Committee Members

Board of Directors

Paul Samar, President, Xtra Mart
Cathy Barber, Vice President, L. E. Belcher, Inc.
Frank Carideo, Treasurer, Crossmark
Rogers Bush, Past President, Apple Country Markets

Tom Davis, Garelick Farms
Charlie Fitzgibbons, Tedeschi Food Shops
Bruce Ginsberg, New England Ice Cream Corp.
Tom Hart, Targeted Solutions, LLC
Ari Haseotes, Cumberland Farms, Inc.
Vern Johnson, Honey Farms, Inc.
Jack Kavanagh, Harold W. Young Inc.
Luis Morales, O'Brien's General Stores
Peter Panagoplos, Chanty, Inc.
John Poulakis, Garber Bros., Inc.
Dave Taylor, J. Polep Distribution Services
Leo Vercollone, Verc Enterprises, Inc.
John Zeidler, Sunoco, Inc

 

Associate Board

Chair: Phil Robo, Wise Foods, Inc.
Vice Chair: Karen Campbell, Honey Farms
Sheree Beissner, Cumberland Farms, Inc.
Gary Blanchette, MRW Inc.
Linda Brown, MPG Corp./Rapid Refill
Diane Clark, Peterborough Oil Co., Inc.
Paul Cronin, Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages
Michael D'Ortenzio, Garber Bros., Inc.
Tom Davis, Garelick Farms
Peggy Filip, Quaker Tropicana Gatorade
Ken Healy, WANT AD Publications, Inc.
Scott Holmes, American Map Corp.
Jerry Joy, Polar Beverages Corp.
Ken Maag, McLane Northeast/Concord
Andrew Panagoplos, Altadis USA
Greg Pugh, L. H. Sisitzky Sales, Inc.
Al Reardon, Tedeschi Food Shops
Steve Salveggio, Aldin Associates
Linda Sheppard-Reece, Coca Cola Bottling Company of N.E.
Scott Siegel, Welch’s
Natalie Taylor, J. Polep Distribution Services
Oscar Tefft, Xtramart
Len Vera, Cape Sales Solutions

Legislative Committees

Connecticut Legislative Committee

Chair: Cathy Barber, Leonard E. Belcher, Inc.
Vice Chair: Joanne Judd, Vice Chair, Xtramart

Cathy Barber, Chair, L. E. Belcher, Inc.
Melody Barr, Aldin Associates
Peter Deary, Sunnyside Farms, Inc.
Martin Devino, Mercury Fuel Service, Inc.
Nathan Deyo, Alliance Energy Corp.
BJ Gomeau, Harold W. Young Inc.
Gary Iadarola, GEI Consultants
Robert Keaton, Sunoco, Inc.
Mike Martone, Cumberland Farms, Inc.
Michelle Roberts, J. Polep Distribution Services
George Sousa, Mutual Oil Co., Inc.
Chyuan Yang, Wesson, Inc.

Lobbyist: Patrick McCabe, Capitol Strategies Group

Maine Legislative Committee

Chair: John Babb, J & S Oil Co., Inc.
Vice Chair: Gena Canning, Pine State Trading Co.

Marty Carson, Lorillard Tobacco Co.
Darrell Clark, Lampron’s Lil’ Mart
Joanne Cormier, Cumberland Farms, Inc.
Stephen Lawrence, C. N. Brown Co.
Cliff Martin, Xtra Mart
Cathy Callahan, Associated Grocers of Maine, Inc.
Tom Renehan, Swedish Match North America
Ken Maag, McLane Northeast/Concord
Geoff Tibbles, Oakhurst Dairy
Lobbyists: Ed and Cate Pineau, Pineau Policy Associates, Inc..

Massachusetts Legislative Committee

Chair: Charlie Fitzgibbons, Tedeschi Food Shops
Vice Chair: Vern Johnson, Vice Chair, Honey Farms

Ken Barnes, 7-Eleven, Inc.
Justin Bush, Apple Country Markets
Rogers Bush, Apple Country Markets
Tom Cacciola, Cumberland Farms, Inc.
Marty Carson, Lorillard Tobacco Co.
Jeff Cutting, Cumberland Farms, Inc.
Jim Fitzgerald, Verc Enterprises, Inc.
Bob Frotten, New England Ice Cream Corp.
Steve Garrett, MPG Corp./Rapid Refill
Robert Keaton, Sunoco, Inc.
Ken Maag, McLane Northeast/Concord
David Ryan, L. E. Belcher, Inc.
Peter Shea, Xtramart

Lobbyist: Michelle McGee and Charlene Rideout, Kearney, Donovan & McGee, P.C.

New Hampshire Legislative Committee

Chair: Joe Hart, Chair, Peterborough Oil Co., Inc.
Vice Chair: Mark Gagnon, Vice Chair, Cumberland Farms, Inc.

Marty Carson, Lorillard Tobacco Co.
April Day, C. N. Brown Co.
Steve Felton, Associated Grocers of N.E.
John Ganos, Northeast Retail Dev., Inc.
Jeremy Sebestyn, Xtramart
Ray Tetu, Manchester Wholesale Dist., Inc.

