WASHINGTON – The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) promoted staff members Andrew Jerome, Jessica Matsko and Victoria Pender.

The trade association named Jerome vice president of communications, while Matsko became IDFA’s executive office and special projects manager, and Pender took on the role of events and programs manager.

IDFA shared that Jerome joined the organization in February of 2020 as director, external and member communications. Before his recent promotion, Jerome worked as associate vice president, communications. As vice president of communications, Jerome will manage IDFA communications, marketing of evets and reputation management activities.

Earlier in his career, Jerome worked for Michael Torrey Associates and the National Farmers Union. He earned a bachelor’s degree at West Virginia University, majoring in public relations with an emphasis on American politics and policy.

An IDFA employee for 17 years, Matsko’s most recent role was executive administrator for the IDFA president’s office. The trade association said its new manager, executive office and special projects, has 20-plus years of handling administrative, technical and support tasks. Matsko earned a bachelor's degree from Penn State University, as well as a master’s in international affairs from American University.

Since joining IDFA in 2022, Pender has supported membership and programs, as well as the coordination of IDFA webinars, conferences and educational programs. The organization said as manager of events and programs, Pender “will help to develop, manage and evaluate IDFA’s knowledge and programmatic assets, support external relationship management, and provide strategic support to IDFA’s membership team.” She earned a bachelor's degree from North Carolina State University, majoring in poultry science with a minor in agriculture business.