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
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
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