2017 TPA Global Sustainability Summit: Registered Attendees

The following list shows all attendees as of April 20, 2024.


Attendee Name Title  Company
Chris Lemmond Senior Director 1WorldSync
Ashley Schmidt Senior Manager, Product Marketing 1WorldSync
Katie Betz Sustainability Project Coordinator & Marketing Manager Agrible, Inc.
Jeff Peters Director, Sustainability and Partnerships Agrible, Inc.
Kelli Fleischmann Business Development Manager Ahlstrom-Munksjo
Christine Gallagher Manager, Responsible Retailing Ahold Delhaize USA
George Parmenter Sustainable Retailing Manager Ahold Delhaize USA
Kendrick Repko Sustainability Brand Lead Ahold Delhaize USA
Susan Marks Sustainability Director Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
John Laughead Sustainable Packaging Advisor Albertsons Own Brands, LLC (Pleasanton, CA)
Molly Spence Director, North America Almond Board of California
Melissa Grande Senior Manager, Sustainability Initiatives American Cleaning Institute
Richard Musselman Field Operations Manager American Humane Farm Program - Humane Heartland
Connor Reynolds Field Operations Manager American Humane Farm Program - Humane Heartland
Hannah Thompson-Weeman President and CEO Animal Agriculture Alliance
Shauna Sadowski VP of Sustainability & Industry Relations Annie's Homegrown
Truett Asti Purchasing Manager-Raw Materials Barilla
Paul Kamholz Vice President Baswood Corporation
Sarah Pierce Regional Sales Manager Bayer CropScience Global
Sara Spaniol Grower Bayer CropScience Global
Yumi Narita Vice President BlackRock
Alicia Rockwell Director Coroporate Communication and Public Affairs Blue Diamond Growers
Allison Jordan Executive Director California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance
Wesley McGhee Corporate Environmental Engineer Campbell Snacks
Melissa Donnelly Manager Sustainability Integration and Metrics Campbell Soup Company
Megan Maltenfort Senior Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility Campbell Soup Company
Chris Schraeder Director, Sustainability Communications Cargill Human Health & Nutrition
Jill Kolling VP, Global Sustainability Cargill Incorporated
Brooke Barton Senior Program Director, Water & Food Program Ceres
John McGill Director, Strategic Accounts, Beverage CHEP
Kathleen Pitschka Senior Sustainability Engineer Conagra Brands
Andrew Coffey Senior Manager, Member Value Creation Consumer Brands Association
Meghan Stasz Senior Director, Sustainability Consumer Brands Association
Rick Cochrane Senior Vice President, Business Development Continuus
Rebecca Posey Social Compliance Services Control Union Certifications North America
Robert Demianew Vice President Control Union USA Inc.
Hugh Moore Sales Solutions Manager Covanta
Dave Nelson Sales Director Covanta
Michael Stebbins Director of External Engagement CropLife International
Greg Moreland Contractor to U.S. Department of Energy, Fuel Cell Technologies Office CSRA
Karen Scanlon VP, Sustainability Partnerships Dairy Management Inc.
Kristine Young Sustainability Manager Darden Restaurants
John Reilly Senior Director, Global Quality Assurance Daymon
Blythe Chorn Manager Deloitte Consulting LLP
James Flannery Chief Transformation Officer Department of Defense Commissary Agency
Pete Devlin Management & Program Analyst Department of Energy
Kim Vu Territory Sales Manager, Sustainability and Supply Chain DNV GL - Business Assurance
Gary Wills Sales Manager, USA and Canada DNV GL - Business Assurance
Irene Yusta Supply Chain Analyst DSC Logistics, Inc.
