2016 Global Sustainability Summit: Registered Attendees

The following list shows all attendees as of May 19, 2026. Click on each column header to sort by that category.


Attendee Name Title  Company
Jake Brashares Director of Sales & Revenue Agri-Cycle
Jeff Peters Director, Sustainability and Partnerships Agrible, Inc.
Brittni Furrow Vice President Health and Sustainability Ahold Delhaize USA
Christine Gallagher Manager, Responsible Retailing Ahold Delhaize USA
Kendrick Repko Sustainability Brand Lead Ahold Delhaize USA
Buster Houston Vice President National Merchandising Center of Store Albertsons Companies
John Laughead Sustainable Packaging Advisor Albertsons Own Brands, LLC (Pleasanton, CA)
Melissa Grande Senior Manager, Sustainability Initiatives American Cleaning Institute
Eric Glerum Director of Sales APANA
Dirk Leuenberger President and CEO Aqua Star
David Martin Director of Sustainability Aqua Star
Pete Artemenko Marketing Director Atlantic Packaging Corp.
Ric Lee Stretch Film Program Director Atlantic Packaging Corp.
Laura Picariello G.U.L.F., Technical Programs Manager Audubon Nature Institute
John Fallon Assistant Director-G.U.L.F. Audubon Nature Institute Gulf United for Lasting Fisheries
craig edwards Sustainability & Innovation Mgr Aurora Organic Dairy
Rosemary Lapka Director, Supply Chain Solutions Axiom Technology Group
Jennifer Maloney Food Chain Sustainability Manager Bayer CropScience Global
Natalie DiNicola, PhD Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Benson Hill
Aaron French Director of National Sourcing and Sustainability Blue Apron
Dean Broadhead Chief Executive Officer broadhead
Emily McNamara Director of Marketing California Safe Soil
Allison Jordan Executive Director California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance
Stu Dalheim Vice President, Governance and Advocacy Calvert Group
Megan Daum Vice President, Sustainability Can Manufacturers Institute
Brooke Barton Senior Program Director, Water & Food Program Ceres
David Bennell Director of Food & Capital Markets Ceres
Joe Martinez Executive Director CIERTO
Annette Chalmers Director Retail North America Clearwater Seafoods LP
Lisa DiMeo Engineer, Sustainability Conagra Brands
Robert Demianew Vice President Control Union USA Inc.
Kate Hall Managing Director Council for Biotechnology Information
Leslie Griffith Director, Sustainable Solutions Covanta
Kristine Young Sustainability Manager Darden Restaurants
Lindsey Jones Customer Sustainability Program Coordinator Dawn Food Products, Inc.
John Reilly Senior Director, Global Quality Assurance Daymon
Jonathan Deutsch Professor of Culinary Arts and Food Science Drexel University
Rick Dineen Vice President, Operations DSC Logistics, Inc.
Cynthia Forsch Program Manager Ecova Consulting
Shawn Claborn Senior Account Consultant, Food Chain Elanco
Niall Foster Senior Account Consultant Elanco
John Metzger Director, Global Food Industry Dairy Elanco
Shannon Miller Consultant, Global Food Industry Team Elanco
Matthew Salois Director, Global Scientific Affairs Elanco
Katie Anderson Sustainable Sourcing Project Manager Environmental Defense Fund
Roxanne Nanninga Senior Specialist, Seafood Markets Environmental Defense Fund
Jim Slanina President Enviropure Systems, Inc.
Chris Chinn Hog Farmer, Faces of Farming and Ranching Faces of Farming and Ranching
Mari Triplett Senior Director of Business Development, Packaged Goods Fair Trade USA
Valencia Covington Senior Manager, Meeting Services FMI
David Fikes Executive Director, FMI Foundation FMI
Andy Harig Vice President, Tax, Trade, Sustainability & Policy Development FMI
Toni Mascaro Vice President, Meeting Services FMI
Annie Lobel Chief of Staff Food Recovery Network
Joslyn Higginson Vice President, Public Affairs & Regulatory Affairs Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada
Brianna McGuire Associate Foodfully, Inc
Laura Hershey Vice President FoodMinds, LLC
CHRISTOPHER EDELMAN Project Development and Outreach Officer North America FRIEND OF THE SEA
Jeff Hanratty Applied Sustainability Manager General Mills, Inc.
