Fresh Foods Leadership Council

Mr. John J. Ruane
(Chair)
FRESH
The GIANT Company     
Carlisle, PA

Ms. Jewel Hunt
(Vice-Chair)
Albertsons Companies     
Pleasanton, CA

Mr. Kurt Vetter
(Vice-Chair)
The Wonderful Company     
Los Angeles, CA

Mr. Paul Adams
The Kroger Co.     
Cincinnati, OH

Mr. Chuck Alexander
Merchants Distributors, LLC     
Hickory, NC

Mr Minos Athanassiadis
iFoodDS     
Seattle, WA

Ms. Michele Azar

Mr. Jeffrey R. Baker
Hormel Foods Corporation     
Austin, MN

Ms. Rachel Barclay
CHEP     
Alpharetta, GA

Ms. Stacy Bates MS, RDN, LD, CDE
H-E-B     
San Antonio, TX

Mr. John Beretta
Golden West Food Group     
Vernon, CA

Mr. Dave Bornmann
Publix Super Markets, Inc.     
Lakeland, FL

Ms. Susan Boyme
Relex Solutions     
Atlanta, GA

Mr. Scott Bradley
Target Corporation     
Minneapolis, MN

Mr. Sean Brislin
The Kroger Co.     
Cincinnati, OH

Mr. Kevin Brooks
Procurant     
Watsonville, CA

Mr. Mike Brooks
Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.     
Kansas City, KS

CeCe Broussard
SYSCO Corporation     
Houston, TX

Mr. Michael Brown
Kearney     
New York, NY

Mr. John Burns
Whole Foods Market, Inc.     
Austin, TX

Mr. John Casten
StarKist     
Reston, VA

Mr. Vincent R. Catanzaro III
C&S Wholesale Grocers - Hatfield Division     
Windsor Locks, CT

Shawn Cram
Harris Teeter LLC     
Matthews, NC

Mr. Robby Cruz
Target Corporation     
Minneapolis, MN

Mr. Ryan Cuba
Schnuck Markets, Inc.     
St. Louis, MO

Mr. Thomas H. Daniel
Ecolab, Inc.     
Greensboro, NC

Mr Chris Darling
Boar's Head Provisions Co., Inc.     
Sarasota, FL

Mr. Christopher Darmody
JOH     
Billerica, MA

Mr. Christopher Darmody
JOH     
Billerica, MA

Ms. Maureen Davis
Taylor Farms     
Baltimore, MD

Ms. Laurie Demeritt
The Hartman Group     
Bellevue, WA

Mr. Mike Doan
Brookshire Grocery Company     
Tyler, TX

Mr. Chris DuBois
Circana     
Chicago, IL

Mr. John DuBois
Acosta     
Webster, NY

Mr. Randy R. Evins
SAP America, Inc.     
Oak Hills, CA

Mr. Mike Ferguson
Topco Associates LLC     
Elk Grove Village, IL

Ms. Karen Fernald
Food Lion, LLC     
Salisbury, NC

Loren Foss
CMI Orchards     
Wenatchee, WA

Mr. John Fraro
Big Y Foods, Inc.     
Springfield, MA

Elizabeth Freedman
Yerecic Label     
New Kensington, PA

Sherry Frey
NielsenIQ     
Chicago, IL

Mr. Curtis Funk
Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys)     
Edina, MN

Mr. Rainer Glaubitz
SPAR International     
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Mr. Manuel Gonzalez
Northgate Gonzalez Market     
Anaheim, CA

Brian Gordon
Smithfield Foods Inc.     
Kansas City, MO

Kiersten Hafer
National Pork Board     
Clive, IA

Mr. Tom Happ
Ecolab, Inc.     
Greensboro, NC

Ms. Christa Haynes
Irresistible Foods Group, Inc.     
Lees Summit, MO

Mr. Gregory Hilborn
Loblaw Companies Limited     
Brampton, ON, Canada

Ms. Emily Hill
Numerator     
Chicago, IL

Laura Hinton
National Cattlemen's Beef Association     
Centennial, CO

Mr. Steve Howard
VP of Fresh
Bristol Farms, Inc.     
Carson, CA

Mr. Jim Huston
Johnsonville Sausage, LLC     
Sheboygan Falls, WI

Doug Iverson
Invafresh     
Mississauga, ON, Canada

Ryan Jacobsen
Dot Foods, Inc.     
Mount Sterling, IL

Mrs. Martha Johns
Mitchell Grocery Corporation     
Albertville, AL

Mr. Adam Johnson
Ecolab, Inc.     
Greensboro, NC

Mr. Lance Jungmeyer
Fresh Produce Association of the Americas     
Nogales, AZ

Mr. Richie Keirouz
Mastronardi Produce Limited     
Kingsville, ON, Canada

Mr. Timothy Kent
SpartanNash Company     
Grand Rapids, MI

Hardeep Kharaud
Loblaw Companies Limited     
Brampton, ON, Canada

Mr. Paul Kneeland
Gelson's Markets     
Santa Fe Springs, CA

Mr. John Knorr
vp of sales
Phillips Foods, Inc.     
Baltimore, MD

Mr. Daniel Koch
Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.     
Kansas City, KS

