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Sustainability Executive Committee

The FMI Sustainability Executive Committee works to identify and prioritize issues for collaborative action; to develop tools and resources to help move the industry forward faster in implementing more sustainable business practices; to offer insight and recommendations when needed to FMI leadership and board; and to oversee several sub-committees including the Sustainable Seafood Committee and the Sustainable Packaging Committee and the Sustainability Council.

		Ms. Patti J. Olenick (Chair) Weis Markets, Inc. Sunbury, PA
		Ms. Susan Ghertner (Vice-Chair) H-E-B San Antonio, TX
		Ms. Suzanne Lindsay-Walker (Vice-Chair) The Kroger Co. Cincinnati, OH
		Mr. Bob Chant bob chant Loblaw Companies Limited Brampton, ON, Canada
		Mr. Tony D'Onofrio Town & Country Markets, Inc. Paulsbo, WA
		Ms. Sonya Fiorini Loblaw Companies Limited Brampton, ON, Canada
		Ms. Brittni Furrow Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Bentonville, AR
		Mr. Michael Hewett Publix Super Markets, Inc. Lakeland, FL
		Ms. Amy Kirtland Nature's Best Brea, CA
		Mr. Steve LaBard Unified Grocers, Inc. Commerce, CA
		Mr. Matthew W. Lopez C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. Keene, NH
		Ms. Karen Meleta Wakefern Food Corporation Edison, NJ
		Mr. George Parmenter Hannaford Bros. Co. Portland, ME
		Mr. Christopher Ratto Safeway Inc. Pleasanton, CA
		Mr. John Reilly Daymon Worldwide Inc. Stamford, CT
		Mr. Jihad M. Rizkallah Ahold USA Carlisle, PA
		Mr. Nathan D. Shepley Streed The Kroger Co. Cincinnati, OH
		Mr. Michael A. Smith Hy-Vee, Inc. West Des Moines, IA
		Mr. Jason Wadsworth Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Rochester, NY
		Ms. Jeanne von Zastrow (Staff Coordinator) Food Marketing Institute Moab, UT