Board of Directors

Officers

John Larsen, Safeway, Inc., Pleasanton, CA - Chairman
Bob Branham, General Mills, Minneapolis, MN - Chairman-Elect
Scott Rouse, Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, AR - Vice Chairman-Frozen
David Welch, Winn-Dixie, Jacksonville, FL - Vice Chairman-Refrigerated
Scott Haws, Land O'Lakes, St. Paul, MN - Secretary
Ray Tarnowski, Philadelphia Warehouse & Cold Storage, Philadelphia, PA - Treasurer
H.V. "Skip" Shaw, Jr., NFRA, Harrisburg, PA - President/CEO
Jeff Rumachik, NFRA, Harrisburg, PA - Senior Vice President
William Kitchens, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Atlanta, GA - Legal Counsel

 

Board of Directors

John Arnold, Sargento Foods Inc., Plymouth, WI
Bill Chadwell, Daisy Brand, Dallas, TX
Bob Cronin, Wells' Dairy, Inc., Le Mars, IA
Joe D'Alberto, Acosta Sales & Marketing, Charlotte, NC
David Davis, Welch's Foods, North Bend, WA
Craig Entwistle, Rich's Consumer Brands, St. Simons Island, GA
David Epps, RALCORP Frozen Bakery Products, Forest Park, GA
John Farmer, Global Dairy Products Group, Humble, TX
Ken Gipple, Kraft Foods, Glenview, IL
Brian Haley, Burris Logistics, New Castle, DE 
Chris Hooks, Supervalu Inc., Eden Prairie, MN
Alan Hoover, Jane's Dough Foods, Columbus, OH
Dave Jones, Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, MI
Brian Lernihan, Unilever, Lisle, IL
Mark Lorion, United States Cold Storage, Union City, CA
John Mastropaolo, Dannon Company, Irvine, CA
William Mayo, Wakefern Food Corp., Keasbey, NJ
Kathy Mondloch, Save Mart Supermarkets, Modesto, CA
Joe Mrozek, Pinnacle Foods Group, Charlotte, NC
Jeff Nelson, Co-Sales Company, Phoenix, AZ
Michael O'Keefe, Advantage Sales & Marketing, Woodcliff Lake, NJ
Steve Ostrander, Crystal Farms, Minnetonka, MN
Sean Reid, Schwan's Consumer Brands, Bloomington, MN
Angela Rosenquist, Boboli International, LLC, Stockton, CA
Terry Schulke, GFA Brands/Smart Balance, Trumbull, CT
Ron Schwenn, Roundy's, Inc., Milwaukee, WI
Joy Sgro, Bozzuto's, Inc., Cheshire, CT
Craig Sharer, Heinz U.S. Consumer Products, Pittsburgh, PA
Gary Spinazze, Nash Finch Company, Edina, MN
Ron Suchecki, Ateeco Inc./Mrs. T's Pierogies, China Spring, TX
Jeff Thomas, Crystal Farms, Minnetonka, MN
Yvonne Turnbough, Pepperidge Farm, Windermere, FL
Jim Walsh, H.P. Hood, LLC, Lynnfield, MA
Louise Yerian, Nestle U.S.A., Solon, OH
 

Advisory Directors

Joe Anderson, Kozy Shack Enterprises, Baltimore, MD
Randy Benish, Americold, Atlanta, GA
Ken Cassara, Wegmans Food Markets, Rochester, NY
Jerry Cochran, Acosta Sales & Marketing, Brea, CA
Kristina Cole, WhiteWave, Inc., Broomfield, CO
Bob Dernbach, Southeast Frozen Foods, Miami, FL
Dan Fairbanks, Fresh & Easy, El Segundo, CA
Nate Fisher, Ingles Markets, Black Mountain, NC
Greg Kurr, Kemps LLC, St. Paul, MN
Tony Landretti, Advance Pierre Foods - Brands Division, Edmond, OK
Toby Noiles, Safeway, Pleasanton, CA
Dan Nolan, Stremicks Heritage Foods, Inc., Santa Ana, CA
Mark Phelps, InnovAsian Cuisine Enterprises, Tukwila, WA
John Plaso, ConAgra Foods Retail Products Co., Omaha, NE
Randy Poznansky, Nicholl Food Packaging, Buffalo Grove, IL
Mike Ryan, Eastern Frosted Foods Assn., Wanaque, NJ
Ed Sullivan, Lactalis Sorrento Retail Dairy, Inc., Buffalo, NY
Mike Sullivan, K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc., Abingdon, VA
Mark Tarzwell, Ahold USA Retail/Giant Food Stores, Carlisle, PA
Matt Yost, CROSSMARK, Plano, TX
 

Council Members

Veronica DeCristoforo, Lindy's Homemade, LLC, Charlotte, NC
Jessica Moore, Hussmann Corporation, Bridgeton, MO
Jeff Noble, T. Marzetti Company, Columbus, OH
Mike O'Leary, PepsiCo Beverages & Foods, Chicago, IL 
Ken Stubbs, Florida's Natural Growers, Lake Wales, FL
Frank Tomanelli, ESM/Metro, Montvale, NJ
Mark Williams, Harris Teeter, Inc., Matthews, NC