2014 Global Sustainability Summit: Registered Attendees

The following list shows all attendees as of April 24, 2024.


Attendee Name Title  Company
Francie Abramson Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility
Laura Abshire Director of Sustainability Policy and Government Affairs National Restaurant Association
Laura Adams Director, Supply Chain Solutions DSC Logistics, Inc.
Melanie Agopian Senior Director, Sustainability
Tawiah Agyarko-Kwarteng Manager, Cocoa Sustainability (West Africa) The Hershey Company
Jenny Ahlen Manager, Supply Chain, EDF Environmental Defense Fund
Eric Alexander Climber, Speaker, Author
Laura Allen Deputy Press Secretary
Vic Alvarado III Senior Loss Control Executive AmTrust North America
Bob Amberg Brand Director
Angela Anderson Director, Customer Outreach Dairy Management Inc.
Lee Anderson Vice President, Government & Public Affairs General Mills, Inc.
Tom Andresen Gosselin Sustainability and Supply Chain Manager
Tom Andrews Senior Manager The Economist
Charlie Arnot Chief Executive Officer The Center for Food Integrity
Sri Artham Director, Strategic Accounts
Jonathan Atwood Vice President, Sustainable Living and Corporate Communications
Roian Atwood Senior Consultant
Rosario Babiskin Assistant to the President
Keith Bailey Director, Environmental Control Technologies Smithfield Foods Inc.
Cheryl Baldwin Vice President, Sustainability Consulting, Marketing and Business Development Pure Strategies, Inc.
Chris Balfe Strategic Partner
Mitch Baranowski Founding Partner
Bradley Barbosa Energy Engineer
Nadine Bartholomew Consultant
Gabrielle Bartlett Director of Sustainability CCF Brands
Mark Baum Senior Vice President, Industry Relations & Chief Collaboration Officer FMI
Lauren Beck Vice President, Global Government Relations Kellanova
Ryan Begin Chief Executive Officer
Chris Beling Environmental Engineer
Nicholas Bennette Solution Manager
John Benson Director of Marketing KapStone
Mike Berger Editor in Chief Griffin Publishing Company
Roger Berkowitz President and CEO
Joseph Berman Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility, LEED AP BD&C, GGP
Nick Betts Sustainable Development Grain Farmers of Ontario
Jerry Bingold Director, Dairy Power
Samuel Blaine Client Services Manager, Grocery Waste Management, Inc.
Megan Bloomer Director of Sustainability Cheesecake Factory
Nicole Bodde Corporate Senior Manager of Industial Engineering and Business Solutions The Kroger Co.
Mike Boersig Manager, Customer Solutions CHEP
Karin Bogaers Manager Sustainability Ahold Delhaize
Geoffrey Bolan Commercial Director
Annie Bonner Global Partnerships Director iDE
Arnold Bowers Major Sales Director
Kelly Braaten Manager of External Communications Hormel Foods Corporation
Michael Branton National Account Manager Chetu, Inc.
Jake Brashares Director, Business Development
Amy Braun Senior Sustainability Manager Kellanova
Charles Breen FDA Regulatory Advisor
Joan Briggs Executive Director MissionPoint Partners
Samia Brogdon Project Manager Harvest Time International
Trae Brogdon Director, Product Sourcing
Ted Brown Consultant
Kim Brunson Recycle and Solid Waste Program Manager Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Roger Bryan Environmental Program Specialist Government of Alberta
Ian Bucklow Vice President, Sustainability and Materials
Chad Burnett Manager, Global EHS Systems
Mary Ellen Burris Senior Vice President Consumer Affairs
Megan Burritt Director, Wellness and Sustainability
Bill Bush Senior Director of Supply Chain Innovation
Hugo Byrnes Vice President, Product Integrity Ahold Delhaize
Kathleen Cacciola Senior Director, Environmental Sustainability
Roger Albert Cady Senior Technical Consultant, Global Sustainability Lead Elanco
Heather Cain Senior Manager, Meeting Services
Christi Calhoun PhD. Scientific Communication Resource Officer American Meat Science Association
Nhiem Cao Owner
Tom Carpenter Executive Director Sustainability Service
David Castella Vice President, Strategic Accounts
Alison Castillo Omni Delivery Lead Unilever
Lauren Cavalieri Senior Sales
Elizabeth Chace-Marino Manager, Government Relations Ahold Delhaize USA
Annette Chalmers Director of Retail, U.S. Clearwater Fine Foods, Inc.
