Jess Perrie and Rachel Juhl are cheese professionals who are incredibly passionate and committed to encouraging and enriching the educational experience within the cheese industry. In 2016, the “Run For The Cheese Party 5k” at the American Cheese Society Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, raised over $8,000 for the Daphne Zepos Teaching Award (DZTA) and American Cheese Education Foundation (ACEF). They knew they were up to something awesome – so they decided to make it official. After a successful Kickstarter campaign in early 2017 that raised over $8,000 to launch their fiscally-sponsored program with United Charitable, they were ready to hit the ground. With six 5k races and numerous cheesey fundraisers to benefit cheese-centric nonprofit organizations completed, The Cheeseletes have raised over $76,000.