Sarah Radosevich Manager, Government Affairs General Mills, Inc.
Jessica Kinchen National Account Sales Georgia-Pacific
John Mulcahy Vice President, Sustainability Georgia-Pacific
Richard Castle Director, Seafood Giant Eagle, Inc.
Denise O'Handley Managing Director Gibbs-rbb Strategic Communications
Thomas Redick Prinipal Attourney Global Environmental Ethics Counsel
Jim Alvey Director, Corporate Development Good360
Andrew Whitman Director Grocery Stewardship Certification
Daniel Flores PA Manager H-E-B
Maggie Hernandez Environmental Program Manager H-E-B
Richard McDonald Director, Environmental Affairs H-E-B
Andrew Sargent General Manager Hanns R. Neumann Foundation
Samia Brogdon Project Manager Harvest Time International
Amit Jain CSR & Sustainability Manager Head of Sales Consulting Inc.
Linda Rogers Director, Corporate Partnerships Heifer International
Mike Monthey Professional Engineer Henderson Engineers
Timothy Devanney Co-President Highland Park Market, Inc.
Thomas Raymond Director, Environmental Sustainability Hormel Foods Corporation
Alexander Gillett Chief Executive Officer HowGood, Inc.
Jessica Karpowicz Director of Sales HowGood, Inc.
Kevin Peshkin Account Development Representative HowGood, Inc.
Chad Frahm Senior Vice President, Sustainability Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy
John Monaghan Business Development Specialist Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy
Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak MS, RDN President and CEO International Food Information Council
Joe Clancy Retail Education Associate International Seafood Sustainability Foundation
Surina Ismail Group Head of Sustainability IOI Corporation
Shellie Kramer Marketing Manager IOI Loders Croklaan
Jonathan Tan Principal J. Vidal Associates
Steve Vilnit Director, Marketing and Business Development J.J. McDonnell & Co., Inc.
Julien Gervreau Director of Sustainability Jackson Family Wines
Joy Nicholas Principal JN Retail Connections, LLC
John Beath Senior Technical Consultant and Environmental Coach John Beath Environmental, LLC
Michael Gilbert Facilities Group Leader KAO USA
Nichole Brown Sustainability Program Design and Assessment Specialist KCoe Isom
Amy Braun Senior Sustainability Manager Kellanova
Dianna Anderson Vice President, Strategic Sourcing Keystone Foods LLC
Tina Williams Environmental Manager Keystone Foods LLC
Damon Morris Program Director La. Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries
Matthew Carstens Senior Vice President, Land O'Lakes SUSTAIN Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Rebecca Kenow Director, Sustainability Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Pablo Herrera Customer Experience Manager Localize
Terry Maik Sales and Partnerships Manager Localize
Bill Troy COO Loders Croklaan
Marty Wooldridge Beef Producer Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
Lauren Palumbo COO Lovin' Spoonfuls
Will Polese Media Lux Research Inc.
Michael Griff Senior Commercial Manager, Americas Marine Stewardship Council
Alissa Wilson Commercial Representative, U.S. Marine Stewardship Council
Rachel Goldstein Global Sustainability Director, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Mars Snacking
Howard Shapiro Chief Agricultural Officer Mars, Incorporated
Martin Gallagher Senior Principal Scientist McCormick & Company, Inc.
Michael Okoroafor Vice President, Packaging Innovation McCormick & Company, Inc.
Kendra Levine U.S. Supply Chain Sustainability Manager McDonald's Corporation
Ian Olson Director, Sustainability McDonald's Corporation
Leah Voors Conference Manager, Global Conference & Tradeshow Services Meetings & Incentives Worldwide
Jennie Hodgen PhD Senior Account Manager Merck Animal Health
Karimah Hudda Global Sustainability Lead, Associate Director - Procurement Mondelez International
Dennis Leikam Environmental Manager Musco Family Olive Co.
Ryan Bennett Director, Government Relations National Milk Producers Federation
Emily Meredith Chief of Staff National Milk Producers Federation
Keith Schoettmer Pig Farm from Indiana and Recipient of the 2015 America's Pig Farmer of the Year Award National Pork Board
Kraig Westerbeek Vice President, Environment and Support Operations, Smithfield Food's Hog Production Division National Pork Board
Laura Abshire Director of Sustainability Policy and Government Affairs National Restaurant Association
Dana Gunders Staff Scientist Natural Resources Defense Council
David Stanton Head of North America Brands and Retail NatureWorks LLC
Diane Herndon Senior Manager, Sustainability Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Jordan Simmons Strategic Planning Lead Nestle USA, Inc.