Kevin Chase Chief Investment Officer
Leigh Chase Seafood Category Manager Hannaford Supermarkets
Scott Christian Vice President, Business Development ADI Systems Inc.
Tom Cipolla Municipal Services Manager
Catherine Citroni Bruce Marketing Manager Sunoptics
Joe Clancy Retail Education Associate International Seafood Sustainability Foundation
Keith Clark Sales manager
Kenny Clark Manager, Global Corporate Alliances Heifer International
Becky Cohen Mission Coordinator
Lindsey Cohen Manager, Marketing and Communications
Jeanne Colleluori Media Relations Coordinator
Michelle Collier Chief Operating Officer Parasense, Inc.
Kia Compton Marketing Manager
Paulina Concha Larrauri Researcher The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Kathleen Conley Director of Global Sustainability
Robin Connell Sr. Mgr, Internal Communications and CSR
Peter Cooke Director Programs and Collaborations Ecology Action
Craig Cookson Director, Sustainability and Recycling American Chemistry Council
Jessica Costigliolo Food Safety Manager
Ronald Cotterman Vice President, Sustainability Sealed Air Corporation
Craig Cottrell, Jr. Sales Executive
Cynthia Curtis Senior Consultant
Dominic D'Agostino Purchasing Manager
Rosanna D'Alessandro Specialist, Corporate Social Responsibility
Catharina Damrell Program Associate Grocery Stewardship Certification
Kristin Danganan PepsiCo Sales Strategy and Customer Engagement
Stephanie Daniels Sr. Program Manager, Agriculture and Development
Megan Daum Vice President, Sustainability Can Manufacturers Institute
John Davies Vice President, Senior Analyst
Jed Davis Director of Sustainability
Jon Dettling Managing Director, U.S. Quantis International
Mackenzie Dierks Director of Food Safety Praedium Ventures, LLC
William DiMento Corporate Director of Sustainability
Dennis Dimick Executive Editor, Environment
Rick Dineen Vice President, Operations DSC Logistics, Inc.
Stephen Dixon Account Manager
Michael Doane Director, Sustainable Business Solutions
Aleksandra Dobkowski-Joy President & COO Framework LLC
Melissa Donnelly Manager Sustainability Integration and Metrics Campbell Soup Company
Jonathan Downey Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President National Grocers Association
Cindy Drucker Executive Vice President
Paul Dubinski Senior Sales Executive
Jaren Dunning Associate Manager, Global Public Policy and Government Affairs
Brian Eagan National Sales
Peder Engstrom Scientist
Julie Eubank Director, Government Affairs Program Support
Terry Farris Director of Engineering
Rob Federighi Business Development Director
Cindy Felton National Recycling Solutions Green Planet 21
Gregory Fienhold Senior Development Officer The Earth Institute, Columbia University
David Fikes Executive Director, FMI Foundation FMI
Sonya Fiorini Senior Director, Corporate Social Responsibility
Christian Fischer Executive Vice President Packaging Georgia-Pacific
John Fischer Branch Chief, Commercial Waste Reduction
Michael Fischer Distribution Director
Jay Fishman Chairman
John Fisk Director Wallace Center at Winrock International
Erin Fitzgerald Senior Vice President, Sustainability
Robert Flores Sustainability Engineer
Christopher Flynn President Massachusetts Food Association
Matt Foley Manager, Federal Affairs
Suzanne Forbes Sustainability Administrator
Cynthia Forsch Program Manager Ecova Consulting
David Fortin Photographer
Chris Foutz Marketing Manager Honeywell International Inc.
