Board of Directors
2021 Executive Committee
Joe D’Alberto
Chairman
Acosta Sales & Marketing
Charlotte, NC
Kevin Schwab
Chairman-Elect
The Pictsweet Company
Bells, TN
Steve Mayle
Vice Chairman-Frozen
General Mills
Golden Valley, MN
Bob Knodle
Vice Chairman-Refrigerated
H.P. Hood, LLC
Lynnfield, MA
John Arnold
Secretary
Sargento Foods, Inc.
Plymouth, WI
Mark Tarzwell
Treasurer
Ateeco Inc./Mrs. T's Pierogies
Pottsville, PA
Neil Ritchey
Convention Chairman
InnovAsian Cuisine Enterprises
Round Rock, TX
Dave Jones
Immediate Past Chairman
Kellogg Company (Retired)
Norman, OK
John Farmer
Past Chairman
Dairy Farmers of America
Kingswood, TX
Bill Kitchens
General Counsel, NFRA
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Atlanta, GA
2021 Board of Directors
Tye Anthony, Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), Kansas City, KS
Joey Bates, Harris Teeter, LLC, Matthews, NC
Bob Bollbach, RDD Associates, LLC, Totowa, NJ
Bob Brown, Jewel-Osco, Itasca, IL
Tony Caloroso, Schraad Sales & Marketing, Kansas City, MO
Anie Christos, Tyson Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL
Rob Cohen, Bozzuto’s, Inc., Cheshire, CT
Kristina Cole, Danone North America, Broomfield, CO
Derek DeMuth, Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc., San Jose, CA
George Denman, Graeter’s Ice Cream, Cincinnati, OH
Tom DeTrempe, PepsiCo Beverages & Foods, Dallas, TX
Sue Durfee, Tops Markets, LLC, Buffalo, NY
Tom Finn, Rosina Food Products, Inc., Buffalo, NY
Chris Groll, Florida’s Natural Growers, Upland, CA
Brian Haley, Burris Logistics, Drexel Hill, PA
Risa Jenkins, C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., Robesonia, PA
Bill Kynast, Chobani Global Holdings, Inc., New York, NY
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, Boise, ID
Matt O’Hare, JOH, Billerica, MA
David Panter, Associated Food Stores, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT
Paul Peterson, Lactalis American Group, Buffalo, NY
Tom Robaczewski, Acelerada LLC, Chicago, IL
Kellie Shetlar, Conagra Brands, Chicago, IL
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, The Giant Company, Carlisle, PA
Jim Buchta, CROSSMARK, Plano, TX
Carter Calico, Mars Wrigley Confectionery, Burr Ridge, IL
Heather Cooper, Oatly Inc., New York, NY
Rick Glackin, SellEthics Marketing Group Inc., Matthews, NC
Jordan Greenberg, B&G Foods Inc., Parsippany, NJ
Tim Holzman, Palermo Villa Inc., Milwaukee, WI
Amanda Klane, Yasso, Inc., Boulder, CO
Kris Luckhaupt, H.P. Hood, LLC, Lynnfield, MA
Dan Maloney, Woodland Partners, Inc., Lakeland, FL
Ross Purdy, K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc., Abingdon, VA
Mike Ridenour, Kraft Heinz Company, Chicago, IL
Tom Rowe, Bel Brands, Chicago, IL
Tim Ryan, Albertsons Southwest, Phoenix, AZ
Marcelle Smalley, Oliva International Foods, Tampa, FL
John Watson, Braswell Family Farms, Nashville, NC
Council Members
Tony Hatok, Giant Eagle Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Jessica Moore, Hussmann Corporation, Bridgeton, MO
Trenton Potts, Daisy Brand, Dallas, TX
Ted Yeomans, Advantage Solutions, Mashpee, MA
