The First Section • Since 1941
CSIFT Leadership Team
The Chicago Section Leadership team is comprised of volunteers from the Chicago area who serve as Officers and the Executive Committee as well as lead our many committees. Section Officers are elected annually by the membership in February-March and serve from September 1st of the current year through August 31st of the following year. The work of the Section is dependent upon our committees and each member’s contribution and participation on a committee contributes to the success of our Section. Join our Leadership Team - Get Involved Today!
Officers and Chairpersons
NEW PROFESSIONALS
2014-2015 Section Officers
name | company:
Chair:
John Budin
Merieux NutriSciences
Chair-Elect:
Glenn Bluemer
Barry-Callebaut
Past Chair:
John Chambers
DMH Ingredients
Secretary:
Olivia Fisher
Virginia Dare Extact Co.
Treasurer:
James Colby
Kraft Foods
Executive Committee Members - company | term exp:
Bill Becht
Dempsey Corp.
8/31/2017
Mike Carson
Bunge Oils
8/31/2015
Laura Colby
Kraft Foods
8/31/2017
Joy Dell'Aringa
EMSL Analytical, Inc
8/31/2017
Laura Gray
Winona Foods
8/31/2015
Matt Hutchinson
Morton Salt
8/31/2017
Jan Miller
Int'l Dehydrated Flavors
8/31/2016
Linda Perucca
Mondelez International, Inc.
8/31/2016
Keith Schafer
8/31/2016
Manoj Shah
Consultant
8/31/2015
Timothy Stubbs
Dairy Management Inc.
8/31/2015
Mike Wanous
Consultant
8/31/2016
Committee Chairs -
name | company:
Auditing:
Terry Schwartz
McGladrey LLP
Awards/Nominating
John Chambers
DMH Ingredients
Career Guidance & Cont. Ed
Michael Gross
Clutch Logistics
Communications
Katie Schmidt
Dempsey Corporation
Employment/Career Ctr
Michael Mastrangelo
LifeSpice Ing.
Finance
Uwe Nienaber
Kraft Foods
Golf Outing
Mike Hosler
Mission Flavors
&
John Fenstermacher
ICL Foods
Historian
Sanford Wolgel
Consultant
Hospitality
Keith Schafer
Host Section Activities
Linda Perucca
Mondelez Int'l, Inc.
&
Pat Sullivan
House
Manoj Shah
Consultant
Long-Range Plan
Dan Best
BestVantage, Inc.
Marketing Chair
Denise Michalik
Consultant & Advisor
&
Bill Becht
Dempsey Corporation
Committee Chairs -
(continued)
Membership
Joy Dell'Aringa
EMSL Analytical
&
Sharim Lane
New Professionals
Molly Connor
Kraft Foods
&
Niki Baran
Flavorchem
Newsletter Business Office
BusinessOffice@ChicagoIFT.org
Professional Development
Susan Abraham-Rivera
AgriFIS, Inc.
Program
Glenn Bluemer
Barry-Callebaut
Scholarship
Nancy Moriarity
Silliker Group
Sergeant-at-Arms
Laura Colby
Kraft Foods
Sponsorship
Mike Gough
Consultant
&
Co-Chair
needed
Suppliers' Night
Jim Anderson
Corbion
Tanner Lecture
Zuoxing Zheng
Kraft Foods
Technical Breakfast Sessions
Zeek Agosto
Northland Lab
If you are interested in joining a committee, contact BusinessOffice@ChicagoIFT.org
Sponsors
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