first class honours) and PhD) at Waikato University,majoring in Chemistry. He joined the New Zealand Dairy Research Institute (NZDRI, now Fonterra Research Centre)in 1990, initially to study protein interactions during the heating of milk. He has remained with the FonterraResearch Centre until today.In 1992 Skelte was awarded an Alexander von Humboldt research fellowship and collaborated with researchgroups in Germany for a period of 18 months. He later received a follow-up Alexander von Humboldt researchfellowship in 2000 and continued his collaboration with research groups in Germany for a further 12 months.He still has a research interest in protein interactions during the processing of milk systems, but has expanded toother areas of dairy chemistry. Skelte has published extensively, with over 100 research publications as well asnumerous Dairy Industry reports.”Jane WilsonA Palmerston North High School girl, Jane Wilson completed her degree in Food Technology at Massey University.During her studies she particularly enjoyed holiday jobs at NZ Sugar and Frucor.Her first job was at East Tamaki Dairy Cooperative, working in product development (PD). Her next position wasat Frucor, again in PD, and later she moved to Bluebird and then back to dairy with Fonterra Brands at Takanini.She now works for Foodstuffs Own Brands Ltd as quality manager.New membersFormer Professional Members rejoiningTippany Hopping Griffins Foods Ltd Product Development Manager AucklandCallum McKinlay New Image Group Limited Food Technologist AucklandBob Major Sinotearoa Ltd Managing Director Mount MaunganuiNew MembersFiona Alder CookieTime Limited Food Technologist - NPD ChristchurchBrenda Biggins George Weston Foods (NZ) Ltd Food Technologist AucklandPeter Brown James and Wells Intellectual Property Registered Patent Attorney HamiltonJohnathan Chen James and Wells Intelectual Property IP Specialist HamiltonNora Findlay Groenz Ltd Quality and Compliance Manager Lower HuttVania Gallon Westland Milk Products Ltd Laboratory Manager HokitikaJuliet Hawkeswood Biz Research Ltd Director AucklandBeverley Horn ESR Mathematics Specialist - Food Programme ChristchurchJeff Kent Kerry Ingredients (NZ) Ltd Key Account Manager AucklandKaren Lao Tegel Foods Ltd Product Development Technologist AucklandAllan McBride Massey University Business Manager Palmerston NorthJohn Morgan NZ Food Innovation South Island Ltd Centre Director LincolnMatthew Muir NZ Food Innovation South Island Ltd Business Development Manager LincolnSharon Pate Public Trust Trust Officer ChristchurchRichard Tukia Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd Technical Officer Palmerston NorthJosh Wilkinson Frucor Beverages Ltd Technical Support AucklandFei Fei Zhao New Zealand Sugar Company Ltd Microbiologist AucklandFormer Members RejoiningJoh Curtis Coupland’s Bakeries Ltd Food Safety Officer ChristchurchSonya Olney Goodman Fielder New Zealand Ltd Sensory Manager AucklandFormer Student Member upgrading to Graduate MemberYuanyuan Zhang Looking for work Dunedin30Food New Zealand