Board of Directors

In accordance with the bylaws, FMI's directors are selected to represent the entire membership by size and type of business geographical location.

The objective of the FMI Board is to promote and carry out the objectives and purposes of FMI, as set forth in the Mission, Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation; to represent the total and varied membership of FMI; to establish major policies for FMI; to demonstrate a model of an active, participative and sharing membership; to appoint the president; and to provide industry leadership.

Mr. Brian George photo

    

Mr. Brian George
(Chair)
Alex Lee, Inc.     
Hickory, NC

Ms. Leslie G. Sarasin Esq., CAE photo

    

Ms. Leslie G. Sarasin Esq., CAE
(President and CEO)
FMI     
Arlington, VA

Mr. Randy Edeker photo

    

Mr. Randy Edeker
(Past Chair)
Hy-Vee, Inc.     
West Des Moines, IA

Ms. Twyla Bailey photo

    

Ms. Twyla Bailey
(Vice-Chair)
Mondelez International     
The Woodlands, TX

Mr. Joseph S. Colalillo photo

    

Mr. Joseph S. Colalillo
(Vice-Chair)
ShopRite of Hunterdon County, Inc.     
Flemington, NJ

Mr. Reynolds Cramer photo

    

Mr. Reynolds Cramer
(Vice-Chair)
Fareway Stores, Inc.     
Boone, IA

Mr. J. Alexander M. Douglas Jr. photo

    

Mr. J. Alexander M. Douglas Jr.
(Vice-Chair)
UNFI     
Providence, RI

Mr. Oscar Gonzalez photo

    

Mr. Oscar Gonzalez
(Vice-Chair)
Northgate Gonzalez Market     
Anaheim, CA

Mrs. Susan D. Morris photo

    

Mrs. Susan D. Morris
(Vice-Chair)
Albertsons Companies     
Boise, ID

Mr. John Najjar photo

    

Mr. John Najjar
(Vice-Chair)
Seaside Market, Inc.     
Cardiff by the Sea, CA

Mr. Tony B. Sarsam photo

    

Mr. Tony B. Sarsam
(Vice-Chair)
SpartanNash Company     
Grand Rapids, MI

Mr. Stuart Aitken photo

    

Mr. Stuart Aitken
The Kroger Co.     
Cincinnati, OH

Mr. Nick Albrecht photo

    

Mr. Nick Albrecht
The Fred W. Albrecht Grocery Co.     
Akron, OH

Mr. John Alston photo

    

Mr. John Alston
Brookshire Brothers, Inc.     
Lufkin, TX

Mr. Bill Artman photo

    

Mr. Bill Artman
Giant Eagle, Inc.     
Pittsburgh, PA

Ms. Maria Ayres photo

    

Ms. Maria Ayres
RB Health US LLC     
Parsippany, NJ

Mr. Robert W. Baesler photo

    

Mr. Robert W. Baesler
Baesler's Market     
Terre Haute, IN

Mr. John Bagan photo

    

Mr. John Bagan
Gelson's Markets     
Santa Fe Springs, CA

Mr. David Ball photo

    

Mr. David Ball
Ball's Price Chopper/Hen House Markets     
Kansas City, KS

Mr. Craig Boyan photo

    

Mr. Craig Boyan
H-E-B     
San Antonio, TX

Mr. Michael A. Bozzuto photo

    

Mr. Michael A. Bozzuto
Bozzuto's Inc.     
Cheshire, CT

Mr. Brad W. Brookshire photo

    

Mr. Brad W. Brookshire
Brookshire Grocery Company     
Tyler, TX

Mr. Bruce Brown photo

    

Mr. Bruce Brown
WK Kellogg Co     
Battle Creek, MI

Mr. Chris Coborn photo

    

Mr. Chris Coborn
Coborn's, Inc.     
St. Cloud, MN

Ms. Deb Conklin photo

    

Ms. Deb Conklin
KeHE Distributors     
Naperville, IL

Mr. John Conlin photo

    

Mr. John Conlin
Target Corporation     
Minneapolis, MN

Mr. Michael D'Amour photo

    

Mr. Michael D'Amour
Big Y Foods, Inc.     
Springfield, MA

Mr. Timothy M. Devanney photo

    

Mr. Timothy M. Devanney
Highland Park Market, Inc.     
Manchester, CT

Mr. Rudy Dory photo

    

Mr. Rudy Dory
Newport Avenue Market/Rudy’s Markets Inc.     
Bend, OR

Mr. Greg Edenfield photo

    

Mr. Greg Edenfield
Wayfield Foods, Inc.     
Lithia Springs, GA

Mr. Wesley F. Eubanks photo

    

Mr. Wesley F. Eubanks
The Pictsweet Company     
Bells, TN

Mr. Joseph Fantozzi photo

    

