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Denise Purcell
Eva Meszaros
Maria San Andres
Nicole Potenza Denis
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OFFICERS
President
Ann G. Daw
Senior Vice President, Media
Chris Crocker
Senior Vice President, Sales & Exhibitions
Chris Nemchek
Vice President, Communications, Education,
Government and Industry Relations
Ron Tanner
Vice President, Finance & Administration
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.
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.
RETAILER NETWORK ADVISORY COUNCIL
Maren Ammerman, A Southern Season
Dennis Deschaine, Al Dente, Inc.
Natalie 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
PUBLISHER
Matt Thomas
646.878.0174
mthomas@specialtyfood.com
SALES COORDINATORS
Cynthia Eisemann
646.878.0138
ceisemann@specialtyfood.com
Jessica Maldonado
646.878.0151
jmaldonado@specialtyfood.com
UNITED STATES
NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY,
CONNECTICUT
Kim Farrell
646.878.0135
kfarrell@specialtyfood.com
ATLANTIC & SOUTHERN REGION
Edwin Rivera
646.878.0146
erivera@specialtyfood.com
NORTHWEST & CENTRAL WEST REGION
Kathy Sackett
646.878.0145
ksackett@specialtyfood.com
SOUTHWEST REGION
Phyllis Mintz
646.878.0108
pmintz@specialtyfood.com
NEW ENGLAND & CENTRAL EAST REGION
Jessica Searson
646.878.0136
jsearson@specialtyfood.com
The Dutch
INTERNATIONAL
CANADA, EUROPE, CENTRAL
& SOUTH AMERICA
Erik Maas, Sales Director
+1.646.878.0147
emaas@specialtyfood.com
AFRICA, ASIA, MIDDLE EAST
Jay Bhattacharjee
+1.646.878.0183
jbhattacharjee@specialtyfood.com
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