Chad Frahm Senior Vice President, Sustainability Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy
Karen Franczyk Green Mission Coordinator, North Atlantic Region
Michelle Fremming Sustainability Coordinator
Lindsey Frick Contributing Writer
Mark Gale Chief Executive Officer Charleston|Orwig
Christine Gallagher Manager, Responsible Retailing Ahold Delhaize USA
Harry Garafalo President ShopRite Garafalo Markets
Judy Gardner National Sales Manager
Terry Gebhardt Vice President, Product Development
Suzanne George CMP Senior Manager, Education
Wayne George Applications Manager Parasense, Inc.
Stephanie Ghertner Director, Foundation & Community Affairs
Susan Ghertner Consultant
Daryl Gillit Vice President, Operations
Steve Glenning Digital Performance Marketing Director Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Elise Golan Director, Sustainable Development USDA Bangkok Office
Nora Goldstein Editor
Rachel Goldstein Global Sustainability Director, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Karen Golmer Global Sector Expert, Water
Catherine Goodall Senior Consultant RRS
Noah Goodman President
Ron Graf Vice President, Government Relations
Abby Granbery Business Development- Coffee
Melissa Grande Senior Manager, Sustainability Initiatives American Cleaning Institute
Nancy Grantham Director, Public Affairs
Timothy Greiner Co-founder and Managing Director Pure Strategies, Inc.
Eve Grenon-Lafontaine Sales Manager Westport
Leslie Griffith Director, Sustainable Solutions Covanta
Pete Grogan Recycling, Strategic Accounts International Paper
Brian Grohe Business Development Manager
Michael Gruber Vice President of Federal Affairs Consumer Brands Association
Dan Guill Regional Manager, Central Region Pak-Sher
Robert Guillemin Environmental Protection Specialist U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Lori Gustavus Director of Communications & Marketing Quantis International
April Hackstall Director, Marketing
Jonathan Halperin Founder
Brenda Hambleton Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer
Hal Hamilton Director Sustainable Food Lab
Karen Hanner Director, Manufacturing Partnerships
Annette Hansen Director of Sustainability
Andy Harig Vice President, Tax, Trade, Sustainability & Policy Development FMI
Sara Harper Director of Sustainability and Supply-Chain Solutions
Dominique Harris Policy Associate Cargill Incorporated
Kasey Harris Sustainability Programs Specialist
Matthew Harris Manager, Environmental Affairs
Shayna Harris Cocoa Sustainability Manager
Stephanie Harris Chief Regulatory Officer & General Counsel FMI
Ezequiel Hart Director PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
McKenna Hayes Assistant
James Haynes Vice President
Megan Hellstedt Vice President, Sustainability Ahold Delhaize
Harriet Hentges Partner Hentges Associates
Renee Henze Global Marketing Manager
Elizabeth Herendeen Marketing Director
Maggie Hernandez Environmental Program Manager H-E-B
Diane Herndon Senior Manager, Sustainability Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Michael Hewett Director of Environmental and Sustainability Programs Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Betsy Hickman Communications & Membership Director
Roland Hoch Vice President Global Organics Ltd.
John Hoffmann Director, Product Stewardship & Regulatory
Paul Holzer Procurement Director
C. Wayne Honeycutt Deputy Chief for Science and Technology
Harrison Horning PE, CEM Director, Equipment Purchasing, Maintenance and Energy, North Retail Business Services, LLC
Jennifer Hoyer Deputy Director, Corporate Partnerships The Nature Conservancy
Mark Huber National Sales Representative
Karimah Hudda Global Sustainability Lead, Associate Director - Procurement Mondelez International
Jene' Huffman-Gilreath Director Executive Projects
Tyler Hulsebus Vice President Engineering Hormel Foods Corporation
Dennis Hunt Marketing Manager
Scott Hunter Director, Corporate Communications
Robert Hurley Principal
Hector Ibancovichi Strategic Sourcing Manager Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V.