Chris Logan
AmeriCold Logistics, LLC     
Savannah, GA

Hilary Long
Frey Farms     
Keenes, IL

Karen Long
iFoodDS     
Seattle, WA

Mr. Michael Longo
Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Inc.     
Vaughan, ON, Canada

Ms. Jenn Martin
Meijer, Inc.     
Grand Rapids, MI

Mr Josh McCann
Symphony Al Retail, Inc.     
Atlanta, GA

Mr. Patrick Meehan
Irresistible Foods Group, Inc.     
Gardena, CA

Bennett Morgan
SpartanNash Company     
Grand Rapids, MI

Mr. Terrence M. Murphy
Wakefern Food Corp.     
Keasbey, NJ

Mr. Pat Pessotto
Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Inc.     
Vaughan, ON, Canada

Ms. Julie Anna Potts
Meat Institute     
Washington, DC

Mr. Jason Pride
Hy-Vee, Inc.     
West Des Moines, IA

Ms. Sarah Putnam
Coborn's, Inc.     
St. Cloud, MN

Mr. Jason Ramsey
Merchants Distributors, LLC     
Hickory, NC

Mr. Jim Randazzo
Aqua Star     
Seattle, WA

Ms. Barb Renner
Deloitte, LLP     
Minneapolis, MN

Mr. Jason Resner
Fresh Thyme Market     
Downers Grove, IL

Mr. Michael Ridenour
UNFI     
Providence, RI

Travis Riepenhoff
Giant Eagle, Inc.     
Pittsburgh, PA

Jill Rittenberg
National Cattlemen's Beef Association     
Centennial, CO

Edward ST Clair
Taylor Farms     
tracy, CA

Mr. Matt Schwartz
Afresh Technologies     
San Francisco, CA

Mr. Tyler Scott
Albertsons Companies     
Boise, ID

Tod Seiling
Lidl US, LLC     
Arlington, VA

Mr. Ron Selders
UNFI     
Providence, RI

Mr. David Sherrod
Southeast Produce Council     
Millen, GA

Andy Smith
SpartanNash Company     
Grand Rapids, MI

Mr. Greg Sotka
Heinen's Grocery Stores     
Cleveland, OH

Mr. Dan Sullentrup
Hussmann Corporation     
Bridgeton, MO

Mr. Adam Sussman
Bimbo Bakeries USA     
Horsham, PA

Mr. Danny Sweeting
Trident Seafood Corporation     
Seattle, WA

Tom Szostok
Sabra Dipping Company     
White Plains, NY

Josephine Theal
Target Corporation     
Minneapolis, MN

Mr. Chris Van Parys

Mr. Joshua VanDeWalle
Bayer CropScience Global     
Pittsburgh, PA

Mr. Scott Vinson
Cargill Incorporated     
Wichita, KS

Ms Kayla Vogel
Potatoes USA     
Denver, CO

Mr. Troy Vosburgh
Coborn's, Inc.     
St. Cloud, MN

Mr. Geoff Waldau
fresh
Food Lion, LLC     
Salisbury, NC

Erin Walton
US Foods CHEF'STORE     
Rosemont, IL

Mr. Joe Watson
VP OF INDUSTRY AFFAIRS
International Fresh Produce Association     
Newark, DE

Mr. Crispin Weir
Whole Foods Market - Pacific Northwest     
Bellevue, WA

Teresa Whitney
Albertsons Companies     
Boise, ID

Ms. Tammy Wiard
Orlando, FL

Mr. Ken Wicker
Festival Foods     
Onalaska, WI

Matt Williams
Bowery Farming     
New York, NY

Mr. Thomas Windish
Cargill Protein    
Wichita, KS

Mrs. Voni Woods
Giant Eagle, Inc.     
Pittsburgh, PA

Andrea Wright
Albertsons Companies     
Pleasanton, CA

Christy R. Wright
Corteva Agriscience     
Indianapolis, IN

Mr. Ben Wynkoop
Blue Yonder     
Scottsdale, AZ

Mr. Art Yerecic
Owner
Yerecic Label     
New Kensington, PA

Mr. Andrew Brown
(Staff Coordinator)
FMI     
Arlington, VA

Mr. Rick Stein
(Staff Coordinator)
FMI     
Arlington, VA