Elena Santogade

Elena Santogade’s home cheesemaking adventures eventually led her to pursue a full-blown career in the cheese industry. She started as a cheesemonger, became an American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional® and went on to open and manage two distinct cheese-focused retail operations in New York City. Elena worked with Connecticut-based Arethusa Farm in 2014 on product development and sales, and was a Sales Manager for Grafton Village Cheese Co. in Vermont. Elena represented Wisconsin cheesemakers in the State of Cheese video series in 2018 and was a host for two years on Cutting the Curd, a Heritage Radio Podcast. While no longer working full time in cheese, Elena remains closely connected to all things dairy.