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MEMBERSHIPGUIDE & ROSTER

2019 - 2020

OUR VALUESINDUSTRY INVOLVEMENTIndividuals engaged on an equal basis for business

development at the highest level.

OPPORTUNITYExposure for you and your company to include

learning, leadership, communication and personal

development.

DEDICATIONPeople uniquely committed to working together to

deliver our purpose through serving on Illuminators’

committees.

INVESTMENT IN THE FUTUREScholarship program for industry affiliated youth.

MISSION STATEMENTThe Illuminators is an organization of vendors

and suppliers dedicated to developing and

enhancing key relationships within the grocery

industry, providing opportunities for education

and leadership, and supporting the Illuminators

Educational Foundation.

VISION STATEMENTThe Illuminators will be the most admired

grocery industry organization of vendors

and suppliers in America.

OUR HERITAGESpread the Lite of Good Fellowship

within the Retail Food Industry.

OUR PURPOSEWe are a national non-profit organization comprised

of diverse individuals dedicated to the success of

the California Grocers Association and Western

Association of Food Chains conventions. We are

committed to developing the industry leaders of

tomorrow.

WELCOME TO THE ILLUMINATORS!

Whether you are a longtime member or relatively

new, we are happy to have you in the organization.

Please enjoy this member roster and the photos and

comments about the events from the previous year.

I am very proud to serve as Headlite this year. My

goal is to continue the good work done by Dimmed

Headlite Paul Kamholz in educating our retailers and

members about the scholarship opportunities the

Illuminators provide. But in addition to that I want to

encourage Illuminators to “make it personal”.

“Make it Personal” means to take that extra step to help

someone in our industry who needs it. Or to make a

phone call or send a card instead of sending a text or

an e-mail. Educate and encourage young people who

enter the industry realize that a great career is possible

in the Grocery Industry. It doesn’t take too much more

time and can make a big difference.

I have met some great friends within the Illuminators.

Many have taken extra time to encourage me

throughout my time in the organization. They got me

involved in committees, sparked my interest in being a

Hilite and that offered the possibility of serving as an

office, including this year as Headlite.

My experience as an Illuminator has been enriched

by the being an active participant in the organization

and by so many Illuminators taking time to “make

it personal” for me. I hope you make the most of

your membership by getting actively involved with

a committee or two at the CGA, WAFC and in your

market area.

I encourage you to take full advantage of our

Illuminators Educational Foundation scholarship

program if you have a family member or colleagues

attending college. Remember that your family and

extended family is eligible and everyone in your

company as a result of you being an Illuminator

member. Details are on the website. Make it a goal to

suggest to at least one person you know to apply for

a scholarship. And make it a goal to bring on one new

member to the Illuminators!

If you have a question about the Illuminators or just

want to talk about our events, our committees, or

anything else please feel free to call me.

As always – continue to Spread the Lite of Good Fellowship!

Warm Regards,

Tracy LapeIlluminator Headlite 2019-2020

Contact me any timetlape@peteandgerrys.com

(209) 715-0779

MESSAGE FROM TRACY LAPE, ILLUMINATORS HEADLITE

ILLUMINATORS

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OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

Board AdvisorMark Ly

Sugar Bowl Bakery

Board AdvisorGary Pogue

Svenhard’s

TailiteAndrea Dimond

Nestle

HeadliteTracy Lape

Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs

SideliteJuan Trillas

Bimbo Bakeries USA

SpotliteJoe Perez

Resource Management Group

HistorianJim Van GorkomNuCal Foods, Inc.

LegaliteDale Stern

Downey Brand

Advisory OfficerDave Dimond

Milton’s Baking Co.

Advisory OfficerMark Olejnik

C&H Sugar-ASR Group

Board AdvisorDon Hagedorn

Golden Valley Natural

Board AdvisorGlen RoeperPopcornopolis

Advisory OfficerPaul Kamholz

Schoeller Allibert USA

Hilite 3rd YearHeather DeLuca

National Entertainment Network

Hilite 3rd YearMona Caggiano

Diageo North America

Hilite 3rd YearMichael AjemianBarilla America Inc.

Hilite 3rd YearSubriana Pierce

Navigator Sales and Marketing

Hilite 3rd YearGreg SiegelIdahoan Foods

Hilite 1st YearDave Casarez

Peco Pallets

Hilite 1st YearThomas HulsChosen Foods

Hilite 1st YearRita CabotNorco Ranch

Hilite 1st YearDede Houston

Hilite 1st YearMarla McIntosh

JM Smucker

Hilite 2nd YearMichael WooleryWill’s Fresh Foods

Hilite 2nd YearLori Brown

Post Consumer Brands

Hilite 2nd YearJennifer Ward

Worldpay

Hilite 2nd YearWill Seel

FHI - Freight Handlers Inc.

Hilite 2nd YearMike Sullivan

Sun-Maid Growers of California

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THE VALUE OF MEMBERSHIP IS PRICELESS… WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON BUILDING LONG TERM BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS

WHILE PROVIDING LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITES TO WAFC, CGA AND ILLUMINATOR MEMBERS.

Being an Illuminator is an attitude and a lifestyle. We work hard and play hard. We work hard for our companies

and for the Illuminator organization to support our retail partners in raising money and awareness for educational

programs within our industry.

We play hard and it’s reflected in our retailer partner’s comments. They use the term “magic” when they refer

to the atmosphere of fun that we create at the WAFC, CGA and other Illuminator Events. We use the phrase

“Spreading the Lite of Lite of Good Fellowship.” This lite shines like a beacon from the Illuminator Volunteers who

work hard on committees to make each event “THE BEST EVER.”

In return for their efforts, Illuminator membersreceive the following benefits, and more:

EXCEPTIONAL NETWORKING AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUILDING

LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS

UNEQUALED EXPOSURE FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION AND BRANDS

ENHANCED LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

PERSONAL RECOGNITION FOR YOUR EFFORT

THE VALUE OF MEMBERSHIP

“SOME OF MY MOST TREASURED FRIENDSHIPS ARE WITH PEOPLE I’VE MET THROUGH THE ILLUMINATORS.WE ARE

KNOWN BY THE COMPANY WE KEEP, AND I KNOW FIRSTHAND OF THE TREMENDOUS CHARACTER, COMPASSION AND

TALENT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTIVE IN THIS OUTSTANDING ORGANIZATION.IT’S BEEN SAID, “IF YOU WANT TO RUN

FAST, RUN ALONE.BUT IF YOU WANT TO RUN FAR, RUN WITH OTHERS.”ILLUMINATORS IS A SUPERB GROUP TO RUN WITH, TO

ENHANCE YOUR CAREER AND TO GO FAR.”

Jonathan O. Mayes Albertsons

Senior Vice President of Public Affairs & Chief Diversity Officerr

“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.”

Hee-Sook Nelson Gelsons Markets

Vice President of Public Relations

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ONCE YOU JOIN, GET ACTIVE!You get out what you put in and when you get involved, you are rewarded several times over. Volunteering on committees and events

gives you and your company great exposure to the retailers and other industry executives. You will truly set yourself apart from your

competition. We encourage members to take leadership roles on committees that help support the California Grocers Association

(CGA) Strategic Conference and the Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC). After chairing four committees or events Illuminator

members become eligible for nomination to the Constellation of Hilites (Board Members).

BECOMING AND ACTIVE ILLUMINATOR

• Ambassadors – Provide Assistance during Retailer Business Meetings

• Arts / Bulletin / Signs – Providing Logistical Information for Convention Activities

• Command Post / Registration – Manage Central Station for all Illuminator communications

• Food Court – WAFC Only – Coordinate select group of Vendors to Supply Sunday Lunch

• Diversity Committee – Focus on building sustainable membership by demonstrating that our organization is representative of our industry workforce.

• Golf Tournaments – WAFC and CGA pre convention outings and Convention Tournaments

• Greeters – Welcoming all Delegates with Goodies Bags

• Industry Breakfast – Serving WAFC and CGA buffet breakfasts

• Industry Luncheon - Serving WAFC and CGA buffet lunches

• Membership/Guidelite Committee – Recruiting, engaging, retaining and mentoring new members- our most valuable asset

• Membership Breakfast – Organizes WAFC and CGA Breakfast for Board Meeting

• Morning Hospitality / Refreshments – Provides refreshments for Delegates after Breakfast

• Pre-Convention Rallies and Market Networking Events – Coordinates Rally Luncheons prior to WAFC Convention in Nor Cal, So Cal and the Pacific Northwest

• Program – On-Site Convention assistance to assure details are being executed

• Publicity – If you enjoy taking photos, this committee is for you!

• Scholarship – Be a part of the Team providing Educational Opportunities for Future Leaders

• Silent Auction – Help to Create funds for Illuminator Scholarship Fund

• Social Media Committee – Enhance relevancy and communicate mission and vision of the Illuminators through social media

• Special Events – Collaborate and create Fun & Challenging Events to Entertain Delegates

• Supply – Coordinate Illuminator Vendor Supplies for various Convention Activities

ILLUMINATORS COMMITTEES

“THE ILLUMINATORS ARE A PRICELESS BENEFIT TO EVERYONE ASSOCIATED TO THE WAFC AND CGA. THE WORK THEY DO ON BEHALF OF ALL RETAILERS AT NUMEROUS EVENTS IS INCREDIBLY GENEROUS AND SINCERELY APPRECIATED. HAVING WORKED IN SEVERAL GEOGRAPHIES, I CAN ATTEST TO HOW FORTUNATE WE ARE TO HAVE THE ILLUMINATORS AS PARTNERS, SUPPORTERS AND FRIENDS. THE ILLUMINATORS ARE A GROUP OF FIRST-CLASS LEADERS DEDICATED TO SERVING THE NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY. THEY DO SO WITH CLASS AND PROFESSIONALISM.” Greg McNiffPresident Stater Bros. Markets

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON VICE-CHAIRPERSON LIAISON

Signs / Programs Lisa Mendonca Monica Abarca Thomas Huls

Awards / Special Events / Tickets (CGA only)

Tony Tuoto Taylor Verbeck Dede Houston

Command Post / Registration Jehan Palomarez TBD Rita Cabot

Diversity Monica Abarca Loren Llena/Scott Legleiter Subriana Pierce

Golf John Stall/Chris Herpich Tim Lombardo Michael Woolery

Greeter Table Heather Cooper (WAFC) Brandon Verbeck / Mike Phillips Mike Sullivan

Membership/Guidelites Don Hagedorn TBD Mike Sullivan

Hospitality / Refreshments Mike Phillips Jason Cabot Dave Casarez

Industry BreakfastAnu Algin (WAFC) Larry Nonn

(CGA)Dan Sawchuck/Jeff McKinnon Greg Siegel

Membership Breakfast Dan Sawchuck Robin Burgin Thomas Huls

Industry Luncheon Mark Klien Jeff McKinnon Heather De Luca

Publicity Jason Cabot Jake Johannes Will Seel

Scholarship Dave Grosse Mary Crocker Heather DeLuca

Silent Auction Loren Llena TBD Mona Cagiano

Social Media Committee Jason Cabot Michelle Harhill/Taylor Verbeck Will Seel

Supply Coordinator Kory Cox Charles Brooks Gary Pogue/Dave Casarez

Ambassadors - WAFC Only Brandon Verbeck Jake Johannes Dede Houston

Food Court - WAFC Only Karl Konrad/Jessica Gagel Gary Lofgren Gary Poque/Mike Ajemian

Greeter Bags Tony Tuoto Lisa Mendonca Marla McIntosh

CGAEF Golf Tournament - So Cal Breakfast

Jason Cabot Mike Philipps/Perry Sanders Rita Cabot

CGAEF Golf Tournament - Nor Cal Breakfast

Eric Slabugh Karl Konrad/Kimberly Yates Michael Woolery

No. Cal. Local Events: Networking Dinner & WAFC

Pre-Convention RallyAnu Algin/Ben Perry Karl Konrad/Kimberly Yates Marla McIntosh

So. Cal. Local Events: Networking Dinners & WAFC

Pre-Convention RallyMonica Abarca Brandon Verbeck Mike Ajemian

NW Local Events: Networking Dinners & WAFC Pre-

Convention RallyKristina McVay Don Hagedorn Lori Brown

Arizona Local Events - WAFC Pre-Convention Rally

Bazilla Gutierrez James Gilmore Jennifer Ward

2018 – 2019 CONVENTION COMMITTEESCHAIR / VICE-CHAIR / LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS BY COMMITTEE

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BECOMING A BOARD MEMBER

MOVING UP IN THE ILLUMINATORS: JOIN/GET INVOLVED/TAKE OWNERSHIP/ BUILD TEAMWORK/PROVIDE LEADERSHIP

BOARD MEMBERS ARE CALLED HILITES AND 15 HILITES COMPRISE THE CONSTELLATION OF HILITES- OUR GOVERNING BOARD. THEY ARE ASSISTED BY THE ILLUMINATOR OFFICERS AND BOARD ADVISORS.The Illuminators gives members that demonstrate interest the

opportunity to develop leadership skills through chairing events

and committees with the goal to become a Hilite.

Hilites serve on the board for three years. Each year, five

individuals are nominated and elected to join the Constellation.

Five are “dimmed” (leaving active board duty). The board is

accountable for future direction of the Illuminators to achieve its

mission and vision. The diverse perspectives of board members

provide direction on how to increase the value of Illuminator

membership and activities. The contribution of the Constellation

of Hilites is one of the reasons the Illuminators are such a

dynamic and well respected organization.

The path to the board is through joining the Illuminators,

volunteer to chair or vice chair committees or events, work hard

and ask to get more involved. Once you are a chair or vice chair

for four events you are eligible to become a Hilite.

The Constellation of Hilites serve as leaders that oversee

convention committees and also participate in 4 board meetings

held each year. Once a Hilite is dimmed, they have the potential

to become an Officer of the organization.

Each Hilite class has a special bond- from serving the

membership in your first year together to leaving the board.

Volunteer and find out just what a great experience it is!

TABLE OF ORGANIZATION

Advisory Officers(3 most recently Dimmed Headlites)

Jim Van Gorkom

Historian(Dimmed Headlite)

Illuminators Educational Foundation (11 Elected Board Positons)*

(see separate ORG CHART under Scholarship Foundation)

DaleStern

Legalite(Legal Counsel Not Elected)

Dimmed

Headlites

Honorlites

(Honorary Appointments)

JuanTrillas

Sidelite (Acting as Vice President)

COMMITTEES Hilite LiaisonChairperson

Vice ChairpersonCommittee Members

ILLUMINATORS MEMBERSHIP

Joe Perez

Spotlite (Acting as Treasurer)

Dave Dimond

Paul Kamholz

AndreaDimond

Tailite (Acting as Secretary)

Tracy Lape

Headlite (Acting as President)

THIRD YEAR HILITES

SECOND YEAR HILITES

FIRST YEAR HILITES

AmbassadorsCommand Post / Reg

Golf Tournament

Diversity & Inclusion Greeters

Hospitality / Refreshments

Industry Breakfast

Pre- Convention So. California

Program Publicity Scholarship Silent Auction

Special Events

Supply Coordinator

Illuminators New Members (You Start Here)

MarkLy

Advisor

DonHagedorn

Advisor

Gary Pogue

Advisor

Glen Roeper Advisor

MarkOlejnik

Pre- Convention Southwest

Pre- Convention

No. California

Pre- Convention Northwest

Membership/Guidelite

Membership Breakfast

Industry Luncheon

Social and Digital Media

DaveCasarez

Rita Cabot

ThomasHuls

DedeHouston

MarlaMcIntosh

Heather DeLuca

MichaelAjemian

MonaCaggiano

Subriana Pierce

GregSiegel

Michael Woolery

Jennifer Ward

Lori Brown

Will Seel

Mike Sullivan

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STANDING COMMITTEES

AUDITING

Chairperson Paul Kamholz Schoeller Allibert USA Dove Canyon, Ca.

Vice Chairperson Dave Dimond Milton's Baking Company Carlsbad, Ca.

Advisory Officer Mark Olejnik ASR Group / C&H Sugar Cool, Ca.

Member at Large Don Hagedorn Hemplers University Place, Wa.

Member at Large Gary Pogue Pogue Consulting San Ramon, Ca.

Member at Large Vernoica Rendon Dean Foods City of Industry, Ca.

BUDGET

Historian Jim Van Gorkom NuCal Foods Ripon, Ca.

Member at Large Ron Tallia Earth Friendly Products Oakland, Ca.

Member at Large Eric Slabaugh Nulaid Foods Ripon, Ca.

BY-LAWS

Legalite Dale Stern Downy/Brand Attorneys Sacramento, Ca.

Member at Large Kim Yates Nature's Bakery Danville, Ca.

Member at Large Shelly Trickel Ventura Foods Brea. Ca.

NOMINATING

Hilite Mike Ajemian Barilla Anaheim, Ca.

Member at Large Cheryl Kennick City of Hope Duarte, Ca.

Member at Large Glen Roeper Popcornopolis San Dimas, Ca.

