Board of Directors

2019 Board of Directors

Scott Anderson, Alliance Sales & Marketing, Charlotte, NC
John Arnold, Sargento Foods, Inc., Plymouth, WI
Joey Bates, Harris Teeter, LLC, Matthews, NC
Bob Bollbach, RDD Associates, LLC, Totowa, NJ
David Bray, Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, AR
Rob Cohen, Bozzuto’s, Inc., Cheshire, CT
Kristina Cole, Danone North America, Broomfield, CO
Diana Curtis, Grocery Outlet, Inc., Emeryville, CA
George Denman, Graeter’s Ice Cream, Cincinnati, OH
Michelle Dorin, Weis Markets, Inc., Sunbury, PA
Mark Harvey, Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), Kansas City, KS
Tony Hatok, Giant Eagle Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Dave Howlett, Wakefern Food Corporation, Keasbey, NJ
Risa Jenkins, C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., Robesonia, PA
Joe Kent, InnovAsian Cuisine Enterprises, Tukwila, WA
Randall King, Lowes Food Stores Inc., Winston-Salem, NC
Tim McNamara, Southeastern Grocers, Jacksonville, FL
Mark Meyer, Wells’ Enterprises, Inc., Le Mars, IA
Jim Motos, Rich’s Consumer Brands, St. Simons Island, GA
Jeff Nelson, IMPACT Group, Phoenix, AZ
Dan Nolan, Stremicks Heritage Foods, LLC, Santa Ana, CA
Mike O’Donnell, Supervalu – West Region, Commerce, CA
Paul Peterson, Lactalis American Group, Buffalo, NY
Trenton Potts, Daisy Brand, Dallas, TX
Mike Ridenour, Kraft Heinz Company, Chicago, IL
Chris Scheid, Land O’ Lakes Foods, Inc., Edina, MN
Ron Slominski, Schwan’s Consumer Brands, Inc., Bloomington, MN
Marcelle Smalley, Kemps, LLC, Tampa, FL
Marty Steinmetz, United States Cold Storage, Inc., Acworth, GA
Teresa Whitney, Albertsons Companies, Boise, ID

Advisory Directors

Bob Brown, Jewel-Osco, Itasca, IL
Jim Buchta, CROSSMARK, Plano, TX
Tony Caloroso, Schraad & Assoc., Kansas City, MO
JD Dalton, Crystal Farms, Minnetonka, MN
Sue Durfee, Tops Markets, LLC, Buffalo, NY
Tom Finn, Rosina Food Products, Inc., Buffalo, NY
Jordan Greenberg, B&G Foods Inc., Parsippany, NJ
Chris Groll, Florida’s Natural Growers, Upland, CA
Bill Kynast, Chobani Global Holdings, Inc., Ridgefield, CT
Dan Maloney, Woodland Partners, Inc., Lakeland, FL
Jim Morano, Michael Angelo’s Gourmet Foods, Berkeley, CA
Rick Mueller, Bridgford Foods Corporation, Anaheim, CA
Matt O’Hare, JOH, Billerica, MA
Philip Payment, Floco Foods, Inc. (W. Lee Flowers & Co., Inc.), Scranton, SC
Tom Robaczewski, Bays Bakery, Inc., Chicago, IL
Mike Ryan, Eastern Frosted and Refrigerated Foods Association, Wanaque, NJ
Mark Tarzwell, Ateeco Inc./Mrs. T’s Pierogies, Pottsville, PA

Council Members

Joe Anderson, Raymundo’s Food Group LLC, Dundalk, MD
Tom DeTrempe, PepsiCo Beverages & Foods, Chicago, IL
Brian Haley, Burris Logistics, New Castle, DE
Jessica Moore, Hussmann Corporation, Bridgeton, MO
Kevin Schwab, Pictsweet Company, Bells, TN
John Watson, Braswell Family Farms, Nashville, NC
Ted Yeomans, Advantage Solutions, Irvine, CA