Kenya Iwamoto Account Director
Chris Jernigan Vice President, Sales Operations and Finance Ecova
Emily Johannes Senior Manager, Sustainable Sourcing Nestle USA, Inc.
Kathleen Johnson Senior Sustainability Engineer Conagra Brands
Carolyn Kaplan Chief Sustainability Officer Nixon Peabody LLP
Jessica Karpowicz Director of Sales HowGood, Inc.
Rima Kawas Senior Policy Advocate
Casey Keil Sourcing Manager Fresh
Kimberly Keller Senior Director, Reputation Management
Anne Kelly Director, Policy Program and BICEP
Rebecca Kenow Director, Sustainability Land O'Lakes, Inc.
David Kilshaw Executive Chairman
Mark Kirchgasser Vice President, Sales Solaris Paper, Inc.
Amy Kirtland Executive Vice President of Fresh, Independent Sales and Customer Service KeHE Distributors
Kristian Kjelstrup Vice President of Sales Trace Register Inc.
Lori Kline Knowledge Management Specialist Mead Johnson Nutrition
Cort Koenig Zero Landfill Expert Northstar Recycling
Brie Kolan Sales & Marketing Manager
Mike Kraft Vice President, CSR
Lynda Kuhn SVP Sustainability & Public Affairs Greenfield Natural Meat Co.
Susan Kujava Director, Industry Relations and Business Development
Steve LaBard Operations Manager
Jennifer Lambert Senior Manager, Sustainability Loblaw Companies Limited
Stephen Lamm Vice President, Business Development EOS Climate
Rod Lanier Procurement Director
John Laughead Sustainable Packaging Advisor Albertsons Own Brands, LLC (Pleasanton, CA)
Hong Lee Director Business Development
Shawna Lemke PhD VP, Food Safety, Health and Nutrition Stakeholder Affairs
Jennifer Levin Partnership Engagement Manager Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
Alana Libow Senior Manager, Sustainable Development Danone North America
Eric Lien EVP, Sales
Suzanne Lindsay-Walker Director of Sustainability The Kroger Co.
Dan Linsky Sales Manager ClimeCo Corporation
Jackie Lodge Coordinator, Business Development and Industry Collaboration
Michael Loftus Director of Meat and Seafood Product Development Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.
Amy Longsworth Managing Director
Paloma Lopez Director, Global Sustainability
Susan Lorenz-Fisher Director-Sustainability Keystone Foods LLC
Mathew Loving Manager, Sustainability Services Schneider Electric
Nichole Luna Director, Digital
Jerry Lynch Chief Sustainability Officer General Mills, Inc.
Dennis Macray Chief Operating Officer Theo Chocolate Company
Matthew Maiers Director, Operations and Business Development CH4 Biogas, LLC
Kelly Mannix Analyst
Jonathan Mayes Senior Vice President, External Affairs and Chief Diversity Officer
Mary McCann Quality Assurance Analyst
Janet McCarthy Senior Manager Accouting and Compliance Ahold Delhaize USA
Daniel McChesney, Ph.D. Director, Office of Surveillance and Compliance
Josiah McClellan Director, Food Market Issues and Sustainability
Cassie McCloud Associate Director
Timothy McCoy Senior Advisor World Cocoa Foundation
Steve McDonough Manager, Sustainability
Daniel McKamy Director, Food Care Solution Development
Brian McKim Associate Brand Manager
William McLellan President
Jennifer McLenighan Sustainability Director Cargill Incorporated
Joe McMahan Director Sustainability Partnerships
Paul McMenemy Vice President
Karen McVeigh Senior Marketing Manager Covanta
Dale Mediate Director, Sustainability Flowers Foods
Cher Mereweather Executive Director Provision Coalition
Kara Mergl Manager, Corporate Engagement World Society for the Protection of Animals
Robyn Metcalfe Director, The Food Lab at UT
Jason Metnick Vice President, Customer Affairs Sustainable Forestry Initiative
John Metzger Director, Global Food Industry Dairy Elanco
Lori Michelin Vice President Sustainability and EHS
Tracy Mihas Senior Director, State Government Relations
Graham Mitchell President Sustainable Innovations Inc.
