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Ms. Maria Brous Co-Chair Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Ms. Molly Devanney Co-Chair Highland Park Market, Inc.
Ms. Josie Albrecht Member	John F. Ales Member Walmart Inc.
Mr. Michael Ambrosio Member Wakefern Food Corp.	Mr. Sam Anderson Member Brookshire Grocery Company
Ms. Felis Andrade Member Giant Landover	Ms. Jane Andrews MS, RD Member Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Mr. James R. Bailey III Member Walmart Inc.	Mr. Rob Bartels Member Martin's Super Markets, Inc.
Mr. Keith Barthelme Member Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Mr. Matt Batchelor Member Ahold Delhaize USA
Ms. Stacie R. Behler Member Meijer, Inc.	Ms. Judy Bennett Member Colemans Food Centre
Ms. Sarada Bernstein MPH, RD Member ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.	Ms. Lauren Biondi Member Wakefern Food Corp.
Mr. Erick Bitter Member Friedman's Freshmarkets	Mr. Eric Blom Member Hannaford Supermarkets
Ms. Lisa Boyd Member Target Corporation	Mr. Christopher Brand Member Giant Food Stores, LLC
Ms. Dawn Bredeweg Member SpartanNash Company	Ms. Cindy Breslin Member Price Chopper Supermarkets
Mr. Andy Brocato Member Tops Markets, LLC	Ms. Jessica Brothers Member First Alternative Co-op
Ms. Sandy Brown Member Brown's Super Stores, Inc.	Ms. Mary Ellen Burris Member Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Ms Josanna Busby Member Food Lion, LLC	Ms. Dya Campos Member H-E-B
Ms. Cindy Carrasquilla Member Stop & Shop - New York	Ms. Marife Casem Member Walmart Inc.
Mr. Bob Chant Member Loblaw Companies Limited	Mr. Jason Clarke Member Ahold Delhaize USA
Mrs. Cindi Cole Member Meijer, Inc.	Ms. Khara Cosentino Member Cosentino's Food Stores
Mr. Thomas E. Cosgrove Member Food Marketing Institute	Ms. Jennifer Cranmer Member Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Mr. Dennis Curtin Member Weis Markets, Inc.	Ms. Claire D'Amour-Daley Member Big Y Foods, Inc.
Mr. Keith Dailey Member The Kroger Co.	Mr. Bruce H. Daman Member Hannaford Supermarkets
Ms. Karrie Denniston Member Walmart Inc.	Ms. Pam Determan Member Food Lion, LLC
Ms. Laurel Dickerson Member Stater Bros. Markets	Ms. Julie Dickson-Olmstead Member Overwaitea Food Group
Mr. Paul Dingsdale Member Unified Grocers	Mr. Dan Donovan Member Giant Eagle, Inc.
Ms. Lori Dugan Member ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.	Ms. Diane M. Evans Member Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Ms. Nancyanne Fama Member Food Circus / Foodtown	Ms. Susy Ferra Member Bashas' Inc.
Ms. Sonya Fiorini Member Loblaw Companies Limited	Mr. Jennifer Foley Member Berkshire Co-op Market
Ms. Christine Foster Member Ronetco Supermarkets, Inc.	Mrs. Valerie Fox Member Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Ms. Deisha Galberth Member Walmart Inc.	Mr. Mark Gauci Member Sobeys Inc.
Ms. Kimberly George Member Alex Lee, Inc.	Ms. Dara Gladstein Member Wakefern Food Corp.
Mr. Alex Gleeson Member Ahold Delhaize USA	Ms. Sarah Glunz Member Ahold Delhaize USA
Ms. Beth Goldberg Member Safeway Inc.	Ms. Mona Golub Member Price Chopper Supermarkets
Mr. Gerard A. Gonthier Member Save-A-Lot, Ltd.	Ms. Meredith Gremel Member SpartanNash Company
Ms. Janelle Grunwald Member Hy-Vee, Inc.	Mr. Frank Guglielmi Member Meijer, Inc.