Laurel Bryant Chief, Office of Communications and External Affairs NOAA Fisheries
Cort Koenig Zero Landfill Expert Northstar Recycling
Nova Sayers Business Development Manager NSF | The Public Health and Safety Organization
Thor Lassen President Ocean Trust
Wessley Merten Wessley Merten Oceana Inc
Alejandra Sanchez Sustainability Manager Olam Spices & Vegetable Ingredients (Olam SVI)
Brad Pettinger Director Oregon Trawl Commission
Jaclyn Hill Associate Patriot Organics
Kristen Baumer President Paul Piazza & Son, Inc.
David Pelzer President, Pelzer Communications Resources Inc. Pelzer Communications Resources Inc.
Julie Bogas Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Mike Troy Editorial Director, Progressive Grocer and Retail Leader Progressive Grocer
Morgan Close Senior Program Manager Project Wet Foundation
Cher Mereweather Executive Director Provision Coalition
Michael Hewett Director of Environmental and Sustainability Programs Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Lisa Roberts Sustainability Manager Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Cheryl Baldwin Vice President, Sustainability Consulting, Marketing and Business Development Pure Strategies, Inc.
Jon Dettling Managing Director, U.S. Quantis International
Sarah Mandlebaum Life Cycle Analyst Quantis International
Howard Tenen Quality Assurance and Compliance Quirch Foods LLC
Mary Adam Commercial Project Developer REC Solar
Lana Gee Account Executive REC Solar
Shira Norman Sustainability Specialist Red Bull North America
Eva Fowler Associate Director, Programs & Communications ReFED
Coley Anderson Director, Industry and Government Relations Registrar Corp
Drew Crowder Director of Business Development, Strategic Renewables Renewable Choice Energy
Jason Wykoff Senior Director, Strategic Renewables Renewable Choice Energy
Michael Petrone National Accounts Revolution Bag
Dexter Guillory President/owner Riceland Crawfish, Inc.
SUSAN GRAFF Partner and Vice President RRS
Jordan Pilsch Director, Customer Success Rubicon Global Holdings LLC
Laura Johnson Co-Founder & COO Salty Girl Seafood
Brad Scott Partner Scott Brothers Dairy Farm
Eric Harris Manager, Sustainability SCS Global Services
Nathan Smith Director, Sustainability - Food and Agriculture Division SCS Global Services
Ronald Cotterman Vice President, Sustainability Sealed Air Corporation
Mark Hobbs Director, Environmental Affairs Seneca Foods Corporation
Mark Troxel Senior National Account Manager Smurfit Westrock
Steven Howell Director, Business Development Solutions 4 Retail Brands
Karissa Kruse President, Sonoma County Winegrape Commission Sonoma County Winegrape Commission
Ricky Ashenfelter Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer Spoiler Alert
Deborah Ginsburg Founder and CEO Strategia Design LLC
Jeremy Kranowitz President and Executive Director Sustainable America
Kathryn Novak Programs Division Director Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
Shannon Mutschler Vice President, Sustainability SYSCO Corporation
Barry Bergstein Business Development Manager T & S Brass and Bronze Works, Inc.
Jill Davies Senior Manager, Corporate Responsibility Target Corporation
Lisa Linnell Food Social Responsibility Specialist II Target Corporation
Charlie Arnot Chief Executive Officer The Center for Food Integrity
Megan Bloomer Director of Sustainability The Cheesecake Factory
Nick Sterling Sustainable Purchasing Manager The Cheesecake Factory
Nicole Smith Sustainability Manager, Customer Collaborations The Coca-Cola Company
Jennifer Garrett PhD Senior Associate The Context Network
Nathan Shepley Streed Sustainability Manager, Corporate Brands The Kroger Co.
Sheila Bonini Chief Executive Officer The Sustainability Consortium
Christy Slay Director of Research The Sustainability Consortium
Robert Burmeister Digital Traceability Specialist Trace Register Inc.
Dag Heggelund Executive Vice President and CTO Trace Register Inc.
