2013 Sustainability Summit: Registered Attendees

The following list shows all attendees as of May 7, 2024.


Attendee Name Title  Company
Matt Perkins Chief Marketing Officer 7AC Technologies Inc.
Brian Doyle Managing Director Accenture
Michael Gorshe Managing Director Accenture
Jonathan Angin Vice President, Business Development Agilyx Corporation
Melissa Naber National Sales Manager Agrian, Inc.
Karin Bogaers Manager Sustainability Ahold Delhaize
George Parmenter Sustainable Retailing Manager Ahold Delhaize USA
Jihad Rizkallah Vice President, Store Planning Ahold Delhaize USA
Craig Cookson Director, Sustainability and Recycling American Chemistry Council
Melissa Grande Senior Manager, Sustainability Initiatives American Cleaning Institute
Gretchen Spear Director, Packaging and Government Affairs American Forest & Paper Association
Christi Calhoun PhD. Scientific Communication Resource Officer American Meat Science Association
David Melbourne Jr. Chief Commercial Officer AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.
Ashley Carlson Consultant Ashley Carlson Consulting
Dustin Holland Vice President Better World Books
Richard Rogers Senior Program Officer Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Michelle Edkins Global Head of Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment BlackRock
Julie Menter Director, Sustainability Blu Skye Sustainability
Ted Brown Principal Brown Sustainability Solutions, Inc.
Megan Daum Vice President, Sustainability Can Manufacturers Institute
Jake Kuhns Director, Federal Govt Relations Cargill Incorporated
Jennifer McLenighan Sustainability Director Cargill Incorporated
Marty Muenzmaier Sustainability Director, Cargill Corn Milling Cargill Incorporated
Matt Miller Program Chair-Sustainability Technologies Central Piedmont Community College
Marcy Tessmann President Charleston|Orwig
Mike Boersig Manager, Customer Solutions CHEP
Jim Schubert Director of Business Planning and Central Operations City of Edmonton
John Lozano Logistics Supervisor, Food Supply Chain Clif Bar and Company
Kelly Duong Project Manager, Environmental Business Solutions Complete Recycling
Debbie DeJacques Senior Manager, Meetings Consumer Brands Association
Michael Gruber Vice President of Federal Affairs Consumer Brands Association
Meghan Stasz Senior Director, Sustainability Consumer Brands Association
Joe Hrapchak Director Covanta 4 Recovery
Angela Anderson Director, Customer Outreach Dairy Management Inc.
Alana Libow Senior Manager, Sustainable Development Danone North America
John Reilly Senior Director, Global Quality Assurance Daymon
Craig Venvertloh Senior Supply Chain Manager Dot Foods, Inc.
Tamara Muruetagoiena Senior Global Manager, Genetics Driscoll Strawberry Associates, Inc.
Laura Adams Director, Supply Chain Solutions DSC Logistics, Inc.
Rick Dineen Vice President, Operations DSC Logistics, Inc.
Sean McBride Founder DSM Strategic Communications
Linda Gilbert Chief Executive Officer EcoFocus Worldwide
Peter Cooke Director Programs and Collaborations Ecology Action
Kyle Goehring Regional Sales Manager Eisenmann Corporation
Roger Albert Cady Senior Technical Consultant, Global Sustainability Lead Elanco
John Metzger Director, Global Food Industry Dairy Elanco
Katie Austing Manager Ernst & Young LLP
Liz Baldridge Director, Sustainability and Food Waste Initiatives Feeding America
Kurt Welz Retiree Feeding America
Dennis Colley President Fibre Box Association
Kelly Lehrmann Vice President FKuR Plastics Corporation
Rodrigo Fonseca Head of Business Development North America Flocert
Dale Mediate Director, Sustainability Flowers Foods
David Fikes Executive Director, FMI Foundation FMI
Andy Harig Vice President, Tax, Trade, Sustainability & Policy Development FMI
Jessica Rosen Senior Sustainability Advisor Forum for the Future
Lee Anderson Vice President, Government & Public Affairs General Mills, Inc.
