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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 Hy-Vee, Inc.	John F. Ales Member Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Mr. Michael Ambrosio Member Wakefern Food Corp.	Mr. Sam Anderson Member Brookshire Grocery Company
Ms. Felis Andrade Member Giant Food LLC	Ms. Jane Andrews MS, RD Member Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Mr. James R. Bailey III Member Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.	Mr. Jason Barker Member
Mr. Rob Bartels Member Martin's Super Markets, Inc.	Mr. Keith Barthelme Member Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Mr. Matt Batchelor Member Ahold 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. Sarah Bhimani Member City Market Onion River Co-op	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 Ahold USA
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 The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company	Ms. Marife Casem Member Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Ms. Rae Champagne PhD. Member	Mr. Bob Chant Member Loblaw Companies Limited
Mr. Jason Clarke Member Ahold USA	Mrs. Cindi Cole Member Meijer, Inc.
Ms. Khara Cosentino Member Cosentino's Food Stores	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.	Ms. Maura Daly Member
Mr. Bruce H. Daman Member Hannaford Supermarkets	Ms. Karrie Denniston Member Wal-Mart Stores, 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, Inc.
Ms. Melissa Donaldson Member Walgreen Co.	Mr. Dan Donovan Member Giant Eagle, Inc.
Mr. Kevin Dougherty Member	Ms. Lori Dugan Member ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.
Ms. Diane M. Evans Member Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.	Ms. Janine Faber RD, LD Member
Ms. Nancyanne Fama Member Food Circus / Foodtown	Ms. Susy Ferra Member Bashas' Inc.
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 Wal-Mart Stores, 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 Delhaize America
Ms. Sarah Glunz Member Ahold 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.	Mrs BRANDY HANGER Member The Kroger Co.
Mr. Paul Habstritt Member SpartanNash - St. Cloud Division	Ms. Betsy Hall Member Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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 USA	Mrs. Lori L. Hodge Member Southeastern Grocers, LLC
Ms. Kathy Holland Member Albertsons Companies, Inc. - Intermountain Division	Ms. Heather Hontz Member
Mr. Dan Howe Member Overwaitea Food Group	Ms. Nancy Husnik Member Target Corporation
Mr. Robert O. Hutchins Member Unified Grocers, Inc.	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 United Supermarkets, LLC	Mr. Brad Johnson 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 USA
Mrs. Kim R. Kavanagh Member	Ms. Patricia Kazacos Member Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Mr. James Keenoy Member The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company	Ms. Anna Kelly Member Southeastern Grocers, LLC
Mr. Bob King Member Associated Food Stores, Inc.	Ms. Jill Krantz Member Lakewinds Natural Foods
Ms. Rebecca Kurowski Member	Ms. Sheila Laing SPHR Member Hy-Vee, Inc.
Ms. Natasha Lantz Member	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	Ms. Marisol Marks Member Smart & Final Stores LLC
Danit Marquardt Member Wal-Mart International	Ms. Teena Massingill Member Safeway Inc.
Ms. Carol Mather Member Topco Associates LLC	Ms. Kathleen McGowan Member
Mrs. Leah A. McGrath RD, LDN Member Ingles Markets, Inc.	Marilee McInnis Member Wal-Mart 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 Member Wakefern Food Corp.	Ms. Catherine Miller Member Ronetco Supermarkets, Inc.
Mr. James Miller Member Giant Food LLC	Ms. Tina Miller Member Meijer, 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
Mr. Brian Nick Member Wal-Mart Stores, 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. Sarah Owens Member New Leaf Community Markets
Ms. Angela Paine Member	Ms. Judi McGrath Palmer Member The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company
Ms. Shannon Patten Member Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Ms Karen Peirce Member Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc.
Ms. Christy Phillips-Brown Member Delhaize America	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 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
Ms. Jennifer Sands Member Weis Markets, Inc.	Mr. Fred Schiebel Member Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Ms. Stephanie F. Schultz Member Festival Foods	Ms. Janet Scott Member Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Mr. Mark L. Sens Member Delhaize America	Ms. Candice L. Shavalia Member Busch's, Inc.
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. Shari Steinbach MS, RD Member	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.
Mr. Thaddeus J. Tazioli Member Sunset Foods	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.
Philip Tracey Member The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company	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	Ms. Kathryn Wiseman Member Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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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