Donna Visioli Business Development Manager DuPont Performance Materials
Chris Savage Senior Director, Global Environmental Affairs E.&J. Gallo Winery
Monica Amburn RD, LDN Vice President Eat Well Global
Grady Bishop Senior Director, Global Market Access Elanco
Roger Albert Cady Senior Technical Consultant, Global Sustainability Lead Elanco
Jamee McNair Advisor, Strategy, Ops and Issue Management Elanco
John Metzger Director, Global Food Industry Team Elanco
Shannon Miller Consultant, Global Food Industry Team Elanco
Derric Brown Director, Sustainability Evergreen Packaging
Chad Leatherwood Project Manager, Sustainability Evergreen Packaging
Erin Reynolds Marketing Director Evergreen Packaging
Lauren Waites Public Relations Specialist Evergreen Packaging
Abby Ayers Director of Retail & Factory Partnerships Fair Trade USA
Nate Birt Trust in Food Content Manager Farm Journal Media
Cody Sandahl Energy and Material Recovery Specialist Festival Foods
Josh Domingues Executive Chairman Flashfood Inc.
Carol Abel Vice President, Education Program Development FMI
Colleen Bailey Senior Manager, Meeting Services FMI
Andy Harig Vice President, Tax, Trade, Sustainability & Policy Development FMI
Ben Quigley Senior Director, Meeting Services FMI
Rick Stein Vice President, Fresh Foods FMI
Laura Cubillos Partner FoodMinds, LLC
Mary McCarthy Project Manager, Sustainable Nutrition Forum for the Future
Mark Bond Sales Mgr, Specialty Fibers & Sustainability Fox River Fiber
Christina Forst Senior Communications Director Framework LLC
Nicola Ann Dixon Associate Director, General Mills Foundation General Mills, Inc.
Sarah Radosevich Manager, Government Affairs General Mills, Inc.
Jay Watson Sustainability Engagement Manager General Mills, Inc.
Sherry Glick Assistant to Vice President of Store Development Harmons Grocery
Samia Brogdon Project Manager Harvest Time International
Amit Jain CSR & Sustainability Manager Head of Sales Consulting Inc.
Angela Keyser VP of Marketing & Communications High Quality Organics
Alexander Gillett Chief Executive Officer HowGood, Inc.
Jessica Karpowicz Director of Sales HowGood, Inc.
Kim Zeuli Senior Vice President, Director of the Research and Advisory Practice and Director of Communications ICIC
Ashley Page Vice President, Marketing & Public Affairs IGA, INC.
Anthony Armitage Vice President, Procurement and Risk Management International Companies
John Crowder Director, Total Solutions International Ingredient Corporation
Shellie Kramer Marketing Manager IOI Loders Croklaan
Ed Anderson Senior Director of Research Iowa Soybean Association
Kim Kirchherr MS, RD, LDN (IL), FAND President K2 Outcomes LLC
Erin Augustine Senior Sustainability Manager, Natural Resource Conservation Kellanova
Ryan Reuterskiold Director of HSE Affairs Kerry Group
Dave Byman Vice President, Business Development Label Insight
Matthew Carstens Senior Vice President, Land O'Lakes SUSTAIN Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Rebecca Kenow Director, Sustainability Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Elle Steichen Associate LEK Consulting
Jennifer Lambert Senior Manager, Sustainability Loblaw Companies Limited
Zale Tabakman President Local Grown Salads
Jack Crouch Senior Commercial Manager, Eastern U.S. Marine Stewardship Council
Rachel Goldstein Global Sustainability Director, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Ashley Allen Climate and Land Senior Manager Mars, Incorporated
Jeff Blankman Sustainable Manufacturing Manager McCormick & Company, Inc.
Martin Gallagher Senior Principal Scientist McCormick & Company, Inc.
Michael Okoroafor Vice President, Packaging Innovation McCormick & Company, Inc.
Bill Schildt Director, Environmental Affairs McCormick & Company, Inc.
Lori Kline Knowledge Management Specialist Mead Johnson Nutrition
Abigail Cadle-Wilson North America Sustainability Lead Mondelez International
Luci Sheehan - MorningNewsBeat.com
Dennis Leikam Environmental Manager Musco Family Olive Co.