Peter Larkins Vice President, Integration Trace Register Inc.
Alex Miller Vice President, Business Development Trace Register Inc.
Phil Werdal Chief Executive Officer Trace Register Inc.
Jeff Crew Sr. Materials Buuer Trex
Katie George Material Accounts Service Manager Trex
Joseph Bundrant Chief Executive Officer Trident Seafood Corporation
Stefanie Moreland Executive Vice President of Public Affairs Trident Seafood Corporation
Cheryl Coleman Director, Resource Conservation and Sustainability Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Robert Guillemin Environmental Protection Specialist U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Thomas ODonnell Sustainability Coordinator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ron Vance Chief of the Materials Conservation and Recovery Branch, Resource Conservation and Sustainability Division (RCSD) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jacqueline Kazimer Director, Corporate Relations & Procurement United Against Poverty
Carolyn Fairman Director of Strategic Initiatives United Farm Workers
Erik Nicholson National Vice President United Farm Workers
Katherine Lewis BioPreferred USDA Bangkok Office
Brigitta Nemes Market Development UTZ Sustainability & Traceability Program
Laura Phillips Senior Vice President, Global Sustainability Walmart Inc.
Andrew Bartlett Senior Director, National Accounts Waste Management, Inc.
Samuel Blaine Client Services Manager, Grocery Waste Management, Inc.
Allen Bowman National Account Executive Waste Management, Inc.
Ashley Faseler Sr. Sustainability Consultant Waste Management, Inc.
Andrew MacIntosh Director, National Account Program Management Waste Management, Inc.
Dean Mix National Accounts Manager Waste Management, Inc.
Maria Morckel National Accounts Manager Waste Management, Inc.
Eric Pehle Executive Vice President/General Manager Weber Shandwick
Steve Glenning Digital Performance Marketing Director Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Jason Wadsworth Sustainability Priority Owner Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Karen Doyle Healthy Eating and Green Mission Specialist Whole Foods Market - Florida
Ryan Stover Seafood Coordinator Whole Foods Market - Midwest
Ryan Boudreaux Seafood Coordinator Whole Foods Market, Inc.
Jason Ellsworth Organic Portfolio Manager Wilbur-Ellis Holdings, Inc.
Renee Mellican PhD, PMP Director, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Winland Foods, Inc.
Reese Antley VP of Operations Wood's Fisheries
Jennifer Turner Director, China Environment Forum Woodrow Wilson Center
Darren Vanstone Corporate Engagement Manager, North America World Animal Protection
Kai Robertson Senior Corporate Sustainability Advisor World Resources Institute
Lindsay Bass Manager, Corporate Water Stewardship World Wildlife Fund
Helen Belmont Communications Manager World Wildlife Fund
Jason Clay Senior Vice President World Wildlife Fund
Judith Hochhauser Schneider Deputy Director, Private Sector Engagement World Wildlife Fund
Pete Pearson Director, Food Waste World Wildlife Fund
Erin Simon Deputy Director, PSE, Sustainability R&D World Wildlife Fund World Wildlife Fund
Karol Mejia Global Integration Team, Professional Services XumaK
Jessica Rosen Associate Manager, Sustainability Yum! Brands, Inc.