TED EGGERS HONORLITE AWARD

WEBSITE

Chairperson-Spotlite Joe Perez RMG Recycling Sacramento, Ca.

Sidelite Juan Trillas Bimbo Bakeries USA San Diego, Ca.

Illuminator Administrative Assistant

Angela Tye Illuminators Pleasanton, Ca.

Hilite Will Seel FHI, Inc. Raleigh, Nc.

Member at Large Mark Ly Sugar Bowl Bakery Hayward, Ca.

STANDING COMMITTEES

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THE 2019 ILLUMINATOR MID-YEAR WAS A GREAT TIME HAD BY ALL WHO TRAVELED TO “THE BIGGEST LITTLE CITY IN THE WORLD!” YES, WE KICKED OFF OUR MID-YEAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING IN RENO, NV.

Our Headlite Tracy Lape and husband Dougie Fresh welcomed everyone

at the lobby of the Renaissance Hotel with a smile and gift bags for the

weekend of business and pleasure. The weather was perfect the whole

weekend, with highs in the 70’s and lows in the 50’s. Our opening reception

was in the Headlite Suite’s and we were greeted by Officers and spouses:

Tracy and Doug, Andrea and Dave, Joe and Anabell. Shortly after the

opening reception we made our way down to the Indoor Bocce Ball Venue

for some friendly competition! We were split up into teams of 6 and played

in a Bocce Ball tournament. The winners have yet to be announced but it

doesn’t matter as we had a great time! After the Bocce Ball games Headlite

Lape introduced the First Year Hilites and welcomed them to the BOD family.

Congratulations to first year Hilites:

All new Hilites in attendance received their Barlite assignments after dinner

and they were eager to serve. As a first year Hilite, one of the duties

is to serve refreshments at the Mid-Year meeting, at the CGA Strategic

Conference receptions and at the WAFC receptions and Afterglow. The

challenge for all new Hilites is not to forget or lose that apron as it will be

required at all the before mentioned events!

The Saturday morning board meeting was very productive as we discussed

new ways of growing membership, retaining membership and staying

relevant in our industry while raising money for Education. Our Diversity and

Inclusion Committee shared statistics from the recent luncheon in Anaheim

and announced the upcoming planning for a new Boise event in the fall. Our

Illuminator Education Foundation disclosed our 2019 Torch Award Recipient

and encouraged everyone to participate.

Our Saturday evening dinner was kicked off with a greeting from Headlite

Lape and then a “Drink Mixologist” showed our BOD Team how to mix

drinks! Shortly thereafter many of our Dimmed Headlites marched in

dancing and showing off some moves as they prepared to share some of our

90+ year history. The after glow party began immediately after dinner and

the new Barlites tried out some of the “Drink Mixologist’s” tricks!

CONTINUING IN TRADITION WE CLOSED OUT THE WEEKEND SUNDAY MORNING WITH A CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST IN THE HEADLITE SUITE AND SAID OUR FAREWELLS…UNTIL NEXT TIME DEAR FRIENDS!

JUNE 2019 ILLUMINATORS MID-YEAR BOARD MEETING

• Dave Casarez

• Rita Cabot

• Dede Houston

• Thomas Huls

• Marla McIntosh

JUNE 2018 ILLUMINATORS MID-YEAR BOARD MEETING (CONT.)

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$152,500 IN SCHOLARSHIPS IN 2019The Illuminators Educational Foundation (IEF) is a non-

profit organization dedicated to service the grocery industry

through the California Grocers Association (CGA) and Western

Association of Food Chains (WAFC). In 2019, the Illuminators

Educational Foundation proudly awarded:

• 1 Torch Award Scholarship at $5,000

• 2 Scholarships Awarded for Graduate Level

• 35 Scholarships at $2,500 (20 Academic and 10 Adversity)

• 15 Scholarships at $1,000 for the WAFC Community College Program

• 3 Illuminator Donor Scholarships at $1,000

• $25,000 awarded to the WAFC Scholarship Program

• 12 Scholarships at $1,000 to the CGA

The IEF is proud to offer a high school senior, full time

college students (with one or more years of undergraduate

work remaining) or adults looking to return to college to

further their career within the food industry and graduate

scholarships available in 2020!

The program is endorsed by the following individuals

and organizations:

• Ron Fong President and Chairmen of CGA

• Carole Christianson COO, Western Association of Food Chains

RETAILERS THROUGHOUT THE INDUSTRYSpecial Recognition to the Illuminator

Educational Foundation annual donors!

• 2017 Judy and Jim Van Gorkom

• 2016 Mickie and Mike Villanueva

• 2015 Carole and Paul Christianson

The IEF welcomes and appreciate donations that help make

the scholarship program possible. You can submit and online

donation at: IEFSCHOLARSHIPS.ORG

THE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE ONLINEPlease go to the scholarship application brochure link for

further details on how to apply online at:

IEFSCHOLARSHIPS.ORG

ILLUMINATOR EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION AWARD

Treasurer

Willie Crocker Bimbo Bakeries USA

Secretary

Shelly Trickel Ventura Foods

President

Mickie-Sharp Villanueva The Performance Group

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 2019-2020Officers & Board of Directors

Foundation Chair / President Mickie Sharp-Villanueva

Director Mary Crocker

Director Dave Grosse

Director Rick Stevenson

Director Gerry Marnien

Director Jim Van Gorkom

Advisors Vic Chiono, Bob Kelly

Secretary Shelly Trickel

Director Dave Dimond

Vice President / Treasurer Willie Crocker

THE ILLUMINATORS’ SCHOLARSHIP

The Illuminators is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the

grocery industry through the California Grocers Association and Western

Association of Food Chains. The Illuminators are proud to offer a memorial

scholarship program to the most qualified and deserving high school

seniors and college students (with one or more years of undergraduate

work remaining) each year in the name of the founding officers of the

Illuminators organization. Two $2,500 scholarships for graduate degrees

will also be awarded.

Thirty seven scholarships in the amount of $2,500 each will be awarded in

2020. Twenty Four scholarships will be based on scholarship and overall

school involvement and thirteen will be based on personal circumstances

and the student’s ability to overcome adversity. A minimum of fifteen

Community College awards at $1,000 each will also be given. In addition,

$25,000 is awarded annually to the WAFC and $12,000 to the CGA

for their disbursement.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

High School seniors, college students with one or more years of

undergraduate work remaining and an Adult returning to college to further

their career within the food industry are eligible. Students who work in a

food related industry, or are a direct relative of anyone who is associated

with a current membership of the Illuminators, California Grocers

Association or Western Association of Food Chains. Students must be

attending an institution that is accredited and is a two or four year college/

university in the United States. See website for graduate qualifications.

SCHOLARSHIPS TIMELINES?

Completed applications must be submitted in full no later than

February 24, 2020. Final selections will be announced by the Illuminator

Scholarship Committee no later than March 30, 2020. Once a recipient

has been selected and has enrolled in an accredited college or university,

the award will be deposited with the registrar of the college or university.

The funds will be applied against the recipient’s expenses for tuition, fees,

books, etc. The funds must be used within 12-month period from the

date announced.

ILLUMINATORS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Now You Can Apply Onlinehttps://aim.applyists.net

$147,500

The IEF sponsors the Silent Auction at CGA and WAFC to

raise funds for the Scholarship Program

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ILLUMINATORS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS 2019 WINNERS

“I’M CURRENTLY A MEDICAL STUDENT AT GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN WASHINGTON

DC, AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE ILLUMINATORS SCHOLARSHIP TO HELP ME

CONTINUE MY TRAINING SO I CAN PROVIDE THE BEST CARE FOR MY PATIENTS IN THE FUTURE.”

~ Andrew Nelson

“I AM SO GRATEFUL AND BLESSED TO HAVE RECEIVED THIS SCHOLARSHIP FROM SUCH A

WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION. THIS MONEY WILL HELP ME FINANCIALLY AS I CONTINUE TO MY

EDUCATION AT THE HONORS COLLEGE AT POINT LOMA UNIVERSITY. I AM SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SCHOOL AND

FURTHER MY LOVE OF EDUCATION.”

~ Break Burwell

“I WAS SO THRILLED WHEN I GOT THE CALL THAT I RECEIVED THE ILLUMINATOR SCHOLARSHIP.

THE ILLUMINATORS HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR MY DAD, FAMILY, AND I AM SO THANKFUL FOR

THEIR GENEROSITY. I AM HONORED TO RECEIVE THIS SCHOLARSHIP.”

~ Allison Siegel

ILLUMINATORS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION RECIPIENTS

1998 Lisa Miller1998 Alisha Gess1999 James Davidson1999 Helena Lee1999 Stephanie E. Poston1999 Ian Robbins1999 Heather Stanfi eld1999 Angela Won2000 Sebastian Barnes2000 Stephanie Bundy2000 Vincent Byrd2000 Jaylan Jones2000 Jaime LeClercq2000 Julie Trommeter2001 Kimberly Agalsolff2001 Katherine Bloomquist2001 Matthew Becker2001 Sara Eagle2001 Jesse Schuchmann2001 Julie Trommeter2001 Carvey Cowgill2001 Erik Lystad2001 Andrew Smith2002 Stephen Bradford2002 Luke St. Clair2002 Jessica Duhé2002 Catherine Issas2002 Allison Jones2002 Matthew Kennedy2002 Tiffany Ly2002 Christopher Marasco2002 Michelle Ryndak2002 Myles Sumlin2003 Lindsey J. Willis2003 Derek Moulton2003 Frank Cohen2003 Patrick McMahon2003 Elizabeth Beckman2003 Jeffrey Cotton2003 Eric Byrd2003 Meredith Hathaway2003 Stephanie Gomez2003 Jackie Espinoza2003 Michael Leach2003 Richard Jones2004 Ashley Converse2004 Alejandro Valdaarana2004 Christine Greep2004 Samson Elsbernd2004 Cara Von Hofen2004 Brandon Newlin2004 Michael Byrd2004 Steven Browning2004 Brian Trommeter2004 Lindsey Willis2004 Katherine Gielissen2005 Kelli Boehringer2005 Jason Dreibelbis2005 Jennifer Goger2005 Christopher Heide2005 Mai Hoang2005 Nicole Olvera2005 Julie Pang2005 Paul Reynolds2005 Tivoli Shiosaki2005 Anthony Siderius2005 Alan Talbott2005 Angela Wu2006 Cecile Ardrey

2006 Kathryn Bailey2006 Angela Brown2006 Bryan Chong2006 Adrian Dokey2006 Megan Harding2006 Rachel Oyama2006 Julie Pang2007 Bryan Cong2007 Carissa Harding2007 Season Leyva2007 Celio Ruvalcaba2007 Allison Sayerstad2007 Katy Burwell2007 Katherine Guthrie2007 Laura Byrd2008 Christina Harrington2008 Derek Heywood2008 Julie Pang2008 Katrina Ause2008 Kyra Gee2008 Lauren Serpa2008 Victor Larios2008 Brock Tilletson2008 Allison Sayerstad2009 Katrina Ause2009 Blake Caldwell2009 Marco Flores2009 Fabrizio Mangand2009 Hattie Osborne2009 Victoria Pang2009 Keeley Tillotson2009 Lacey Winter2010 Steven Aldrich2010 Erica Gleason2010 Chelsie Green2010 Kevin Haug2010 Emily Lang2010 Kyle Micale2010 Andrew Serpa2010 Jacqueline Su2010 Joshua Teahen2010 Eric Wilkens2011 Stephen Aldrich2011 Brian Bucci2011 Brianna Burris2011 Eric Espinoza2011 Jacob Friedler2011 Erika Kamholz2011 So Won Kang2011 Maxim Markovic2011 Zachary Montoya2011 Daniel Trujillo2012 Andrew Serpa2012 Anthony Maiorano2012 Felix Huang2012 Maxim Markovic2012 Meg Diedrick2012 Elicia Yoffee2012 Kameron Shams2012 Anne Stachofsky2012 Eun Won Kang2012 Daniel Brizuela2012 Rebecca Green2013 Michael Aldrich2013 Michael DiDio2013 Katharine Henry2013 Andrew Nelson2013 Emilie Melvin 2013 Kyle Pollock

2013 Samuel Posts2013 Noelle Smits2013 Brittany Henry2013 Josiah Deveau2013 Anna Robinson2014 Edgar Jaramillo Rodriguez2014 Eric Li 2014 Rachael Smith2014 Sydnee Henry2014 Emily Moneymaker2014 Merna Abdelsayed2014 Meg Diedrick2015 Amber Shackelford2015 Kelsey Aijala2015 David Gonzalez2015 Jennifer Moreno2015 Klair Diedrick2015 Kelsi Walker2015 Jessica Gatten2015 Kaitlyn Merritt2015 Kylie Otis2015 Lauren McManus2015 Nicholas Manasewitsch2015 Scott Rebro II2015 Renee Taylor2016 Aimee Gundersen 2016 Alec Nation2016 Alex Pena2016 Anne Kunsman2016 Benjamin Edward Lucero2016 Brittany Bell2016 Cameron Haberman2016 Carolyn Keim2016 Christian Vargas2016 Courtney Palmer2016 David Gonzalez2016 Faris Omeragic2016 Freedom Hernandez2016 Garrett Higginbotham2016 Hollie Pennington2016 Jeffrey Baptista2016 JessicaGatten2016 MacKenzie Corder2016 Megan Sutton2016 Nicholas Manasewitsch2016 Renee Taylor2016 Samantha Meyers2016 Sean Uhle2016 Seth Duvall2016 Ted’Dryonna Moges2016 Thomas Nelson2016 Timothy Narasaki2016 Tyson Green2016 Victoria Vasquez2016 Wendy Bonilla2016 William Hicks2017 Alvin Yang2017 Ana Aguirre2017 Angela Aguirre2017 Anna Madruga2017 Audrey Fernandez2017 Ayden Emery2017 Brady Burwell2017 Carmelita Clark2017 Chris Lam2017 Christina Montgomery2017 Colby Simpson2017 Courtney Palmer

2017 Courtney Palmer2017 David Higginbotham2017 David Wilkins2017 Emily Bonilla2017 Erika Manasewitsch2017 Faris Omeragic2017 Hailey Cutler2017 Jaicee Kay Morrow2017 Kelsey Aijala2017 Mackenzie Scott2017 Marilyn Camancho2017 Matthew Gallegos2017 Meghan Taylor2017 Nicholas Mediati2017 Sophia Hill2017 Thomas Nelson2017 Trevor Johnston2017 Victoria Vasquez2018 Ana Acosta2018 Hanna Andrews2018 Peyton Baird2018 Denise Barroso2018 Lauren Blatter2018 Hale Blayne2018 Lauren Callella2018 Yaen Chen 2018 Nathaniel Curl 2018 Harmonni Darris2018 Shayna Davis2018 Caleb Deveau2018 Sidney Eskildsen2018 Kayla Fujimoto2018 Thomas Gregory2018 Tony Guerrero2018 Zachery Gutmueller2018 Volgash Hadian2018 Lindsay Harris2018 Jessica Hatfield2018 Gregory Hessler2018 Austin Hong2018 McKenna Howard2018 Katelyn Hurst2018 Cornwell Jonathan2018 Greg Jones2018 Benjamin Lam2018 Anderson Lam2018 Ginger Lash2018 Marissa Lopez2018 Bailey Loughnane2018 Adriana Macias2018 Erika Manasewitsch2018 Nicholas Manasewitsch2018 Megan McFadden2018 Amber Minter2018 Jason Misleh2018 Jaicee Kay Morrow2018 Ryan Mortensen2018 Thomas Nelson2018 Logan Neptune2018 Jacob Olaerts2018 Taylor Padilla2018 Kyle Petersen2018 Anne-Elyse Peterson2018 Michael Platt2018 Kaylee Preston2018 Roger San Luis2018 Maelani Saycocie2018 Mackenzie Scott 2018 Eileen Solis

2018 Luci Tomas2018 Allison Totzke2018 Sua Vargas Perez2018 Chad Villanueva2018 Mackenzie Vlcek2018 Robert Wampler2018 Annalise Weissenbuehler2018 Keighlene Welch2018 Imari Whalen2018 Hicks William2018 Brianna Wolfe2018 AnthonyWong2019 Mariela Ayala2019 Clara Buck2019 Breck Burwell2019 Elisabeth Bybee2019 Yaen Chen2019 Lisa Craig2019 Catherine Cranston2019 Helen Cristobal2019 Hailey Crow2019 Shayna Davis2019 Zackary Denney2019 Caleb Deveau2019 Monica Deyski2019 Samantha Dixon2019 Carlos Falcon Valencia2019 Crystal Farrand2019 Kaili Fisher2019 Rebecca Gibbon2019 Sara Gibson2019 Zachary Gutknecht2019 William Hicks2019 McKenna Howard2019 Anna Icenhower2019 Simran Kooner2019 Anderson Lam2019 Nicolas Levert2019 Adriana Macias2019 Erika Manasewitsch2019 Megan McFadden2019 Nicole Misner2019 Christian Molina2019 Thomas Nelson2019 Andrew Nelson2019 Logan Neptune2019 Melissa Orahulio2019 Mario Perez2019 Baily Platt-Garibay2019 Ixa Rodriguez2019 Carina Rodriguez2019 Cecilia Romero2019 Michelle Safransky2019 Hunter Savard2019 Lindsay Scholbrock2019 Allison Siegel2019 Jamie Stachofsky2019 Meghan Taylor2019 Katelyn Timmons2019 Matthew Tobeck2019 Dorothy Tung2019 Samantha Waring2019 Jessica Wells2019 Alvin Yang2019 Chloe Yoon

THE FOLLOWING ARE RECIPIENTS OF THIS PRESTIGIOUS HONOR:

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Rebecca Brantome

Matthew Gallegos

Justin Nguyen

Paramveer Brar

Jordan Jones

Regan Seeman

Dominic Davidson

Megan McFadden

Avalon Swanson

Samantha Dixon

THE ILLUMINATORS WISH TO CONGRATULATE OUR 2019 WINNERS!

