Food Industry Association Executives

2023 FIAE Board of Directors

Michelle Hurd

Chairwoman

Iowa Grocery Industry Association

Michael Durant

Vice Chairman

Food Industry Alliance of New York State

Lindsey Kueffner

Secretary-Treasurer

Carolinas Food Industry Association

Kathy Kuzava

Immediate Past Chairwoman

Georgia Food Industry Association

Alex Baloga

Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association

President & CEO

Lauren Craig

The Coca-Cola Company

Director, Public Affairs, Communications & Sustainability

Christine Cummings

Maine Grocers & Food Producers Association

Executive Director

Gerald R. Kunde, II (Chip)

Ferrero North America

Senior Vice President, Institutional Affairs & Corporate Communications

Mark Miller

Arizona Food Marketing Alliance

President

Julie Miro Wenger

Delaware Food Industry Council

Executive Director

Kristin Mullins

Ohio Grocers Association

President & CEO

Beth Percynski

Procter & Gamble

Senior Manager, State Government Relations

Wayne Pesce

Connecticut Food Association

President

Brandon Scholz

Wisconsin Grocers Association

President/CEO

Laura Strange

National Grocers Association

Senior VP, Communications & External Affairs

Jennifer Sweeney

Campbell Soup

Senior Manager - State Government Affairs and Political Programs

Elizabeth Tansing

FMI, The Food Industry Association

Director, State Government Relations

Beverly Lynch