About Us

Joint Industry Unsaleables Leadership Team

To help the industry reduce the quantity and cost of unsaleables across the entire food, grocery and consumer packaged goods supply chain for the ultimate benefit of the consumer. Staff Coordinator Patrick Walsh, Vice President, Industry and Trade Development. pwalsh@fmi.org

Mr. Ted Lechner photo

Mr. Ted Lechner
(Co-Chair)
H-E-B
San Antonio, TX


Mr. Rob Shifter photo

Mr. Rob Shifter
(Co-Chair)
Nestlé USA, Inc.
Glendale, CA


Ms. Tracee Abu photo

Ms. Tracee Abu



Mr. David Aukstikalnis photo

Mr. David Aukstikalnis
Welch's Food Stores
Concord, MA


Mr. Scott E. Azzalina photo

Mr. Scott E. Azzalina
The Hershey Company
Hershey, PA


Mr. Peter H. Bannochie photo

Mr. Peter H. Bannochie
General Mills, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN


Susan Bentel photo

Susan Bentel
Nestlé Purina PetCare Company
St. Louis, MO


Becky Bly photo

Becky Bly
Walgreen Co.
Deerfield, IL


Mr. Thomas Breiten photo

Mr. Thomas Breiten
Playtex Products, Inc.
Westport, CT


Genaro Bugarin photo

Genaro Bugarin
Petco Animal Supplies
San Diego, CA


Garret Burrell photo

Garret Burrell
Abbott Nutrition
Columbus, OH


Bill Downs photo

Bill Downs
Mars Chocolate North America
Hackettstown, NJ


Leon Elcock photo

Leon Elcock
Campbell Soup Company
Camden, NJ


Rob England photo

Rob England
Food Lion, LLC
Salisbury, NC


Ron Fingers photo

Ron Fingers
Del Monte Foods
Pittsburgh, PA


Timothy Fischer photo

Timothy Fischer
Bumble Bee Foods, LLC
San Diego, CA


Oscar Fussenegger photo

Oscar Fussenegger
The Kroger Co.
Cincinnati, OH


Mr. Allen Hamer photo

Mr. Allen Hamer
Safeway Inc.
Pleasanton, CA


Robert Irby photo

Robert Irby
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Bentonville, AR


Bert Kibbler photo

Bert Kibbler
Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
Northfield, IL


Scott Knapp photo

Scott Knapp
S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Racine, WI


Ms. Danielle Kowalkowski photo

Ms. Danielle Kowalkowski
H.J. Heinz Company
Pittsburgh, PA


Don LaChance photo

Don LaChance
C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Keene, NH


Neil Meischeid photo

Neil Meischeid
Rite Aid Corporation
Camp Hill, PA


Mr. Michael Mills photo

Mr. Michael Mills
Pharmavite LLC
Fayetteville, NC


Desiree Paoli photo

Desiree Paoli
Walgreen Co.
Deerfield, IL


Sharon Petrarca photo

Sharon Petrarca



Mr. Gary M. Piwko photo

Mr. Gary M. Piwko
Kellogg Company
Battle Creek, MI


Mr. Gary Regina photo

Mr. Gary Regina
BI-LO Winn-Dixie
Jacksonville, FL


William Rutschow photo

William Rutschow
Clabber Girl Corporation
Terre Haute, IN


Mr. Joseph Scaccia photo

Mr. Joseph Scaccia
Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
Northfield, IL


Mr. Eugene Schachte photo

Mr. Eugene Schachte
H.J. Heinz Company
Pittsburgh, PA


Lisa Soderstrom photo

Lisa Soderstrom
The Procter & Gamble Company
Cincinnati, OH


Jim Spaight photo

Jim Spaight
Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Saint Paul, MN


Mr. Gary Spinazze photo

Mr. Gary Spinazze
Nash Finch Company
Minneapolis, MN


Jace Swartzendruber photo

Jace Swartzendruber
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Omaha, NE


Christine Taber photo

Christine Taber
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
Princeton, NJ


Mr. George Thrower photo

Mr. George Thrower
Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc.
Matthews, NC


Ms. Laura J. Trappe photo

Ms. Laura J. Trappe
Unilever
Englewood Cliffs, NJ


Ms. Laura J. Trappe photo

Ms. Laura J. Trappe
Unilever
Englewood Cliffs, NJ


Mr. Daniel Triot photo

Mr. Daniel Triot
DHT Consulting, LLC
Cincinnati, OH


Ms. Lisa Wacek photo

Ms. Lisa Wacek
General Mills, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN


Mr. Patrick Walsh photo

Mr. Patrick Walsh
Food Marketing Institute
Arlington, VA


Mr. Michael Williams photo

Mr. Michael Williams
Ross Products Division
Columbus, OH


Ms. Jeanne Iglesias photo

Ms. Jeanne Iglesias
(Staff Coordinator)
Grocery Manufacturers Association
Washington, DC


Ms. Jeanne von Zastrow photo

Ms. Jeanne von Zastrow
(Staff Coordinator)
Food Marketing Institute
Moab, UT