The Illuminator Education Foundation currently

donates Twelve $1,000 scholarships to the CGA to be

awarded to deserving students through the California

Grocers Association Educational Foundation.

CGA SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Thomas Nelson

Lynda Zarate

INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES @ WAFC 2019

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INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES @ WAFC - 2019

2019 WAFC PLANNING AND BOARD MEETING

EDUCATION

WAFC Initiated:

• USC Food Industry Management Program established 1958

• USC Food Industry Executive Program established 1974

• Community College “Retail Management Certificate Program” – established 2000

• FIM Graduate Program established 2019

WAFC Supported:

• Portland State University/Food Industry Leadership Center scholarships & “Pathways to the Future” grant – since 2007

LEADERSHIP

• WAFC Board of Directors – Executives representing the supermarket chains and wholesalers in the 14 Western States

• Education Donors – Individuals and companies that donate funds annually to support our education mission

• Convention Delegates – Participants and volunteers that make our annual “showcase” a uniquely productive and pleasant experience

To learn more about the WAFC, go to:

www.wafc.com

To learn more about how the WAFC

Retail Management Certificate Program can benefit

you and your organization, go to:

www.RetailManagementCertificate.com

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2019 WAFC PLANNING AND BOARD MEETING

WAFC PRE-CONVENTION RALLIES 2019

Illuminator Pre-convention rallies in Southern & Northern California, Arizona and the Pacific Northwest provide suppliers

to the opportunity to hear from key WAFC retailers regarding upcoming WAFC Convention activities and programs.

WAFC CONVENTION

Tuesday January 22, 2019

Southern CA

Castlewood Country Club

Featured Speaker:

Sarah Wehling Costco

Tuesday January 29, 2019

Pacific Northwest

Oregon Museum of Science

Featured Speaker:

Greg McNiff Albertsons

Wednesday February 6, 2019

Northern CA

Castlewood Country Club

Featured Speaker:

Trey Johnson Save Mart Co.

Wednesday February 12, 2019

Southwest

The Zelma Basha Salmeri

Gallery of Western American

& American Indian Art

Featured Speaker:

Trey Basha Bashas’ Family of Stores

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WAFC CONVENTIONOffering unparalleled opportunities to build both

personal and professional relationships with key

western grocery retailers.

• Impactful business sessions

• Motivational, insightful and unforgettable general sessions & Speakers

• Opportunities for top to top business meetings

• All Delegate Food Court, Breakfast, and Lunch

• All delegate hospitality suites Sponsored by Vendors

• Dreyer’s Ice Cream socials

• Gala banquet with great entertainment

• More than a Business Convention, but fun for the Whole Family

• The Best Ever!

The Illuminators run 18 committees with more than 200

volunteers to ensure that all delegates get the most out of

their WAFC experience.

ATTENDING THE WAFC CONVENTION AS AN ACTIVE ILLUMINATOR IS GOOD FOR YOUR BUSINESS!

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DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

2019 DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

Our Second annual Diversity and Inclusion was a great

success! This year it was held at The Colony House in

Anaheim, CA. Over 150 registered guests attended our

educational luncheon about creating an Environment that

Values and Understands Generational Differences.

Our event guest speaker and moderator and keynote

speaker was Dr. Chip Espinoza, an author, speaker, coach

and educator. Our guest panelist’s were: Pat Posey, Vice

President of Non Perishables and Merchandising at Bristol

Farms, Matt Reeve, Group Vice President of Sales and

Merchandising at Smart & Final and Jiaojiao Shen, Public

Relations and Social Media at Hallmark.

Dr. Chip kicked off the event with an engaging and

humorous discussion about generational differences

in the workplace. He shared personal and professional

stories that captured the audience’s attention

immediately. He then went on to moderate an in depth

discussion with our guest panelists about generational

differences in the workplace. A few minutes into the

discussionsit turned into the Pat and Matt Show featuring

Dr. Chip and Jiajiao!

All those in attendance can attest that this event was one

of a kind and we look forward to more of it’s kind in the

near future.

We are excited about the upcoming event in Boise Idaho

on October 22, 2019. Dr. Chip will be joined by panelists:

Jonathan Mayes, Senior Vice President of External Affairs

& Chief Diversity Officer, Albertsons Companies; Bobbye

Sweat, Diversity & Inclusion Director at Hallmark; Kristie

Ferriell-Beck, Vice President Human Resources, Idahoan

Foods and Theresa Whitney, Vice President of the Inter

Mountain Division.

CGA STRATEGIC CONFERENCE

ILLUMINATORS SUPPORTING THE CGA

The CGA Strategic Conference is the most productive, well-attended,

annual gathering of the California grocery industry. Each year, CGA

brings together the top retail decision-makers representing the broad

spectrum of California’s grocery industry and leading suppliers for this

one-of-a-kind, business-building conference.

The CGA Strategic Conference really earns its stripes is with more

than 800 pre-scheduled business meetings, engaging exhibits and

networking events that provide a productive and efficient way to build

your connections and optimize your time at the conference.

WE GUARANTEE YOUR TIME AT THE CGA STRATEGIC CONFERENCE WILL NOT BE TIME SPENT AWAY FROM BUSINESS, BUT RATHER TIME INVESTED IN THE BUSINESS OF CREATING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR YOU AND YOUR ORGANIZATION.

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NEW ILLUMINATORS MEMBERS

THE ILLUMINATORS organization is as great as it’s members. Understanding we are here to serve each other, the Western

Association of Food Chains (WAFC) , the California Grocers Association (CGA), and the Illuminator Educational Foundation

(IEF) is key to our continued growth and success. Our heritage and core values provide us with tremendous strength. Our

vision and passion for the future brings energy and excitement. THE ILLUMINATORS has been a thriving organization for

the over 90 years. We encourage you to maximize your membership by fully engaging every annual conference, rally and

network event available to you.

You will realize the full benefit of your membership by building relationships within the organization. The path to building these

relationships is volunteering for one of our 25 different committees we operate throughout the year. Your active involvement

can lead you into a leadership role in which you can manage several committees and eventually become eligible to join the

Constellation of Hilites (our Board of Directors). Hilites serve a three-year term and are the key to shaping the direction of our

Organization.

THE ILLUMINATORS are focused on creating new ways to connect, engage, and develop future leaders in our Industry. We

know the next decade will bring significant changes in our labor force and industry. It is incumbent upon our membership to

make sure THE ILLUMINATORS are staying relevant and in front of these changes. By doing so, we will create even greater

value for future members and our retail partners.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU AND HOPE FOR A PROSPEROUS YEAR AHEAD!

ILLUMINATOR OFFICER TEAM

CONGRATULATIONS ON BECOMING AN ILLUMINATOR MEMBER! WE ARE VERY EXCITED THAT YOU HAVE JOINED OUR ILLUMINATOR FAMILY.

NAME COMPANYAmeri Karim Recycling Innovations

Artukovic Mike F. Gavina & Sons, Inc.

Barnet Dominique Catalina

Baum Kristin Kings Hawaiian

Baxter John Phillips Foods

Bean Marty PepsiCo Beverages North America

Beijer Scott Quaker

Bierman Julie Edward Marc Brands

Boggeri Mike Boggeri Sales & Marketing

Borges Erica Cardlytics

Botana Linda Retired WAFC Coordinator

Burgin Robin Chosen Foods

Cleveland Dave Impact Group

Coco Sal SMC Zero Waste

Colburn Lois Gavina

Cooper Heather Kite Hill

Crane Brian Monster Energy Company

Cybulski Walter Krispy Kreme

Dodge David Flowers Foods

Doughty Steve Young’s gs Market Company

Dvorsky Radoslav HB SPIRITS

Esguerra Kelly FIFCO USA

Finck Chris Dean Foods

Franko Dwayne Catalina

Fraser Colin Post Consumer Brands

Gagel Jessica Organic Girl, LLC

Gallego Fabian Azumex Sugar

Garcia Richard CHEP

Ghukasyan Amalia Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Latvia

Gilmore James Alkaline88, LLC

Gray Stuart Stratus Wine & Spirits, LLC

Hanke Dave Flowers Foods

Harder Tony Scandit

Harms Kathy F Gavina & Sons

Hernandez Cesar Vilore Foods

Hinz Matthew

Hoime Tim Collin Street Bakery

Holcomb Dawna Advantage Solutions

Jarvis Terry SMC Zero Waste

Jobes Michael Roplast Industries

Karas Alexa Anheuser Busch

Lee Dave Collin Street Bakery

2019 NEW MEMBERS & OFFICERS

Advisory Officer

Lorraine & Paul Kamholz

Advisory Officer

Andrea & Dave Dimond

Advisory Officer

Jessica & Mark Olejnik

Advisory Officer

Judy & Jim Van Gorkom

Tailite

Dave & Andrea Dimond

Sidelite

Stephanie & Juan Trillas

Headlite

Doug & Tracy Lape

Spotlite

Anabell & Joe Perez

NAME COMPANYLewis Christine Alliance Sales & Marketing

Mastro Laura Mastro and Associates

McAbee Brendon Bimbo Bakeries

McMillian Shawn Advantage Solutions

McNaughton Richard Columbia Distributing

McNutt Thomas Collin Street Bakery

Miller Aaron Earth Friendly Products

Moneim Omar Pepsi Co

Morrison Marshall Coca Cola

Mur Chris Alliance Sales & Marketing

Nordlund Jeremy Pepsi Co.

Nyhammer Bruce Sioux Honey Association

Osterman Tom conSup North America

Payne Stephanie GOJO Industries

Perrier Sylvain Mercatus

Philips Michael RMG Resource Management Group

Pontius Tim Hidden Villa Ranch

Quinn Samantha 2 Towns Ciderhouse

Ross Brent NuCal Foods, Inc.

Ryser Joe Catalina

Schott Nick Dean Foods

Schottleutner Morgan King's Hawaiian

Severns Jeff Pepsi Beverages Co.

Soghomonian Armen

Solomon David Mountain Waffle Co.

Spencer Dave F. Gavina & Sons, Inc.

Stack Richard Comcash Inc.

Starr Zachary Roplast

Steinbeck Fred Florida Natural

Taylor-Bennet Timme Coca-Cola

Thatcher Connie Advantage Solutions

Vaughn Michael City of Hope

Victor Stu Advantage Solutions

Vijay Priyanka Coca Cola

Warnick Russell Pepsi Co.

Watt Doug Valassis Digital

Webb Jason Snack it Forward

White John Dean Foods: Pacific Coast Group

Woolsey Ron Advantage Solutions

Yeck Tyson Pacific Seafood

Yigit Isiker Safe Food Corporation

Zuno Sal Pepsi Co.

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Walter J. Malmberg 1928-30

Dumont M. Hirsch 1931

Robert B. Nusser 1932

R. H. Cantley 1933

W. J. Lacey 1934

Warner M. O’Brien 1935

Jean N. Bistline 1936

Dave L. Taub 1937

Gordon Griswold 1938

P. J. Daniels 1939

Thomas W. Cutting 1940

Oliver E. Seegelken 1941

Milton A. Kottinger 1942

Roy Heinz 1943

T. H. Eggers 1944

C. C. Nigg 1945

John W. Geiger 1946

Lyman C. Dunbar 1947

Julius O. Dohrmann 1948

Willliam B. Massie 1949

Harold P. Nachtrieb 1950

Paul McKinney 1951

Larry Moore 1952

Les Irvin 1953

F. C. Hasemann 1954

James H. Carothers 1955

Claude W. Gerdes 1956

Charles F. Fuller 1957

C. Harry Bleich 1958

Ivan Nielson 1959

Ren Ostrom 1960

A. Dossett 1961

E. G. Miller 1962

Fred Heaton 1963

H. E. Michels 1964

Ray Kidd 1965

Charlton Johnson 1966

Spencer Redfield 1967

Ray Keefer 1968

J. E. (Woody) Ginn 1969

Robert Butterfield 1970

Robert McNeil 1971

Ernest P. Snortum 1972

James P. Curry 1973

George Kinst 1974

David J. Ford 1975

Robert F. Bernhard 1976

Robert F. Bernhard 1977

Robert L. Hildebrand 1978

Glen L. Warren 1979

Robert W. Zinn 1980

Richard D. Foster 1981

Fred B. Watson 1982

Robert Kunz 1983

N. Duane Stauffer 1984

Frank Boyd 1985

Burl L. Bahl 1986

Robert L. Barto 1987

Ben Green 1988

Bill Webb 1989

Fred Anderson 1990

Frank Meckler 1991

Hal Adams 1992

Al Curran 1993

Dave Smith 1994

Arnie Gamboa 1995

Art Portugal 1996

Vern Robertson 1997

Carole Christianson 1998

Jerry Zybach 1999

Bob Wilson 2000

Jack A. Menashe 2001

Gerry Compas 2002

Lee Merritts 2003

Doug Detherage 2004

Charles Zimmerman 2005

Paul Christianson 2006

Bob Kelly 2007

Vic Chiono 2008

Chuck Elste 2009

Mickie Sharp-Villanueva 2010

Bruce Wyatt 2011

Richie Vail 2012

Jim Van Gorkom 2013

Ed Hepler 2014

Willie Crocker 2015

Jim French 2016

Dave Dimond 2017

Mark Olejnik 2018

Paul Kamholz 2019

• Janet Brown

• Peter Larkin

• Ed & Sylvia Hill

DIMMED HEADLITES

HONORARY ILLUMINATORS

THE CHANCE TO POSITIVELY IMPACT SOMEONE’S LIFE, EVEN IF YOU DIDN’T KNOW THEM, WOULD YOU?

If you’re reading this, your company already

recognizes that you’re good at your job. If you’ve

recently signed up, have been a member but

haven’t fully immersed yourself or are thinking

about becoming an Illuminator, I can tell you that

becoming an Illuminator changes lives. During my

term as Headlite we worked hard to communicate

rules for scholarship eligibility and, in the end, we had

more completed applications and awarded more

scholarship money than ever!

Other lives that were changed include my wife

Lorraine, our three daughters, and mine. The genuine

friendships formed with both “customers” and other

“vendors” will last a lifetime. I encourage you to give

it a shot; it will open doors, add to your success and,

most importantly, solidify these bonds that will last

forever.

Seems like there is a lot of value for that $350 in

membership dues, doesn’t it?

The Illuminators have been “Spreading the Lite of

Good Fellowship” for more than 90 years. Sign up,

get involved and come join us for fun, philanthropy

and success.

LIFETIME MEMBERS

Paul KamholzSchoeller Allibert USA

Dimmed Headlite 2019

CONGRATULATIONS ON BECOMING AN ILLUMINATOR MEMBER! WE ARE VERY EXCITED THAT YOU HAVE JOINED OUR ILLUMINATOR FAMILY.

Earle D. Baker

C. K. Bell

John B. Beresford

Peter M. Boyle

A. R. Bradford

W. M. Breen

F. K. Brown

R. H. Cantley

Charles C. Cass

Edwin A. Chadil

E. H. Cooper

J. Cossich

F. A. Croke

Thomas W. Cutting

Nathan Dan Danziger

Julius O. Dohrmann

Ted Eggers

E. C. Fleischmann

E. H. Foote

I. A. Ford

W. A. Glascock

O. L. Griffi n

Grodeon W. Griswold

Herman J. Guehring

George T. Hansen

Joseph A. Henry

W. C. Hinrichs

Dumont M. Hirsh

Thos. S. Jacobsen

W. J. Lacey

B. E. Law

A. M. Lewis

Walker J. Malberg

J. D. Marshall

A. N. Martin

C. R. Martin

James H. McDonough

John H. Meyer

George W. Morrow

H. P. Nachtrieb

Robert B. Nusser

Warner M. O’Brien

Neal P. Olsen

I. A. Petersen

W. T. Pidwell

J. F. Quirk

Herman R. Reynolds

W. L. Reynolds

H. G. Stibbs

Phil J. Swearingen

John Tiedemann

F. V. Twist

December 1980, left to right: Carl Jacobson, Ed Ebke, Vern Robertson,

Walter Malmberg (1st Illuminator Headlite, 1928), Bob Marshmon

CHARTER MEMBERS - ILLUMINATORS SINCE 1928

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HONORLITES

This distinguished Honorlite Award is the highest Award given

to an Illuminator member who has not served as an Officer

of the Organization. Each Honorlite was dedicated to

“Spreading the Lite of Good Fellowship”.