James Mitchell Research Fellow
Kyle Mitchell Vice President, Store Development
Dean Mix National Accounts Manager Waste Management, Inc.
Anne Marie Mohan Senior Editor
John Monaghan Business Development Specialist Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy
Julianna Mullen Assistant Director Audubon Nature Institute Gulf United for Lasting Fisheries
Suzanne Munson Senior Executive, Corporate Partnerships
Kristi Nauman R & D Manager
Kumar Navile Regional Manager, Environmental and Sustainability
Brigitta Nemes Emerging Sustainable Markets Business Developer UTZ Sustainability & Traceability Program
Michael Nesset Director
scott nichols Director
James O'Donnell III Food Safety and Sustainability Leader
Chris Oestereich Enterprise Waste and Recycling Manager
Patti Olenick Sustainability Manager
Sheila Ongie Sustainability Manager
Monique Oxender Chief Sustainability Officer Keurig Dr Pepper
Jamie Marie Padilla Global Impact Advocate
George Parmenter Sustainable Retailing Manager Ahold Delhaize USA
Audra Pavilcius Karalius Sustainability Counsel
Pete Pearson Director, Food Waste World Wildlife Fund
Tod Pepin Chief Merchandising Officer Fresh Thyme Market
Matt Perkins Chief Marketing Officer 7AC Technologies Inc.
Steve Peterson Sourcing Director
Diane Petit Public Affairs Officer, Massachusetts USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Patrick Pfeiffer Managing Director EOS Climate
Teena Pham Manager, Marketing
Gary Piwko Director, Remarketing and Returns Management Kellanova
Steve Polski Senior Director, Sustainability
Ena Popic Packaging Manager, Loblaw Brands
Gabriel Post Director of Innovation Pacific Market International
Cheryl Preyer Associate EnviroFlight, LLC
Sarah Raffelt Marketing Communications Manager
Albert Rangel Systems Training Specialist
Christopher Ratto Director of Sustainability
Doug Rauch CEO
Thomas Raymond Director, Environmental Sustainability Hormel Foods Corporation
Nancy Rebelo Vice President Administration
John Reece Sales manager
Donald Reed Director
David Refkin President & CEO
John Reilly Senior Director, Global Quality Assurance Daymon
Kendrick Repko Sustainability Brand Lead Ahold Delhaize USA
Cheryl Reynhout Associate
Nikki Richardson Head of Communications JBS USA, LLC
Christine Riley Miller Sr. Director, Corporate Social Responsibility
Jihad Rizkallah Vice President, Store Planning Ahold Delhaize USA
Jean Roberts Vice President Professional Services
Lisa Roberts Sustainability Manager Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Kai Robertson Senior Corporate Sustainability Advisor World Resources Institute
Michael Robson Director, Global Environmental Health and Safety
Steve Rochlin Co-CEO
Elizabeth Roller Sales Manager
Jessica Rosen Senior Sustainability Advisor Forum for the Future
Ashford Rosenberg Outreach Coordinator Audubon Nature Institute Gulf United for Lasting Fisheries
Chad Ross Manager, Industry Relations & Total Store Collaboration
John Rost Regulatory Affairs
Sean Royer Executive Director, Environmental Stewardship Division
Carl Salamone Vice President, Seafood Sustainability
Adriana Sanchez-Lindsay Seafood Import and Sustainability Coordinator SEA DELIGHT, LLC
Andrew Sargent General Manager Hanns R. Neumann Foundation
Nova Sayers Business Development Manager NSF International
Ethan Schoolman Dow Post-Doctoral Fellow
Kate Schrank IEMA Certified Sustaninability Practitioner
James Schroeder Vice President, Engineering
Skip Shapiro Principal
Nathan Shepley Streed Sustainability Manager, Corporate Brands The Kroger Co.
