Fresh Executive Committee

Mr. John J. Ruane
(Chair)
SVP of Fresh
The GIANT Company     
Carlisle, PA

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

Mr. Paul Adams
The Kroger Co.     
Cincinnati, OH

Mr. Chuck Alexander
Merchants Distributors, LLC     
Hickory, NC

Ms. Michele Azar

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

Mr. Scott Bradley
Target Corporation     
Minneapolis, MN

Mr. Sean Brislin
The Kroger Co.     
Cincinnati, OH

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

CeCe Broussard
SYSCO Corporation     
Houston, TX

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

Tom Buzanis
Anthony Marano Company    
Chicago, IL

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

Shawn Cram
Harris Teeter LLC     
Matthews, NC

Mr. Tom Crocker
Hy-Vee, Inc.     
West Des Moines, IA

Mr. Robby Cruz
Target Corporation     
Minneapolis, MN

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

Mr. Mike Doan
Brookshire Grocery Company     
Tyler, TX

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

Ms. Karen Fernald
Food Lion, LLC     
Salisbury, NC

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

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

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

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

Ryan Jacobsen
Dot Foods, Inc.     
Mount Sterling, IL

Mrs. Martha Johns
Mitchell Grocery Corporation     
Albertville, AL

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

Mr Michael LaKier
Meat & Livestock Australia Ltd     
Washington, DC

Larry Lang
Merchants Distributors, LLC     
Hickory, NC

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

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

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
council member
Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Inc.     
Vaughan, ON, Canada

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. Jason Resner
Fresh Thyme Market     
Downers Grove, IL

Mr. Michael Ridenour
UNFI     
Providence, RI

Travis Riepenhoff
Giant Eagle, Inc.     
Pittsburgh, PA

Mr. Tyler Scott
Albertsons Companies     
Boise, ID

Tod Seiling
Lidl US, LLC     
Arlington, VA

Mr. Ron Selders
UNFI     
Providence, RI

Andy Smith
SpartanNash Company     
Grand Rapids, MI

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

Josephine Theal
Target Corporation     
Minneapolis, MN

Mr. Chris Van Parys

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

Mr. Geoff Waldau
SVP of Fresh
Food Lion, LLC     
Salisbury, NC

Erin Walton
US Foods CHEF'STORE     
Rosemont, IL

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

Teresa Whitney
Albertsons Companies     
Boise, ID

Mr. Ken Wicker
Festival Foods     
Onalaska, WI

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

Christy R. Wright
Corteva Agriscience     
Indianapolis, IN

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

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