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2027 Executive Committee

Gilreath-2026 (2)
Shannon Gilreath Chair Rich Products
Saint Simons Island, GA
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Derek DeMuth Chair-Elect Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.
San Jose, CA
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Scott Evans Secretary Associated Wholesale Grocers
Kansas City, KS
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Lindsey Hickey Treasurer Simek’s
Saint Paul, MN
Herd-2026
Kevin Herd Vice Chair-Refrigerated Danone North America
Maineville, OH
Silva-2026
Jorge Silva Vice Chair-Frozen The Campbell’s Company
Rock Hill, SC
Kynast-2026
Bill Kynast Immediate Past Chair Chobani
New York, NY
Aquila-2026
Tracy Aquila Past Chair Flora Foods
Jacksonville, FL
OHare-2026
Matt O’Hare Convention Chair JOH
Billerica, MA
Jennifer Shelfer
Jennifer Shelfer General Counsel NFRA Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Atlanta, GA

2027 Board of Directors

  • Richard Akins, Alliance Sales & Marketing, Charlotte, NC
  • Luisana Almonte, The Magnum Ice Cream Company, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
  • Hayley Berkshire, Mars Snacking, Battle Creek, MI
  • Todd Bostian, Lowes Foods LLC, Winston-Salem, NC
  • Bryan Chartrand, Acosta Group, Jacksonville, FL
  • Amanda Daily, Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, AR
  • Kimberly Dale, Giant Eagle Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
  • Brian Dicken, Save A Lot, Saint Ann, MO
  • Jason Dirks, Kraft Heinz Company, Chicago, IL
  • Richard Dudley, Conagra Brands, Chicago, IL
  • Sheila Ebanks, Coca-Cola North America, Canton, GA
  • Kristin Goetz, Northeast Shared Services, Buffalo, NY
  • Ria Gray, UNFI, Chesterfield, VA
  • Kevin Greer, General Mills, Minneapolis, MN
  • Tim Holzman, Palermo Villa Inc., Milwaukee, WI
  • Melanie Jones, Schwan’s Sales Co., Inc. – Consumer Brands Division, Hopkins, MN
  • Cammy Kromer, Tropicana Brands Group, Chicago, IL
  • Cathy Magistrelli, Wakefern Food Corporation, Keasbey, NJ
  • Jason Milburn, The Kroger Co., Union, KY
  • Melissa Millo, Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
  • Amy Nordstrom, Nestlè USA, Inc., Solon, OH
  • Jason Ramsey, Merchants Distributors, LLC (MDI), Hickory, NC
  • Alvaro Reyes, KeHE Distributors, Naperville, IL
  • Angela Rosenquist, InnovAsian Cuisine, Stockton, CA
  • Ron Schwenn, Albertsons Comapnies, Itasca, IL
  • Joe Squires, Land O’Lakes, Saint Paul, MN
  • Marty Steinmetz, RealCOLD, Acworth, GA
  • Chris Wilkerson, The Pictsweet Company, Bells, TN
  • Clinton Wilson, Sargento Foods Inc, Seminole, FL

Advisory Directors

  • Scott Aldridge, Dairy Farmers of America, Kansas City, KS
  • Chase Ames, Athens Foods, Inc., Cleveland, OH
  • Becca Bellino, Harris Teeter, LLC, Matthews, NC
  • Bob Brown, Jewel-Osco, Itasca, IL
  • Jonathan Brown, Houchens Food Group, Bowling Green, KY
  • Peter Crooks, Lindy’s Homemade, LLC, Charlotte, NC
  • Connor Donovan, Saputo Dairy Foods USA, Cincinnati, OH
  • Tom Finn, InnovAsian Cuisine, Verona, NJ
  • Rick Glackin, SellEthics Marketing Group Inc., Matthews, NC
  • Risa Jenkins, C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., Robesonia, PA
  • Suzanne Kasunich, Ateeco, Inc./Mrs. T’s Pierogies, Gibsonia, PA
  • Elliott Mason, Once Upon a Farm, Charlotte, NC
  • Steve Nordstrom, Big Y Foods, Inc., Springfield, MA
  • Andy Reichgut, Red’s All Natural, Franklin, TN
  • Chris Schlueter, Mars Ice Cream, Lutz, FL
  • Patrick Thompson, Schraad Sales & Marketing, Oklahoma City, OK
  • Jason Wells, K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc., Abingdon, VA
  • Ted Williams, The Giant Company, Carlisle, PA
  • Ted Yeomans, Advantage Solutions, Jupiter, FL

Council Members

  • Michelle Baldwin, Chobani, New Berlin, NY
  • Christine Bellamo, Daymon, Higganum, CT
  • Eddy Birth, Mars Ice Cream, Saint Charles, IL
  • Whitney Fortin, The Happy Egg Co., Rogers, AR
  • Tim Heil, Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs, Southlake, TX
  • Sandra Horn, CA Ferolie, Montvale, NJ
  • Scott Klane, Daisy Brand, Rogers, AR
  • Daniel Menkens, RecorGroup LLC, Eagle, ID
  • Jim Perillo, RDD Associates, Totowa, NJ
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