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
John Gehring
Chairman
Publix Super
Markets, Inc. 
Jeanne Fuda-Harness
Vice Chairman
Ole Mexican Foods
Warren Brown
Past Chairman
Quality Foods
Kerry Hitchcock
Treasurer
Wayfield Foods
​​Lindsay Koch
Secretary
​Koch & Associates Food Brokerage
TRUSTEES
John Bishop
Republic National
Distributing Company
Jeff Bolas
Bunzl Distribution
Ray Boone
Springtime Water
Giselle Bynum
Campbell Snacks
Joe Carden
PepsiCo Beverages
North America

Chuck Caricofe
Northeast Sales, Inc.

Rich Flaherty
The Kroger Company

Dave Fricke
Savannah Distributing
Michael Gay
Foodfresh
Kris Helms
Empire Distributors, Inc.
Alice Kim
Nam Dae Mun Farmers Market
Joshua Latham
​Coca-Cola Bottling
Company UNITED
David Logue
Merchant Distributors, Inc. 
Leigh Reagan
General Wholesale Beer Co.

John West
​West Foods, Inc.

Kristen West
​Flowers Foods
Glen Wilkins
Walmart Stores, Inc.
Caryn Woolley
Eagle Rock
Distributing Company