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.
Click here for more information about our Board of Trustees.

OFFICERS

Warren Brown
Chaiman
Quality Foods, Inc.

Lynn Micale
Secretary
​Mondelez International

Melanie LeBlanc
Treasurer
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.

Jimmy Tryon
Past Chairman
​Empire Distributors, Inc.

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TRUSTEES

Dana Bowen
Frito-Lay / PepsiCo

Danny Dunbar
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Jeanne Fuda
Bimbo Bakeries uSA

Michael Gay
Foodfresh

John Gehring
Publix Supermarkets, Inc. 

Beth Governale
National Distributing

Bettina Hall
​The Kroger Company

Joe Hartman
​Pepsi Beverage Company

Kerry Hitchcock
Wayfield Foods

​​David Jones
​United Distributors, Inc.

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​Rachel Kiley
Monday Night Brewing

​​Lindsey Koch
​Koch & Associates

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David Logue
Merchant Distributors, Inc. 

​Babs Paine
Leon Farmer and Company

Stephen Parson

Jake Powell
​Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED

Greg Thaxton
Sherwood Food Distributors

John West 
West Foods

Glen Wilkins
Walmart Stores, Inc.

Shawn Williams
Flowers Foods