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2026 Executive Committee

Bill Kynast
Bill Kynast Chair Chobani
New York, NY
Shannon Gilreath
Shannon Gilreath Chair-Elect Rich’s Consumer Brands
Saint Simons Island, GA
Derek DeMuth headshot
Derek DeMuth Secretary Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.
San Jose, CA
Lindsey Hickey
Lindsey Hickey Treasurer Simek’s
Saint Paul, MN
Kevin Herd
Kevin Herd Vice Chair-Refrigerated Danone North America
Maineville, OH
Scott Evans
Scott Evans Vice Chair-Frozen Associated Wholesale Grocers
Kansas City, KS
Tracy Aquila
Tracy Aquila Immediate Past Chair CROSSMARK
Jacksonville, FL
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

2026 Board of Directors

  • Richard Akins, Harris Teeter, Matthews, NC
  • Todd Bostian, Lowes Foods LLC, Winston-Salem, NC
  • Matthew Boyd, Albertsons Companies, Boise, ID
  • Bob Brown, Jewel-Osco, Itasca, IL
  • Bryan Chartrand, Acosta Sales & Marketing Co., Jacksonville, FL
  • Amanda Daily, Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, AR
  • Kimberly Dale, Giant Eagle Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
  • Jason Dirks, Kraft Heinz Company, Chicago, IL
  • Richard Dudley, Conagra Brands, Chicago, IL
  • Sheila Ebanks, Coca-Cola North America, Canton, GA
  • Kristin Goetz, Northeast Shared Services, Buffalo, NY
  • Kevin Greer, General Mills, Minneapolis, MN
  • Tim Holzman, Palermo Villa Inc., Milwaukee, WI
  • Cammy Kromer, Tropicana Brands Group, Chicago, IL
  • Bill Mayo, Save A Lot, Saint Ann, MO
  • Melissa Millo, Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
  • Amy Nordstrom, Nestlè USA, Inc., Arlington, VA
  • Alvaro Reyes, KeHE Distributors, Naperville, IL
  • Cody Reynolds, The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, OH
  • Seth Rhoades, Schwan’s Consumer Brands, Inc., Mason, OH
  • Mike Ridenour, UNFI, Chicago, IL
  • Angela Rosenquist, InnovAsian Cuisine, Stockton, CA
  • Jorge Silva, The Campbell’s Company, Rock Hill, SC
  • Joe Squires, Land O’Lakes, Saint Paul, MN
  • Marty Steinmetz, RealCOLD, Acworth, GA
  • 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
  • Eric Eichman, Tillamook, Tillamook, OR
  • Tom Finn, InnovAsian Cuisine, Verona, NJ
  • Patrick Geiger, Mars Ice Cream, Burr Ridge, IL
  • Rick Glackin, SellEthics Marketing Group Inc., Matthews, NC
  • 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
  • Elliott Mason, Once Upon a Farm, Charlotte, NC
  • Erin Meredith, Oatly Inc., New York, NY
  • Joe Mueller, Kellanova, Rogers, AR
  • Andy Reichgut, Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods, LLC, Elmwood Park, NJ
  • Mike Scullin, Alliance Sales & Marketing, Mechanicsburg, PA
  • Patrick Thompson, Schraad Sales & Marketing, Oklahoma City, OK
  • 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

  • Michelle Baldwin, Chobani, New Berlin, NY
  • Christine Bellamo, Daymon, Higganum, CT
  • Miranda Coughlin, Harris Teeter, Matthews, NC
  • Whitney Fortin, The Happy Egg Co., Rogers, AR
  • 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
  • Jim Perillo, RDD Associates, Totowa, NJ
  • Jason Ramsey, Merchants Distributors, LLC (MDI), Hickory, NC
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