Mr. Paul Habstritt Member SpartanNash - St. Cloud Division	Ms. Betsy Hall Member Walmart Inc.
Mrs Brandy Hanger Member The Kroger Co.	Mr. Andy Harig Member Food Marketing Institute
Mr. Cory Hedman Member Meijer, Inc.	Mr. Drew Hembree Member K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Ms. Susie Hessburg Member Valley Natural Foods	Ms. Debbie Hill Member Ahold Delhaize USA
Mrs. Lori L. Hodge Member Southeastern Grocers, LLC	Ms. Kathy Holland Member Albertsons Companies, Inc. - Intermountain Division
Ms. Kristal Howard Member The Kroger Co.	Mr. Dan Howe Member Overwaitea Food Group
Ms. Nancy Husnik Member Target Corporation	Mr. Robert O. Hutchins Member Unified Grocers
Ms. Courtney James Member Food Lion, LLC	Ms. Lee Ann James Member Colliers International Retail Investment Services
Mr. Jennifer Jarrell Member The Kroger Co. - Columbus Division	Ms. Alicia M. Jerome MS, RD, LD Member
Mr. Rob Johnson Member Bashas' Inc.	Ms. Sheila Johnson Member The Kroger Co.
Ms. Cindy Kaplan Member Martin's Super Markets, Inc.	Ms. Eileen Katz Member Ahold Delhaize USA
Ms. Patricia Kazacos Member Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.	Mr. James Keenoy Member Stop & Shop - New York
Mr. Bob King Member Associated Food Stores, Inc.	Ms. Jill Krantz Member Lakewinds Natural Foods
Ms. Marisa Kutansky Member Stater Bros. Markets	Ms. Sheila Laing SPHR Member Hy-Vee, Inc.
Ms. Melaina E. Lewis Member Food Marketing Institute	Ms. Jennifer Lien Member The Kroger Co.
Cheryl Lindblad Member The Kroger Co.	Ms. Elisabeth Loeb Member Wakefern Food Corp.
Ms. Linda Lovejoy Member Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.	Ms. Sheila Lowrie Member Dillon Companies, Inc.
Ms. Andrea Luttrell Member Big Y Foods, Inc.	Ms. Cheryl Macik Member Wakefern Food Corp.
Ms. Christine Magyarits Member Wakefern Food Corp.	Ms. Mandy Makinen Member National Co+op Grocers
Mr. Steve Markenson Member Food Marketing Institute	Ms. Marisol Marks Member Smart & Final Stores LLC
Danit Marquardt Member Walmart International	Ms. Teena Massingill Member Albertsons Companies
Ms. Carol Mather Member Topco Associates LLC	Mr. Peter Matz Member Food Marketing Institute
Mrs. Leah A. McGrath RD, LDN Member Ingles Markets, Inc.	Marilee McInnis Member Walmart International
Mrs. Diane K. Medlin Member Food Lion, LLC	Mr. Karl Meinhardt Member Albertsons Companies
Ms. Mary Joan Meisenzahl Member Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.	Ms. Karen Meleta Member Wakefern Food Corp.
Ms. Natalie Menza-Crowe MS, RD Member Wakefern Food Corp.	Ms. Catherine Miller Member Ronetco Supermarkets, Inc.
Ms. Margaret Mittelstadt Member Outpost Natural Foods	Mr. Matthew Morgan Member Ralphs Grocery Company
Mr. George Motel Member Bozzuto's Inc.	Ms. Maureen Murphy Member Price Chopper Supermarkets
Ms. Jo Natale Member Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.	Mr. Nate Neiman Member Alpena Supermarkets, Inc.
Mr. Ryan Neville Member Hy-Vee, Inc.	Ms. Christine Newman Member United Supermarkets, LLC
Ms. Jennifer Newport Member Shoppers Food Warehouse Corp.	Mr. Brian Nick Member Walmart Inc.
Ms. Jena Nooney Member SpartanNash Company	Mr. Michael Norton Member Hannaford Supermarkets
Ms. Tania Nunn Member Giant Eagle, Inc.	Ms. Karen O'Shea Member Wakefern Food Corp.
