2012 Retail Food Safety Forum: Registered Attendees

The following list shows all attendees as of June 9, 2026. Click on each column header to sort by that category.


Attendee Name Title  Company
David Acheson MD, FRCP Managing Director Food and Import Safety Leavitt Partners
Rhonda Albarkat Food Safety Manager The Kroger Co.
Michael Ambrosio Vice President, Quality Assurance Division
Leah Anderson Food Safety and Nutrition Manager
Brenda Bacon Director, Quality Assurance
Jim Badalati Senior Vice President, Customer Development
Rance Baker Program Administrator National Environmental Health Association
Kevin Banning Director Loss Prevention, Food Safety, Customer Satisfaction and Crisis Management
Brenda Becker Market Manager Food Safety
Jason Belcher Kitchen Director Dorothy Lane Market, Inc.
Kenneth Boardman Director of Quality Assurance and Safety Jerry's Enterprises, Inc.
Christopher Braden Director, Div. Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases
Gail Brady Quality Assurance, Food Safety Manager and Recall Coordinator
Jerry Buligan Director, Risk Management and Corporate Responsibility
Ruth Campanella Food Safety Coordinator Blend Pak, Inc.
Glenda Christy Senior Manager, Safety and Food Safety
Denise Cole Food Safety Specialist
Thaddius Cooper Food Safety Manager
Catherine Cosby Director, Food Safety Retail Operations and Distribution The Kroger Co.
John Coughlin Suprvisor, Product Inspection
Paul Damaren Global Strategic Accounts Director, Food & Beverage Lloyds Register Quality Assurance (LRQA)
Tom Daniel Vice President, Operations - Global Food Retail Ecolab, Inc.
Tim Deary Business Development Manager
Albert Espinoza RS Supplier Assessment Product Quality Manager H-E-B
Susan Feazell Director of Sales National Registry of Food Safety Professionals
Angela Fernandez Senior Vice President, Market Development GS1 US
Ingrid Fessel NAM Technical Manager
Jennifer Frankenberg Vice President SAGE Food Safety Consultants
Chaz Garrity Account Manager
Chris Gindorff VP, Compliance and Food Protection Hy-Vee, Inc.
Jack Gridley Vice President Meat, Seafood and Prepared Foods
Damian Hajduk Chief Scientific Officer Landec Corporation
Matthew Hall Director, Food Safety
Robin Harris Manager, Food Safety
Jean Hayden Program Specialist
Shannon Heinemeier QA Manager Arcobasso Foods
John Heller Product Manager Neogen Corporation
Johnna Hepner Director of Food Safety & Technology
Melissa Herbert Director Industry Affairs Neogen Corporation
Lori Hodge Director, Quality Control
Rob Howard Jr Key Account Manager
Donna Howell Director, Food Service
Benjamin Hwang Product Specialist
Jeff Hyatt Warehouse Food Safety
Mandy Johnson Executive Director, Research National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Dennis Kasprowski Area General Manager
Anne Keys Senior Director, US Public Affairs
Patrick Lannon Environmental Health and Safety Team Lead
Eva Lauve Scheduling and Food Safety Manager Stemilt Growers, Inc.
Priscilla Leiva Food Safety Coordinator Auto Mercado
Keith Mandelbaum Vice President, Client Engagement
Dee McDonnell Channel Sales Director
Michele McLeskey Consultant McLeskey Consulting, Inc.
David McSwane Executive Director Conference for Food Protection
Jeff Mitchell Vice President of Food Safety and Service Operations
Joan Moeller Marketing Director CERT ID
Stephanie Mohn R.E.H.S., C.F.S.P. Food Safety Manager
Darrice Monk Manager of Food Safety and Sanitation Lowes Foods, LLC
Haley Oliver Assistant Professor
Steven Oswald Vice President, Food Safety & Quality Assurance Wakefern Food Corp.
Steve Pawluk Corporate Accounts Manager
Brian Payne Senior Business Development Manager
Ron Perkins Food Production Director
Richard Podesta Director Regulatory Compliance
Jo Ann Potts Director, Customer Resources Dorothy Lane Market, Inc.
Julie Press Manager, Strategic Program Design
Gale Prince President
Diane Pryde Vice President Marketing, Sales, Training and Improvement Solutions
Rose Richardson Executive Assistant to the CEO & COO Fresh Encounter, Inc.
Charlie Schiltz Food Safety Manager
Heather Secrist Chief Executive Officer Genetic ID NA, Inc.
Cherie Smith Associate
Michele Southall Implementation Services Director
Mike Turcola Production Supervisor
Ron Vail Director Food Safety and GFSI Education
John Waltz Corporate Account Manager
Tim Weakland Quality Assurance Supervisor
Mary Weaver Group Manager, Food Operations
Jim Wilson Director, Retail Sales
Bill Wonderlich Vice President of Sales and Marketing Validus