Tess Hohman Senior Manager, Industry Initiatives General Mills, Inc.
John Patelski Executive Vice President Ghafari Associates, LLC
Thomas Redick Prinipal Attourney Global Environmental Ethics Counsel
Meredith Lopuch Program Officer, GBMF Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Cindy Felton National Recycling Solutions Green Planet 21
Maggie Hernandez Environmental Program Manager H-E-B
Peter Soltys Design and Construction Program Leader H-E-B
Harriet Hentges Partner Hentges Associates
Boligala Raju President High Quality Organics
Thomas Raymond Director, Environmental Sustainability Hormel Foods Corporation
John Monaghan Business Development Specialist Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy
Rita Schenck Executive Director Institute for Environmental Research and Education
Brian Lynch Vice President, Industry Relations International Foodservice Distributors Association
Pete Grogan Recycling, Strategic Accounts International Paper
Carsten Ralph Gerhardt Principal Kearney
Amy Kirtland Executive Vice President of Fresh, Independent Sales and Customer Service KeHE Distributors
Amy Braun Senior Sustainability Manager Kellanova
Damon Morris Program Director La. Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries
Rebecca Kenow Director, Sustainability Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Andrew Shakman President and CEO LeanPath
Jane Lister Senior Research Fellow Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia
Julian Veitch Group CEO Loders Croklaan
Michael Griff Senior Commercial Manager, Americas Marine Stewardship Council
Rachel Goldstein Global Sustainability Director, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Michele Banik-Rake Director of Sustainability McDonald's Corporation
John Snell Director, Tea Procurement and Product Development Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee Inc.
Dennis Leikam Environmental Manager Musco Family Olive Co.
Hans Wegner Chief Sustainability Officer National Geographic Society
Jonathan Downey Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President National Grocers Association
Laura Abshire Director of Sustainability Policy and Government Affairs National Restaurant Association
Kevin Hackett Director NativeEnergy
Dana Gunders Staff Scientist Natural Resources Defense Council
David Stanton Head of North America Brands and Retail NatureWorks LLC
Kelly Goodejohn Director, Ethical Sourcing Nestle Coffee Partners
Diane Herndon Senior Manager, Sustainability Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Chris Houser Vice President, Business Development and Commercial Recycling New Market Waste Solutions
Nova Sayers Business Development Manager NSF International
Andrew Taylor National Accounts Executive Organix Recycling, LLC
Dan Guill Regional Manager, Central Region Pak-Sher
Michele Talucci Director of Marketing Pak-Sher
Bruce Christiansen Senior Vice President Park City Group, Inc.
Betty Beukema Director, Front End Operations Pattison Food Group
Jeff Brazell Director, Data Analytics PepsiCo, Inc.
Cope Willis Director PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Kim Brunson Recycle and Solid Waste Program Manager Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Ajay Chandran Global Marketing Director PureCircle
Nicholas Fereday Vice President, Senior Analyst Rabobank
Kaley Parkinson Director, Applied Technology Sales and Business Development Rehrig Pacific Company
JD Lindeberg Principal and President Resource Recycling Systems
Bill Carroll Vice President Reverse Solutions, LLC
Isaac Shweky President Reverse Solutions, LLC
Mathew Loving Manager, Sustainability Services Schneider Electric
Nathan Smith Director, Sustainability - Food and Agriculture Division SCS Global Services
David Eaheart Senior Director, Communications and Brand Marketing Seaboard Foods
John Sackton President Seafood.com News
Ronald Cotterman Vice President, Sustainability Sealed Air Corporation
Mark Hobbs Director, Environmental Affairs Seneca Foods Corporation
Harry Garafalo President ShopRite Garafalo Markets
Carolyn Takata Director, Marketing Silgan Containers
Christopher Warne Industry VP & Group Publisher, Food & Beverage SmartBrief, Inc.
Kim Holmes Director, Recycling SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association
Eva Lauve Scheduling and Food Safety Manager Stemilt Growers, Inc.
