Staff

It's a small, hard working group of people that make all the magic happen. Here is a little bit about each of them.

	Doyle "Andy" Perkins Handy Andy fixes everything that breaks on the farm, milks cows, helps with cheese makes and is head of sales and distribution. He left his career as an Audiologist to become a dairy farmer. Maybe not the wisest career choice but one he has come to love. Andy is Co-founder and patriarch of the family and the business. He enjoys a round of Frisbee Golf, ball golf, or any kind of golf when he has extra time which is pretty much never.
	Jennifer Perkins Co-founder and Cheesemaker, Jen has worked with cow, goat, and sheep milk in the vat and managed those animals on the farm. Her love of working with animals brought her to the business and cheesemaking helped her stay. Her experience includes 20+ years in the industry including work at the Biltmore Estate and a stint at Blackberry Farm milking sheep and making cheese. When she isn’t in the cheeseroom, she loves to ride her draft horse on the beautiful trails of Polk County.
	Max Perkins Max is a little older than Looking Glass Creamery. He grew up amongst the chaos of cheesemaking, farming, and starting this business. He has done about every job on the farm and in the creamery that there is to do. The summer of 2024 he spent in Switzerland working with cows and cheese in the Alps. When he isn’t working, he likes to explore waterfalls, play guitar and basketball, and hang out with friends
	Erin Carpin Also known as “The Beast” or Little E. She knows how to get things done. She keeps production of everything on track and is our pickler and packager. Erin has done just about everything from Scuba Diving Instructor to Paralegal to Production Baker in her past life. When she isn’t busy working circles around everyone, she loves to garden, make Pate a Choux, sip bourbon, and play with her dog Bobby Charley.
	Allison Gillespie If Allison looks familiar it's because she's the unofficial Ambassador of Green Creek. She manages the store and knows everyone and everything going on locally so if you need suggestions of where to go or what to do, she's a great person to talk to when you visit. When Allison isn't busy working she likes to garden and take care of her not-so-mini flock of chickens that include lots of breeds like Polish, Bantams and more.
	Brian Hodges Brian is a renaissance man as well as a recovering California Surfer Dude. He has lived all over including Sweden but now calls upstate South Carolina home where the family farm is located. When he isn't here selling cheese and building beautiful cheese boards, you can find him digging in the dirt growing vintage strains of Tobacco and Tulsi (Holy Basil) among other herbs and plants.
	Josh Young Josh Young is a WNC native who has worked in the Dairy Industry for much of his young life. Luckily he just happened to move down the road from the farm and came looking for work. He is a very hard worker, great with equipment and animals and loves working with dairy cows. When he isn't working he can be found tinkering with his truck or hunting.
	Samantha Samantha is a WNC native and was born in Asheville. She is support staff in the creamery helping with everything from cleaning to affinage to cheesemaking. She loves the outdoors, hiking, swimming and dabbles in the arts & crafts. She hunts the woods for flowers to press and mushrooms to collect when she isn't busy making cheese.