2012 Retail Food Safety Forum: Registered Attendees

The following list shows all attendees as of June 9, 2026. Click on each column header to sort by that category.


Attendee Name Title  Company
Shannon Heinemeier QA Manager Arcobasso Foods
Priscilla Leiva Food Safety Coordinator Auto Mercado
Ruth Campanella Food Safety Coordinator Blend Pak, Inc.
Joan Moeller Marketing Director CERT ID
David McSwane Executive Director Conference for Food Protection
Jason Belcher Kitchen Director Dorothy Lane Market, Inc.
Jo Ann Potts Director, Customer Resources Dorothy Lane Market, Inc.
Tom Daniel Vice President, Operations - Global Food Retail Ecolab, Inc.
Rose Richardson Executive Assistant to the CEO & COO Fresh Encounter, Inc.
Heather Secrist Chief Executive Officer Genetic ID NA, Inc.
Angela Fernandez Senior Vice President, Market Development GS1 US
Albert Espinoza RS Supplier Assessment Product Quality Manager H-E-B
Chris Gindorff VP, Compliance and Food Protection Hy-Vee, Inc.
Kenneth Boardman Director of Quality Assurance and Safety Jerry's Enterprises, Inc.
Damian Hajduk Chief Scientific Officer Landec Corporation
David Acheson MD, FRCP Managing Director Food and Import Safety Leavitt Partners
Paul Damaren Global Strategic Accounts Director, Food & Beverage Lloyds Register Quality Assurance (LRQA)
Darrice Monk Manager of Food Safety and Sanitation Lowes Foods, LLC
Michele McLeskey Consultant McLeskey Consulting, Inc.
Mandy Johnson Executive Director, Research National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Rance Baker Program Administrator National Environmental Health Association
Susan Feazell Director of Sales National Registry of Food Safety Professionals
John Heller Product Manager Neogen Corporation
Melissa Herbert Director Industry Affairs Neogen Corporation
Jennifer Frankenberg Vice President SAGE Food Safety Consultants
Eva Lauve Scheduling and Food Safety Manager Stemilt Growers, Inc.
Rhonda Albarkat Food Safety Manager The Kroger Co.
Catherine Cosby Director, Food Safety Retail Operations and Distribution The Kroger Co.
Bill Wonderlich Vice President of Sales and Marketing Validus
Steven Oswald Vice President, Food Safety & Quality Assurance Wakefern Food Corp.
Michael Ambrosio Vice President, Quality Assurance Division
Leah Anderson Food Safety and Nutrition Manager
Brenda Bacon Director, Quality Assurance
Jim Badalati Senior Vice President, Customer Development
Kevin Banning Director Loss Prevention, Food Safety, Customer Satisfaction and Crisis Management
Brenda Becker Market Manager Food Safety
Christopher Braden Director, Div. Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases
Gail Brady Quality Assurance, Food Safety Manager and Recall Coordinator
Jerry Buligan Director, Risk Management and Corporate Responsibility
Glenda Christy Senior Manager, Safety and Food Safety
Denise Cole Food Safety Specialist
Thaddius Cooper Food Safety Manager
John Coughlin Suprvisor, Product Inspection
Tim Deary Business Development Manager
Ingrid Fessel NAM Technical Manager
Chaz Garrity Account Manager
Jack Gridley Vice President Meat, Seafood and Prepared Foods
Matthew Hall Director, Food Safety
Robin Harris Manager, Food Safety
Jean Hayden Program Specialist
Johnna Hepner Director of Food Safety & Technology
Lori Hodge Director, Quality Control
Rob Howard Jr Key Account Manager
Donna Howell Director, Food Service
Benjamin Hwang Product Specialist
Jeff Hyatt Warehouse Food Safety
Dennis Kasprowski Area General Manager
Anne Keys Senior Director, US Public Affairs
Patrick Lannon Environmental Health and Safety Team Lead
Keith Mandelbaum Vice President, Client Engagement
Dee McDonnell Channel Sales Director
Jeff Mitchell Vice President of Food Safety and Service Operations
Stephanie Mohn R.E.H.S., C.F.S.P. Food Safety Manager
Haley Oliver Assistant Professor
Steve Pawluk Corporate Accounts Manager
Brian Payne Senior Business Development Manager
Ron Perkins Food Production Director
Richard Podesta Director Regulatory Compliance
Julie Press Manager, Strategic Program Design
Gale Prince President
Diane Pryde Vice President Marketing, Sales, Training and Improvement Solutions
Charlie Schiltz Food Safety Manager
Cherie Smith Associate
Michele Southall Implementation Services Director
Mike Turcola Production Supervisor
Ron Vail Director Food Safety and GFSI Education
John Waltz Corporate Account Manager
Tim Weakland Quality Assurance Supervisor
Mary Weaver Group Manager, Food Operations
Jim Wilson Director, Retail Sales