SEMTAC is spearheaded by two staff members of the National Grocers Association Foundation (NGAF). Additional Foundation staff, SNAP EBT Advisors, the SEMTAC National Advisory Committee, and project consultants also support SEMTAC to help grocers modernize their businesses.
Brielle Underwood
Jamie Fitzwater
Gabrielle Rumney
Sarah Ahlgren
The National Grocers Association Foundation
SEMTAC is grateful for the support of the National Grocers Association Foundation (NGAF), the 501(c)3 nonprofit arm of the National Grocers Association, which supports the future of the independent community grocer. Our partners there include:
Chelsea Matzen
SNAP EBT Advisors
Ames Robb
Guy Berg
Ted Mason
Jimmy Wright
The SEMTAC National Advisory Committee
The SEMTAC National Advisory Committee (SNAC) provides guidance and input for the SEMTAC project to ensure effective opportunities for retailer engagement with and adoption of online and mobile SNAP EBT processing. This committee is composed of stakeholders whose vast experiences strengthen SEMTAC’s ability to effectively engage retailers.
- Charlee Burkhardt, GF Buche Company, Sisseton, SD
- Tania F. Correa-Castro, Northwest Harvest, Everett, WA
- Nyssa Entrekin, MS, RD, The Food Trust, Philadelphia, PA
- Jamie Fitzwater, Community Farm Alliance, Berea, KY
- Deeanna Garner, AmeriCorps VISTA at Miami University, Hamilton, OH
- Phil Jones, Detroit Food Policy Council, Detroit, MI
- Kathy Kuzava, Georgia Food Industry Association, Smyrna, GA
- Marquitrice Mangham, In Her Shoes, Inc., MS Delta
- Molly Pfaffenroth, Milwaukee, WI
- Gina Plata-Nino, Food Research & Action Center, Washington, DC
- Sommer Stockton, The Shelby Report, Gainesville, GA
Project Consultants
Invisible Engines is a design and communications studio dedicated to helping nonprofit organizations solve a single issue: how to build genuine and powerful connections to others. Their team includes Laura O’Connor (project management and strategic communications), Sarah J. Robbins (content strategy), and Linette Lao (creative direction and design). They leverage deep collaboration, design thinking, and decades of experience to deliver creative and strategic solutions to help SEMTAC grow and thrive.
