Board of Directors
2023 Executive Committee

Kevin Schwab
Chairman
The Pictsweet Company
Bells, TN

Neil Ritchey
Chairman-Elect
InnovAsian Cuisine Enterprises
Tukwila, WA

Tracy Aquila
Secretary
Southeastern Grocers
Jacksonville, FL

Mark Tarzwell
Treasurer
Ateeco Inc./Mrs. T's Pierogies
Pottsville, PA

Joey Bates
Vice Chairman-Refrigerated
Harris Teeter
Matthews, NC

Tye Anthony
Vice Chairman-Frozen
Associated Wholesale Grocers
Kansas City, KS

Joe D’Alberto
Immediate Past Chairman
Acosta Sales & Marketing
Charlotte, NC

Dave Jones
Past Chairman
The Dave Jones Network
Norman, OK

Bill Kitchens
General Counsel NFRA
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Atlanta, GA

Jennifer Shelfer
General Counsel NFRA
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Atlanta, GA
2023 Board of Directors
Tony Battaglia, Lactalis American Group, Buffalo, NY
Todd Bostian, Lowes Foods LLC, Winston-Salem, NC
Bob Brown, Jewel-Osco, Itasca, IL
Jim Buchta, CROSSMARK, Plano, TX
Tony Caloroso, Schraad Sales & Marketing, Kansas City, MO
Bryan Chartrand, Acosta Sales & Marketing, Jacksonville, FL
Janice Chopra, Chicago, IL
Angie Christos, Tyson Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL
Stacy Cobb, Kraft Heinz Company, Edmond, OK
Lauren Corprew, General Mills, Minneapolis, MN
Shawn Darmody, Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
Derek DeMuth, Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc., San Jose, CA
Sue Durfee, Tops Markets, LLC, Buffalo, NY
Tom Finn, Rosina Food Products, Inc., Buffalo, NY
Kevin Herd, Danone North America, Broomfield, CO
Risa Jenkins, C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., Robesonia, PA
Amanda Klane, Yasso, Inc., Boulder, CO
Bill Kynast, Chobani Global Holdings, Inc., New York, NY
Cathy Magistrelli, Wakefern Food Corporation, Keasbey, NJ
Joe Mueller, Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, MI
David Panter, Associated Food Stores, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT
Tom Robaczewski, Acelerada LLC, Chicago, IL
Parag Shah, The GIANT Company, Carlisle, PA
Shannon Sherrard, Graeter’s Ice Cream, Cincinnati, OH
Kellie Shetlar, Conagra Brands, Chicago, IL
Ron Slominski, Schwan’s Consumer Brands, Inc., Bloomington, MN
Logan Underwood, Land O’Lakes Foods, Inc., Centerton, AR
Teresa Whitney, Albertsons Companies, Boise, ID
Clinton Wilson, Sargento Foods, Plymouth, WI
Advisory Directors
Richard Akins, Harris Teeter, Matthews, NC
Tiffany Carreker, White Castle, Columbus, OH
Rob Cohen, Bozzuto’s, Inc., Cheshire, CT
Heather Cooper, Oatly Inc., New York, NY
Eric Eichman, Tillamook, Tillamook, OR
Patrick Geiger, Mars Wrigley Confectionery, Burr Ridge, IL
Shannon Gilreath, Rich’s Consumer Brands, St. Simons Island, GA
Rick Glackin, SellEthics Marketing Group Inc., Matthews, NC
Dan Harder, On-Shelf Marketing Group, West Chester, OH
Tim Holzman, Palermo Villa Inc., Milwaukee, WI
Kris Luckhaupt, H.P. Hood, LLC, Lynnfield, MA
Kevin Morgan, Califia Farms, Los Angeles, CA
Ross Purdy, K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc., Abingdon, VA
Mike Ridenour, UNFI, Chicago, IL
David Rosen, Coca-Cola North America, Ellicott City, MD
Angela Rosenquist, InnovAsian Cuisine, Tukwila, WA
Marty Steinmetz, United States Cold Storage, Inc., Acworth, GA
Kristen Thompson, B&G Foods, Parsippany, NJ
Chris Wilkerson, The Pictsweet Company, Bells, TN
Council Members
Scott Klane, Daisy Brand, Rogers, AR
Dan Maloney, Woodland Partners, Inc., Lakeland, FL
Edward McDonald, Green Grass Foods dba nutpods, Bellevue, WA
Jessica Moore, Hussmann Corporation, Bridgeton, MO
Jim Perillo, RDD Associates, Totowa, NJ
Trenton Potts, Campoverde, Addison, TX
Ted Yeomans, Advantage Solutions, Mashpee, MA