Sara Place Senior Director, Sustainable Beef Production Research National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Lara Kirtley Corporate Food Safety & Menu Development Manager National Environmental Health Association
Laura Abshire Director of Sustainability Policy and Government Affairs National Restaurant Association
Evan Goldsmith Director of Client Strategy NativeEnergy
David Stanton Head of North America Brands and Retail NatureWorks LLC
Diane Herndon Senior Manager, Sustainability Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Emily Johannes Senior Manager, Sustainable Sourcing Nestle USA, Inc.
Crystal Barnes Senior Vice President, Global Responsibility and Sustainability NielsenIQ
Cort Koenig Zero Landfill Expert Northstar Recycling
Matt Schreier Zero Landfill Expert Northstar Recycling
Nova Sayers Business Development Manager NSF International
Gus Block Director of Marketing and Corporate Development Nuvera Fuel Cells
Cathy Resler Head of Global Sustainability Ocean Spray
Suzanne Zweben Senior Advisor, Private Sector Department Oxfam America
Roberta Barbieri Vice President, Global Water and Environmental Solutions PepsiCo, Inc.
Ewelina Samchalk Senior Director, PMO Global Sustainability PepsiCo, Inc.
Edward Siemek Market Director Procurement Solutions Pipeline Foods
Jim Petrecky VP Business Development Plug Power, Inc.
Monica Filyaw Director of Quality PolyQuest
Renzo Boccanegra Veterinarian Pork Producers Trade Association of Chile
Mike Troy Editorial Director, Progressive Grocer and Retail Leader Progressive Grocer
Cher Mereweather Executive Director Provision Coalition
Michael Hewett Director of Environmental and Sustainability Programs Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Cheryl Baldwin Vice President, Sustainability Consulting, Marketing and Business Development Pure Strategies, Inc.
Timothy Greiner Co-founder and Managing Director Pure Strategies, Inc.
Jon Dettling Managing Director, U.S. Quantis International
Andrew Goldberg Project Manager, Southeast Family Forest Project Rainforest Alliance
Samantha St. Pierre Manager, Markets Transformation Rainforest Alliance
Shira Norman Sustainability Specialist Red Bull North America
Eva Goulbourne Director, Business & Multistakeholder Programs ReFED ReThink Food Waste
Ted Pazur Director of National Accounts Revolution Bag
Andy Harlan Assistant Director of Operations Rochester Institute of Technology
Bobby Fanning Legislative and Regulatory Specialist Rubicon Global Holdings LLC
Jordan Pilsch Director, Customer Success Rubicon Global Holdings LLC
Alexa Khazai Associate Client Development Manager Schneider Electric
James Poch Client Development Manager, National Demand Services Schneider Electric
Jordana Zabaneh Client Development Manager Schneider Electric
Jim Knutzon VP, Special Projects SCS Global Services
Lesley Sykes Program Manager SCS Global Services
Mark Hobbs Director, Environmental Affairs Seneca Foods Corporation
Harry Garafalo President ShopRite Garafalo Markets
Judy Seybold MS, RD, LD Chief Nutrition Officer Sifter Solutions
Patrick Balistreri Business Development and National Accounts Simix Surface Solutions, LLC
Jeff Stanich Founder and CEO Simix Surface Solutions, LLC
Ricky Ashenfelter Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer Spoiler Alert
Justin Kacer Sustainability Manager Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.
Michael Younis Principal Asset Stewardship State Street Global Advisors
Thomas Odenwald Executive VP SupplyShift
Jeff Dlott President and CEO SureHarvest
Jason Metnick Vice President, Customer Affairs Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Melanie Schmidt Business Development Sustrana
Parveen Werner Director of Marketing Synergy Flavors
Bob Richardson Director, Trade Relations The Clorox Company
Peyton Harper Sr. Manager, Stewardship & Sustainability Programs The Fertilizer Institute
Regina Nelson Program Manager The Forest Trust
Marlena White Project Manager The Forest Trust
Denise Osterhues Senior Director, Corporate Affairs The Kroger Co.
