Our Staff

Contact a USDEC staffer by using either our Contact Us form or calling 703-528-3049.
Executive Office
Krysta Harden, President and CEO
Martha Scott Poindexter, Chief Operating Officer
Omar Syed, Vice President, Human Resources
Kristen Hagan, Director, Executive Office
Cheese Marketing
Angélique Hollister, Senior Vice President, Global Cheese Marketing
Merle McNeil, Senior Vice President, Global Retail Programs
Amy Foor, Vice President, Global Foodservice Programs
Kara McDonald, Vice President, Global Marketing Communications
Ryan Hopkin, Manager, Cheese Marketing Communications
Alex Parker, Specialist, Cheese Marketing
Nuhami Alemu, Coordinator, Cheese Marketing
Ingredient Marketing
Vikki Nicholson-West, Senior Vice President, Global Ingredients Marketing
Annie Bienvenue, Vice President, Global Ingredients Technical Marketing Services
Kara McDonald, Vice President, Global Marketing Communications
Terri Rexroat, Vice President, Global Ingredients Marketing
Kristi Saitama, Vice President, Global Ingredients Marketing
Keith Meyer, Manager, Global Ingredients Marketing
Communications
Jerry Brown, Senior Vice President, Communications
Mark O'Keefe, Vice President, Editorial Services
Shirley Martin, Executive Coordinator to SVP Communications
Member Services
Luke Waring, Senior Director, Membership Programs and Strategy
Weston Abels, Specialist, Member Services
Market Access and Regulatory Affairs
Jonathan Gardner, Senior Vice President, Market Access and Regulatory Affairs
Sandra Benson, Vice President, Market Access and Regulatory Affairs
Oscar Ferrara, Vice President, Market Access and Regulatory Affairs
Eddy Fetzer, Vice President, Market Access and Regulatory Affairs
Aimee Pinkerton, Manager, Market Access and Regulatory Affairs
Jessica Smith, Manager, Market Access and Regulatory Affairs
Holly Delidle, Manager, Market Access and Regulatory Affairs
Bryan Jacoby, Manager, Market Access and Regulatory Affairs
Sustainability and Multilateral Affairs
Nick Gardner, Senior Vice President, Sustainability and Multilateral Affairs
Janice Giddens, Vice President, Sustainable Nutrition
Kelly Sheridan, Vice President, Environmental Affairs
Maria Martinez, Manager, Sustainability and Multilateral Affairs
Operations
Chuck Timpko, Senior Vice President, Operations and Evaluation
Dan Ingram, Vice President, Information Resources
Kari Kwiatkowski, Vice President, Operations
Erin Kealiher, Director, Compliance and Operations
Jackie Braybrooke, Senior Coordinator, Operations and Evaluation
Strategic Insights
Rick Ortman, Senior Vice President, Strategic Insights
Megan Sheets, Vice President, Strategic Development
Scott Lantz, Consumer Insights Analyst
Economics Division
William Loux, Vice President, Global Economic Affairs
Stephen Cain, Director, Economic Research and Analysis
Allison Wilton, Economic Coordinator
Trade Policy
Jaime Castaneda, Executive Vice President, Policy Development
Shawna Morris, Executive Vice President, Trade Policy and Global Affairs
Tony Rice, Director, Trade Policy