Ms. Judi McGrath Palmer Member Stop & Shop - New England	Ms. Jessica Patel Member ALDI Inc.
Ms. Shannon Patten Member Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Ms Karen Peirce Member Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc.
Ms. Christy Phillips-Brown Member Retail Business Services, LLC	Ms. Tina Potthoff Member Hy-Vee, Inc.
Ms. Jo Ann E. Potts Member Dorothy Lane Market, Inc.	Mr. John Reilly Member Daymon
Ms. Ellen Reynolds Member Brookshire Grocery Company	Mr. Michael Roberson Member Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Ms. Danna Robinson Member Harris Teeter LLC	Ms. Jillian Robinson Member Wakefern Food Corp.
Mrs. Suzi Robinson Member Ahold Delhaize USA	Mr. Stephen Rohrbach Member Food Lion, LLC
Ms. Kathy Romanowski Member Tops Markets, LLC	Mr. Kris Romeril Member Associated Food Stores, Inc.
Mr. Chad Ross Member Food Marketing Institute	Luis Ruiz Member The Kroger Co. - Southwest Division
Ms. Rita Salesio Member Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Inc.	Ms. Rebecca Sanders Member Brookshire Grocery Company
Mr. Fred Schiebel Member Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Ms. Stephanie F. Schultz Member Festival Foods
Ms. Janet Scott Member Walmart Inc.	Mr. Mark L. Sens Member Ahold Delhaize USA
Ms. Ashley Shick Member Bashas' Inc.	Mr. Paul S. Simon Member Schnuck Markets, Inc.
Mr. Brendon Smith Member Willy Street Co-op	Ms. Kelly E. Smith Member National Co+op Grocers
Ms. Lori Smith Member The Kroger Co.	Mr. Aaron Sorenson Member Lunds & Byerlys
Mr. Christy Spoa Sr. Member Ellwood City Save-A-Lot	Mr. Rick Stein Member Food Marketing Institute
Ms. Sherri L. Stevens Member Hannaford Supermarkets	Mr. Doug Stewart Member Walter Stewart Company, Inc.
Ms. Alison Sutter Member SpartanNash Company	Mr. Jeff Swanson Member SUPERVALU INC.
Ms. Kimala Swearingen Member Fred Meyer Stores, Inc.	Ms. Carrie Taylor RD, LDN Member Big Y Foods, Inc.
Ms. Joanie Taylor Member Schnuck Markets, Inc.	Dr. Hilary Thesmar PhD, RD Member Food Marketing Institute
Ms. Catherine Thomas Member Loblaw Companies Limited	Ms. Susan Thomas Member The Kroger Co.
Ms. Debbie Timmerding Member The Kroger Co.	Ms. Sheryl Toda Member Foodland Super Market, Ltd.
Ms. Allison Todd Member Quality Food Centers	Ms. Chontinya Tomlin Member Save-A-Lot, Ltd.
Mr. Philip Tracey Member Stop & Shop - New England	Ms. Mary Frances Trucco Member Jewel-Osco
Ms. Donna Tweeten Member Hy-Vee, Inc.	Mrs. Tracy Van Auker Member Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Mr. Patrick Vandermeulen Member Lawtons Drugs	Mr. Jason Wadsworth Member Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Mr. Andrew Walker Member Sobeys - Atlantic/Ontario Business Unit	Ms. Sarah Wallace Member Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Inc.
Ms. Barbara Wiest Member IGA, INC.	Ms. Christine Wilcox Member Albertsons Companies
Ms. Ellie Wilson, MS, RD, CDN Member Price Chopper Supermarkets	Mr. Daniel Wolk Member Giant Landover
Ms. Sofia Wowk Member Wakefern Food Corp.	Ms. Lauri Youngquist Member Knowlan's Super Markets, Inc.
Mr. David Fikes Staff Coordinator Food Marketing Institute	Ms. Heather Garlich Staff Coordinator Food Marketing Institute

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