They went beyond the call of duty and served with passion.

Our Organization’s strength and longevity is due to our

Past and Future Honorlites.

THE ILLUMINATORS HONOR AND THANK OUR HONORLITES FOR THEIR

CONTRIBUTIONS AND AS A MODEL FOR ALL OF OUR MEMBERSHIP

2019 TED EGGER’S HONORLITE AWARD WAS PRESENTED

TO DAVE GROSSE

PAST HONORLITES

2001 Ken Frankish

2002 Arline Mello

2003 Dick Skoog

2004 Gordon Prairie

2006 Robert Paul

2007 Larry Taylor

2008 Harry Little

2009 Ron Sebasto

2010 Patsy Flanigan

2011 Mike Sencer

2012 Orv Harpole

2014 Bill Duff

2015 Shelly Trickel

2016 Cheryl Kennick

2017 Gary Pogue

2017 Gerry Marnien

2019 Dave Grosse

PAST HONORLITES

1986 Dick Lindgren Jr.

1987 Buzz Odney

1988 John Lundigan

1988 Jo Ann Benci

1989 Chuck Adams

1989 George Saljian

1990 John Vander Giessen

1990 Marty Maitino

1991 Ed Ebke

1992 Joe DeGruccio

1993 C. Clem Teeters,

1994 Norm Allumbaugh

1995 John Shehtanian

1997 Tom Bezick

1998 Phil Brager

1999 Jim Clark

2000 Jerry Whitmore

LAST FIRST COMPANY NAME CELL PHONE BUS. PHONE EMAIL

Abarca Monica Post Consumer Brands (562) 544-7717 mpabarca@postholdings.com

Adams Hal 714-801-7704 (951) 672-0290 haladams2@gmail.com

Adlman Jeffrey M George Chiala Farms, Inc. (415) 479-0211 adlman0211@gmail.com

Ajemian Michael Barilla America, Inc (714) 457-4482 (847) 597-6672 Michael.Ajemian@Barilla.com

Alarcon Juan Storck USA (909) 912-4720 (312) 288-5399 juan.alarcon@us.storck.com

Albaugh RobertTony Chachere Creole Foods

(949) 254-3371 (951) 603-0439 robert@tonychachere.com

Alden Jon Jelly Belly Candy Co. (707) 689-4550 (707) 428-2800 jalden@jellybelly.com

Algin Anu Manzana Products Co. (707) 484-4471 anormak@manzanaproductsco.com

Alvarez Dave Milo's Tea Company (678) 428-3033 dalvarez@drinkmilos.com

Ameri Karim Recycling Innovations alkanan@gmail.com

Ameri Nadia The Flower Apothecary (818) 422-9942 nadia@theflowerapothecary.com

Aquilina Michael Crossmark Sales & Mrkt'g michael.aquilina@crossmark.com

Arrington Mark Post Consumer Brands (612) 309-8250 (952) 322-8356 maarrington@postholdings.com

Artukovic Mike F. Gavina & Sons, Inc. (323) 532-6638 mike.artukovic@gavina.com

Barnet Dominique Catalina (714) 931-0478 dominique.barnet@catalina.com

Barrett Alexis Jack Links (208) 860-9095 alexiskaybarrett@gmail.com

Baum Clayton Sales Advocate Group (949) 293-8431 cbaum@salesadvocategroup.com

Baum Kristin Kings Hawaiian (714) 323-1381 kristin.baum@kingshawaiian.com

Baxter John Phillips Foods (973) 567-5637 jbaxter@phillipsfoods.com

Bean MartyPepsiCo Beverages North America

949-923-8296 marty.bean@pepsico.com

Beijer Scott Quaker (916) 425-5172 scott.beijer@pepsico.com

Belcastro Dennis J. Kimberly Clark NA (920) 279-3232 (920) 721-4067 Dennis.J.Belcastro@kcc.com

Beneventi Tony Coca-Cola North America (949) 735-1657 (949) 250-7932 tbeneventi@coca-cola.com

Benjamin Herbert Niagara Bottling LLC 909-226-3795 hbenjamin@niagarawater.com

Bezick Thomas N. (714) 388-8819 hnrlite@aol.com

Bierman Julie Edward Marc Brands (412)439-2358 biermanj61@gmail.com

Billings Ed Tropical Preserving Co. (323) 445-1814 (213) 748-5108 edwardbillings@mindspring.com

Boggeri Mike Boggeri Sales & Marketing (415) 260-3572 mboggeri@boggeri.com

Borchard Ron Dean Foods (469) 265 6914 (925) 583-5005 Ron_borchard@deanfoods.com

Borges Erica Cardlytics (206) 437-7521 erikaborges@me.com

Botana Linda Retired WAFC Coordinator (626) 215-5941 lindylou42@gmail.com

Boyer Penny Catalina penny.boyer@Catalina.com

Brindle Rick Mondelez Int'l (804) 790-0306 rick.brindle@mdlz.com

Brooks CharlesRebuild Paradise Foundation

(530) 532-9500 cbrooks@roplast.com

Brown Lori Post Consumer Brands (952) 200-1705 lkbrown@postholdings.com

Brucato Robert Monster Energy Co. (951) 317-0724 robert.brucato@monsterenergy.com

Burgin Robin Chosen Foods 9949) 322-8870 robin.burgin@chosenfoods.com

Burwell Kory Royal Ridge Fruits (949) 436-4362 kory.burwell@royalridgefruits.com

Cabot Jason Premiere Design Studios (626) 533-6374 (626) 533-6374 Jason@premieredesign.net

ILLUMINATORS ROSTER – BY NAME

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Cabot Rita Norco Ranch (951) 675-5568 (951) 703-4202 rcabot@norcoranch.net

Caggiano Mona Diageo (714) 313-0676 mona.caggiano@diageo.com

Casarez Dave Peco Pallet Inc (914) 960-0292 dcasarez@pecopallet.com

Cashen Bob Cacique Inc. (626) 261-2399 (626) 937-4311 rcashen@caciqueinc.com

Chiono Victor Coca-Cola Refreshments (949) 250-7920 vichiono@coca-cola.com

Christianson CaroleWestern Assoc of Food Chains

(562) 497-1012 carole@wafc.com

Christianson Paul Christianson West (562) 595-3628 (562) 595-3628 paul@christiansonwest.com

Christie Corey Organic Girl (254) 848-9601 Corey.Christie@iloveorganicgirl.com

Clark, Jr. James A. (760) 934-4798 lowersherwin@earthlink.net

Cleveland Dave Impact Group (503) 706-4974 dave.cleveland@impactgrp.com

Coco Sal SMC Zero Waste (951) 788-6042 payables@smcgrease.com

Cohen Timothy Eggs Unlimited (714) 504-7580 tcohen@eggsunlimited.com

Colburn Lois Gavina (925) 525-6911 lois.colburn@gavina.com

Compas Gerry (210) 592-8661 nite2gerry@aol.com

Cooper Heather Kite Hill (973) 714-9383 heathercpr7@gmail.com

Corbin Victoria Olive Crest Treatment Cntr (949) 412-5040 (657) 622-4095 Victoria-corbin@olivecrest.org

Costello Phil the Performance Group (209) 765-0591 (925) 905-7369 pcostello@tpgsales.com

Cox Kory Talking Rain Beverage Co. (951) 757-3602 kcox@talkingrain.com

Crane Brian Monster Energy Company (909) 306-9309 brian.crane@monsterenergy.com

Crocker MaryAlta Dena Certified Dairy, LLC

(626) 485-1309 (626) 923-3094 Mary_crocker@deanfoods.com

Crocker Willie Bimbo Bakeries USA (714) 319-0517 wcrocker@bbumail.com

Curran Al alcurran922@icloud.com

Cybulski Walter Krispy Kreme (949) 235-1888 (949) 643-5777 wcybulski@krispykreme.com

D'Aquino Renna

PatriciaD'Aquino Italian Importing Co., Inc.

(626) 422-9229 compliance@daquino.com

Dana TerryAlta Dena Certified Dairy, LLC

(626) 923-3239 terry_dana@deanfoods.com

DeLuca HeatherNational Entertainment Network

(818) 296-7117 Heather.DeLuca@nen-inc.com

Denisac ChrisOil-Dri Corporation of America

(310) 560-5568 (480) 522-8210 Chris.denisac@oildri.com

Detherage Doug Dougdetherage760@gmail.com

Deuschle MarkNavajo Manufacturing Co., Inc.

(303) 748-2387 (800) 525-5097 markd@navajoinc.com

Dilley AnthonyWestern Service Merchandisers Inc.

(909) 996-7707 (562) 864-0800 tdilley@wms4u.com

Dimond Andrea Nestle (949) 363-3106 (949) 363-3106 andrea.dimond@us.nestle.com

Dimond Dave Milton's Baking Co. (949) 303-3399 (858) 350-9696 ddimond@miltonsbaking.com

Dodge David Flowers Foods (704) 798-5102 david.dodge@flocorp.com

Dossey Alan Faribault Foods (714) 822-9452 adossey@faribaultfoods.com

Doughty Steve Young’s gs Market Company (714) 307-4454 stevedoughty@youngsmarket.com

Duff Bill C&H Sugar - ASR Group (707) 346-0485 bill.duff@aol.com

Dvorsky Radoslav HB SPIRITS (949) 877-2288 rd@hbspirits.com

Elste Charles Retired - NuCal Foods (209) 652-5500 (209) 652-5500 chuck.e@live.com

Elwer Steve Amplify Snack Brands (208) 861-4020 selwer@amplifysnacks.com

Esguerra Kelly FIFCO USA (412) 552-8720 kelly.esguerra@fifco.com

Finck Chris Dean Foods (214) 303-3524 chris_finck@deanfoods.com

Flamm Jay Talking Rain Beverage Co. jflamm@talkingrain.com

Fleischer DavidThe promotion In Motion Companies, Inc.

(201) 749-0479(201) 784-5800 X6271

dfleischer@promotioninmotion.com

Forehand Chuck Daisy Brand (925) 548-7116 cforehand@daisybrand.com

Foster Erik Coca-Cola North America (909) 384-2574 (909) 384-2574 erfoster@coca-cola.com

Frankish Ken Frankish Enterprises LLC (303) 674-7029 kfrankish77@msn.com

Franko Dwayne Catalina (406) 925-1808 Dwayne.Franko@catalina.com

Fraser Colin Post Consumer Brands (952) 836-4678 crfraser@postholdings.com

French James Co-Sales Northern California (925) 984-1777 french4505@gmail.com

Frisina Paul Farmer John Meats (213) 713-5447 (323) 583-4621x176 pjfrisina@farmerjohn.com

Gagel Jessica Organic Girl, LLC (310) 429-1983 jessica.gagel@iloveorganicgirl.com

Gallego Fabian Azumex Sugar (858) 947-8486 fgallego@azumexsugar.com

Gamboa Arnie Marketline Connections (714) 936-0770 (714) 281-7156 a-gamboa@sbcglobal.net

Garabaldi Vincent Torani (916) 761-0698 vgaribaldi@torani.com

Garcia Richard CHEP (626) 392-3505 richard.garcia@chep.com

Ghukasyan AmaliaChamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Latvia

(818) 633-4909 amaliaghukasyan@gmail.com

Gillett Craig Coca-Cola North America (208) 724-1144 (208) 853-2922 crgillett@coca-cola.com

Gilmore James Alkaline88, LLC (480) 450-9517 james@alkaline88.com

Gray Stuart Stratus Wine & Spirits, LLC (714) 305-2425 stuartg@1849wine.com

GreenHarmon 'Ben'

Brazilian Pet Products (650) 592-6927 hbgreen@sbcglobal.net

Grosse Dave the Performance Group (562) 293-1380 daveg4jc@outlook.com

Gutierrez Bazilla City of Hope 626-372-2520 bagutierrez@coh.org

Haddy Roger McKee Foods Corporation (815) 483-6412 roger.haddy@mckee.com

Hagedorn Don Golden Valley Natural (253) 363-1762Dphagedorn@goldenvalleynatural.com

Hall Chris Talking Rain Beverage Co. chall@talkingrain.com

Hamilton/Clark

Jennifer Talking Rain Beverage Co. (503) 367-9065 jhamilton@talkingrain.com

Hammer Brian TCC Global (214) 207-8910 producing@yahoo.com

Hanke Dave Flowers Foods 480-435-5312 dave.hanke@flocorp.com

Hannon James Monster Energy (949) 374-1091 james.hannon@monsterenergy.com

Harder Tony Scandit (206) 200-1477 tony@scandit.com

39 ILLUMINATORS

Harlan Craig Earth Friendly Products (714) 330-4176 Craig@ecos.com

Harms Kathy F Gavina & Sons (303) 570-6756 kathy.harms@gavina.com

Harpole Orv Harpole Consulting (714) 335-6458 (714) 485-2436 corvette4orv@aol.com

Harrington BillHS&R Sales & Marketing Solutions

(925) 321-0622 bill.harrington@hsrsales.com

Harthill Michelle Harthill Marketing (314) 276-9175 michelle@harthillmarketing.com

Haskins Geoff IMS (925) 487-1304 925-487-1304 haskins59@comcast.net

Hepler Ed Bonnie’s Jams 209-814-2871 ed@bonniesjams.com

Hernandez Cesar Vilore Foods (562) 221-7397 chernandez@vilore.com

Herpich Chris Valassis Digital (925) 787-0514 herpichc@valassis.com

Hinz Matthew (562) 273-6350 matt.hinz@outlook.com

Hoime Tim Collin Street Bakery(952) 913-5432 4454

tshoime@gmail.com

Holcomb Dawna Advantage Solutions (408) 710-6901dawna.holcomb@advantagesolutions.net

Hooser Allen TCC Global (972) 814-1322 allen.hooser@tccglobal.com

Horne Pete SunWest Sales (714) 713-0369 (714) 368-9808 peteh@sunwestsales.com

Hoskins Charles Milo's Tea Company (407) 963-1816 Choskins@drinkmilos.com

Houston Dede Myxx (919) 592-6203 dede@myxxrecipes.com

Huls Thomas Chosen Foods (619) 874-1049 (909) 605-0175 thomas.huls@chosenfoods.com

Hutcheson Bryan Bumble Bee Seafoods (949) 636-6672 bryan.hutcheson@bumblebee.com

Iglesias Tirso Cacique Inc. TI3@caciqueinc.com

Jacobo Patrick Pre Brands, LLC (310) 310-0689 patrick.jacobo@yahoo.com

Jarvis Terry SMC Zero Waste (951) 788-6042 payables@smcgrease.com

Jay Joshua Clif Bar & Co. (602) 329-2543 (623) 556-2765 joshuadavidjay@gmail.com

Jobes Michael Roplast Industries

Johannes Jake Earth Friendly Products (714) 273-4301 jjohannes@ecos.com

Kamholz Paul Schoeller Allibert USA (949) 304-4697 pkamholz@cox.net

Karas Alexa Anheuser Busch (847) 804-1104 alexa.karas@anheuser-busch.com

Kelly, Jr. Robert J. Hidden Villa Ranch (714) 680-3447 x228 bkelly@hiddenvilla.com

Kemnitz Randal S. Hormel Foods (949) 678-4619 (949) 753-5301 rskemnitz@hormel.com

Kennick Cheryl City of Hope (626) 218-6285 (626) 382-8344 ckennick@coh.org

Kilcher Kyle Hidden Villa Ranch (714) 309-8401 (800) 326-3220 kkilcher@hiddenvilla.com

King Andrew Premier Nutrition Corp (530) 320-4098 andrew.king@premiernutrition.com

Klein MarkReady Pac - Bonduelle Fresh Americas

(925) 518-5579 mark.klein@bfa.bonduelle.com

Konrad Karl Impact Group (510) 999-0250 (925) 973-6180 karl.konrad@impactgrp.com

Konya Ken Tree Top, Inc. (831) 601-6066 ken.konya@treetop.com

Kunsman Kent C&H Sugar - ASR Group (925) 270-5952 (510) 787-4416 kent.kunsman@asr-group.com

Kunz Robert (818) 620-8434 (818) 716-1774 rkunz5864@sbcglobal.net (Not valid)

Lansing Lori Co-Sales Northwest (503) 544-4674 (503) 924-4446 lorilansing444@gmail.com

Lape TracyPete and Gerry's Organic Eggs

(209) 597-9456 (209) 254-2205 Tlape@peteandgerrys.com

Lapp Adam Talking Rain Beverage Co. (503) 320-8368 alapp@talkingrain.com

Lee Dave Collin Street Bakery (903) 229-2579 davelee@collinstreet.com

Legleiter Scott Hallmark (210) 364-1512 Scott.Legleiter@Hallmark.com

Lemmon Jeff Organic Girl (831) 596-9602 (831) 758-5240 jeff.lemmon@iloveorganicgirl.com

