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2025 Executive Committee

Tracy Aquila
Tracy Aquila Chair
Bill Kynast
Bill Kynast Chair-Elect
Lindsey Hickey
Lindsey Hickey Treasurer Simek’s
Saint Paul, MN
Shannon Gilreath
Shannon Gilreath Secretary Rich’s Consumer Brands
Saint Simons Island, GA
Tony Battaglia
Tony Battaglia Vice Chair-Refrigerated Lactalis American Group
Buffalo, NY
Scott Evans
Scott Evans Vice Chair-Frozen Associated Wholesale Grocers
Kansas City, KS
Neil Ritchey
Neil Ritchey Immediate Past Chair InnovAsian Cuisine
Tukwila, WA
Kevin Schwab
Kevin Schwab Past Chair The Pictsweet Company
Bells, TN
Matt O'Hare
Matt O’Hare Convention Chair JOH
Billerica, MA
Jennifer Shelfer
Jennifer Shelfer General Counsel NFRA Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Atlanta, GA

2025 Board of Directors

  • Richard Akins, Harris Teeter, Matthews, NC
  • Todd Bostian, Lowes Foods LLC, Winston-Salem, NC
  • Bill Bowen, Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, AR
  • Bob Brown, Jewel-Osco, Itasca, IL
  • Jim Buchta, CROSSMARK, Plano, TX
  • Tony Caloroso, Schraad Sales & Marketing, Kansas City, MO
  • Kimberly Dale, Giant Eagle Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
  • Yuliya Day, Kraft Heinz Company, Chicago, IL
  • Derek DeMuth, Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc., San Jose, CA
  • Tom DiPuccio, Acosta Sales & Marketing, Jacksonville, FL
  • Kristin Goetz, Northeast Shared Services, Buffalo, NY
  • Kevin Herd, Danone North America, Broomfield, CO
  • Joseph Karl, General Mills, Phoenix, AZ
  • Melissa Millo, Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
  • Joe Mueller, Kellanova, Rogers, AR
  • David Panter, Associated Food Stores, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT
  • Alvaro Reyes, KeHE Distributors, Naperville, IL
  • Mike Ridenour, UNFI, Chicago, IL
  • David Rosen, Coca-Cola North America, Ellicott City, MD
  • Angela Rosenquist, InnovAsian Cuisine, Stockton, CA
  • Kellie Shetlar, Conagra Brands, Chicago, IL
  • Jorge Silva, The Campbell’s Company, Rock Hill, SC
  • Joe Squires, Land O’Lakes, Saint Paul, MN
  • Chris Wilkerson, The Pictsweet Company, Bells, TN
  • Clinton Wilson, Sargento Foods Inc, Plymouth, WI

Advisory Directors

  • Scott Aldridge, Dairy Farmers of America, Kansas City, KS
  • Jonathan Brown, Houchens Food Group, Bowling Green, KY
  • Peter Crooks, Lindy’s Homemade, LLC, Charlotte, NC
  • David Dufault, Lamb Weston, Naperville, IL
  • Eric Eichman, Tillamook, Tillamook, OR
  • Tom Finn, Rosina Food Products, Inc., Verona, NJ
  • Patrick Geiger, Mars Ice Cream, Burr Ridge, IL
  • Rick Glackin, SellEthics Marketing Group Inc., Matthews, NC
  • Tim Holzman, Palermo Villa Inc., Milwaukee, WI
  • Risa Jenkins, C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., Robesonia, PA
  • Suzanne Kasunich, Ateeco, Inc./Mrs. T’s Pierogies, Gibsonia, PA
  • Kris Luckhaupt, H.P. Hood, LLC, Lynnfield, MA
  • Cathy Magistrelli, Wakefern Food Corporation, Keasbey, NJ
  • Erin Meredith, Oatly Inc., New York, NY
  • Mike Scullin, Alliance Sales & Marketing, Mechanicsburg, PA
  • Marty Steinmetz, RealCOLD, Acworth, GA
  • Kristen Thompson, B&G Foods, Randolph, NJ
  • Jason Wells, K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc., Abingdon, VA
  • Ted Williams, The Giant Company, Carlisle, PA
  • Ted Yeomans, Advantage Solutions, Jupiter, FL

Council Members

  • Shannan Ackerman, The Happy Egg Co., Rogers, AR
  • Miranda Coughlin, Harris Teeter, Matthews, NC
  • Tim Heil, Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs, Salem, NH
  • Kate Johnson, Tru Fru, LLC, West Valley City, UT
  • Scott Klane, Daisy Brand, Rogers, AR
  • Edward McDonald, Green Grass Foods dba nutpods, Camas, WA
  • Jessica Moore, Hussmann Corporation, Bridgeton, MO
  • Jim Perillo, RDD Associates, Totowa, NJ
  • Seth Rhoades, Schwan’s Consumer Brands, Inc., Mason, OH
  • Henry Umphress, Daymon, Oskaloosa, IA
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