Patrick Beary Director, Corporate Engagement The Nature Conservancy
Larry Clemens North America Agriculture Project Director The Nature Conservancy
Monica Munn Senior Program Associate The Rockefeller Foundation
Daniel Strechay U.S. Representative, Outreach & Engagement The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
Amanda Raster Research Associate The Sustainability Consortium
Christy Slay Director of Research The Sustainability Consortium
Todd Lutkauskas Strategic Marketing Manager Thermo King Corporation
Joe Czachowski National Account Manager TREX COMPANY, INC
Katie George National Account Buyer TREX COMPANY, INC
Matt Weber Buyer TREX COMPANY, INC
Matthew Owens Director, Sustainability Tri Marine
Angie Sobkowiak Manager, Sustainability Tyson Foods, Inc.
Kevin Smith Senior Advisor for Food Safety U. S. Food & Drug Administration
Joann Jackson-Stephens Environmental Protection Services U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Chip Bowling Vice Chairman U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance
Ashley McDonald U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
Jacqueline Kazimer Director, Corporate Relations & Procurement United Against Poverty
Chad Gregory President and CEO United Egg Producers
Kayla Hedrick Group Director United Soybean Board
Randy Krotz CEO US Farmers and Ranchers Alliance
Jeffrey Canavan, MPA, RD Deputy Director USDA
Andrea Folds Student Vermont Law School
Stephanie Scott Product Manager Healthy Aisles Vestcom International, Inc.
Brent Waskow Senior Category Manager Chemicals & Sustainability Vi-Jon Laboratories, Inc.
Fred Bedore Senior Director, Sustainability Walmart Inc.
William Paddock Managing Director WAP Sustainability Consulting
Anna Vinogradova Head of EU Sustainability Wayfair
Chris Walker Director, North America WBCSD WBCSD
Chris Foote Sustainability Coordinator Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Steve Glenning Digital Performance Marketing Director Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Tracy Van Auker Media Relations Coordinator Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Jason Wadsworth Sustainability Manager Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
John Saunders Chief Executive Officer Where Food Comes From, Inc.
Jason Ellsworth Organic Portfolio Manager Wilbur-Ellis Holdings, Inc.
Darren Vanstone Corporate Engagement Manager, North America World Animal Protection
Kai Robertson Senior Corporate Sustainability Advisor World Resources Institute
Jessica Furmanski Program Officer of Sustainable Food World Wildlife Fund
Judy Takats Lead, River Basin Stewardship World Wildlife Fund
Jessica Rosen Associate Manager, Sustainability Yum! Brands
Courtney Acuff Vice President, Insights and Design
Julie Adams Vice President, Global Technical & Regulatory Affairs
Leslie Adebayo Environment and Sustainability
Tom Andresen Gosselin Sustainability and Supply Chain Manager
Pat Angelastro Director Corporate Sales
Robin Armhold Environmental Engineer
Whitaker Askew Government Relations
Sonay Aykan Associate Manager Global Sustainability
Ralph Bagwell Manager
Sharon Baker Associate
Karl Barnhart Chief Marketing Officer
Justin Block Senior Manager, Retail Information Services
Alain Bouchard Sales
Jake Brashares Director, Business Development
Trae Brogdon Director, Product Sourcing
Cynthia Bruno Chief Strategy Officer
Alexandra Buff Corporate Social Responsibility Purchasing Analyst
Scott Byrne Environmental Specialist
Heather Cain Senior Manager, Meeting Services
Chris Cochran Executive Director
Robin Connell Sr. Mgr, Internal Communications and CSR
Ryan Cooper Sustainability Specialist, Organics Recycling
Sabrina Correll Manager, Health and Nutrition Policy
Eric Critchlow
Shawn Cronin Business Outreach Manager
Clint Daniel Regional Sales Manager
Jed Davis Director of Sustainability
Alex Eakins Sustainability Analyst
