NEW
YORK, June 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The
not-for-profit Specialty Food Association (SFA) welcomes four new
directors to its governing board for the 2024/25 term, as voted on
and approved by the Association's members. The new Board of
Directors and Officers were announced at SFA's Annual Member
Meeting on Thursday, June 20.
The 15-member Board of Directors is responsible for the overall
governance of the SFA as a 501(c)(6) tax-exempt organization.
Board members are all are actively involved in the business or
management of SFA member companies in good standing.
The newly-approved Class of 2027 Board members
are:
- Elizabeth
Hemphill-Burns
BrainJuice
- Loralie Holly
Texas Tamale Co./Brazos Legends
- Sarah Masoni
(re-elected)
Oregon State University Food Innovation Center
- James Ren
Thrive Market
- Rodd Willis
Dot Foods, Inc.
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Each of these Directors will serve a three-year term through
June 2027.
"Each year, SFA members help shape the future of the Association
by voting on the slate of Board members, and we want to thank all
members who took part this year," said Phil
Robinson, SFA's Sr. Vice President, Member Development. "We
are grateful as well to all the volunteer leaders who will help
guide SFA's strategic plan over their coming terms and steer the
organization to continued success. The diversity of our Board, with
Directors from different backgrounds, experiences, and roles,
nicely reflects the dynamic specialty food industry that we
serve."
The following Board members were appointed as the Officers
for 2024/25:
- Board Chair: Nona Lim,
Nona Lim
- Vice Chair: Pierre
Abushacra, Firehook Bakery
- Treasurer: Dwight
Richmond, Town & Country Markets
- Secretary: Sarah Wallace,
The Good Bean
- Immediate Past Chair: Jon Pruden, TASTE Family of
Businesses
Directors who are continuing to serve on the Board in 2024/25
are:
Class of
2025
- Julie Busha
Slawsa
- Jill Giacomini Basch Point Reyes
Farmstead Cheese
- Victoria Ho
Sherpa CPG
- Nona Lim
Nona Lim
- Jon Pruden
TASTE Family of Businesses
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Class of
2026
- Pierre Abushacra
Firehook Bakery
- Scott
Jensen
Kosmos Q
- Michael
Reich Hanson
Faso Sales & Marketing
- Dwight Richmond Town &
Country Markets
- Sarah Wallace
The Good Bean
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Finance Committee
- Dwight Richmond, Chair
(ex-officio) Town & Country Markets
- Pierre Abushacra, Firehook
Bakery
- Elizabeth Hemphill-Burns,
Brainjuice
- Julie Busha, Slawsa
- Scott Jensen, Kosmos Q
- Michael Reich, Hanson Faso Sales & Marketing, Inc.
Nominating Committee
- Victoria Ho, Chair Sherpa
CPG
- Jill Giacomini Basch, Point
Reyes Farmstead Cheese
- Cara Figgins, Former Director,
PARTNERS, a Tasteful Choice Company
- Loralie Holly, Texas Tamale
Co./Brazos Legends
- Jon Pruden, TASTE Family of
Businesses
- James Ren, Thrive Market
DEI Committee
- Sarah Masoni, Chair OSU Food
Innovation Center
- Pierre Abushacra, Firehook
Bakery
- Elizabeth Hemphill-Burns,
Brainjuice
- Loralie Holly, Texas Tamale
Co./Brazos Legends
- James Ren, Thrive Market
In addition to the Board of Directors, more than 30 SFA
members were appointed to serve on SFA councils and committees for
the 2024/25 term.
For more information, visit specialtyfood.com.
About the Specialty Food Association
The Specialty Food Association (SFA) was founded in 1952 and is
the not-for-profit trade association of the $207-billion specialty food industry.
Representing more than 3,600 businesses worldwide, SFA champions
industry participation and success for a diverse community of
makers, buyers, importers, distributors, and service providers by
developing resources, information, education, and events
that celebrate innovation and inclusivity. SFA owns and operates
the Fancy Food Shows as well as the sofi™
Awards, which have honored excellence in specialty food and
beverage annually since 1972. The SFA also produces the
e-newsletter SFA News Daily, the Trendspotter Panel
annual predictions and Fancy Food Show reports, the State of the
Specialty Food Industry Report, Today's Specialty Food
Consumer research, and the Spill & Dish podcast.
Find out more online and connect with SFA on
Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and
TikTok.
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