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President Ann G. Daw
Senior Vice President, Content & Media Chris Crocker
Senior Vice President, Business
Development and Member Relations Chris Nemchek
Vice President, Philanthropy,
Government and Industry Relations Ron Tanner
Vice President, Finance Michael A. Tuccillo
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman: Mike Silver, Neomonde Baking Company, Inc.
Vice Chairwoman: Shawn McBride, Foah International, LLC
Treasurer: Becky Renfro Borbolla, Renfro Foods, Inc.
Secretary: Matt Nielsen, Nielsen-Massey Vanillas, Inc.
Past Chairman: Dennis Deschaine, Al Dente, Inc.
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EDITOR Denise Purcell
MANAGING EDITOR Eva Meszaros
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Susan Segrest
ART DIRECTOR Maria San Andres
BUYERS' PICKS Nicole Potenza Denis
TRENDS & HAPPENINGS Denise Shoukas
PREPARED FOOD FOCUS Joanna Pruess
CHEESE FOCUS Janet Fletcher
William (Pete) Booker III,
Smithfield Specialty Foods Group
Dan W. Dowe, Artisanal Cheese, LLC
Cara Figgins, Partners, a tasteful choice co.
Case D. Fischer, Fischer & Wieser Specialty
Foods, Inc.
Deborah Holt, ripple brand collective, LLC
Natalie J. King, Stonewall Kitchen
Patricia N. Lobel, Avenue Gourmet
Sam Mogannam, Bi-Rite Market
Jack Porter, KeHE Distributors, LLC
Stewart H. Reich, Hanson Faso Sales & Marketing
Brad van Dam, Marich Confectionery Co.
Maren Trocki, A Southern Season
De nnis Deschaine, Al Dente, Inc.
Nat alie J. King, Stonewall Kitchen
Emilio Mignucci, Di Bruno Bros.
Sam Mogannam, Bi-Rite Market
Phillip Myers, Central Market
Greg O'Neill, Pastoral Artisan Cheese,
Bread & Wine
Jon Pruden, Taste Unlimited
Bob Sickles, Sickles Market
Linda Sikorski, The Pasta Shop
Richard Tarlov, Canyon Market
Larry Uhl, West Point Market
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
Phyllis Jeferson
pjeferson@specialtyfood.com
CIRCULATION MANAGER
David Harrell
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