Levenson Zack Golden West Food Group (626) 253-5822 (323) 581-3663 aracelil@gwfg.com

Lewis Sean Mizkan America (818) 822-7305 sean.lewis@mizkan.com

Llerena Loren Vestcom (805) 252-9260 loren.llena@gmail.com

Lofgren Gary Del Real Foods (909) 287-6057 glofgren@delrealfoods.com

Lombardi Kathleen Impact Group (510) 921-4648 (925) 973-6113 kathy.lombardi@impactgrp.com

Lombardo Tim Alliance Sales & Marketing (909) 210-4408 (704) 752-1919 tlombardo@alliancesalesinc.com

Ly Mark Sugar Bowl Bakery (415) 850-0404 (415) 850-0404 mark_ly@sugarbowlbakery.com

Mains Sheila Brownie Brittle, LLC (954) 415-1018 sheila@browniebrittle.com

Maldonado Jr. Omar Keurig Dr. Pepper (310) 498-5612 omar.maldonado@kdrp.com

Marlen Albert Genesis Marketing LLC (626) 733-6993 (425) 222-4900 marlenalbert@aol.com

Marnien Gerry Precision Refurbishing (909) 247-4360 (909) 247-4360 precisionrefurb@aol.com

Mastro Laura Mastro and Associates (949) 244-9894 lauram@mastroandassociates.com

Mastropaolo John Chobani (732) 325-7659 (949) 242-6411 john.mastropaolo@chobani.com

Matthews Stefan Advantage Solutions (510) 331-7221stefan.matthews@advantagesolutions.net

McAbee Brendon Bimbo Bakeries (714) 253-6865 bmcabee11@gmail.com

McIntosh Marla The J.M. Smucker Company (209) 639-5816 marla.mcintosh@jmsmucker.com

McKay Amy Worldpay US Inc. (951) 373-9540 amy.mckay@worldpay.com

McKinnon Jeff Organic Girl jeff.mckinnon@iloveorganicgirl.com

McLean Mark Crossmark Sales & Mrkt'g (925) 895-6282 mark.mclean@crossmark.com

McMillian Shawn Advantage Solutionsshawn.mcmillian@advantagesolutions.net

McNaughton Richard Columbia Distributing (206) 898-5163 rich.mcnaughton@coldist.com

McNutt Thomas Collin Street Bakery (214) 663-1561 thomas@collinstreet.com

McVay Kristina JM Smucker (415) 706-4075 kristina.mcvay@jmsmucker.com

Meckler Frank (209) 206-0136 ageb4buty@hughes.net

Mediati Mario Clorox Co. (480) 671-8885 (510) 271-7715 Mario.mediati@clorox.com

Menashe Jack A. (760) 777-2620jmenasheconsulting@bitsmart.net (Not Valid)

Mendonca Lisa Command Packaging (530) 521-1102 lmendonca@commandpackaging.com

Merritts Lee Encore Associates (925) 351-7693 Leemerritts@aol.com

Michels Herbert (510) 655-9630

Miller Aaron Earth Friendly Products (714) 402-1172 Aarontmiller@msn.com

Moneim Omar Pepsi Co (914) 255-4478 omar.moneim@pepsico.com

Morales Marcella Torani (415) 519-1415 mmorales@torani.com

Morrison Marshall Coca Cola (503) 709-9634 mamorrison@coca-cola.com

Mur Chris Alliance Sales & Marketing (310)779-6921 chrismur518@gmail.com

41 ILLUMINATORS

Nagle Bruce RW3 Technologies, Inc. (925) 984-3009 bnagle@rw3.com

Nakken Taylor Social Sampling, Inc. (562) 665-2846 taynakken@gmail.com

Nichols Richard (415) 317-6612 RNichols@caciqueinc.com

Nonn Larry Odwalla Inc (925) 519-2225 (925) 830-6604 lnonn@coca-cola.com

Nordlund Jeremy Pepsi Co. (559) 800-3947 jeremy.nordlund@pepsico.com

Nyhammer Bruce Sioux Honey Association (510) 909-3206 Gohammer1@hotmail.com

Olejnik Mark C&H Sugar - ASR Group (925) 519-3685 (510) 787-4247 mark.olejnik@asr-group.com

Olsen Graeme Faribault Foods (714) 865-1984 golsen@fairbaultfoods.com

Osterman Tom conSup North America (602) 723-7808 t.osterman@consup.us

Palomares Jehan NuCal Foods, Inc. (209) 505-6766 jehan.palomares@nucalfoods.com

Paul RobertNavigator Sales and Marketing

(714) 292-7892 (714) 292-7892 bob@navigatorsales.com

Payne Stephanie GOJO Industries (716) 807-7105 paynes@gojo.com

Pellington John Earth Friendly Products (704) 401-9785 jpellington@ecos.com

Pemberton KirkCMS Retail Merchandising Solutions

(951) 595-9060 kirkp@cmsrms.com

Perez JoeResource Management Group

(951) 818-1146 (619) 695-6238 JoeP@RMGRecycling.com

Perrier Sylvain Mercatus (647) 896-4947 sylvain.perrier@mercatus.com

Perry Ben Manzana Products Co. 707-217-1373 bperry@manzanaproductsco.com

Philips MichaelRMG Resource Management Group

(858) 735-0083 michael@rmgrecycling.com

Pierce SubrianaNavigator Sales and Marketing

(469) 337-9541 subriana@navigatorsales.com

Pierson Jerry Jelly Belly Candy Co. (707) 386-5927 (707) 399-2715 jpierson@jellybelly.com

Pogue Gary Svenhards Swedish Bakery (925) 640-9070 (925) 640-9070 garypogue13@outlook.com

Pontius Tim Hidden Villa Ranch (714) 853-2570 tpontius@hiddenvilla.com

Potthoff Mike Anheuser Busch (314) 577-3287 Mike.Potthoff@anheuser-busch.com

Powers Jessica City of Hope (415) 718-1002 jpowers@coh.org

Prairie Gordie Hidden Villa Ranch (208) 420-3472 (208) 324-3879 gprairie@msn.com

Quinn Samantha 2 Towns Ciderhouse (303) 945-9601 s.quinn@2townsciderhouse.com

Reeves Bob Shelby Publishing Co., Inc. (714) 310-6299 (678) 928-5495 rreeves@shelbypublishing.com

Renna FabrizioD'Aquino Italian Importing Co., Inc.

(626) 359-1988 fabrizior@daquino.com

Reynolds Craig McCormick & Company, Inc. (480) 262-0166 (480) 948-2817 craig_reynolds@mccormick.com

Riebli Monica City of Hope (415) 300-5641 mriebli@coh.org

Robertson Vern Win Consulting (916) 933-1950 lrobert628@comcast.net

Robinson Tricia Snyder's-Lance (310)883-5614 tcrobinson@snyderslance.com

Robinson Wendy Mission Foods (714) 390-1121 wrobinson@missionfoods.com

Roeper Glen Popcornopolis (562) 656-7220 (909) 599-9999 groeper@popcornopolis.com

Ross Brent NuCal Foods, Inc. (209) 253-6454 brent.ross@nucalfoods.com

Rubalcava Al CHEP USA (619) 954-1932 (619) 954-1932 al.rubalcava@chep.com

Ryser Joe Catalina (513) 965-1818 joseph.ryser@catalina.com

Salo Rebecca Talking Rain Beverage Co. (760) 419-2115 kwaters@talkingrain.com

Sanders Perry Smithfield Foods (805) 861-8712 pesanders@smithfield.com

Sawchuk Dan Chobani (904) 894-7001 dan.sawchuk@chobani.com

Schott Nick Dean Foods (909) 270-9136 nick_schott@deanfoods.com

Schottleutner Morgan King's Hawaiian (720) 309-9175morgan.schottleutner@kingshawaiian.com

Sebasto Ron BevWestco (925) 787-5705 (951) 277-9424 r.sebasto@sbcglobal.net

Seel Will Freight Handlers, Inc. (FHI) (919) 805-4951 (919) 552-3157 x357 wseelnc@gmail.com

Sencer Michael Hidden Villa Ranch (714) 801-2607(714) 680-3447x2250

msencer@hiddenvilla.com

Severns Jeff Pepsi Beverages Co. 909-841-7071 jeff.severns@pepsico.com

Shamy David DFS Gourmet Specialties (801) 949-9040 davidshamy@chefshamy.com

Shamy Kevin DFS Gourmet Specialties (801) 244-9314 kevinshamy@chefshamy.com

Sheldon Greg Anheuser-Busch (713) 553-1138 greg.sheldon@anheuser-busch.com

Siegel Greg Idahoan Foods, LLC (303) 941-0190 (303) 432-8823 gsiegel@idahoan.com

Silverman Scott KeHE (415) 260-3310 Scott.Silverman@KeHE.com

Skoog Dick Cascade Coffee Inc. (206) 399-8791 (425) 290-5233dicks@cascadecoffeeinc.com-Not valid

Slabaugh Eric NuCal Foods, Inc. (209) 996-9931 (209) 254-2218 eslabaugh@nucalfoods.com

Smith Dave (925) 820-8215 mickydavid@msn.com-Not valid

Snortum Ernest (831) 624-6018

Soghomonian Armen (818) 571-6752 armen@stratusgp.com

Solomon David Mountain Waffle Co. (610) 864-4428 david@mountainwaffle.com

Spencer Dave F. Gavina & Sons, Inc. (303) 710-2133 dave.spencer@gavina.com

Spiller Dennis Jelly Belly Candy Co. (707) 422-3254 (707) 399-2332 dspiller@jellybelly.com

Springfield Curtis Tillamook Country Smoker (925) 285-3967 curtis.springfield@gmail.com

Stack Richard Comcash Inc. (949) 254-6939 rstack@comcash.com

Staehle Randy Organic Girl (831) 206-0287 (831) 758-5413 randy.staehle@iloveorganicgirl.com

Stahl Leslia TCC Global (214) 533-3430 lesia.stahl@tccglobal.com

Stall John Navajo Inc. (949) 282-9695 (303) 292-3090 jstall@navajoinc.com

StamperThomas "Mike"

Nestlé USA (909) 595-0677 mike.stamper@us.nestle.com

Starr Zachary Roplast (800) 767-5278 zstarr@roplast.com

Steinbeck Fred Florida Natural (714) 900-0047 fred.steinbeck@citrusworld.com

StevensonCharles 'Rick'

Torani (909) 275-5274 rstevenson@torani.com

Sullivan MikeSun Maid Growers of California

(303) 319-8256 (559) 897-6171 msullivan@sunmaid.com

Tagge Rhonda Olive Crest Treatment Cntr (714) 488-7094 (714) 543-5437 Rhonda-Tagge@olivecrest.org

Tallia Ron Earth Friendly Products (510) 517-2180 rtallia@ecos.com

Taylor Larry Bimbo Bakeries USA (760) 289-8809 tlarry301@gmail.com

Taylor-Bennet Timme Coca-Cola (925) 856-7577 TTaylorBennett@coca-cola.com

Teeter Shawn CPG Solutions Inc. (925)209-4136 shawn.teeter@cpgsolutions.net

43 ILLUMINATORS

Teeters, Jr. Clem Teeters & Associates (925) 830-9271 clemteeters@sbcglobal.net

Testa Jeff EcoLab (612) 414-2462 jeff.testa@ecolab.com

Thatcher Connie Advantage Solutions (951) 317-5015connie.thatcher@advantagesolutions.net

Timmons TomCMS Retail Merchandising Solutions

(951) 595-9060 tom.timmons@cmsrms1.com

Tomlinson Michael KeyMe (530) 417-6453 mt@key.me

Trickel Shelly Ventura Foods (626) 484-2860 (714) 257-3937 strickel@venturafoods.com

Trillas Juan Bimbo Bakeries USA (916) 838-1838 (916) 561-2410x1202 jtrillas@bbumail.com

Trillas Stephanie Trillas Enterprises (209) 329-9871 trillas_tribe@comcast.net

Tuoto Tony Co-Sales Northern California (925) 200-7115 (925) 973-6107 ttuoto@co-salesnc.com

Vail RichardRetired (Bimbo Bakeries USA)

(303) 241-1616 (425) 415-6745 rwv5@msn.com

Van Gorkom Jim NuCal Foods, Inc. (209) 254-2206 jvangorkom@nucalfoods.com

Van Winkle Dave Monster Energy (949) 303-9960 (951) 520-8117 david.vanwinkle@monsterenergy.com

Vander Giessen

John (818) 846-4272 jvg_des@earthlink.net-not valid

VanderWal Daniel BISSELL Rental LLC. (616) 292-2616 dan.vanderwal@bissell.com

VanRoekel Kirk Navajo Inc. (720) 556-3456 kvanroekel@navajoinc.com

Vaughn Michael City of Hope (626) 349-0971 mvaughan@coh.org

Verbeck Brandon Social Sampling (562) 335-6636 brandon@socialsampling.com

Verleur Lois Olive Crest Treatment Cntr (714) 543-5437x1120 Lois-Verleur@olivecrest.org

Vesterby Brad NORPAC Foods, Inc. (503) 801-4077 vesterby@norpac.com

Victor Stu Advantage Solutions (949) 241-6683 stu.victor@advantagesolutions.net

Vijay Priyanka Coca Cola (304) 376-2429 pvijay@coca-cola.com

Villanueva Mickie the Performance Group (949) 233-6983 (562) 293-1392 mickiev@tpgsalesservices.com

Violi Jayme Faribault Foods, Inc. (814) 440-1002 jvioli@faribaultfoods.com

Visser JohnNavajo Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Walker PeterGourmet Demonstration Services

(559) 283-1364 (559) 275-7905 gdsmarketing@outlook.com

Walker RickConception 2 Consumption, Inc.

(949) 379-4343 rick@conception2consumption.com

Ward Jennifer World Pay (602) 319-7234 (602) 788-3501 Jennifer.Ward@worldpay.com

Warnick Russell Pepsi Co. (562) 666-6306 russell.warnick@pepsico.com

Waters Kristi Talking Rain Beverage Co. (760) 419-2115 kwaters@talkingrain.com

Watson Ada (626) 793-3331 fradawat@aol.com (Not valid)

Watt Doug Valassis Digital (949) 500-4188 wattd@valassis.com

Webb Jason Snack it Forward (310) 562-4588 Jason@snackitforward.com

Webb William D. Proctor & Gamble (Retired) (916) 933-9170 6277wdwebb@gmail.com

Weifenbach Cynthia HB Spirits (714) 420-9266 cynthia@hbspirits.com

Whitbeck Dave Manzana Products Co., Inc. (707) 236-2343 (707) 823-5313 dwhitbeck@manzanaproductsco.com

White JohnDean Foods: Pacific Coast Group

714-349-2599 john_white@deanfoods.com

Whitmore JerryRetired: Dreyers Grand Ice Cream

(951) 232-4061 jerry.whitmore500@icloud.com

Wilkerson Jim CJ Foods (209) 996-0516 jwilkerson@cjfoods.com

Williams Benjamin 2 Towns Ciderhouse (503) 812-5010 B.Williams@2Townsciderhouse.com

Williams Dave Firestone Pacific Foods (360) 772-3446 dave@firestonepacificfoods.com

Willis David Willis Marketing Inc. (253) 381-2244 (253) 358-8235 dbwillis@willismarketing.com

Wood Monica Myxx, Inc. (919) 462-7186 monicac52@yahoo.com

Woolery Michael Wills Fresh Foods (925) 708-4271 (510) 875-1523 michael@willsfreshfoods.com

Woolsey Ron Advantage Solutions (949) 797-2900 ron.woolsey@advantagesolutions.net

Workman Timothy Ferrero USA, Inc. (949) 632-8795 (949) 362-0743 timothy.workman@ferrero.com

Wyatt Bruce Flowers Baking Co. (949) 589-1477 (562) 445-2465 Bruce.wyatt@flocorp.com

Yates Kimberley Natures Bakery (510) 246-0092 (510) 246-0092 kyates@naturesbakery.com

Yeck Tyson Pacific Seafood (503)819-8241 tyeck@pacseafood.com

Yoho Denny Southern Wine & Spirits DennisYoho@sgws.com

Zarse BobAdvantage Marketing Partners

(913) 687-3356 (913) 307-8379bob.zarse@advantagemarketingpartners.com

Zimmerman Charles Nestlé USA (925) 785-8868 (925) 327-2200charlesjzim@gmail.com or Z (maxzim@pacbell.net)

Zuno Sal Pepsi Co. (310) 466-5315 sal.zuno@pepsico.com

45 ILLUMINATORS

COMPANY LAST FIRST BUS.PHONE CELL PHONE EMAIL

2 Towns Ciderhouse Quinn Samantha (303) 945-9601 s.quinn@2townsciderhouse.com

2 Towns Ciderhouse Williams Benjamin (503) 812-5010 B.Williams@2Townsciderhouse.com

Advantage Marketing Partners

Zarse Bob (913) 687-3356 (913) 307-8379bob.zarse@advantagemarketingpartners.com

Advantage Solutions Holcomb Dawna (408) 710-6901dawna.holcomb@advantagesolutions.net

