Head cheesemaker

Robin joined our team in 2018 after working in the brewing industry as a brewer for a handful of California Breweries. He is a cheese and food science nerd in the best sense of the term and loves sweating the details. Many of our cheese club exclusive cheese ideas are cooked up by him and our team, and he makes every batch of cheese we make a little better than the last. Outside of work, Robin is a fan of beer, an excellent and adventurous home cook, and likes spending time with his winemaker wife Samantha, his cat Coppa, and his dog Stilton.

Director of Business Operations

Whitney joined our team in 2018 to lead tours and sell for us at farmers markets. Since then, she has done a little bit of everything: milking goats, creating videos for our Youtube channel, writing blogs, becoming an expert in Google Sheets and building sales models -- you name it, she can do it! In her spare time, she loves spending time with her family and her dog Sarah, playing video games, and watching Frasier and the LA Clippers.

Director of Creamery Operations

After a decades long career in the brewing industry, and beverage manufacturing, Ryan came to Stepladder where he is now our Director of Creamery Operations. He first fell in love with dairy products while working at a brewery in Brittany, France. Over the past 7 years, he has grown our team and our production considerably and always leads with a positive attitude. In his spare time he enjoys grilling, vinyl records, and vintage VWs.

Goat Herd Manager

Assistant Cheesemaker

Production Crew + Maintenance Lead

Assistant Cheesemaker in Training

Production Crew

Bay Area Farmers Market Manager

Bay Area Market Crew

Bay Area Market Crew