Mr. Joseph Fantozzi
Allegiance Retail Services, LLC (Foodtown)     
Iselin, NJ

Mr. Tim Figge photo

    

Mr. Tim Figge
Hussmann Corporation     
Bridgeton, MO

Mr. Louis Fisher photo

    

Mr. Louis Fisher
Main Street Supermarket Corp.    
Millville, NJ

Mr. Don Fitzgerald photo

    

Mr. Don Fitzgerald
Dom's Kitchen and Market     
Chicago, IL

Mr. Jerry W. Fleeman Jr. photo

    

Mr. Jerry W. Fleeman Jr.
Ahold Delhaize USA     
Salisbury, NC

Mr. Tom Flocco photo

    

Mr. Tom Flocco
Pete and Gerry's Organics    
Monroe, NH

Mr. Chris Foley photo

    

Mr. Chris Foley
Campbell Soup Company     
Camden, NJ

Ms. Sarah M. Frey photo

    

Ms. Sarah M. Frey
Frey Farms     
Keenes, IL

Mr. Dan Funk photo

    

Mr. Dan Funk
Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.     
Kansas City, KS

Mr. Tony Gavin photo

    

Mr. Tony Gavin
Bimbo Bakeries USA     
Horsham, PA

Mr. Jerel Golub photo

    

Mr. Jerel Golub
Northeast Grocery, Inc.     
Schenectady, NY

Mr. Shane Grant photo

    

Mr. Shane Grant
Danone North America     
Broomfield, CO

Mr. Greg Gregerson photo

    

Mr. Greg Gregerson
Gregerson's Foods, Inc.    
Gadsden, AL

Mr. Matt Gregory photo

    

Mr. Matt Gregory
The Clorox Company     
Durham, NC

Mr. John Hall photo

    

Mr. John Hall
Department of Defense Commissary Agency     
Fort Lee, VA

Mr. David Hardiman-Evans photo

    

Mr. David Hardiman-Evans
Ocado Group Plc     
Hatfield, Hertfordshire,, United Kingdom

Mr. Jason Hart photo

    

Mr. Jason Hart
ALDI Inc.     
Batavia, IL

Mr. Thomas Heinen photo

    

Mr. Thomas Heinen
Heinen's Grocery Stores     
Cleveland, OH

Tony Hoggett photo

    

Tony Hoggett
Amazon.com, Inc.     
Seattle, WA

Mr. Anthony Hucker photo

    

Mr. Anthony Hucker
Southeastern Grocers, Inc.     
Jacksonville, FL

Mr. Robert P. Ingle II photo

    

Mr. Robert P. Ingle II
Ingles Markets, Inc.     
Asheville, NC

Mr. Dean Janeway photo

    

Mr. Dean Janeway
Key Food Stores Co-operative, Inc.     
Matawan, NJ

Mr. Darrell Jones photo

    

Mr. Darrell Jones
Pattison Food Group     
Langley, BC, Canada

Mr. Todd Jones photo

    

Mr. Todd Jones
Publix Super Markets, Inc.     
Lakeland, FL

Mr. Omar G. Jorge Peña photo

    

Mr. Omar G. Jorge Peña
Compare Foods Supermarkets     
Charlotte, NC, North Carolina

Mr. Noah Katz photo

    

Mr. Noah Katz
PSK Supermarkets     
Mount Vernon, NY

Mr. Ari Labell photo

    

Mr. Ari Labell
The Hain Celestial Group Inc.     
Boulder, CO

Mr. Gregory Longstreet photo

    

Mr. Gregory Longstreet
Del Monte Foods, Inc.     
Walnut Creek, CA

Mr. Brandt C. Louie photo

    

Mr. Brandt C. Louie
Georgia Main Food Group Limited     
Richmond, BC, Canada

Mr. Russell T. Lund III photo

    

Mr. Russell T. Lund III
Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys)     
Edina, MN

Mr. Norman C. Mayne photo

    

Mr. Norman C. Mayne
Dorothy Lane Market, Inc.     
Dayton, OH

Mr. Sean McMenamin photo

    

Mr. Sean McMenamin
ShopRite McMenamin    
Philadelphia, PA

Dana McNabb photo

    

Dana McNabb
General Mills, Inc.     
Golden Valley, MN

Mr. Patrick Meehan photo

    

Mr. Patrick Meehan
Irresistible Foods Group, Inc.     
Gardena, CA

Mr. Hendrik Meijer photo

    

Mr. Hendrik Meijer
Meijer, Inc.     
Grand Rapids, MI

Mr. David Mitchell photo

    

Mr. David Mitchell
Mitchell Grocery Corporation     
Albertville, AL

Mr. Michael Needler Jr. photo

    

