Administration & Finance
John H. Downs, Jr.
President & CEO
Elise Fennig
Chief of Staff & Senior Vice President of Operations
Steve McCroddan
Chief Financial Officer
Tracy Thompson
Vice President of Finance
Tirzah Orr
Assistant to the
President & CEO
Erin Garcia
Manager of Finance
Christine Reilly
Operations Coordinator
Public Policy & Government Affairs
Brian McKeon
Senior Vice President of
Public Policy
Dan Shorts
Senior Director of
Government Affairs
Kelly O’Donnell
Director of Political Action Committee
Courtney Hogan
Manager of Grassroots
and Public Policy
Scientific & Regulatory Affairs
Farida Mohamedshah
Senior Vice President of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs
Paige Smoyer
Senior Manager of Food Safety and Regulatory Affairs
Industry Affairs and Sweets & Snacks Expo
Lynn Wylie
Vice President 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
Lee Anne Pirrello
Vice President of Member Value & Strategic Engagement
Jaclyn Gurwitz
Senior Manager of Meetings & Events
Mandie Middleton
Senior 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
Senior Director of Marketing
& Web Technology
Lauren O’Toole Boland
Director of Communications
Carly Schildhaus
Senior Manager of
Public Affairs
Amy Buglass
Senior Manager of
Web Technology
James Gleason
Content Manager
Joy Phifer
Manager of Graphic Design