Jeff Dlott President and CEO SureHarvest
Jason Metnick Vice President, Customer Affairs Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Chasity Scoggins P.E., LEED AP BD + C Sustainability Manager Sweet Bay Supermarket
Elisabeth Comere Director, Environment and Government Affairs, U.S. and Canada Tetra Pak Inc
Patricia Mathison Sales Executive Tetra Pak Inc
Kelly Jewell Project Manager TFT
Robert Hurley Principal The Accord Group
Bruce Karas Vice President, Environment and Sustainability The Coca-Cola Company
John Vant Slot Member Manager The Forest Trust
Kenneth Ross Chief Executive Officer The Global ID Group
Laurie Demeritt Chief Executive Officer The Hartman Group
Patty Wells Manager, Supply Chain Collaboration The Hershey Company
Rebecca Ott Director, Sustainability The J.M. Smucker Company
Katherine O'Halleran Counsel The Kraft Heinz Company
Suzanne Lindsay-Walker Director of Sustainability The Kroger Co.
Nathan Shepley Streed Sustainability Manager, Corporate Brands The Kroger Co.
John Winkels Sentior Director of Logistics and Network Strategy The Kroger Co.
Richard Rosengren Senior Advisor, Corporate Engagement The Nature Conservancy
Tony D'Onofrio Sustainability Director Town & Country Markets, Inc.
John Martin Senior Manager, Sustainability Tyson Foods, Inc.
Domenic Calabro Waste Prevention Specialist U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Patrice Thornton SmartWay and Supply Chain Programs Center U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ashley Zanolli Environmental Engineer U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Erik Nicholson National Vice President United Farm Workers
Makely Lyon MS/MBA Candidate 2014 University of Michigan
Elise Golan Director, Sustainable Development USDA Bangkok Office
Karen Meleta Chief Communications Officer Wakefern Food Corp.
Shawn Baldwin Senior Vice President, Hispanic Merchandising Walmart Inc.
Jeff Rice Director, Sustainability Walmart Inc.
Steve Glenning Digital Performance Marketing Director Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Jason Wadsworth Sustainability Manager Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Larry LeSeur Chief Executive Officer WISErg Corporation
Kai Robertson Senior Corporate Sustainability Advisor World Resources Institute
Kara Mergl Manager, Corporate Engagement World Society for the Protection of Animals
Judith Hochhauser Schneider Deputy Director, Private Sector Engagement World Wildlife Fund
Pete Pearson Director, Food Waste World Wildlife Fund
Paulo Moraes Senior Marketing Manager Zoetis
Judy Amaya QMS Auditor
Damien Anderson Audio Visual
Zach Anderson Project Manager
Larry Andrews Retail Marketing Director
Austin Andrus Sustainable Solutions Engineer
Sri Artham Director, Strategic Accounts
Anna Ashbaugh Cororate Reponsibility Manager
Jonathan Atwood Vice President, Sustainable Living and Corporate Communications
Townsend Bailey Sustainability Manager, Worldwide Supply Chain Management
Deborah Baker Vice Presdient, Sustainable Forestry
Kate Baker Manager
Rosalyn Bandy Sustainability Manager
Bradley Barbosa Energy Engineer
Cristian Barcan Head of SET-Applied Sustainability, Americas and Asia Pacific, Nutrition and Health
Nadine Bartholomew Consultant
Kit Batten Ph.D. Global Climate Change Coordinator
Christopher Beath Senior Director, Green Coffee Procurement
Maggie Beaton Commercial Manager
Sarah Beaubien Director of Sustainability
Bridgette Bell Senior Manager, Global Sustainability
Joseph Berman Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility, LEED AP BD&C, GGP
Jeff Bernicke President
Erin Billman Principle
Jerry Bingold Director, Dairy Power
Linden Blackmon Environmental Manager
Kelly Bowles Regional Environmental Sustainability Manager
Garth Boyd Senior Partner
