Administration & Finance
John H. Downs, Jr.
President & CEO
Elise Fennig
Chief of Staff & Senior Vice President of Operations
Tracy Thompson
Vice President of Finance
Tirzah Orr
Assistant to the
President & CEO
Lauren Swift
Registrar and Data Specialist
Erin Garcia
Manager of Finance
Public Policy & Government Affairs
Liz Clark
Senior Vice President of
Public Policy
Dan Shorts
Director of Government Affairs
Alyssa Clevenger
Senior Manager of Political Affairs
Courtney Hogan
Manager of Grassroots
& Public Policy
Scientific & Regulatory Affairs
Debra Miller
Senior Vice President of
Scientific & Regulatory Affairs
Paige Smoyer
Manager of Food Safety
& Regulatory Affairs
Industry Affairs and Sweets & Snacks Expo
Larry Wilson
Vice President of Industry Affairs
Lynn Wylie
Senior Director of Industry Affairs
Theresa Anthony
Senior Director of the
Sweets & Snacks Expo
International Business Development
Karen Horan
Vice President of
Global Business Development
Meetings & Membership
Jaclyn Gurwitz
Manager of Meetings & Events
Mandie Middleton
Manager of Membership
& Engagement Services
Kim Nolan
Sponsorship & Exhibit
Sales Manager
Public Affairs & Communications
Christopher Gindlesperger
Senior Vice President of Public Affairs & Communications
Susan Whiteside
Vice President of Integrated Marketing & Communications
Paul Kissin
Director of Marketing
& Web Technology
Lauren O’Toole Boland
Director of Communications
Carly Schildhaus
Manager of Public Affairs
Amy Buglass
Manager of Web Technology
James Gleason
Content Manager
Joy Phifer
Graphic Designer
