Snac World - May 2017 - 5

VOLUME TEN, ISSUE TWO

SNAC
WORLD
SNAC INTERNATIONAL STAFF
Thomas Dempsey
CEO
tdempsey@snacintl.org
(703) 836-4500, ext. 209
Elizabeth Avery
President
eavery@snacintl.org
ext. 204
Liz Wells
Vice President,
Meetings & Events
lwells@snacintl.org
ext. 202

Abby Valentino
Manager, Meetings &
Events
avalentino@snacintl.org
ext. 201

Paul Downey
Director, Finance &
Administration
pdowney@snacintl.org
ext. 208

David Walsh
Vice President,
Communications &
Membership
dwalsh@snacintl.org
ext. 213

Lily Wachtor
Communications Coordinator
lwachtor@snacintl.org
ext. 210

SNAC INTERNATIONAL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman
Dan Sifer
Herr Foods, Inc.

SNAC General Counsel
Martin Hahn
Hogan Lovells US LLP

Vice Chairwoman
Jolie Weber
Wise Foods, Inc.

Canadian Snack Food
Association Rep.
Kent Hawkins
W.T. Hawkins Ltd.

2nd Vice Chairman
Fritz Kohmann
Shearer's Foods, Inc.
Treasurer
Mike Harper
Rudolph Foods Co., Inc.
Secretary
David Flavell
PepsiCo

Directors at Large
Michael Horn
AEC Vice President
A.C. Horn Manufacturing

Past Chairman (2015-16)
Dan Morgan
BFY Brands
AEC President
Jeff Almond
Heat and Control, Inc.
President
Elizabeth Avery
SNAC International

Colleen Farley
Meetings & Events Coordinator
cfarley@snacintl.org
ext. 203
Jessica Hixson
Director, Government Affairs
jhixson@snacintl.org
ext.205

Chris Kuechenmeister
PepsiCo North America
Sean Shanley
Bryce Corporation

Rob Sarlls
Wyandot, Inc.
Robert "Bob" Cantwell
B&G Foods, Inc.
Steve Sklar
Inventure Foods, Inc.

Tom Ennis
Amplify Brands

Scott Smith
Shearer's Foods, Inc.

State of the Industry
The snack industry continues to grow as more
opportunities arise to include better-for-you
ingredients and expanded flavor innovation.

Mel Deane
Truco Enterprises

Charlie Kennedy
Packaging Corp. of America

Chip Mann
Pretzels, Inc.

Hector Guerra
Evans Food Group Ltd.

Rich Rudolph
Rudolph Foods Company, Inc.

Bill Hooker
Snyder's-Lance

Kent Hawkins
W.T. Hawkins Ltd.

Joe Papiri
Snak King Corp.

Business Member Profile
Pretzels, Inc., drives business forward with
innovation and strong relationships.

Associate Member Profile
DSM has evolved over more than a century into the
global company it is today.

SNAC WORLD STAFF
Editorial
Sarah Hubbart
shubbart@torreydc.com
Kerry Lynch
klynch@torreydc.com

Beth Day
beth.day001@verizon.net

New Chairman Profile
Dan Sifer takes the reins of SNAC International
during a critical time.

Design
Nick Martens

Dan Malovany
dmalovany@sosland.com

Advertising Sales
Paul Lattan
plattan@sosland.com

Joanie Spencer
jspencer@sosland.com

Steve Berne
sberne@sosland.com

Nico Roesler
nroesler@sosland.com

Subscription Coordinator
Lily Wachtor
lwachtor@snacintl.org

David Read
Printpack, Inc.

Jeff Higgins
AEC Past President
Savor Seasonings

Past Chairman (2016-17)
Mark Winkelman
Brian Greth
Better Made Snack Foods, Inc. Utz Quality Foods, LLC

SNAXPO
SNAXPO 2017 saw another successful year shining
the light on the future of the industry.

Charlotte Atchley
catchley@sosland.com

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