Lobbyist: Bruce Berke and Valerie Acres , Sheehan Phinney Capitol Group

Rhode Island Legislative Committee

Chair: Lynda Martone, Chair, Cumberland Farms, Inc.
Vice Chair: Kevin Pimental, Vice Chair, Xtramart

Marty Carson, Lorillard Tobacco Co.
Nathan Deyo, Alliance Energy Corp.
Robert Keaton, Sunoco, Inc.
George McKinnon, McLane Northeast/Concord

Lobbyist: Brian Goldman, Goldman Law Offices

Vermont Legislative Committee

Bob Randston, Cumberland Farms, Inc.
TJ Whyte, Pine State Trading Co.
Lobbyist; Tim Meehan. Maclean, Meehan & Rice
Program and Event Task Forces and Committees

Program and Event Affinity Task Forces and Committees

Affinity Task Force

Justin Bush, Apple Country Markets
Walter Goula, Aldin Associates
Vern Johnson, Honey Farms
Peter Panagoplos, Chanty, Inc.
Ron Tateosian, Aldin Associates

Education Committee

Chair: Sheree Beissner, Cumberland Farms, Inc.
Vice Chair: Ken Hawes, MPG Corp./Volta Oil Co.

Barry Ahern, Verc Enterprises, Inc.
Bryan Briggs, Trader Publishing Co.
Diane Clark, Peterborough Oil Co., Inc.
Jan Demoranville, Tedeschi Food Shops
Art Hurley, Xtramart
Darlene Kascak, Trumbull Car Care
Sheila Smith, Honey Farms
Peter Tonelli, Patco Management, Inc.
Mary Wilson, Aldin Associates

Executive Leadership Task Force

Chair: Tom Davis, Garelick Farms
Vice Chair: Tom Hart, Tedeschi Food Shops
Rogers Bush, Apple Country Markets
Paul Cronin, Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages
Peter Deary, Sunnyside Farms, Inc.
Bruce Ginsberg, New England Ice Cream Corp.
Ken Hawes, MPG Corp./Rapid Refill
Ken Maag, McLane Northeast/Concord
Al McKay, Cumberland Farms, Inc.
Luis Morales, O'Brien's General Stores
David Murdock, Honey Farms
John Poulakis, Garber Bros., Inc.
Paul Samar, Xtramart
Linda Sheppard-Reece, Coca Cola Bottling Company of N.E.
Scott Siegel, Welch’s
Ron Tateosian, Aldin Associates
Natalie Taylor, J. Polep Distribution Services
Dave Taylor, J. Polep Distribution Services
Art Tomasetta, Coca Cola Bottling Company of N.E.
Andrew Young, Harold W. Young Inc.

Golf Tournament Committee

Chair: Peter Simard, Garber Bros., Inc.
Vice Chair: Steve Quinn, Tedeschi Food Shops

Karl Baer, Polar Beverages Corp.
Jeff Boghossian, L. H. Sisitzky Sales, Inc.
Wayne Brown, Robert Burton Assoc. Ltd.
Linda Brown, MPG Corp./Rapid Refill
Kathy Buchanan, Advantage/ESM
Earle Davis, Sara Lee Foodservice
David Dayton, Mass Distributors
Tom Demers, HP Hood LLC
BJ Gomeau, Harold W. Young Inc.
Phil Mackler, New England Ice Cream Corp.
Mike Martone, Cumberland Farms, Inc.
Richard McSweeney, Kellogg’s/Keebler Company
Jack Mullin, Westec Interactive
Phil Robo, Wise Foods, Inc.
Don Thoren, Altria Corporate Services
Nate Weisberg, Omar Coffee Company
John Wilson, Quaker Tropicana Gatorade

Membership Committee

Chair: Amy Leger, Aldin Associates
Vice Chair: Joe Hamza, Tedeschi Food Shops

Corrie Burdick, Xtramart
Peter Hauge, Honey Farms
Darlene Kascak, Trumbull Car Care
Jack Kavanagh, Harold W. Young Inc.
Patricia Painter, Cumberland Farms, Inc.
Dave Taylor, Polep, J. Distribution Services
Leo Vercollone, Verc Enterprises, Inc.
Judy Wallace, Sunoco, Inc

Trade Show Committee

Chair:
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Greg Pugh, L. H. Sisitzky Sales, Inc.
Justin Bush, Apple Country Markets
Linda Brown, MPG Corp./Rapid Refill
Rob Corona, Xtramart
Paul Cronin, Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages
Steve Garrity, Western Union
Paul Godin, Sure Winner Foods
Mike Weiner, Imperial Distributors
Rich Holmes, Pine State Trading Co.
Jerry Joy, Polar Beverages Corp.
Jonathan Klenk, Dari Farms Ice Cream
Lynda Martone, Cumberland Farms, Inc.
Jim Mavilia, Philip Morris USA
Steve Monaco, Tedeschi Food Shops
Ed Oliveira, Verc Enterprises, Inc.
Bob Pontes, Auburn Merchandise Distributors
Peter Simard, Garber Bros., Inc.
Natalie Taylor, Polep, J. Distribution Services
Nate Weisberg, Omar Coffee Company
Andrew Young, Harold W. Young Inc.
Karen Campbell, Honey Farms, Inc.
Kevin Platt, Cumberland Farms, Inc.
Steve Riseman, Benchmark Sales
David Read, Kay ChemicalSSDC, Inc.