Trevor Branch Assistant Professor
Jake Brashares Director, Business Development
Dominick Brook Senior Manager, Sustainability Tax
Emily Brooks Global Sustainability Projects Manager
Julia Buchanan Marketing Manager
Antwan Burks Procurement Manager
Chad Burnett Manager, Global EHS Systems
Gary Burnett Marketing Communications Manager
AJ Bussan Professor
Scott Butler Vice President, Operations and Technical Support
Kathleen Cacciola Senior Director, Environmental Sustainability
Heather Cain Senior Manager, Meeting Services
Todd Camp Senior Director, Capital Planning, Environmental Health Safety and Facilities
Heather Carey Marketing
Eli Carmeli Senior Vice President
Adam Carrel Senior Manager
Bob Chant Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Communication
Laura Clark Global Marketing Director
Todd Clark Audio Visual
Jeanne Colleluori Media Relations Coordinator
Mark Comolli Director Of Markets
Robin Connell Sr. Mgr, Internal Communications and CSR
Jennifer Cotton Director, Corporate Responsibility and Quality Assurance
Clare Craig Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Michael Crispino Vice President, Communications and Outreach
Rosanna D'Alessandro Specialist, Corporate Social Responsibility
Lucas Darnell Director, Member Relations & Advocacy - Eastern Region
John Davies Vice President, Senior Analyst
Jed Davis Director of Sustainability
Robert Day Director, Customer Supply Chain
Lilani Delateur Marketing Specialist
Tania DePue Manager, Supply Chain Sustainability
Jason DeRise CFA Equity Analyst
Lavonne Dideon Account Manager
Cindy Drucker Executive Vice President
Shawna Duling Sustainability Manager
Britta Durtsche Senior Manager, Development and Corporate Relations
Brian Eagan National Sales
Kate Eagles Communications, Administrative Director
Katharine Eaton Communications Manager
Amber Edwards National Sales Manager
Taihi Egres Global Marketing Manager
Jib Ellison Founder and CEO
Andrew Essreg Senior Manager and East Central Region Leader, Climate Change and Sustainability Services
Terry Farris Director of Engineering
Mark Fera Consumer Goods Industry
Louis Finkel Executive Vice President, Government Affairs
John Fiorillo Executive Editor
Sonya Fiorini Senior Director, Corporate Social Responsibility
Shane Fitzgerald Director, Customer Supply Chain Integration
Kristen Flagg Marketing Program Lead, CPG
Ryan Flaherty Manager, Food, Beverage, and Agriculture
Kevin Flynn General Manager
Matt Foley Manager, Federal Affairs
Tobey Fowler Energy Engineer
Lisa Francioni Hai Program Manager
Andy Furner Vice President, Sales and Business Development
Judy Gardner National Sales Manager
Terry Gebhardt Vice President, Product Development
Suzanne George CMP Senior Manager, Education
Susan Ghertner Consultant
Victor Gielisse Vice President, Advancement and Business Development
William Gill Assistant Vice President, Environmental Affairs
Dennis Gillan Sustainability Program Manager
Nancy Gillis Senior Manager
Mark Ginestro Partner
Gary Girotti Vice President, Transportation Practice
Tom Goddard Senior Policy Advisor
Deborah Gondek LEED AP Director, Sustainability
Seth Goodman President
Nina Goodrich Executive Director, Sustainable Packaging Coalition
Susan Graff Vice President, Global Corporate Sustainability
John Gunst Business Unit Director, Facilities
Brenda Hambleton Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer
Jim Hanna Director, Environmental Impact
Karen Hanner Director, Manufacturing Partnerships
Emily Hanning Sustainability Manager
Josh Hansel Director, National Accounts
Ebba Hansen Manager Forest Certification Programs
Nathan Hanson Chief Executive Officer
Matthew Harris Manager, Environmental Affairs
Elizabeth Hatt Senior Editor
Tim Henry Strategic Business Director, Food and Retail Segment
