In 2014, Alli Keyser-Marti began her cheese journey, exploring the world of milk, salt, enzymes, and microbes. With a culinary career that started in her teenage years, she has managed Cowgirl Creamery’s original Pt Reyes shop and overseen the Oliver’s Market Stony Point cheese department. Alli was a 2022 ACEF Scholarship recipient and ACS Certified Cheese Professional®. In 2024 she was selected as an ACS Official Conference Cheesemonger, and travelled to Viseu, Portugal to volunteer for the World Cheese Awards. In 2025 she became an ACS Certified Cheese Sensory Evaluator®. Alli has pursued this passion from her backyard in California to small farms all over France, rural Ohio, roadside stands in Sardinia, and ferries in Croatia. When not volunteering, you can find her leading cheese board workshops and pairing cheese with olive oil or apple tastings at Gold Ridge Organic Farms in Sebastopol.