Board of Directors

2020 Board of Directors

Scott Anderson, Alliance Sales & Marketing, Charlotte, NC
Tye Anthony, Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), Kansas City, KS
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
Derek DeMuth, Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc., San Jose, CA
George Denman, Graeter’s Ice Cream, Cincinnati, OH
Tom DeTrempe, PepsiCo Beverages & Foods, Chicago, IL
Tom Finn, Rosina Food Products, Inc., Buffalo, NY
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
Bill Kynast, Chobani Global Holdings, Inc., Ridgefield, CT
Cathy Magistrelli, Wakefern Food Corporation, Keasbey, NJ
Jim Motos, Rich’s Consumer Brands, St. Simons Island, GA
Joe Mueller, Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, MI
Jeff Nelson, IMPACT Group, Phoenix, AZ
Mike O’Donnell, UNFI, Providence, RI
Matt O’Hare, JOH, Billerica, MA
David Panter, Associated Food Stores, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT
Paul Peterson, Lactalis American Group, Buffalo, NY
Mike Ridenour, Kraft Heinz Company, Chicago, IL
Kyle Schaefer, Giant Eagle Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Chris Scheid, Land O’ Lakes Foods, Inc., Edina, MN
Ron Slominski, Schwan’s Consumer Brands, Inc., Bloomington, MN
Marty Steinmetz, United States Cold Storage, Inc., Acworth, GA

Advisory Directors

Tracy Aquila, Southeastern Grocers, Jacksonville, FL
Karen Brassel, Giant Food Stores, LLC
Bob Brown, Jewel-Osco, Itasca, IL
Jim Buchta, CROSSMARK, Plano, TX
Tony Caloroso, Schraad & Assoc., Kansas City, MO
Mark Connolly, Sovos Brands, Duxbury, MA
JD Dalton, Crystal Farms, Minnetonka, MN
Sue Durfee, Tops Markets, LLC, Buffalo, NY
Bill Frazer, Mars Wrigley Confectionery, Hackettstown, NJ
Rick Glackin, SellEthics, Matthews, NC
Jordan Greenberg, B&G Foods Inc., Parsippany, NJ
Chris Groll, Florida’s Natural Growers, Upland, CA
Tom Lavery, Wunder Creamery, New York, NY
Kris Luckhaupt, H.P. Hood, LLC, Lynnfield, MA
Dan Maloney, Woodland Partners, Inc., Lakeland, FL
Justin Neal, Amy’s Kitchen, Petaluma, CA
Ross Purdy, K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc., Abingdon, VA
Tom Robaczewski, Bays Bakery, Inc., Chicago, IL

Council Members

Joe Anderson, Raymundo’s Food Group LLC, Bedford Park, IL
Brian Haley, Burris Logistics, Drexel Hill, PA
Tony Hatok, Giant Eagle Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Jessica Moore, Hussmann Corporation, Bridgeton, MO
Trenton Potts, Daisy Brand, Dallas, TX
John Watson, Braswell Family Farms, Nashville, NC
Ted Yeomans, Advantage Solutions, Irvine, CA