2017 TPA Global Sustainability Summit: Registered Attendees

The following list shows all attendees as of April 18, 2024.


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