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Communications and Consumer Affairs Council

Objective: Provide a forum for communications and consumer affairs professionals to share information relevant to FMI priority issues; media trends or national stories; customer considerations; and national and state policy initiatives that impact public relations and brand reputation of the food retail industry.

Ms. Maria Brous Co-Chair Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Ms. Molly Devanney Co-Chair Highland Park Market, Inc.
Mr. John F. Ales Member Walmart Inc.	Mr. Michael Ambrosio Member
Mr. Sam Anderson Member Brookshire Grocery Company	Ms. Felis Andrade Member Giant Food
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
Mr. Sam Bernier Member ALDI Inc.	Ms. Sarada Bernstein MPH, RD Member ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.
Ms. Lauren Biondi Member Wakefern Food Corp.	Mr. Eric Blom Member Hannaford Supermarkets
Ms. Lisa Boyd Member Target Corporation	Mr. Christopher Brand Member The GIANT Company
Ms. Dawn Bredeweg Member SpartanNash Company	Ms. Cindy Breslin Member Price Chopper Supermarkets
Mr. Andy Brocato Member Tops Markets, LLC	Ms. Sandy Brown Member Brown's Super Stores, Inc.
Ms. Mary Ellen Burris Member	Ms Josanna Busby Member Food Lion, LLC
Ms. Dya Campos Member H-E-B	Ms. Diane M. Cardon Member Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Ms. Cindy Carrasquilla Member Stop & Shop	Ms. Marife Casem Member Walmart Inc.
Mr. Jason Clarke Member Ahold Delhaize USA	Ms. Khara Cosentino Member Cosentino's Food Stores
Mr. Tom Cosgrove Member FMI	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 G. Dailey Member The Kroger Co.	Mr. Bruce H. Daman Member Hannaford Supermarkets
Mrs. Shelly Dean Member Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.	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 Save-On-Foods	Mr. Paul Dingsdale Member UNFI
Ms. Ericka Dodge Member Hannaford Supermarkets	Mr. Dan Donovan Member Giant Eagle, Inc.
Ms. Lori Dugan Member ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.	Ms. Allison Febrey Member FMI
Ms. Susy Ferra Member Bashas' Inc.	Ms. Sonya Fiorini Member
Ms. Meghan Flynn MS, RD Member The Fresh Market, Inc.	Mr. Jennifer Foley Member Berkshire Food Co-op
Ms. Christine Foster Member Ronetco Supermarkets, Inc.	Mrs. Valerie Fox Member Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Ms. Deisha Galberth Member Walmart Inc.	Ms. Heather Garlich Member FMI
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.
Mr. Jerel Golub Member Price Chopper Supermarkets	Ms. Mona Golub Member Price Chopper Supermarkets
Mr. Gerard A. Gonthier Member	Ms. Dana Graber Member FMI
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 Collins Member Walmart Inc.	Mrs Brandy Hanger Member The Kroger Co.
Mr. Andy Harig Member FMI	Mr. Cory Hedman Member Meijer, Inc.
Mr. Drew Hembree Member K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.	Mr. Jason H. Herfel Member Knowlan's Super Markets, Inc.
Ms. Susie Hessburg Member Valley Natural Foods	Ms. Debbie Hill Member Ahold Delhaize USA
Ms. Kathy Holland Member Albertsons Companies, Inc. - Intermountain Division	Ms. Kristal Howard Member The Kroger Co.
Mr. Dan Howe Member Save-On-Foods	Ms. Nancy Husnik Member Target Corporation
Ms. Courtney James Member Food Lion, LLC	Mr. Jennifer Jarrell Member The Kroger Co. - Columbus Division
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
Mr. Bob King Member Associated Food Stores, Inc.	Ms. Kate Kirkpatrick Member ALDI Inc.
Ms. Marisa Kutansky Member Stater Bros. Markets	Ms. Sheila Laing SPHR Member
Ms. Melaina E. Lewis Member FMI	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. Erin Loverher Member ALDI 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 FMI
Ms. Marisol Marks Member Smart & Final Stores LLC	Danit Marquardt Member Walmart International
Ms. Teena Massingill Member Albertsons Companies	Mr. Peter Matz Member FMI
Mrs. Leah A. McGrath RD, LDN Member Ingles Markets, Inc.	Marilee McInnis Member Walmart International
Ms. Helen Mctaggart Member Amazon.com, Inc.	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	Ms. Jo Natale Member Wegmans Food Markets, 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.
Kelly Pakula Member Instacart	Ms. Judi McGrath Palmer Member Stop & Shop
Ms. Jessica Patel Member ALDI Inc.	Ms. Shannon Patten Member Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Ms Karen Peirce Member Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc.	Deana Percassi Member Wegmans Food Markets, 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.	Ms. Krystal Register MS, RD, LDN Member FMI
Mr. John Reilly Member Daymon	Ms. Ellen Reynolds Member Brookshire Grocery Company
Ms Kelsey Rhoney Member ALDI Inc.	Marcie Rivera Member Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
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	Mr. Kris Romeril Member Associated Food Stores, Inc.
Mr. Chad Ross Member FMI	Luis Ruiz Member The Kroger Co. - Southwest Division
Ms. Rita Salesio Member Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Inc.	Ms. Kathy Sautter Member Tops Markets, LLC
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. Rick Stein Member FMI	Ms. Sherri L. Stevens Member Hannaford Supermarkets
Mr. Doug Stewart Member Walter Stewart Company, Inc.	Ms. Alison Sutter Member
Mr. Jeff Swanson Member UNFI	Ms. Kimala Swearingen Member Fred Meyer Stores, Inc.
Ms. Carrie Taylor RD, LDN Member Big Y Foods, Inc.	Dr. Hilary Thesmar PhD, RD Member FMI
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 Nestl� Purina PetCare Company
Mr. Philip Tracey Member Stop & Shop	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	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 Food
Ms. Sofia Wowk Member Wakefern Food Corp.	Ms. Lauri Youngquist Member Knowlan's Super Markets, Inc.
Ms. Erica van Ross Member Schnuck Markets, Inc.	Mr. David Fikes Staff Coordinator FMI
Ms. Heather Garlich Staff Coordinator FMI

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