Committees and Councils

Communications

Staff Contact: 

 

Lauren Hefner, CAE
Director, Communications & Marketing
lhefner@nationalgrocers.org

 

 

Committee:            

 

Communications Committee 

   
         

Education, Research & Training

Staff Contact: 

 

Aileen Munster
Vice President, Education and Research
amunster@nationalgrocers.org 

 

 

Committee: 

 

Convention Planning Committee

 

 

Working Group
and Sub-Committees:
 

 

Education & Research Advisory Council 

 

 

Government Affairs

Staff Contact: 

 

Greg Ferrara
Vice President, Government Affairs
gferrara@nationalgrocers.org  

 

 

Committee: 

 

Government Affairs Committee 

 

 

Working Groups
and Sub-Committees:
 

 

Healthcare Working Group
Healthy Food Financing Initiative
Legal Task Force
Tax Committee

   
         

Membership

Staff Contact: 

 

Matt Ott, MS, CAE
Vice President, Membership and Information Technology
mott@nationalgrocers.org  

 

 

Committee:               

 

Membership Committee 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology

Staff Contact:

 

Matt Ott, MS, CAE
Vice President, Membership and Information Technology
mott@nationalgrocers.org 

 

Committee:              

 

Technological Innovation Advisory Committee 

 
       
       

Trading Partners and Industry Affairs

Staff Contacts: 

 

Charlie Bray
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
cbray@nationalgrocers.org 

 

 

 

 

Karen Voorhies
Director, EXPO Sales Management
kvoorhies@nationalgrocers.org 

 

 

Committee: 

 

Trading Partners Advisory Council

 

 

Working Groups
and Sub-Committees:
 

 

Best Practices Sharing & Growth Strategies Work Group
Conventions & Conferences Work Group
Communication & Connectivity Work Group
Economic Impact of Independents Work Group
Independent Retailer Needs Assessment Work Group
New Opportunities Work Group
NGA Voice of the Independent Retailer Work Group
Trading Partner Business Sessions Work Group

 

 


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