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Human Resources/Training & Development Committee

To help plan the Human Resources/Training and Development Conference and other programs, including the selection of resources and support materials in the area of employee and labor relations, compensation and benefits, training, management and organizational development and employee recruitment and retention. To identify and prioritize key human resource issues for the industry. To serve as a review committee for FMI training programs. Staff coordinator: Laurie Gethin, lgethin@fmi.org

		Ms. Elizabeth Volk CHRP (Chair) Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Inc. Vaughan, ON, Canada
		Ms. Sheila Laing SPHR (Vice-Chair) Hy-Vee, Inc. West Des Moines, IA
		Mr. Joseph Curtin Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Co. Wellesley Hills, MA
		Mr. Kevin W. Edmonds The Kroger Co. Cincinnati, OH
		Ms. Alexa K. Grant Wakefern Food Corporation Edison, NJ
		Ms. Laurie Hebert Big Y Foods, Inc. Springfield, MA
		Mr. Donnie L. Meadows K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. Abingdon, VA
		Mr. Michael Miller Price Chopper Supermarkets Schenectady, NY
		Mr. Phil Pirkle The United Family Lubbock, TX
		Ms. Ashleigh Smith Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Rochester, NY
		Mr. Krag Swartz Lund Food Holdings, Inc. Edina, MN
		Ms. Laurie A. Gethin (Staff Coordinator) Food Marketing Institute Arlington, VA