Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Christie Tarantino-Dean, FASAE, CAE

Senior Vice Presidents

Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Tamara Stacey

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Mark Barenie, CPA, CAE

Senior Vice President of Membership Experiences and Executive Director of Feeding Tomorrow Foundation
Kate Dockins, CAE, IOM

Chief Science and Technology Officer & Executive Director of the Global Food Traceability Center
Bryan Hitchcock

Senior Leadership

Chief Science Advisor
John Ruff

Editor-in-Chief &
Vice President,
Content Strategy
Bill McDowell

Vice President, Information Technology
Terry Merkley

Vice President,
Meeting and Exhibit Experiences
Melodie Anderson

Vice President of Sales
Kristen Thut

Senior Director, Government Affairs & Nutrition
Anna Rosales, RD

Senior Director, Integrated Marketing & Brand Strategy
Leisha Nicol

Senior Director, Knowledge & Learning
Corrine Calice, PhD

Director,
Human Resources
Kaitlyn Mihalov

Please direct inquiries for the leadership team to [email protected].