2016 Global Sustainability Summit: Registered Attendees

The following list shows all attendees as of May 20, 2026. Click on each column header to sort by that category.


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