Advantage Solutions Matthews Stefan (510) 331-7221stefan.matthews@advantagesolutions.net

Advantage Solutions McMillian Shawnshawn.mcmillian@advantagesolutions.net

Advantage Solutions Thatcher Connie (951) 317-5015connie.thatcher@advantagesolutions.net

Advantage Solutions Victor Stu (949) 241-6683 stu.victor@advantagesolutions.net

Advantage Solutions Woolsey Ron (949) 797-2900 ron.woolsey@advantagesolutions.net

Alkaline88, LLC Gilmore James (480) 450-9517 james@alkaline88.com

Alliance Sales & Marketing

Lombardo Tim (909) 210-4408 (704) 752-1919 tlombardo@alliancesalesinc.com

Alliance Sales & Marketing

Mur Chris (310)779-6921 chrismur518@gmail.com

Alta Dena Certified Dairy, LLC

Crocker Mary (626) 485-1309 (626) 923-3094 Mary_crocker@deanfoods.com

Alta Dena Certified Dairy, LLC

Dana Terry (626) 923-3239 terry_dana@deanfoods.com

Amplify Snack Brands Elwer Steve (208) 861-4020 selwer@amplifysnacks.com

Anheuser Busch Karas Alexa (847) 804-1104 alexa.karas@anheuser-busch.com

Anheuser Busch Potthoff Mike (314) 577-3287 Mike.Potthoff@anheuser-busch.com

Anheuser-Busch Sheldon Greg (713) 553-1138 greg.sheldon@anheuser-busch.com

Azumex Sugar Gallego Fabian (858) 947-8486 fgallego@azumexsugar.com

Barilla America, Inc Ajemian Michael (714) 457-4482 (847) 597-6672 Michael.Ajemian@Barilla.com

BevWestco Sebasto Ron (925) 787-5705 (951) 277-9424 r.sebasto@sbcglobal.net

Bimbo Bakeries McAbee Brendon (714) 253-6865 bmcabee11@gmail.com

Bimbo Bakeries USA Crocker Willie (714) 319-0517 wcrocker@bbumail.com

Bimbo Bakeries USA Taylor Larry (760) 289-8809 tlarry301@gmail.com

Bimbo Bakeries USA Trillas Juan (916) 838-1838(916) 561-2410x1202

jtrillas@bbumail.com

BISSELL Rental LLC. VanderWal Daniel (616) 292-2616 dan.vanderwal@bissell.com

Boggeri Sales & Marketing

Boggeri Mike (415) 260-3572 mboggeri@boggeri.com

Bonnie’s Jams Hepler Ed 209-814-2871 ed@bonniesjams.com

Brazilian Pet Products Green Harmon 'Ben' (650) 592-6927 hbgreen@sbcglobal.net

Brownie Brittle, LLC Mains Sheila (954) 415-1018 sheila@browniebrittle.com

Bumble Bee Seafoods Hutcheson Bryan (949) 636-6672 bryan.hutcheson@bumblebee.com

C&H Sugar - ASR Group Duff Bill (707) 346-0485 bill.duff@aol.com

C&H Sugar - ASR Group Kunsman Kent (925) 270-5952 (510) 787-4416 kent.kunsman@asr-group.com

C&H Sugar - ASR Group Olejnik Mark (925) 519-3685 (510) 787-4247 mark.olejnik@asr-group.com

Cacique Inc. Cashen Bob (626) 261-2399 (626) 937-4311 rcashen@caciqueinc.com

ILLUMINATORS ROSTER – BY COMPANY

Cacique Inc. Iglesias Tirso TI3@caciqueinc.com

Cardlytics Borges Erica (206) 437-7521 erikaborges@me.com

Cascade Coffee Inc. Skoog Dick (206) 399-8791 (425) 290-5233dicks@cascadecoffeeinc.com-Not valid

Catalina Barnet Dominique (714) 931-0478 dominique.barnet@catalina.com

Catalina Boyer Penny penny.boyer@Catalina.com

Catalina Franko Dwayne (406) 925-1808 Dwayne.Franko@catalina.com

Catalina Ryser Joe (513) 965-1818 joseph.ryser@catalina.com

Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Latvia

Ghukasyan Amalia (818) 633-4909 amaliaghukasyan@gmail.com

CHEP Garcia Richard (626) 392-3505 richard.garcia@chep.com

CHEP USA Rubalcava Al (619) 954-1932 (619) 954-1932 al.rubalcava@chep.com

Chobani Mastropaolo John (732) 325-7659 (949) 242-6411 john.mastropaolo@chobani.com

Chobani Sawchuk Dan (904) 894-7001 dan.sawchuk@chobani.com

Chosen Foods Burgin Robin 9949) 322-8870 robin.burgin@chosenfoods.com

Chosen Foods Huls Thomas (619) 874-1049 (909) 605-0175 thomas.huls@chosenfoods.com

Christianson West Christianson Paul (562) 595-3628 (562) 595-3628 paul@christiansonwest.com

City of Hope Gutierrez Bazilla 626-372-2520 bagutierrez@coh.org

City of Hope Kennick Cheryl (626) 218-6285 (626) 382-8344 ckennick@coh.org

City of Hope Powers Jessica (415) 718-1002 jpowers@coh.org

City of Hope Riebli Monica (415) 300-5641 mriebli@coh.org

City of Hope Vaughn Michael (626) 349-0971 mvaughan@coh.org

CJ Foods Wilkerson Jim (209) 996-0516 jwilkerson@cjfoods.com

Clif Bar & Co. Jay Joshua (602) 329-2543 (623) 556-2765 joshuadavidjay@gmail.com

Clorox Co. Mediati Mario (480) 671-8885 (510) 271-7715 Mario.mediati@clorox.com

CMS Retail Merchandising Solutions

Pemberton Kirk (951) 595-9060 kirkp@cmsrms.com

CMS Retail Merchandising Solutions

Timmons Tom (951) 595-9060 tom.timmons@cmsrms1.com

Co-Sales Northern California

French James (925) 984-1777 french4505@gmail.com

Co-Sales Northern California

Tuoto Tony (925) 200-7115 (925) 973-6107 ttuoto@co-salesnc.com

Co-Sales Northwest Lansing Lori (503) 544-4674 (503) 924-4446 lorilansing444@gmail.com

Coca Cola Morrison Marshall (503) 709-9634 mamorrison@coca-cola.com

Coca Cola Vijay Priyanka (304) 376-2429 pvijay@coca-cola.com

Coca-Cola Taylor-Bennet Timme (925) 856-7577 TTaylorBennett@coca-cola.com

Coca-Cola North America

Beneventi Tony (949) 735-1657 (949) 250-7932 tbeneventi@coca-cola.com

Foster Erik (909) 384-2574 (909) 384-2574 erfoster@coca-cola.com

Gillett Craig (208) 724-1144 (208) 853-2922 crgillett@coca-cola.com

Coca-Cola Refreshments Chiono Victor (949) 250-7920 vichiono@coca-cola.com

47 ILLUMINATORS

Collin Street Bakery Hoime Tim(952) 913-5432 4454

tshoime@gmail.com

Collin Street Bakery Lee Dave (903) 229-2579 davelee@collinstreet.com

Collin Street Bakery McNutt Thomas (214) 663-1561 thomas@collinstreet.com

Columbia Distributing McNaughton Richard (206) 898-5163 rich.mcnaughton@coldist.com

Comcash Inc. Stack Richard (949) 254-6939 rstack@comcash.com

Command Packaging Mendonca Lisa (530) 521-1102lmendonca@commandpackaging.com

Conception 2 Consumption, Inc.

Walker Rick (949) 379-4343 rick@conception2consumption.com

conSup North America Osterman Tom (602) 723-7808 t.osterman@consup.us

CPG Solutions Inc. Teeter Shawn (925)209-4136 shawn.teeter@cpgsolutions.net

Crossmark Sales & Mrkt'g

Aquilina Michael michael.aquilina@crossmark.com

Crossmark Sales & Mrkt'g

McLean Mark (925) 895-6282 mark.mclean@crossmark.com

D'Aquino Italian Importing Co., Inc.

D'Aquino Renna

Patricia (626) 422-9229 compliance@daquino.com

D'Aquino Italian Importing Co., Inc.

Renna Fabrizio (626) 359-1988 fabrizior@daquino.com

Daisy Brand Forehand Chuck (925) 548-7116 cforehand@daisybrand.com

Dean Foods Borchard Ron (469) 265 6914 (925) 583-5005 Ron_borchard@deanfoods.com

Dean Foods Finck Chris (214) 303-3524 chris_finck@deanfoods.com

Dean Foods Schott Nick (909) 270-9136 nick_schott@deanfoods.com

Dean Foods: Pacific Coast Group

White John 714-349-2599 john_white@deanfoods.com

Del Real Foods Lofgren Gary (909) 287-6057 glofgren@delrealfoods.com

DFS Gourmet Specialties Shamy David (801) 949-9040 davidshamy@chefshamy.com

DFS Gourmet Specialties Shamy Kevin (801) 244-9314 kevinshamy@chefshamy.com

Diageo Caggiano Mona (714) 313-0676 mona.caggiano@diageo.com

Earth Friendly Products Harlan Craig (714) 330-4176 Craig@ecos.com

Earth Friendly Products Johannes Jake (714) 273-4301 jjohannes@ecos.com

Earth Friendly Products Miller Aaron (714) 402-1172 Aarontmiller@msn.com

Earth Friendly Products Pellington John (704) 401-9785 jpellington@ecos.com

Earth Friendly Products Tallia Ron (510) 517-2180 rtallia@ecos.com

EcoLab Testa Jeff (612) 414-2462 jeff.testa@ecolab.com

Edward Marc Brands Bierman Julie (412)439-2358 biermanj61@gmail.com

Eggs Unlimited Cohen Timothy (714) 504-7580 tcohen@eggsunlimited.com

Encore Associates Merritts Lee (925) 351-7693 Leemerritts@aol.com

F Gavina & Sons Harms Kathy (303) 570-6756 kathy.harms@gavina.com

F. Gavina & Sons, Inc. Artukovic Mike (323) 532-6638 mike.artukovic@gavina.com

F. Gavina & Sons, Inc. Spencer Dave (303) 710-2133 dave.spencer@gavina.com

Faribault Foods Dossey Alan (714) 822-9452 adossey@faribaultfoods.com

Faribault Foods Olsen Graeme (714) 865-1984 golsen@fairbaultfoods.com

Faribault Foods, Inc. Violi Jayme (814) 440-1002 jvioli@faribaultfoods.com

Farmer John Meats Frisina Paul (213) 713-5447(323) 583-4621x176

pjfrisina@farmerjohn.com

Ferrero USA, Inc. Workman Timothy (949) 632-8795 (949) 362-0743 timothy.workman@ferrero.com

FIFCO USA Esguerra Kelly (412) 552-8720 kelly.esguerra@fifco.com

Firestone Pacific Foods Williams Dave (360) 772-3446 dave@firestonepacificfoods.com

Florida Natural Steinbeck Fred (714) 900-0047 fred.steinbeck@citrusworld.com

Flowers Baking Co. Wyatt Bruce (949) 589-1477 (562) 445-2465 Bruce.wyatt@flocorp.com

Flowers Foods Dodge David (704) 798-5102 david.dodge@flocorp.com

Flowers Foods Hanke Dave 480-435-5312 dave.hanke@flocorp.com

Frankish Enterprises LLC Frankish Ken (303) 674-7029 kfrankish77@msn.com

Freight Handlers, Inc. (FHI)

Seel Will (919) 805-4951(919) 552-3157 x357

wseelnc@gmail.com

Gavina Colburn Lois (925) 525-6911 lois.colburn@gavina.com

Genesis Marketing LLC Marlen Albert (626) 733-6993 (425) 222-4900 marlenalbert@aol.com

George Chiala Farms, Inc.

Adlman Jeffrey M (415) 479-0211 adlman0211@gmail.com

GOJO Industries Payne Stephanie (716) 807-7105 paynes@gojo.com

Golden Valley Natural Hagedorn Don (253) 363-1762Dphagedorn@goldenvalleynatural.com

Golden West Food Group

Levenson Zack (626) 253-5822 (323) 581-3663 aracelil@gwfg.com

Gourmet Demonstration Services

Walker Peter (559) 283-1364 (559) 275-7905 gdsmarketing@outlook.com

Hallmark Legleiter Scott (210) 364-1512 Scott.Legleiter@Hallmark.com

Harpole Consulting Harpole Orv (714) 335-6458 (714) 485-2436 corvette4orv@aol.com

Harthill Marketing Harthill Michelle (314) 276-9175 michelle@harthillmarketing.com

HB SPIRITS Dvorsky Radoslav (949) 877-2288 rd@hbspirits.com

HB Spirits Weifenbach Cynthia (714) 420-9266 cynthia@hbspirits.com

Hidden Villa Ranch Kelly, Jr. Robert J.(714) 680-3447 x228

bkelly@hiddenvilla.com

Hidden Villa Ranch Kilcher Kyle (714) 309-8401 (800) 326-3220 kkilcher@hiddenvilla.com

Hidden Villa Ranch Pontius Tim (714) 853-2570 tpontius@hiddenvilla.com

Hidden Villa Ranch Prairie Gordie (208) 420-3472 (208) 324-3879 gprairie@msn.com

Hidden Villa Ranch Sencer Michael (714) 801-2607(714) 680-3447x2250

msencer@hiddenvilla.com

Hormel Foods Kemnitz Randal S. (949) 678-4619 (949) 753-5301 rskemnitz@hormel.com

HS&R Sales & Marketing Solutions

Harrington Bill (925) 321-0622 bill.harrington@hsrsales.com

Idahoan Foods, LLC Siegel Greg (303) 941-0190 (303) 432-8823 gsiegel@idahoan.com

Impact Group Cleveland Dave (503) 706-4974 dave.cleveland@impactgrp.com

Impact Group Konrad Karl (510) 999-0250 (925) 973-6180 karl.konrad@impactgrp.com

Impact Group Lombardi Kathleen (510) 921-4648 (925) 973-6113 kathy.lombardi@impactgrp.com

IMS Haskins Geoff (925) 487-1304 925-487-1304 haskins59@comcast.net

Jack Links Barrett Alexis (208) 860-9095 alexiskaybarrett@gmail.com

Jelly Belly Candy Co. Alden Jon (707) 689-4550 (707) 428-2800 jalden@jellybelly.com

49 ILLUMINATORS

Jelly Belly Candy Co. Pierson Jerry (707) 386-5927 (707) 399-2715 jpierson@jellybelly.com

Jelly Belly Candy Co. Spiller Dennis (707) 422-3254 (707) 399-2332 dspiller@jellybelly.com

JM Smucker McVay Kristina (415) 706-4075 kristina.mcvay@jmsmucker.com

KDS Marketing Cabot Jason (626) 533-6374 (626) 533-6374 jcabot@kdsmarketing.net

KeHE Silverman Scott (415) 260-3310 Scott.Silverman@KeHE.com

Keurig Dr. Pepper Maldonado Jr. Omar (310) 498-5612 omar.maldonado@kdrp.com

KeyMe Tomlinson Michael (530) 417-6453 mt@key.me

Kimberly Clark NA Belcastro Dennis J. (920) 279-3232 (920) 721-4067 Dennis.J.Belcastro@kcc.com

King's Hawaiian Schottleutner Morgan (720) 309-9175morgan.schottleutner@kingshawaiian.com

Kings Hawaiian Baum Kristin (714) 323-1381 kristin.baum@kingshawaiian.com

Kite Hill Cooper Heather (973) 714-9383 heathercpr7@gmail.com

Krispy Kreme Cybulski Walter (949) 235-1888 (949) 643-5777 wcybulski@krispykreme.com

Manzana Products Co. Algin Anu (707) 484-4471 anormak@manzanaproductsco.com

Manzana Products Co. Perry Ben 707-217-1373 bperry@manzanaproductsco.com

Manzana Products Co., Inc.

Whitbeck Dave (707) 236-2343 (707) 823-5313dwhitbeck@manzanaproductsco.com

Marketline Connections Gamboa Arnie (714) 936-0770 (714) 281-7156 a-gamboa@sbcglobal.net

Mastro and Associates Mastro Laura (949) 244-9894 lauram@mastroandassociates.com

McCormick & Company, Inc.

