Officers & Directors
Advisory Officer
Joe Perez
Waste Stream Solutions

Advisory Officer
Juan Trillas
Bimbo Bakeries USA

Advisory Officer
Tracy Lape
Advantage Solutions

Historian
Mark Olejnik
ASR Group
Legalite
Dale Stern
Downey Brand LLP

Hilite's 3nd Year
Monica Abarca
The Performance Group
Anu Algin
Manzana
Karl Konrad
Acosta
Kristina McVay
Del Monte
Dan Sawchuk
Chobani
Hilite's 2nd Year
Victoria Corbin
City of Hope
Kory Cox
Talking Rain
Timme Taylor-Bennett
C4 Energy
Mike Phillips
Mesa Verde Trading
Lisa Mendonca
TOMRA North America
Hilite's 1st Year
Brendan McAbee
Bimbo Bakeries USA
Senior Customer Executive
Taylor Verbeck
Social Sampling
President & CEO
Kimberley Yates
Nature’s Bakery,
Director of Grocery Sales-West
Elizabeth Alvarez-Sell
Divisional Sales Manager, West
Ajinomoto Foods North America
Eric Slabaugh
NuCal Foods
Director of Sales
Board Advisor
Board Advisor
Jennifer Ward
PUNCHH
Board Advisor
Mike Sullivan
Sun-Maid Growers
of California
Marla McIntosh
Post Consumer Brands
Dave Casarez
Peco Pallets
“I really appreciate the work of the Illuminators. this group is made up of wonderful and caring people from the vendor community, who come together with retailers to help better our industry. They are fully vested in helping the leaders of tomorrow with their scholarships, and through their support of education, and participation in the WAFC and CGA conventions.”