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

Suzanna Stohr, Marketing Coordinator

Communications

Jerry Brown, Senior Vice President, Communications

Shirley Martin, Executive Coordinator to SVP Communications

Member Services

Luke Waring, Vice President, Membership Programs and Strategy

Erica Louder, Manager, Member Services

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 Bustamante, 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, Senior Director, Government Funding Compliance and Operations

Dorothy Hill, Operations Coordinator

Strategic Insights

Rick Ortman, Senior Vice President, Strategic Insights

Megan Sheets, Vice President, Strategic Development

Scott Lantz, Senior Analyst, Strategic Insights

Max Heston, Analyst, Strategic Insights

Economics Division 

William Loux, Senior Vice President, Global Economic Affairs

Monica Ganley, Senior Director, Global Trade Analysis

Stephen Cain, Senior 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