Christison presided over growth of the organization in her three-plus decades as president and CEO Christison Carol Christison, the longtime president and CEO of the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association in Madison, Wisc., died March 4. Cause of death was not given. Christison joined the $7 million-revenue organization in 1982, replacing retiring Executive Director Willard Reese. She had left an executive position with the American College of Sports Medicine to avoid relocating her family. Starting with only a part-time bookkeeper, IDDBA has grown to a staff of nearly 30 employees; from 100 corporate members to 1,500, and from fewer than 1,000 attendees to… Read More