Safety & Risk Management Committee

Committee Mission:
Provide an active forum in all areas of Safety and Risk Management for IFDA members by sharing expertise, participating in online and face-to-face discussions and mentoring those that are new to the field; review and set common KPIs and benchmarking metrics; lead the membership in advocating and promoting safe and effective methods and tools in all aspects of foodservice distribution operations.
Committee MembersTitleOrganization
Mr. Ryan Neal Smith (Co-Chair)Vice President of Human ResourcesSouthwest Traders, Inc. (HQ)208445
Jaime AnguianoCorporate Occupational and Food Safety ManagerGold Star Foods231421
Mr. Kirk BeimersUS Transportation Safety and Compliance ManagerGordon Food Service - Home Office202641
Katie BerensCorporate Safety ManagerDot Foods, Inc.227477
Mr. Paul BrandelRisk ManagerUS Foods203897
Ms. Sandy BrownellSVP Environmental, Health and SafetyUS Foods184802
Lance BuckCorporate Risk and Safety ManagerNicholas & Company, Inc.231303
Brian CarmelDirector, Supply Chain OperationsNational DCP, LLC227521
Ken CosbyRegional Safety DirectorPerformance Foodservice - Knoxville216884
Michelle DixonSenior Director, Transportation Safety & ComplianceSysco230681
Tim EckhardtSr. Director of SafetyDot Foods, Inc.215855
Jamie FaulknerAssociate Director of Tranportation SafetyNational DCP, LLC227226
Ms. Kristy GageDirector of Safety and ComplianceVan Eerden Foodservice221299
Ms. Monica GardnerDirector, SafetyMcLane Foodservice Distribution - Temple202692
Mr. Josh GrappDirector, Safety & ComplianceMartin Bros. Distributing Co., Inc.216094
Mr. Michael GrundfastEmployee Development CoordinatorGinsberg's Foods, Inc.202098
Antigoni GuevaraDirector, Occupational Health, Ergonomic & Claims ManagementSysco231577
Mr. James GustinDirector of Transportation SafetyUS Foods211545
Mr. Dan L. HarvickSVP Enterprise RiskBen E. Keith Co.206833
Darin HatchEHS DirectorUpper Lakes Foods Inc.231262
Mr. William HopperSenior Corporate Safety ManagerPFG Customized - Lebanon224861
Mrs. Rachel L. JenkinsCorporate Director of SafetyBen E. Keith Co.206822
Ms. Andrea LeBlancEnterprise Environmental, Health & Safety ManagerShamrock Foods224200
Ms. Gabbie LopezSafety SupervisorSouthwest Traders, Inc. (HQ)208692
Nick McAfeeWarehouse Safety ManagerNational DCP, LLC227227
Thomas S. OlitskyVP-SafetyPerformance Foodservice206582
Pedro OsorioCorporate Director, Food & Occupational SafetyGS Foods Group227178
Gary PelosoFood Safety Director/PCQIAce Endico Corp.231635
Mr. Carl SandersCorporate Director of Regulatory Compliance and Fleet ServicesGold Star Foods211776
Ms. Ginger ShubertDirector of Risk ManagementDennis Food Service212839
Mr. Phil S. SorensenSafety ManagerUpper Lakes Foods Inc.204083
Kevin J. ThomasVP of Global EHSS & Asset ProtectionSysco227283
Jennifer TroddenSenior Director of Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) USFSSysco230312
Lori VossUS HSE ManagerGordon Food Service231550
Mr. Andrew WellmanVP of TransportationSaval Foodservice206457
Mr. Mike ZackRegional Director of WarehouseGordon Food Service230975
Staff Contact: Annika Stensson