Rick Shipley Chief Executive Officer Organix Recycling, LLC
Kavita Shukla Founder and President, CEO
John Simone Director, Global Sustainability and Social Responsibility
Michael Smith Assistant Vice President, Real Estate and Sustainability
Erik Smyth Director Insignia Technologies
Rod Snyder President
Susan Sollenberger Vice President, Maintenance and Energy Retail Business Services, LLC
Curt Spalding Administrator
Kim Stackhouse Director of Sustainability Research National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Thomas Stanczyk Senior Advisor, Zero Waste Strategist
David Stanton Head of North America Brands and Retail NatureWorks LLC
Meghan Stasz Senior Director, Sustainability Consumer Brands Association
Blake Steen Innovation Manager, Our Brands Team
Sara Stefanski Sustainability Manager
Anna Steffens Senior Corporate Manager
Rick Stein Vice President, Fresh Foods FMI
John Steinmetz Senior Merchant Fresh Seafood Walmart Inc.
Diane Stevenson Director, Sustainability
Deborah Stewart Senior Manager, Registration Services FMI
Abby Strange Own Brand Lead
W. Martin Strauss Ph.D. Vice President
Jill Stueck Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Steve Sutta Associate
Richard Swannell Director, Sustainable Food Systems
Steven Swartz Partner
Robin Sweere Vice President, Sustainable Solutions
Michele Talucci Director of Marketing Pak-Sher
Irit Tamir Senior Campaigns and Advocacy Advisor Oxfam America
Gail Tavill Vice President, Sustainable Development
Zu Huei Tay Manager
Andrew Taylor National Accounts Executive Organix Recycling, LLC
Robert ter Kuile Senior Director, Environmental Sustainability
Harrison Thomas Client Relationship Manager
Oistein Thorsen Principal Consultant Trie - Benchmark Sustainability Science
Mary Timerson Associate
Lauren Toretta President
Indira Trejo Global Impact Coordinator
Scott Tudor Director, Sustainability
Ken Tyburski Zero Landfill Expert Northstar Recycling
Sally Uren Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Michael Van Brunt, P.E. Director, Sustainability
Michele van Treeck Chief Procurement Officer and Vice President, Global Procurement Kellanova
John Van't Slot Associate
Jeanne von Zastrow Senior Director, Sustainability
Jason Wadsworth Sustainability Manager Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Chelsea Wagner Hannaford Close to Home Specialist Hannaford Supermarkets
Dastina Wallace Public Affairs Specialist
Jerry Walsh Buyer, Meat
Marcy Watson Sustainability Program Specialist Hannaford Supermarkets
Patty Wells Manager, Supply Chain Collaboration The Hershey Company
Paul West Co-Director & Lead Scientist
Mark Weyland Product Manager Loders Croklaan
Joe Whinney Chief Executive Officer
Ashley White Logistics Sustainability Manager
Andrew Whitman Director Grocery Stewardship Certification
Clay Whitney Specialty Markets Manager
James Williams Director, Business Development
Wanda Williams Senior Director, Business Development and Sales
Gary Wills Sales Manager, USA and Canada DNV GL - Business Assurance
John Wilson Head of Corporate Governance, Engagement & Research
Kelli Windsor Senior Director, Web & Digital Communications FMI
Sara Wing Director, Marketing, Health and Wellness
John Winkels Sentior Director of Logistics and Network Strategy The Kroger Co.
Andrew Winston Advisor, Speaker, and Writer Winston Eco-Strategies, LLC
Christopher Gordon Wolfe Corporate Director - Sustainability / Environmental Bimbo Bakeries USA
Brian Wright Owner Wright Communication Strategies, LLC
Corey Wright Trade Specialist U.S. Department of Commerce
Amanda Yogendran Strategist
Kristine Young Sustainability Manager
Ashley Zanolli Environmental Engineer U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Judith Zaunbrecher Director, R&D/Corporate Quality
Emily Zimmerman Speechwriter
Victoria Zimmerman Sustainability Manager McDonald's Corporation