Committee Members

Membership Committee

Danny OMalley

Danny OMalley

The President and Founder, Before the Butcher

Co-Chair

Maddie Segal

Maddie Segal

Membership, PBFA/I

Co-Chair

Peter van Dijken

Peter van Dijken

Owner / Founder, Green Boy Group

Co-Chair

Scott Cowger

VP National Sales Manager, CII

Member

Nithya Hariharan

Nithya Hariharan

Head of Marketing, Novonesis

Member

Melissa Pacheco

Melissa Pacheco

Partner, Executive Recruiter, Chameleon Collective

Member

Teun (Tony) Raymakers

Teun (Tony) Raymakers

Commercial Director, Green Boy Group

Member

David Weitzman

David Weitzman

Manager, HR Business Partner, Specialties and Commercial Excellence, Ingredion

Member

Policy Committee

Jaime Athos

Jaime Athos

President & CEO, Tofurky

Co-Chair

Lizzie King

Lizzie King

Director, Foodservice Sales, Impossible Foods

Co-Chair

Marjorie Muhhall

Marjorie Muhhall

Senior Director, Policy, PBFA/I

Co-Chair

Sara Fletcher

Sara Fletcher

Director of Public Affairs, North America, OATLY

Member

Stephanie Goodwin

Stephanie Goodwin

Director, Nutrition Policy, Danone

Member

Brian Hansen

Brian Hansen

General Manager, Scoular

Member

Katrina Picon

Director, PR and Corporate Communications, Califia Farms

Member

Kobi Regev

Kobi Regev

Co-founder & CEO, Pleese Foods

Member

Jo Saint-George, Esq

Jo Saint-George, Esq

Chair, HBCU College of Plant-Based Lifestyle Medicine

Member

Cate Thorin

Head of Government Relations, Novonesis

Member

Jessica Wasserman

Government Relations Counsel, Bel Brands

Member

Teri Witteman

Teri Witteman

Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Beyond Meat

Member

Sustainability Committee

Tawanda Muzhingi

Tawanda Muzhingi

PBFA/I

Co-Chair

Sadrah Schadel

Sadrah Schadel

Founder/CEO, No Evil Foods

Co-Chair

Julia Stamberger

Julia Stamberger

CEO & Co-Founder, Chair of the Board, The Planting Hope Company

Co-Chair

Cristina Bleicher

Cristina Bleicher

Senior Manager, Demand Strategy, Impossible Foods

Member

Stacey Cushenbery

Food System Program Manager, North America, OATLY

Member

Kara Davis

Kara Davis

Impact Director, Unovis Asset Management

Member

Jessica Hulse Dillon

Director, Soil & Climate Alliance, Green America- Center for Sustainability Solutions

Member

Lelia Lacou

Sr Plant-Based Manager North America, Bel Brands

Member

Gayle Massey

Gayle Massey

Head of Partnerships and Media Solutions North America, Vegconomist

Member

Qing Qing Miao

Director of Sustainability, MyForest Foods

Member

Arlan Peters

Arlan Peters

Head of Sustainability , Novonesis

Member

David Piza

David Piza

Director Global Business Development, Alternative Proteins, Griffith Foods

Member

Ella Rosenbloom

VP Sustainability, Califia Farms

Member

Elana Schwartz

Elana Schwartz

Sales Manager, Scoular

Member

Nicky Shaw

Dir of Corp Social Responsibility & Sustainability, Daiya Foods

Member

Retail Advisory Council

Eric Chou

Eric Chou

National Retail Sales Manager, Hodo Foods

Co-Chair

Carolyn Geruc

Carolyn Geruc

Director of Sales - Conventional Channel , Greenleaf Foods

Co-Chair

Nikki Smith

Nikki Smith

PBFA/I

Co-Chair

Julie Emmett

Julie Emmett

Marketplace Development, PBFA/I

Executive Sponsor

Erin Ransom

VP of Marketing, Tofurky

Executive Sponsor

Brendan Cravitz

Brendan Cravitz

Brand & Marketing Director, 2foods USA

Member

Lori Driscoll

Lori Driscoll

Albertsons Team Leader, Upfield US Inc

Member

Brian Hansen

Brian Hansen

General Manager, Scoular

Member

Elizabeth Hemphill-Burns

Elizabeth Hemphill-Burns

Sr. Director of National Sales

Member

Kimberlie Le

Kimberlie Le

CEO, Prime Roots

Member

Debra Mackey

Debra Mackey

Director of Sales, Daiya Foods

Member

Ethan Sonne

Ethan Sonne

Sr. National Brand Manager

Member

Kristina Vadeikaite

Director of Insights & Category Management, Daiya Foods

Member

Ellen Wheeler

Ellen Wheeler

Vice President of Sales, alive Publishing Group

Member