Neil Aeschliman Responsible Sourcing Manager
Minos Athanassiadis Senior Director
Hannah Bakken Regulatory Affairs and Sustainability
Ezgi Barcenas Global Director, Corporate Sustainability
Lisa Boyd Director, Wellness and Food Social Responsibility
Trae Brogdon Director, Product Sourcing
Doug Brokaw Director of Sales
Kathleen Cacciola Senior Director, Environmental Sustainability
Heather Cain Senior Manager, Meeting Services
Jim Cannon CEO and Founder
Doug Chipman Director of National Accounts
Andrew Coffey Senior Manager, Member Value Creation
Taylor Cohen Senior Sales
Michelle Collier Chief Operating Officer
Challey Comer Sustainability Manager
Robin Connell Sr. Mgr, Internal Communications and CSR
Ryan Cooper Sustainability Specialist, Organics Recycling
Mitchell Crane Sustainability Intern
Shawn Cronin Business Outreach Manager
Rosanna D'Alessandro Specialist, Corporate Social Responsibility
Jed Davis Director of Sustainability
Drew Derstein Pennsylvania Pork Producer
Molly Devanney Executive Vice President
Josh Domingues Executive Chairman
Daniel Donatelli Senior Manager, Sustainability
Matthew Duerr Manager, Business Development
Joanna Ehrenreich Marketing Manager
Justin Evans Vice President, Sustainability and Government
Ryan Evans PE, MBA, LEED AP BD+C Sustainability Consultant, Building Science and Engineering
Claudia Fabiano Technical Lead for Sustainable Management of Food, RCSD
Andrew Falcon CEO
Pamela Fann Executive Assistant
Sonya Fiorini Senior Director, Corporate Social Responsibility
Thomas Ford Vice President, Food Safety
Kacey Fung Regional Environmental Sustainability Manager
Robert Garfield Chief Food Safety Assessment Officer & Senior Vice President, SQFI
Jake Geis Beef Producer and Veterinarian
Susan Ghertner Consultant
Daryl Gillit Vice President, Operations
Rich Goode Executive Director
Leonard Gossen Agricultural Marketing Specialist
David Heckman Consultant Global Scientific Affairs
Matt Hedrick Chief Commercial Officer
Margaret Henry Program Director, Strategy
Vince Herran Global Recycling Director
Mark Holland Principal
Anne Johnson Principal, Vice President, Global Corporate Sustainability
Andrew Jordan Sustainability Advisor
Elizabeth Kiniorski Manager, Product Development
Michael Knutzen Global Program Director, PlantBottle
Meaghen Kraft Sales Assistant
Mike Kraft Vice President, CSR
Walter Kraus Vice President, Environment, Energy & Corporate Sustainability
Jennifer Lambert Senior Manager, Sustainability
Mark Lejeune Associate
Alana Libow Senior Manager, Sustainable Development
Beth Lowell Senior Campaign Director
Sarah Malenich Director, SQFI Sales & Marketing
Emily Malina Chief Product Officer
Margaret Ann Marsh Director of Sustainability
Jonathan Mayes Senior Vice President, External Affairs and Chief Diversity Officer
Sean McGee Regional ESS Manager
James McKeown Director, Environment and Energy
Joe McMahan Director Sustainability Partnerships
Robin Miller Supervisor
Kristin Musulin Associate Editor, Waste Dive
Dennis Nelson President and CEO
Marissa Nelson Senior Vice President, Sustainable Retailing
Jonathan Oakley Commercial Sales Representative
Sheila Ongie Sustainability Manager
George Parmenter Sustainable Retailing Manager
Camila Pascual Director of Operations and Innovation
Eric Pierce Vice President, Business Insights
Tinia Pina Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Ross Polk Project Manager
Peter Radford President
Joan Ruskamp Feedyard Operator
Meghan Ryan Manager
Danielle Sarmir Senior Program Associate, Grocery Stewardship Certification
Edward Sawchuk President & General Counsel
Elizabeth Schaub Social Media Engagement Manager
Michael Schooler Conference Exhibitor
Chris Seeber Risk Management
John Simone Director, Global Sustainability and Social Responsibility
Bob Smith Beef Producer, Veterinarian, Veterinary Research and Consulting Services, Beef Quality Assurance Advisory Board Member
Marianne Smith Edge Senior Associate
Rod Snyder President
Daniel Sonke Director, Sustainable Agriculture
Cole Squiers Vice President, Sales
SHANKAR SRINIVASAN Industrial Specialist
Ashley Stanley Executive Director
Meghan Stasz Senior Director, Sustainability
Jane Stautz Global Sustainability Leader
Rick Stein Vice President, Fresh Foods
Crystel Stewart Assistant, Meeting Planning Services
Alison Sutter Manager, Corporate Responsibility
Jarrod Sutton Chief Strategy Officer
Steven Swartz Partner
Steven Swartz Associate Principal
Nelson Switzer Chief Sustainability Officer
Bryan Szeliga Buyer Engagement Program Manager
Gail Tavill Vice President, Sustainable Development
Scott Tudor Director, Sustainability
Tim Wackenreuter MBA Student
Dave Wagner National Vice President, Merchandising
Herman Wisse Program Director
Jeff Wooster Global Sustainability Manager
Steve Woullard Director, Quality and Regulatory Compliance
Luke Zwilling Sustainability Projects and Integration Manager