BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The Georgia Food Industry Education Foundation (GFIEF) has the primary focus of supporting GFIA’s educational agenda. The Foundation’s Board of Trustees is made up of key individuals representing our member companies from the food industry. This group of retailers, wholesalers and suppliers oversees the Foundation’s scholarship program, educational seminars, industry training programs and the Eat at Home Georgia program.

The Trustees elect leadership each year through an application process, ensuring that Foundation leadership is strong and continues to provide value to GFIA members.

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OFFICERS

Jeanne Fuda-Harness
Chairman
Ole Mexican Foods

Kerry Hitchcock
Vice Chairman
Wayfield Foods

​​Lindsay Koch
Treasurer
​Koch & Associates Food Brokerage

Caryn Woolley
Secretary
Eagle Rock
Distributing Company

John Gehring
Past Chairman
Publix Super
Markets, Inc. 

Kathy Kuzava
President
Georgia Food Industry
Association

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TRUSTEES

John Bishop
Republic National
Distributing Company

Warren Brown
Quality Foods

David Bryan
Quirch Foods

Joe Carden
PepsiCo Beverages
North America

Chuck Caricofe
Northeast Sales, Inc.

Rich Flaherty
The Kroger Company

Dave Fricke
Savannah Distributing

Michael Gay
Foodfresh

Ashley Hubbard
​Tucker Brewing Company

Daniel Jackson
Georgia Crown Distributing Co.

Alice Kim
Nam Dae Mun Farmers Market

Joshua Latham
​Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED

Leigh Reagan
General Wholesale Beer Co.

Mario Reyna
Blue Bell Creameries

Bob Wade
Deoleo, USA
(Bertolli Olive Oil)

Jonathan Warren
Keurig Dr Pepper
(Pepsi Aligned)

Bobby Watkins
Merchant Distributors, Inc. 

John West
Georgia Fried Peanut Company

Kristen West
​Flowers Foods

Glen Wilkins
Walmart Stores, Inc.