Officers

Cynthia Angelo

Cynthia Angelo

Givaudan Flavors
Chair

Shawn Houser-Fedor

Shawn Houser-Fedor

The Hershey Company
President

Judy Cooley

Retired, Global Confection Connections, LLC
Vice President

Ed Minson

Edward Minson

Retired, Tate & Lyle
Treasurer

Yvette Thomas

Yvette Thomas

PMCA
Chief Operations Officer

Directors & Committee Chairs

Heather Arentz

Heather Arentz

The Hershey Company
Student Connections Committee Chair

Laurent Besin

Laurent Besin

Dr. Choc Consulting LLC
Western Region Committee Chair

Jenna Derhammer

Jenna Derhammer

Blommer Chocolate Company
Director

Thomas Elsinghorst

Thomas Elsinghorst

Tomric Systems, Inc.
Director

Steve Genzoli

Steve Genzoli

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
Director

Michael Gordon

Arway/Long Grove Confections
Director

Randy Hofberger

Randy Hofberger

R&D Candy Consultants
Education & Learning Committee Co-Chair

Tom Houlihan

Retired, Guittard Chocolate Company
Director
Long-Range Planning Committee Chair

Rebecca Kuehn

Guittard Chocolate Company
Director

Elizabeth Hagerman

Elizabeth Macks

Palsgaard
Production Conference Program Committee Chair

Rose Potts

Blommer Chocolate Company
Director

Anne Puzak

Annie Puzak

Mars Wrigley
Director

Eric Schmoyer

Barry Callebaut
Director
Education & Learning Committee Co-Chair
Nominations Committee Chair

Abdoulaye Traore

Abdoulaye Traore

AFP
Director

Lynn Wieland

Lynn Wieland

Spangler Candy Company
Director

Ed Wilson

Ed Wilson

Retired, AAK USA
Membership Committee Chair

Honorary Directors

Peter Blommer

Blommer Chocolate Company

Michael Ferraro

Retired, Godiva Chocolatier

Dave Hess

Dave Hess

Retired, The Warrell Corporation

Robert Huzinec

Retired, The Hershey Company

Douglas Lehrian, PhD

Retired, The Hershey Company

Steven Marcanello

Hansel & Gretel Candies

Marlene Stauffer

Marlene Stauffer

Blommer Chocolate Company

Adrian Timms

Adrian Timms

The Pennsylvania State University