David Fenton Vice President, Sales
Erika Ferrin Director of Marketing, Communications & Development
Jay Fillman Grower
Sonya Fiorini Senior Director, Corporate Social Responsibility
Kelsey Freeman Manager, Policy and Public Affairs
Robert Garfield Chief Food Safety Assessment Officer & Senior Vice President, SQFI
Eric Gassaway Director, Sustainable Sourcing
George Giorno Team Leader
Matt Greenstein Director, Business Development
Andrew Hackman Principal Lobbyist
Karen Hanner Director, Manufacturing Partnerships
Rick Hassler Director
Matt Hedrick Chief Commercial Officer
Erin Heitkamp Managing Director
John Hoekstra Vice President, Sustainability and Cleantech Services
Paul Holzer Procurement Director
Jack Hubbard Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President, Communications
Brandon Hunnicutt Member, Board of Directors
Liz Hunt Sustainable Solutions Lead
Andrew Jordan Sustainability Advisor
Derreck Kayongo Business Visionary, Global Soap Project Founder & CEO of the Center for Civil and Human Rights
Patrick Kelly Director, Customer Development
Buddy Ketchner Owner
Walter Kraus Vice President, Environment, Energy & Corporate Sustainability
Julie Kuchepatov Director, Seafood
Rod Lanier Procurement Director
Molly Laverty Director of Sustainability
Stewart Leeth Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer
Shawna Lemke PhD VP, Food Safety, Health and Nutrition Stakeholder Affairs
Bobbi Lesser Master of Environmental Management Student
Melaina Lewis Senior Manager, Communications
Suzanne Lindsay-Walker Director, Sustainability
James Louderman Sustainability Project Manager
Marc Lower Chief Operating Officer
Gabriele Ludwig Director, Sustainability & Environmental Affairs
Sarah Malenich Director, SQFI Sales & Marketing
John Martin Client Development Manager, Sustainability and Clean Tech
Jonathan Mayes Senior Vice President, External Affairs and Chief Diversity Officer
Keith McHugh Sustainability Solutions Architect
Robin Miller Supervisor
Karin Moore Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Kristine Mulford Manager, Corporate Communications
Euan Murray Chief Executive
KUMAR NAVILE Environmental Manager
Marissa Nelson Senior Vice President, Sustainable Retailing
Hansel New Manager of Corporate Sustainability
Patti Olenick Sustainability Manager
Sheila Ongie Sustainability Manager
Patricia Packard Director, Nutrition and Regulatory
Cam Pascual Sustainability Specialist
Aaron Pickering Vice President
Eric Pierce Vice President, Business Insights
Jessica Pleszewicz Marketing Specialist
Ross Polk Project Manager
Charlie Redden Director of Supply Chain
Darcie Renn Director of Sustainability
Eliza Roberts Manager, Water Program
Bruce Roskens Director, Crop Sciences
Kevin Ross Farmer
Berkley Rothmeier Manager
Brandon Scholz President and Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey Shapiro Partner
Lauren Shelar Account Supervisor
Jordan Simmons Strategic Engagements Specialist
Paul Skordilis Associate
Nathan Smith Sustainability Performance Management Solutions
Rod Snyder President
Cole Squiers Vice President, Sales
Annabelle Stamm Senior Consultant
Jane Stautz Global Sustainability Leader
Anna Steffens Senior Corporate Manager
Pam Strifler Vice President, Global Sustainability, Stakeholder Engagement and Corporate Insights
Alison Sutter Manager, Corporate Responsibility
Mariko Thorbecke Sustainability Consultant
Skyler Tibbits Speaker
Parker Townley Business Development Manager
John Trelo Environmental Consultant
Peter Van Der Werf Senior Engagement Specialist
Judson Vasconcelos Director, Veterinary and Consumer Affairs
Rachel Vujovic Corporate Responsibility Manager
David Wei Director, Climate Change
Megan Weidner VP Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability
Steve Woullard Director, Quality and Regulatory Compliance
Luke Zwilling Sustainability Projects and Integration Manager