Mr. Michael Needler Jr.
Fresh Encounter, Inc.     
Findlay, OH

Mr. Steven Oakland photo

    

Mr. Steven Oakland
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.     
Oak Brook, IL

Mr. Cory Onell photo

    

Mr. Cory Onell
The Kraft Heinz Company     
Chicago, IL

Mr. David Parry photo

    

Mr. David Parry
accelerate 360 LLC.     
Smyrna, GA

Mr. Vinit Patel photo

    

Mr. Vinit Patel
Unilever     
Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Mr. Dave Peacock photo

    

Mr. Dave Peacock
Advantage Solutions     
Irvine, CA

Mr. Arthur Potash photo

    

Mr. Arthur Potash
Potash Markets     
Chicago, IL

Mr. Jason Potter photo

    

Mr. Jason Potter
The Fresh Market, Inc.     
Greensboro, NC

Mr. Michael Potthoff photo

    

Mr. Michael Potthoff
Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC     
St. Louis, MO

Mr. Steve Presley photo

    

Mr. Steve Presley
Nestle USA, Inc.     
Arlington, VA

Mr. Joel Rampoldt photo

    

Mr. Joel Rampoldt
Lidl US, LLC     
Arlington, VA

Mr. Patrick Raybould photo

    

Mr. Patrick Raybould
B&R Stores, Inc.     
Lincoln, NE

Mrs. Karen Reid photo

    

Mrs. Karen Reid
Post Consumer Brands     
Lakeville, MN

Mr. David Rice photo

    

Mr. David Rice
Associated Food Stores, Inc.     
Salt Lake City, UT

Ms. Melody Richard photo

    

Ms. Melody Richard
Walmart Inc.     
Bentonville, AR

Mr. Richard L. Riesbeck photo

    

Mr. Richard L. Riesbeck
Riesbeck Food Markets, Inc.     
St. Clairsville, OH

Mr. John K. Ross photo

    

Mr. John K. Ross
IGA, INC.     
Chicago, IL

Ms. Carrie Sander photo

    

Ms. Carrie Sander
Kellanova     
Battle Creek, MI

Mr. Todd R. Schnuck photo

    

Mr. Todd R. Schnuck
Schnuck Markets, Inc.     
St. Louis, MO

Mr. Jack Sinclair photo

    

Mr. Jack Sinclair
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.     
Phoenix, AZ

Mr. Randall J. Skoda photo

    

Mr. Randall J. Skoda
Topco Associates LLC     
Elk Grove Village, IL

Mr. Mark Skogen photo

    

Mr. Mark Skogen
Festival Foods     
Onalaska, WI

Mr. Michael Sleeper photo

    

Mr. Michael Sleeper
Imperial Distributors, Inc.     
Worcester, MA

Mr. Carlos A. Smith photo

    

Mr. Carlos A. Smith
Chedraui USA     
Paramount, CA

Mr. Steven C. Smith photo

    

Mr. Steven C. Smith
K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.     
Abingdon, VA

Mr. Neil Stern photo

    

Mr. Neil Stern
Good Food Holdings, LLC     
Carson, CA

Ms. Pamela Stewart photo

    

Ms. Pamela Stewart
The Coca-Cola Company     
Atlanta, GA

Mr. Michael C. Stigers photo

    

Mr. Michael C. Stigers
Wakefern Food Corp.     
Keasbey, NJ

Mr. Mike Stone photo

    

Mr. Mike Stone
Mollie Stone's Markets     
Mill Valley, CA

Mr. Terry Thomas photo

    

Mr. Terry Thomas
Flowers Foods     
Thomasville, GA

Mr. Russ Torres photo

    

Mr. Russ Torres
Kimberly-Clark Corporation     
Neenah, WI

Mr. Tobias Wasmuht photo

    

Mr. Tobias Wasmuht
SPAR International     
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Ms. Colleen J. Wegman photo

    

Ms. Colleen J. Wegman
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.     
Rochester, NY

Mr. Jonathan Weis photo

    

Mr. Jonathan Weis
Weis Markets, Inc.     
Sunbury, PA

Mr. Steven Williams photo

    

Mr. Steven Williams
PepsiCo, Inc.     
Purchase, NY

Mr. Eric Winn photo

    

Mr. Eric Winn
C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.     
Keene, NH

Mr. Jim Wispinski photo

    

Mr. Jim Wispinski
Corteva Agriscience     
Indianapolis, IN

Mr. Rick Wright photo

    

Mr. Rick Wright
Market of Choice, Inc.     
Eugene, OR

Ms. Lauri Youngquist photo

    

Ms. Lauri Youngquist
Knowlan's Super Markets, Inc.     
Vadnais Heights, MN