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Government Relations Committee Members

Chairman

Mitch Klein

Vice President of Government Relations
Krasdale Foods, Inc.


Mike Altier
State Government Relations
Walgreen Company

Michael Biehler
Corporate Counsel
Tops Markets, LLC

Joe Brown
Vice President of Sales & Merchandising
King Kullen Grocery Company

Elizabeth Chace-Marino
Senior Manager, Government Affairs
The Stop & Shop Supermarket, Inc.

Marcy Connor
Senior Director of Public Relations
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc.

John Coppola
VP of Business Development
White Rose, Inc.

Steve Culver
Vice President of Government Relations
Hannaford Bros. Co.

Dennis Curtin
Director of Public Relations
Weis Markets, Inc.

Nicholas D’Agostino III
President & COO
D’Agostino Supermarkets, Inc.

David Golub
Senior Vice President of Administration
Price Chopper Supermarkets

Jason Klipa
Director Public Affairs & GR
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Judy Knapp
Government Relations Representative
Hannaford Bros. Co.

Scott Lane
Trader Joes

Carmen Licari
Vice President
Louis C. Licari Supermarkets
(Big M Markets)

Lorelei Mottese
Manager, Government Relations
Wakefern Food Corp.

Jo Natale
Consumer Services Manager
Wegman’s Food Markets, Inc.

Diana O’Donoghue
Regional Manager of Government Affairs
7-Eleven, Inc.

Jim Ried
President & CEO
Olean Wholesale Grocery Co-op

Peter Rojek
Chief Compliance Officer
Fairway Market

Tom Urtz
Senior Director Human Resources/Labor Media Relations
ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.

Matt Wanning
Assistant to the Chairman
Red Apple Companies, Inc./Gristede’s Foods, Inc.

Tom Urtz
Senior Director Human Resources / Labor Media Relations
ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.

Ken Weingartner
Vice President Customer Sales
C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.


Food Industry Alliance Government Relations Staff

Jay Peltz
Vice President, Public Affairs
1385 Boston Post Road
Larchmont, NY 10538
914-220-8347
Fax: 914-833-4060
E-Mail: jay@fiany.com

James Rogers

President & CEO
130 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY 12210
518-434-1900 ext. 233
Fax: 518-434-9962
E-Mail: jim@fiany.com

Michael Rosen
Sr. Vice President & General Counsel, Government Affairs
130 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY 12210
518-434-1900 ext. 228
Fax: 518-434-9962
E-Mail: michael@fiany.com