Reynolds Craig (480) 262-0166 (480) 948-2817 craig_reynolds@mccormick.com

McKee Foods Corporation

Haddy Roger (815) 483-6412 roger.haddy@mckee.com

Mercatus Perrier Sylvain (647) 896-4947 sylvain.perrier@mercatus.com

MeriCal Dimond Andrea (949) 363-3106 (949) 363-3106 adimond@merical.com

Milo's Tea Company Alvarez Dave (678) 428-3033 dalvarez@drinkmilos.com

Milo's Tea Company Hoskins Charles (407) 963-1816 Choskins@drinkmilos.com

Milton's Baking Co. Dimond Dave (949) 303-3399 (858) 350-9696 ddimond@miltonsbaking.com

Mission Foods Robinson Wendy (714) 390-1121 wrobinson@missionfoods.com

Mizkan America Lewis Sean (818) 822-7305 sean.lewis@mizkan.com

Mondelez Int'l Brindle Rick (804) 790-0306 rick.brindle@mdlz.com

Monster Energy Hannon James (949) 374-1091 james.hannon@monsterenergy.com

Monster Energy Van Winkle Dave (949) 303-9960 (951) 520-8117david.vanwinkle@monsterenergy.com

Monster Energy Co. Brucato Robert (951) 317-0724 robert.brucato@monsterenergy.com

Monster Energy Company

Crane Brian (909) 306-9309 brian.crane@monsterenergy.com

Mountain Waffle Co. Solomon David (610) 864-4428 david@mountainwaffle.com

Myxx Houston Dede (919) 592-6203 dede@myxxrecipes.com

Myxx, Inc. Wood Monica (919) 462-7186 monicac52@yahoo.com

National Entertainment Network

DeLuca Heather (818) 296-7117 Heather.DeLuca@nen-inc.com

Natures Bakery Yates Kimberley (510) 246-0092 (510) 246-0092 kyates@naturesbakery.com

Navajo Inc. Stall John (949) 282-9695 (303) 292-3090 jstall@navajoinc.com

Navajo Inc. VanRoekel Kirk (720) 556-3456 kvanroekel@navajoinc.com

Navajo Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Deuschle Mark (303) 748-2387 (800) 525-5097 markd@navajoinc.com

Navajo Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Visser John

Paul Robert (714) 292-7892 (714) 292-7892 bob@navigatorsales.com

Pierce Subriana (469) 337-9541 subriana@navigatorsales.com

Nestlé USA StamperThomas "Mike"

(909) 595-0677 mike.stamper@us.nestle.com

Nestlé USA Zimmerman Charles (925) 785-8868 (925) 327-2200charlesjzim@gmail.com or Z (maxzim@pacbell.net)

Niagara Bottling LLC Benjamin Herbert 909-226-3795 hbenjamin@niagarawater.com

Norco Ranch Cabot Rita (951) 675-5568 (951) 703-4202 rcabot@norcoranch.net

NORPAC Foods, Inc. Vesterby Brad (503) 801-4077 vesterby@norpac.com

NuCal Foods, Inc. Palomares Jehan (209) 505-6766 jehan.palomares@nucalfoods.com

NuCal Foods, Inc. Ross Brent (209) 253-6454 brent.ross@nucalfoods.com

NuCal Foods, Inc. Slabaugh Eric (209) 996-9931 (209) 254-2218 eslabaugh@nucalfoods.com

NuCal Foods, Inc. Van Gorkom Jim (209) 254-2206 jvangorkom@nucalfoods.com

Odwalla Inc Nonn Larry (925) 519-2225 (925) 830-6604 lnonn@coca-cola.com

Oil-Dri Corporation of America

Denisac Chris (310) 560-5568 (480) 522-8210 Chris.denisac@oildri.com

Olive Crest Treatment Cntr

Corbin Victoria (949) 412-5040 (657) 622-4095 Victoria-corbin@olivecrest.org

Tagge Rhonda (714) 488-7094 (714) 543-5437 Rhonda-Tagge@olivecrest.org

Verleur Lois(714) 543-5437x1120

Lois-Verleur@olivecrest.org

Organic Girl Christie Corey (254) 848-9601 Corey.Christie@iloveorganicgirl.com

Organic Girl Lemmon Jeff (831) 596-9602 (831) 758-5240 jeff.lemmon@iloveorganicgirl.com

Organic Girl McKinnon Jeff jeff.mckinnon@iloveorganicgirl.com

Organic Girl Staehle Randy (831) 206-0287 (831) 758-5413 randy.staehle@iloveorganicgirl.com

Organic Girl, LLC Gagel Jessica (310) 429-1983 jessica.gagel@iloveorganicgirl.com

Pacific Seafood Yeck Tyson (503)819-8241 tyeck@pacseafood.com

Peco Pallet Inc Casarez Dave (914) 960-0292 dcasarez@pecopallet.com

Peltier winery Trillas Stephanie (916) 838-4508 trillas_tribe@comcast.net

Pepsi Beverages Co. Severns Jeff 909-841-7071 jeff.severns@pepsico.com

Pepsi Co Moneim Omar (914) 255-4478 omar.moneim@pepsico.com

Pepsi Co. Nordlund Jeremy (559) 800-3947 jeremy.nordlund@pepsico.com

Pepsi Co. Warnick Russell (562) 666-6306 russell.warnick@pepsico.com

Pepsi Co. Zuno Sal (310) 466-5315 sal.zuno@pepsico.com

PepsiCo Beverages North America

Bean Marty 949-923-8296 marty.bean@pepsico.com

Pete and Gerry's Organic Eggs

Lape Tracy (209) 597-9456 (209) 254-2205 Tlape@peteandgerrys.com

Phillips Foods Baxter John (973) 567-5637 jbaxter@phillipsfoods.com

51 ILLUMINATORS

Pogue Consulting Pogue Gary (925) 640-9070 (925) 640-9070 garypogue13@outlook.com

Popcornopolis Roeper Glen (562) 656-7220 (909) 599-9999 groeper@popcornopolis.com

Post Consumer Brands Abarca Monica (562) 544-7717 mpabarca@postholdings.com

Post Consumer Brands Arrington Mark (612) 309-8250 (952) 322-8356 maarrington@postholdings.com

Post Consumer Brands Brown Lori (952) 200-1705 lkbrown@postholdings.com

Post Consumer Brands Fraser Colin (952) 836-4678 crfraser@postholdings.com

Pre Brands, LLC Jacobo Patrick (310) 310-0689 patrick.jacobo@yahoo.com

Precision Refurbishing Marnien Gerry (909) 247-4360 (909) 247-4360 precisionrefurb@aol.com

Premier Nutrition Corp King Andrew (530) 320-4098 andrew.king@premiernutrition.com

Proctor & Gamble (Retired)

Webb William D. (916) 933-9170 6277wdwebb@gmail.com

Quaker Beijer Scott (916) 425-5172 scott.beijer@pepsico.com

Ready Pac - Bonduelle Fresh Americas

Klein Mark (925) 518-5579 mark.klein@bfa.bonduelle.com

Rebuild Paradise Foundation

Brooks Charles (530) 532-9500 cbrooks@roplast.com

Recycling Innovations Ameri Karim alkanan@gmail.com

Resource Management Group

Perez Joe (951) 818-1146 (619) 695-6238 JoeP@RMGRecycling.com

Retired - NuCal Foods Elste Charles (209) 652-5500 (209) 652-5500 chuck.e@live.com

Retired (Bimbo Bakeries USA)

Vail Richard (303) 241-1616 (425) 415-6745 rwv5@msn.com

Retired WAFC Coordinator

Botana Linda (626) 215-5941 lindylou42@gmail.com

Retired: Dreyers Grand Ice Cream

Whitmore Jerry (951) 232-4061 jerry.whitmore500@icloud.com

RMG Resource Management Group

Philips Michael (858) 735-0083 michael@rmgrecycling.com

Roplast Starr Zachary (800) 767-5278 zstarr@roplast.com

Roplast Industries Jobes Michael

Royal Ridge Fruits Burwell Kory (949) 436-4362 kory.burwell@royalridgefruits.com

RW3 Technologies, Inc. Nagle Bruce (925) 984-3009 bnagle@rw3.com

Sales Advocate Group Baum Clayton (949) 293-8431 cbaum@salesadvocategroup.com

Scandit Harder Tony (206) 200-1477 tony@scandit.com

Schoeller Allibert USA Kamholz Paul (949) 304-4697 pkamholz@cox.net

Shelby Publishing Co., Inc.

Reeves Bob (714) 310-6299 (678) 928-5495 rreeves@shelbypublishing.com

Sioux Honey Association Nyhammer Bruce (510) 909-3206 Gohammer1@hotmail.com

SMC Zero Waste Coco Sal (951) 788-6042 payables@smcgrease.com

SMC Zero Waste Jarvis Terry (951) 788-6042 payables@smcgrease.com

Smithfield Foods Sanders Perry (805) 861-8712 pesanders@smithfield.com

Snack it Forward Webb Jason (310) 562-4588 Jason@snackitforward.com

Snyder's-Lance Robinson Tricia (310)883-5614 tcrobinson@snyderslance.com

Social Sampling Verbeck Brandon (562) 335-6636 brandon@socialsampling.com

Social Sampling, Inc. Nakken Taylor (562) 665-2846 taynakken@gmail.com

Southern Wine & Spirits Yoho Denny DennisYoho@sgws.com

Storck USA Alarcon Juan (909) 912-4720 (312) 288-5399 juan.alarcon@us.storck.com

Stratus Wine & Spirits, LLC

Gray Stuart (714) 305-2425 stuartg@1849wine.com

Sugar Bowl Bakery Ly Mark (415) 850-0404 (415) 850-0404 mark_ly@sugarbowlbakery.com

Sun Maid Growers of California

Sullivan Mike (303) 319-8256 (559) 897-6171 msullivan@sunmaid.com

SunWest Sales Horne Pete (714) 713-0369 (714) 368-9808 peteh@sunwestsales.com

Talking Rain Beverage Co.

Cox Kory (951) 757-3602 kcox@talkingrain.com

Flamm Jay jflamm@talkingrain.com

Hall Chris chall@talkingrain.com

Hamilton/Clark

Jennifer (503) 367-9065 jhamilton@talkingrain.com

Lapp Adam (503) 320-8368 alapp@talkingrain.com

Salo Rebecca (760) 419-2115 kwaters@talkingrain.com

Waters Kristi (760) 419-2115 kwaters@talkingrain.com

TCC Global Hammer Brian (214) 207-8910 producing@yahoo.com

TCC Global Hooser Allen (972) 814-1322 allen.hooser@tccglobal.com

TCC Global Stahl Leslia (214) 533-3430 lesia.stahl@tccglobal.com

Teeters & Associates Teeters, Jr. Clem (925) 830-9271 clemteeters@sbcglobal.net

The Flower Apothecary Ameri Nadia (818) 422-9942 nadia@theflowerapothecary.com

The J.M. Smucker Company

McIntosh Marla (209) 639-5816 marla.mcintosh@jmsmucker.com

the Performance Group Costello Phil (209) 765-0591 (925) 905-7369 pcostello@tpgsales.com

the Performance Group Grosse Dave (562) 293-1380 daveg4jc@outlook.com

the Performance Group Villanueva Mickie (949) 233-6983 (562) 293-1392 mickiev@tpgsalesservices.com

The promotion In Motion Companies, Inc.

Fleischer David (201) 749-0479(201) 784-5800 X6271

dfleischer@promotioninmotion.com

Tillamook Country Smoker

Springfield Curtis (925) 285-3967 curtis.springfield@gmail.com

Tony Chachere Creole Foods

Albaugh Robert (949) 254-3371 (951) 603-0439 robert@tonychachere.com

Torani Garabaldi Vincent (916) 761-0698 vgaribaldi@torani.com

Torani Morales Marcella (415) 519-1415 mmorales@torani.com

Torani Stevenson Charles 'Rick' (909) 275-5274 rstevenson@torani.com

Tree Top, Inc. Konya Ken (831) 601-6066 ken.konya@treetop.com

Tropical Preserving Co. Billings Ed (323) 445-1814 (213) 748-5108 edwardbillings@mindspring.com

Valassis Digital Herpich Chris (925) 787-0514 herpichc@valassis.com

Valassis Digital Watt Doug (949) 500-4188 wattd@valassis.com

Ventura Foods Trickel Shelly (626) 484-2860 (714) 257-3937 strickel@venturafoods.com

Vestcom Llerena Loren (805) 252-9260 loren.llena@gmail.com

53 ILLUMINATORS

Vilore Foods Hernandez Cesar (562) 221-7397 chernandez@vilore.com

Western Assoc of Food Chains

Christianson Carole (562) 497-1012 carole@wafc.com

Western Service Merchandisers Inc.

Dilley Anthony (909) 996-7707 (562) 864-0800 tdilley@wms4u.com

Willis Marketing Inc. Willis David (253) 381-2244 (253) 358-8235 dbwillis@willismarketing.com

Wills Fresh Foods Woolery Michael (925) 708-4271 (510) 875-1523 michael@willsfreshfoods.com

Win Consulting Robertson Vern (916) 933-1950 lrobert628@comcast.net

World Pay Ward Jennifer (602) 319-7234 (602) 788-3501 Jennifer.Ward@worldpay.com

Worldpay US Inc. McKay Amy (951) 373-9540 amy.mckay@worldpay.com

Young’s gs Market Company

Doughty Steve (714) 307-4454 stevedoughty@youngsmarket.com

Adams Hal 714-801-7704 (951) 672-0290 haladams2@gmail.com

Bezick Thomas N. (714) 388-8819 hnrlite@aol.com

Clark, Jr. James A. (760) 934-4798 lowersherwin@earthlink.net

Compas Gerry (210) 592-8661 nite2gerry@aol.com

Curran Al alcurran922@icloud.com

Detherage Doug Dougdetherage760@gmail.com

Hinz Matthew (562) 273-6350 matt.hinz@outlook.com

Kunz Robert (818) 620-8434 (818) 716-1774 rkunz5864@sbcglobal.net (Not valid)

Meckler Frank (209) 206-0136 ageb4buty@hughes.net

Menashe Jack A. (760) 777-2620jmenasheconsulting@bitsmart.net (Not Valid)

Michels Herbert (510) 655-9630

Nichols Richard (415) 317-6612 RNichols@caciqueinc.com

Smith Dave (925) 820-8215 mickydavid@msn.com-Not valid

Snortum Ernest (831) 624-6018

Soghomonian Armen (818) 571-6752 armen@stratusgp.com

Vander Giessen

John (818) 846-4272 jvg_des@earthlink.net-not valid

Watson Ada (626) 793-3331 fradawat@aol.com (Not valid)

THE ILLUMINATORS BELIEVE STRONGLY IN COMPETITION.Our antitrust laws are the rules under which our competitive

system operates. Their purpose is to preserve and promote free

competition. Therefore, it is The Illuminators’ policy to comply in

all respects with the antitrust laws.

The Illuminators meetings, by their very nature bring

competitors together. Accordingly, it is necessary to avoid

discussions of sensitive topics and especially important to

avoid recommendations with respect to sensitive subjects.

Agreements to fix prices, allocate markets, engage in product

boycotts and refuse to deal with third parties are automatically

illegal under the antitrust law. It does not matter what the reason

for the agreement might be.

Accordingly, at Illuminator meetings the discussion of prices

(including elements of prices such as allowance and credit

terms), and he quality rating of suppliers selling to a particular

customer, should be avoided. Also, there should be no discussion

that might be interpreted as a dividing-up of territories.

An antitrust violation does not require proof of a formal

agreement. A discussion of a sensitive topic, such as prices,

followed by parallel action by those involved or present at

the discussion is enough to show a price fixing conspiracy.

As a result, those attending The Illuminators meeting should

remember the importance of avoiding not only unlawful

activities, but even the appearance of unlawful activity.

As a practical matter, violations of these rules can have

serious consequences for a company and its employees.

The Sherman Act is a criminal statute. Violations are felonies

punishable by penalties of up to $1 million for corporations

and by imprisonment of up to three years or penalties of up

to $100,000, or both, for individuals. The Justice Department,

State Attorney General, and any person or company injured by a

violation of the antitrust laws may bring an action for three times

the amount of damages, plus attorney’s fees.

Antitrust investigations and litigations are lengthy, complex, and

disruptive. Therefore, all companies and their employees must

not only comply with the antitrust laws in fact, but must conduct

themselves in a manner that avoids even the slightest suspicion

that the law is being violated.

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ANTITRUST STATEMENT

55 ILLUMINATORS

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That we, the undersigned, each of whom is over the age of twenty-one years old and each of whom is a citizen and resident of the State

of California, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purposes of forming a non-profit corporation under Title XII,

Part 4, Division First, of the Civil Code of the State of California and hereby certify that:

The name of said corporation shall be The Illuminators.

That the purposes for which said corporation is formed and the nature of the business is to transact as follows to wit:

(a) To spread the “lite” of good fellowship, wit, humor, poetry, and song, when, if and as, the opportunity may present itself particularly within the ranks of the food trade industry and the grocery business associated therewith.

(b) To promote good will and develop a close tie to friendship between the personnel engaged within the food trade industry, particularly between the grocer and the allied trades within the food trade industry.

(c) To provide amusement for the hard working grocer when free from the cares of business and to that end, provide and furnish entertainment at gatherings or conventions of grocers or members of this organization, or assist at

gatherings or conventions of grocers in the matter of providing, furnishing, or handling entertainment programs.

