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 |
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