Board of Directors

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