Erin Hiatt Coordinator of Sustainability
Christopher Hillman Global Sustainability Manager
Lee Hochberg Producer and Special Correspondent, PBS NewsHour
Diane Holdorf Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President of Health and Safety
Kevin Houston Chief Executive Officer
Scott Hunter Director, Corporate Communications
Hilary Husted Reporter
Paula Ivey Chief Executive Officer, Supply Chain Services and President of The CSR Group LLC
Michael Jackson Engineering Manager
Mary Beth Jenssen Corporate Social Responsiblity Specialist
Anne Johnson Principal, Vice President, Global Corporate Sustainability
Rachel Kagen Senior Director, Sustainability Policy
Gene Kahn Partner
Mary Kane Specialist, Marketing
Erika Karp Chief Executive Officer
Logan Kastner Director, Membership Relations and Services
Thea Keamy Vice President, Corporate Strategy
Denise Kearns Environmental Protection Specialist
Rachel Kenyon Vice President
Peter Klaich Sales
Kami Knudson Bratten Associate
Brie Kolan Sales and Marketing Manager, Waste Services
Miro Korenha Coordinator, Sustainability
Kate Krebs Senior Environmental Policy Advisor
David Krems General Manager
Susan Kujava Director, Industry Relations and Business Development
David Kumar Strategic Accounts, Sales Manager
Steve LaBard Operations Manager
Toni Laleman Business Development Manager
John Lash Vice President, Marketing
Sandra Lewis Vice President, Government Relations and Industry Affairs
Eric Lien EVP, Sales
Jack Linard Head, Regulatory Affairs Home and Personal Care NA
Christopher Lischewski President and CEO
Jackie Lodge Coordinator, Business Development and Industry Collaboration
Jessica Long Managing Director
John Long Senior Vice President, Warehousing
Jody Longshore Director, Corporate Responsibility
Lee Lucas Director, Corporate Sustainability
Beth Ludwick Manager, Member Communications
Jerry Lynch Chief Sustainability Officer
Heather Mak Sustainability Manager
Joel Makower Founder and Executive Editor
Kahley Malloy Manager, Sustainability Services
Laura Mandell Vice President, Sustainability Communications
Ann Lynn Markley Senior Vice President, Brand Development
Kim Marotta Director Corporate Social Responsibility
Jesse Marsh Manager, Major Buyer Initiative
Anna Matheson Global Project Manager
Drew Mathias Senior Sustainability Manager
Liz Maw Chief Executive Officer
Jonathan Mayes Senior Vice President, External Affairs and Chief Diversity Officer
Gail McClellan Midwest Account Manager
Andy McCormick Vice President, Cocoa Sustainability
Sun McElderry Director, Communcations and Content
Melissa McGinnis National Account Executive
David McGiverin Environmental and Sustainability Manager
Ted McKinney Director, Global Corporate Affairs
Jeff McMahon Director, Grind2Energy
Susan McNally Accenture Sustainability Practice
Kathy Means Vice President, GovernmPublic Affairs
George Meding Director, Product Development
Bret Melton Senior Manager
Seth Mendelson Editor in Chief
Ron Milio Purchasing Manager
Ben Miller Senior Manager, Climate Change and Sustainability Services
Ken Miller Sustainability General Manager
Anne Marie Mohan Senior Editor
James Montealegre Director, Global Strategic Sourcing
Kyle Montgomery Partner
Carol Moore Manager, Global Partnership Development
Karin Moore Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Shanna Moore Sustainability Director, Packaging and Industrial Polymers
Sheila Morales Architect, LEED AP BD+C and Team Leader
John Moranz Account Executive
Bill Morrissey Vice President, Environmental Sustainability
Tom Myers Corporate Sustainability
Kathryn Naessens Special Assistant
Kimberly Nelson Senior Vice President, External Relations
Hansel New Manager of Corporate Sustainability
Marleen New Senior Director of Global Partnerships and Alliances
