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Senior Vice President, Content & Marketing Chris Crocker
Senior Vice President,
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Finance & Strategy Irene Math
Vice President, Technology & Innovation Ric Camacho
Vice President, Human Resources Lisa Gauchey
Vice President, Engagement & Events Bill Lynch
Vice President, Philanthropy,
Government, & Industry Relations Ron Tanner
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman: Dan W. Dowe, Artisanal Cheese, Inc.
Vice Chairwoman: Trish Pohanka, Brandstorm Inc./Natierra
Board Financial Officer: Lori King, Stonewall Kitchen
Secretary: Susan Eriksen, Char Crust, Inc.
Past Chairwoman: Becky Renfro Borbolla, Renfro Foods Inc.
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EDITOR Denise Purcell
MANAGING EDITOR Julie Gallagher
CONTENT &
EDUCATION SPECIALIST Sara Kay
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Susan Segrest
CREATIVE DIRECTOR Maria San Andres
ART DIRECTOR Michael Gage Costa
CATEGORY SPOTLIGHT Nicole Potenza Denis
TRENDS & HAPPENINGS Denise Shoukas
CHEESE FOCUS Janet Fletcher
Charlie Apt, Sarabeth's
Julie Busha, Nicole Foods/Slawsa
Case Fischer, Fischer & Wieser Specialty
Foods, Inc.
Jill Giacomini Basch, Point Reyes Farmstead
Cheese Company
David Gremmels, Rogue Creamery
Beth Haley, DPI
Mark Kroencke, KeHE Distributors LLC
Nona Lim, Nona Lim
Emilio Mignucci, Di Bruno Bros.
Jon Pruden, TASTE
Lee Zalben, Peanut Butter & Co.
Jon Pruden, TASTE
Greg O'Neill, Pastoral Artisan Cheese,
Bread & Wine
Patrick Crowl, Woodstock Farmers Market
Craig Kanarick, mouth.com
Pete Marczyk, Marczyk Fine Foods
Liz Martinez
Emilio Mignucci, Di Bruno Bros.
Trip Straub, Straub's
Richard Tarlov, Canyon Market
Scott Zoeller, QuickChek
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