“I am humbly honored to be Peggy’s successor,” Anderson-Wise said of the appointment. “We share a vision for the future – staying true to our core focus on nutrition education. That means building a lifelong value for milk and milk products for California children and their parents – through more touch points and in behaviorally engaging ways that improve their eating habits,” said Anderson-Wise.

Under the Biltz rein, Dairy Council of CA aggressively worked to ramp up its influence in a challenging California school market. The organization now reaches millions of children each year with a professional staff of 50 through its nutrition education programs in schools, collaboration with health professionals and through digital communications. Some 90 percent of California schools use Dairy Council of CA nutrition education programs. Biltz’s most recent efforts have been to demonstrate to health opinion leaders the importance of including all food groups as part of a balanced diet while proactively positioning milk and milk products as an “irreplaceable” food group for maintaining health.