Teresa Noonan Buyer Corporate Foods and Sundries
Chad Obenauf Manager, Business Systems Remarketing and Returns Management
Kevin Ogorzalek Manager, Agriculture Field Programs
Joshua Oh Senior Manager, GCO
Patti Olenick Sustainability Manager
Valeria Orozco Manager, Sustainability Services
Steve Otwell Phd. Professor
Amma Owusu Administrator, Registrant Services
Jennifer Patzer Account Executive
Jennifer Pelletier Director, Sustainable Solutions
Joy Peters Managing Director, Accenture Strategy, Consumer Goods
Andree Peterson Sales and Marketing Manager
Vernon Petty Director, Corporate Engineering
Steve Polski Senior Director, Sustainability
Mitchell Rackovan Principal Scientist
Karen Raines Director of Corporate Sustainability
Sundeep Ramachandran Associate
Jeff Ramsaur Director, Food Chain Solutions
Christopher Ratto Director of Sustainability
Randy Rice Technical Director
Gary Robertson Strategic Account Manager
Rogelio Rodriguez Development Director
Omar Romero-Hernandez Faculty on Corporate Sustainability
Arthur Rubinfeld Chief Creative Officer, President, Global Development and Evolution Fresh Retail
Jorge Saenz Associate
Naomi Sakoda Sustainability Specialist
Carl Salamone Vice President, Seafood Sustainability
Rali Sanderson Associate
Tricia Sanguinetti Associate
Will Sarni Director and Practice Leader, Enterprise Water Strategy
Len Sauers Vice President, Global Sustainability
Brent Schulkin Speaker
Jeff Seabright Vice President Environment and Water Resources
Chris Seeber Risk Management
Skip Shapiro Principal
Ira Shaughnessy Sustainability Manager
Adam Siegel Vice President, Sustainability and Retail Operations
Ellen Silva Senior Manager, Applied Sustainability
Tamika Sims Director of Science and Research
Jayson Smith Audio Visual
Jeffrey Smith Partner
Michael Smith Assistant Vice President, Real Estate and Sustainability
Amanda Soh Program Manager
Daniel Sonke Director, Sustainable Agriculture
Mary Sophos Executive Vice President, Policy and Strategic Planning
Christe Spiers Head of North American Cross, Asset Sales
Cole Squiers Vice President
David Stangis Vice President, Public Affairs and Corporate Responsibility
Sara Stefanski Sustainability Manager
Adam Steltzner Speaker
Diane Stevenson Director, Sustainability
Lisa Stocker Sustainable Business Manager
John Storlie Director, Retail Sector Services
Amy Sung Editor
Steven Swartz Partner
Robin Sweere Vice President, Sustainable Solutions
Gail Tavill Vice President, Sustainable Development
Sarah Taydas Communications and Public Affairs Director
Robert ter Kuile Senior Director, Environmental Sustainability
Brandon Tidwell Manager of Sustainability
Denis Tremorin Director of Sustainability
Nicole Trimble Director, Corporate Social Responsibility
Allan Trinkwald President
John Trovato Recycling Specialist
Frank van Aalsum Program Manager, Responsible Retailing
John van Amerongen Chief Sustainability Officer
Kymoul Vanterpool Associate
Kari Vigerstol Senior Hydrologist
Jeanne von Zastrow Senior Director, Sustainability
Marianne Voss Associate
Teak Wall Sustainability Program Manager
Andrew Wallendal Owner
Brent Waskow Purchasing Manager
Brooke Weizmann Director of Sustainability, Responsible Care
Susan Welsh Director, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability
Cory Wendt Senior Manager, Energy, Manufacturing, Resource Efficiency
Jim Werkhoven Owner
Ashley White Logistics Sustainability Manager
Christian White National Sales
Leslie Williams National Sales Represenative
Wanda Williams Senior Director, Business Development and Sales
Mikaela Winter Associate
Kathleen Wright Western Regional Expense, Sanitation, Sustainability Manager
Evan Young Strategic Account Manager
Kristine Young Sustainability Manager
Jay Zoellner Executive Vice President