IFT Minnesota Section Officers
The Executive Committee
The executive committee constitutes of volunteers elected by the dues-paying members of the IFT-MN section. The councillors and members-at-large represent the section members at the annual meetings of the IFT head quarters. They vote on behalf of the members at the Annual IFT meetings.
If you have concerns or questions about the activities and programs of the IFT, please feel free to contact the committee chair. You are welcome to run for any of these elected positions -- please contact the Section Chair for further information.
| Elected Officers | ||
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| Section Chair (2011-2012) Kimberly Mikaliunas Target Corp. 612-696-1761 Kimberly.Mikaliunas@target.com |
Chair Designate (2012-2013) Naomi Sundalius Bellisio Foods 952-223-8689 NSundalius@bellisiofoods.com |
Past Chair (2010-11) Tonya Schoenfuss University of Minnesota 612-624-3090 tschoenf@umn.edu |
| Recording Secretary Rachel Prososki Marathon Foods 952-835-5151 Rachel@marathonfoods.net |
Membership Secretary Michele Wolf General Mills, Inc. michele.wolf@genmills.com |
Section Representative Dana Dronen General Mills dana.dronen@genmills.com |
| Section Representative Lisa Povolny General Mills, Inc. lisa.povolny@genmills.com |
Section Representative Cheryl Deinken Consultant cher710@gmail.com |
Section Representative Lisa Pannell General Mills, Inc. 763-764-7398 lisa.pannell@genmills.com |
| Section Representative Joel Reiman Hormel Foods 507-434-6648 jdreiman@hormel.com |
Section Representative Fern Panda General Mills fern.panda@genmills.com |
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| Voting Committee Chairs | ||
| Assistant Treasurer Rachel Prososki Marathon Foods 952-835-5151 rachel@marathonfoods.net |
Treasurer Corinne Egan General Mills, Inc. 763-764-8431 Corinne.Egan@genmills.com |
Long Range Planning Committee Chair Brenda Knapp-Polzin Cargill, Inc. Brenda_Knapp-Polzin@cargill.com |
| Finance Committee Chair Don Steenson General Mills, Inc. 763-764-8412 donald.steenson@genmills.com |
Newsletter Advertisement Sales (Section Rep) Karen Spartz Chr. Hansen usksp@chr-hansen.com |
U of MN Food Science Club Kirstin Ruud-President University of Minnesota ruudx067@umn.edu |
| Non-Voting Committee Chairs | ||
| Employment Committee Chair Kim McKimmey Lab Support 763.546.0512 Kim.McKimmy@onassignment.com |
Arrangements Committee Chair Cheryl Deinken Consultant 612-590-8902 cher710@gmail.com |
Finance Committee Advisor Dana Dronen General Mills, Inc. Dana.Dronen@genmills.com |
| Archive Committee Chair Fern Panda General Mills, Inc 763-764-5771 fern.panda@genmills.com |
Macy Award Committee Chair |
Education Committee Chair Tonya Schoenfuss University of Minnesota 612-624-3090 tschoenf@umn.edu |
| Scholarship Committee Chair Dana Dronen General Mills dana.dronen@genmills.com |
Awards Committee Chair Rusty Nelson SuperValu rusty.a.nelson@supervalu.com |
Dairy Technology Committee Chair Steve Kaufman spkauf@pressenter.com |
| Bylaws Committee Chair Norm Greenberg Nestle HealthCare Nutrition norman.greenberg@rd.nestle.com |
Nomination Committee Chair Ron Heddleson General Mills ron.heddleson@genmills.com |
Supplier's Night Tina Hacker Kerry tina.hacker@kerry.com |
| Web Communications Chair Anand Rao Fonterra USA, Inc. 847-928-1874 anand.rao@fonterra.com |
Foundation Liaison/Silent Auction Joel Reiman Hormel Foods 507-434-6648 jdreiman@hormel.com |
Newsletter Co-editor Katie Koecher University of Minnesota kkoecher@umn.edu |
| Newsletter Co-editor Bridget McClatchey Land O'Lakes, Inc. 651-481-2728 bcMcClatchey@landolakes.com |
New Professionals Chair Emily Wise Target 612.696.5929 Emily.Wise@target.com |
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