Board of Directors

Officers

Gary Spinazze, Nash Finch Company, Edina, MN - Chairman
Jeff Thomas, Michael Foods, Inc., Minnetonka, MN - Chairman-Elect
John Larsen, Safeway Inc., Pleasanton, CA - Vice Chairman-Refrigerated
Shawn Welch, Sara Lee Food & Beverage, Downers Grove, IL - Vice Chairman-Frozen
Dan Maloney, Publix Super Markets, LLC, Lakeland, FL - Secretary
Ray Tarnowski, Philadelphia Warehouse & Cold Storage, Philadelphia, PA - Treasurer
Nevin B. Montgomery, NFRA, Harrisburg, PA - President/CEO
H. V. "Skip" Shaw, NFRA, Harrisburg, PA - Executive Vice President/COO
William Kitchens, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Atlanta, GA - Legal Counsel


Board of Directors

Lisa Allen, Ziegenfelder Company Inc., Wheeling, WV
John Annetta, White Rose, Inc., Carteret, NJ
John Arnold
, Sargento Foods Inc., Plymouth, WI
John Bottomley, Sargento Foods Inc., Lutz, FL
Bob Branham, General Mills, Minneapolis, MN
Ken Cassara, Wegmans Food Markets, Webster, NY
William Chadwell, Daisy Brand, Dallas, TX
Joe D'Alberto, Acosta Sales & Marketing Co., Charlotte, NC
David Davis, Welch's Foods, North Bend, WA
Nick Dispenziere, Wakefern Food Corporation, Keasbey, NJ
Craig Entwistle, Rich Consumer Brands, St. Simons Island, GA
John Farmer, Global Dairy Products Group, Humble, TX
Jeff Glaveline, Pepperidge Farm, North Attleboro, MA
Scott Haws, Land O' Lakes Foods Inc., St. Paul, MN
Alan Hoover, Kahiki Foods Inc., Gahanna, OH
Mike Johnson, Stonyfield Farm, Inc., Manchester, NH
Dave Jones, Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, MI
Joe Kent, Michael Angelo's Gourmet Foods, Austin, TX
Chris Kiser, Pinnacle Foods Group, LLC, Mountain Lakes, NJ
John Kunkel, Nestle U.S.A., Solon, OH
Dan MacPhee, Masters Gallery Foods, Inc., Tega Cay, SC
Jeff Nelson, Co-Sales Company, Phoenix, AZ
Eric O'Toole, Dannon Company, White Plains, NY
Joe Oliveri, Dannon Company, White Plains, NY
Bobby Ray, Allens, Inc., Siloam Springs, AR
Patrick Reardon, Kraft Cheese & Dairy Division, Glenview, IL
Scott Rouse, Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, AR
Brent Sherwin, Schwan's Consumer Brands, No. America, Inc., Bloomington, MN
Ron Suchecki, Ateeco Inc./Mrs. T's Pierogies, China Spring, TX
Mark Tarzwell
, Burris Retail Logistics, New Castle, DE
Mark Thorngren, Unilever, Holden, MA
David Welch, Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., Jacksonville, FL
 

Advisory Directors

David Bloomquist, Save-A-Lot, Earth City, MO
Dennis Clark, Supervalu Inc., Eden Prairie, MN
Jerry Cochran, Acosta Sales & Marketing Co., Brea, CA
Bob Cronin, Wells' Dairy Inc., Le Mars, IA
Robert Dernbach, Southeast Frozen Foods, Miami, FL
David Epps, Sara Lee Food & Beverage, Forest Park, GA
Nate Fisher, Ingles Markets, Black Mountain, NC
Greg Kurr, H.P. Hood/Kemps LLC, St. Paul, MN
Rick Loesel, VersaCold Logistics Services, Anaheim, CA
Mark Lorion, United States Cold Storage Inc, Union City, CA
John Marburger, Oakwood Farms, Peru, IN
Michael O'Keefe, Advantage Sales & Marketing, Ramsey, NJ
John Plaso, ConAgra Foods Retail Products Co., Omaha, NE
Randy Poznansky, Nicholl Food Packaging Limited, Buffalo Grove, IL
Angela Rosenquist, Boboli International, LLC, Stockton, CA
Craig Sharer, Heinz North America, Pittsburgh, PA
Edward Sullivan, Lactalis Sorrento Retail Dairy, Inc., Buffalo, NY
Mike Sullivan, K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc., Abingdon, VA
James Walsh, H.P. Hood, LLC, Lynnfield, MA
Matt Yost, CROSSMARK, Plano, TX
 

Council Members

Joe Cervantes, J. Cervantes, LLC, Binghamton, NY
Veronica DeCristoforo, Lindy's Homemade, LLC, Charlotte, NC
Kathy Mondloch, Save Mart Supermarkets, Modesto, CA
Jessica Moore, Hussmann Corporation, Bridgeton, MO
Jeff Noble, T. Marzetti Company, Columbus, OH
Dan Nolan, Stremick's Heritage Foods, LLC, Santa Ana, CA
Mike O'Leary, PepsiCo Beverages & Foods, Chicago, IL 
Michael Ryan, Eastern Frosted Foods Association, Wanaque, NJ
Frank Tomanelli, ESM/Metro, Montvale, NJ
Mark Williams, Harris Teeter, Inc., Matthews, NC