(d) Nothing herein set forth is to be construed to authorize the formation of a corporation for profit, but is to be construed as intending to form and forming a strictly non-profit organization, with the capacity and powers, among others herein mentioned, of doing and performing the acts and things mentioned in Section 597 of the Civil Code of

the State of California.

(e) To issue a charter or certificate of membership in this corporation to those who are eligible and have been elected to membership herein under the bylaws of this corporation.

That the country where the principal office for the transaction of the business of the corporation is to be located in the City and County

of San Francisco, State of California.

That said Corporation shall have no capital stock and that said corporation does not contemplate pecuniary gain or profit to the

members thereof.

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

The names and addresses of the persons who are to act in the capacity of directors of this corporation until the selection of their

successors, and who may be given such titles under the bylaws of this corporation as may be deemed appropriate, are the following:

Gordon W. Griswold – 525 Market Street, San Francisco, California

P.J. Daniels - 3047 Vista Street, Long Beach, California

Thomas W. Cutting - 2 Harrison Street, San Francisco, California

Oliver E. Seegelken - 1807 E. Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, California

E.M. Finehout - 617 East First Street, Los Angeles, California

Milton A. Kottinger - 110 Market Street, San Francisco, California

Roy Heinz - 6007 So. St. Andres Place, Los Angeles, California

Julius O. Dohrmann - 215 Market Street, San Francisco, California

H. Blount - 4440 District Boulevard, Los Angeles, California

Richard P.Weinrich - 112 Market Street, San Francisco, California

Ed A. Chadil - 2116 Sacramento Street, Los Angeles, California

Ray D. Jones - 1701 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California

Stanley W. West - 315 West Ninth Street, Los Angeles, California

George Wolff - 1550 Bryan Street, San Francisco, California

Lloyd O. Burkholder - 803 Macy Street, Los Angeles, California

Herman J. Guehring - 1160 McAllister Street, San Francisco, California

Phil J. Swearingen - 1366 East Seventh Street, Los Angeles, California

Paul R. Parrette - 60 Pine Street, San Francisco, California

T.H. Eggers - 420 Market Street, San Francisco, California

Authority is hereby granted to change the number of directors of this corporation by an amendment to these articles adopted as

required by law, or by a bylaw of this corporation duly adopted.

The authorized number of qualifications of members of this corporation, the different classes of membership, if any, the property,

voting and other rights, privileges of each class of membership, the liability of each of all classes to dues or assessments and the

method of collection thereof shall be set forth in the bylaws of this corporation and shall be governed thereby.

The existing unincorporated association, which is being incorporated by these articles of incorporation, is The Illuminators.

No assessments may be levied upon any membership or classes of membership of this corporation provided, however, that dues for

each year of membership might be collected from each member of said corporation, the actual amount and manner of levy and the

method of collection of such dues to be fixed in the bylaws of this corporation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Gordon W. Griswold, the HEADLITE, and Nathan Dan Danziger, the TAILITE of said unincorporated

association, The Illuminators, herein above mentioned, and which offices respectively correspond to the usual and commonly

understood offices of President and Secretary, have hereunto set their hands this 19th day of September, 1937, in pursuance

of authority in them vested by virtue of a resolution of said unincorporated association duly passed in meeting of its members

duly held, and authorizing the incorporation od said unincorporated association and the execution of the foregoing articles of

incorporation by said HEADLITE AND TAILITE.

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

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ARTICLE 1 - NAME

1. The name of this corporation shall be The Illuminators.

ARTICLE 2 - PURPOSES

1. The purposes of this corporation shall be those set forth in the Articles of Incorporation of this organization.

ARTICLE 3 - CORPORATE SEAL

1. This organization shall have a corporate seal consisting of a circle having on its face the insignia and name of this corporation

and on its circumference the words “Organized 1928-Incorporated 1937.”

1. The logo of this organization consists of a symbol of a flame, the word “Illuminators” and the words “Education ∙ Leadership ∙

Partnering” as depicted on the first page of these By-Laws.

ARTICLE 4 - MEMBERSHIP

1. Those eligible for membership shall include manufacturers of food and grocery merchandise, and all others directly or indirectly

interested in the distribution of grocery merchandise to all the retail trade as principles, agents or representatives; subject,

however, to the provisions of (2) following:

2. Those not eligible to membership are wholesale grocers and their employees, members and employees of buying organizations

and similar institutions, and retail grocers.

3. All applications for membership, including honorary memberships, must be passed upon and accepted by the Constellation of

Hilites and the majority vote of the members at a membership meeting of the Corporation.

4. Honorary members may be elected to membership herein for brilliant and shining services rendered to the corporation and shall

be elected by a majority vote of the Constellation of Hilites. Such membership shall be subject to cancellation by similar vote.

Honorary members shall not be entitled to a vote or any interest in the corporation and shall not be subject to payment of dues.

5. An active Honorary Life Membership hereby created to be bestowed only on Dimmed Headlites and Honorlites of the

organization, and such honorary members designated under this subdivision shall be entitled to a vote in the same manner as

a regular member of the organization at meetings thereof, and shall have the right to speak at meetings of the Constellation

of Hilites, but shall not have the right to vote at said Constellation meetings, and further, shall not be subject to the payment of

dues herein.

6. All memberships in this organization are to be carried in the name of the individual and are not transferable.

7. A member who changes position from any eligible company to any non-eligible company as outlined in Article 4, Section 2, shall

automatically be considered as resigned.

8. An individual who returns to the membership after an absence shall have their prior years included in total years of service.

ARTICLE 5 - DUES

1. Initiation fees for new members, and annual dues shall be established by the Constellation of Hilites, and shall be payable

in advance of December 31st and each year thereafter. Non-payment of dues by December 31st of the current year shall be

cause for suspension. Reinstatement of a suspended member shall be at the desire of the Constellation of Hilites. Those whose

membership has lapsed for one or more years shall pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the current initiation fee.

• Annual dues paid by new members signed up during October through December of any year shall be considered as full payment of dues through December 31 of the following year.

• The Constellation of Hilites may waive payment of any dues accruing during active service of any member in the United States Military Services.

ILLUMINATORS BY-LAWS

ARTICLE 6 - ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

1. Any member, other than an honorary member, may be expelled or suspended by the Constellation of Hilites by a majority

vote for non-payment of dues without notice, or after notice and an opportunity for hearing, because of any violation of

the articles of incorporation of this corporation or of these bylaws or of any purpose or accepted policy of principle of this

corporation.

ARTICLE 7 - MEETINGS

1. At all meetings of members of this corporation the presence of fifty (50) association members (other than honorary

members) in good standing shall constitute a quorum.

2. The annual convention or meeting of this corporation, at which officers for the ensuing year shall be elected, shall be held at

such time and place as shall be designated by the Constellation of Hilites hereof, and notice of such time and place shall be

mailed or emailed to each member at his address as the same appears upon the books of this corporation, such mailing shall

be at least fifteen (15) days immediately prior to the date of such annual meeting.

3. Special meetings of the members may be called by the Headlite. Notice in writing of the time and place of such meeting shall

be mailed to each member as in the preceding paragraph provided.

4. At all meetings of the Constellation of Hilites, nine (9) members, three of which shall be officers, will constitute a quorum for

the transaction of business. The Constellation of Hilites shall consist of: Headlite, Sidelite, Spotlite, Tailite, Historian, Advisory

Officers, and 15 Hilites.

5. The Constellation of Hilites shall assemble at such time and place as shall be designated by the Headlite, and special meetings

may be called upon the written request of six (6) members of the Constellation of Hilites, provided further that written notice

of all such meetings shall be mailed or emailed to each member of the Constellation of Hilites not less than ten (10) days

preceding the date of such meeting, said notices to be mailed to the address last given the Tailite of this corporation by said

member and entered in this corporation’s books.

ARTICLE 8 - OFFICERS

1. The officers of this corporation shall consist of the Headlite / President, Sidelite / Vice-President, Spotlite / 2nd Vice-President,

Tailite / Secretary, Historian, Legalite / Counsel, and Advisory Officers. The Headlite, Sidelite, Spotlite, and Tailite shall be

nominated and elected at regular annual meetings hereafter and shall hold office for one year after installation and until

their successors have been elected and qualified. The Legalite shall provide counsel to The Constellation of Hilites but is

not a voting member of the same. The Historian Dimmed Headlite shall be appointed by the current Headlite and shall hold

office for term of three (3) years without regard for when the 3 year period begins. Historian candidate succession eligibility

is established by the order in which Headlites are dimmed. If the next inline eligible Dimmed Headlite decides not to serve,

the Dimmed Headlite following him/her will become eligible. The Legalite shall be appointed by the current Headlite and

shall hold office for a term of three years. The Directors of this corporation shall be known as the Hilites / Directors. At an

annual meeting, five (5) Hilites shall be elected to succeed those five whose term of office shall terminate, and such five (5)

Hilites shall hold office for three (3) years thereafter, and until the successors have been elected and qualified. Nominating

Committee should consider Dimmed Hilites for a second board term three (3) years after having reviewed and recruited

the current top chairpersons who have not served on the board. (Current chairpersons list would normally represent six to

ten candidates.) Dimmed Hilites should be limited to serving a total of two terms, six (6) years as Hilites. The nominating

Committee should be guided by diversity (gender, race, geographic location and company) in selecting Dimmed Hilites to

serve a second full board term of three (3) years. Dimmed Hilites serving a second term should represent companies not

currently represented by the Officers or current Hilites.

2. The Headlite, Sidelite, Spotlite, and Tailite shall be elected by a majority of the qualified votes at the annual meeting of

members. Voting shall not be permitted by proxy.

3. No person shall be eligible for election as an officer of this corporation unless they shall be a member thereof for at least five

years (other than an honorary and active honorary life member) in good standing.

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4. Should any office or Hilite position become vacant, the remaining officers, by majority vote, shall have the power to appoint the

successor, to fill the unexpired term.

5. The Headlite shall shine like a president, and perform such duties as are usually performed by a president; the other Lites may

burn with until eclipsed by brighter Lites. A past Headlite shall be known as a Dimmed Headlite / Past-President.

6. The Sidelite shall function as a Headlite when the latter is out of commission and as General Chairperson for all convention

activities.

7. The Spotlite shall shine forth in the absence of the Headlite and Sidelite. The Spotlite shall preside over all membership,

entertainment, and rally activities. Assistant to the Sidelite shall appoint all convention activities Chairperson, Vice Chairperson,

Committee members and Hilite Committee Liaisons.

8. The Tailite acts in the capacity of Secretary keeping accurate records of all meetings, membership reports, officer’s manuals,

activity schedules and handles all mailings.

9. The Officer responsibilities for the Treasurer and Roster Publisher shall be for a 2 year term alternating with each years incoming

Tailite. The Tailite in rotation to become the Treasurer shall manage all finances, collecting all money, paying all bills as he/she may

receive, and shall give an accounting at the end of the calendar year in writing to all members of the Constellation of Hilites. The

two year term as Treasurer may begin during the Tailite or Spotlite year. The Tailite in rotation to manage publication of the roster

shall be responsible for said publication for 2 years.

10. The Historian shall be a permanent, non-voting member of the following committees: Nominating, Auditing, Budget, Ted Eggers,

Honorlite Awards, and Bylaws.

11. All three immediate Dimmed Headlites shall be known as Advisory Officers and shall serve at the pleasure of the Headlite in

addition to those functions as prescribed in Article 9.

12. All bills must have the approval of the Headlite and Sidelite before the same can be paid.

13. The compensation of all persons shall be determined by the Constellation of Hilites.

14. Officers will attend and fully participate in the CGA and WAFC Conventions. In addition, Officers will attend the following six (6)

Illuminators meetings: CGA and WAFC, Constellation of Hilites meetings, CGA and WAFC Membership meetings, Mid-year Board

meeting, and WAFC pre-convention rally meetings (rotates between So. & No. California). Meeting attendance exceptions must

be approved by the Headlite.

ARTICLE 9 - COMMITTEES

1. The Headlite shall appoint a committee on nominations within thirty (30) days after their installation, consisting of seven

members in good standing as follows: The three Advisory Officers, the first year Advisor to be Chairperson, the second year

Advisor to be Vice Chairperson, and the third year Advisor to be a voting member plus one member from the Constellation of

Hilites plus two members from the membership at large. The Historian shall serve as a non-voting member and shall keep the

permanent manual in Nominations and guide the committee as prescribed. Should there be a tie vote; the Historian will cast the

deciding vote.

2. The Spotlite shall appoint the Pre-Convention Rally Committees, which shall have the entire responsibility for members’

participation in said rallies. Their duties shall include the development of the program, the printing of tickets and caring for

donation. All checks and donations are to be made to the office of the Sidelite.

3. The following Standing Committees of this organization shall be chaired by the first year Advisory Officer, and Vice Chair will

be second year Advisory Officer as follows: Budget, Bylaws, Nominations, and Ted Eggers Honorlite Award. Also serving on the

above Committees will be the third year Advisory Officer and the Historian.

4. The Budget Committee shall be charged with responsibility of seeing that expenditures from allocated funds to the California

Grocers Association and Western Association of Food Chains Annual Convention are kept within budgeted figures.

1. The Audit Committee shall be chaired by the second year advisor with the third year advisor as Vice Chair. Auditing

procedures shall be established at the beginning of each calendar year by the Auditing Committee. The Auditing Committee

shall be composed of three members in good standing and three Advisory Officers. It shall also be the duty of the Auditing

Committee to audit completed yearly forms of U.S. #990 and State of California #199.

2. The first year Advisory Officer shall be Chairperson of the Bylaws Committee, and the Advisory Officers shall serve as

members. The Legalite shall serve as an advisor to the Bylaws Committee. It shall be their responsibility to constantly review

our Constitution and Bylaws and bring their recommendations to the Constellation of Hilites.

3. The Ted Eggers Honorlite Award Committee shall consist of the Historian and three immediate Advisory Officers. The first

year Advisory Officer shall chair this committee.

ARTICLE 10 - DUTIES OF CONSTELLATION OF HILITES

1. To visualize, create, evolve, devise, institute, invent and provide entertainment of desirable character and present same

in befitting manner, when, if, as, how, and or where, in its best judgment same may appear good and timely, and with full

authority to incur the necessary expense therefore.

2. Take such other action as may be necessary to conduct the business of this corporation and which will not be in conflict with

the requirements of these by-laws and the articles of incorporation of the corporation.

3. They shall act in the capacity of Committee Liaison Officers as appointed by the Spotlite.

4. Hilites will attend and fully participate in the CGA and WAFC conventions. In addition, Hilites will attend the following six

(6) Illuminators meetings: CGA and WAFC, Constellation of Hilites meetings, CGA and WAFC Membership meetings, Mid-

year Board meeting, and WAFC pre-convention rally meetings (rotates between So. & No. California). Meeting attendance

exceptions must be approved by the Headlite.

ARTICLE 11 - TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP

1. .In the event a member shall resign or shall be expelled as a member herein, such a member shall cease to have any property

rights or interest whatsoever in this corporation.

ARTICLE 12 - AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

1. These by-laws may be adopted, amended or repealed by the vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all qualified members present and

voting at any annual or special meeting of this corporation; or by the vote or written consent of twelve (12) or more of the

Constellation of Hilites of this corporation; subject always to the power of the members to change or repeal such by-laws; or

by the written consent of a majority of the members of this corporation.

ARTICLE 13 - EXPENDITURES

1. All expenditures up to $1,500.00 for purchase of operating supplies for routine functions shall have the approval

of the Headlite.

2. The Headlite, with concurrence of the officers, shall have authority to make deposits to cover entertainment, agents, and

other convention requirements, to include scheduled meetings of the Constellation of Hilites.

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ARTICLE 14 - DISTRIBUTION OF TROPHIES

1. Any trophies, prizes, or cash award prizes procured with Illuminator funds can only be won by guests registered at the

convention and participating in the events sponsored by The Illuminators, Inc.

2. Trophies, prizes, or cash awards given to Illuminators for distribution by Grocers Associations shall be awarded only for actual

participation by persons registered at conventions, either as door prizes or other programmed activities.

ARTICLE 15 - FINES

1. No fines of any sum of money shall be levied by the presiding officer at any meeting of this organization.

ARTICLE 16 - INDEMNIFYING OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

1. If in the future any Director, Officer, or former director, of this corporation, or their estate shall be defendant or a proposed

defendant in any suit or legal action, or threat of suit or legal action because of, or in connection with, circumstances arising from

any of said directors’ or officers’ act, or duties within the scope of their authority and duties as such director or officer of the

corporation, then and in such events it shall be the policy and sense of this corporation that the then existing Constellation of

Hilites shall forthwith consider each such circumstance submitted to it and determine as to whether or not this corporation will

provide to such director of officer or their estate, legal counsel and costs, and to what extent, in any suit or legal action, or threat

of suit or legal action.

ARTICLE 17 - MAILING ANNUAL BALANCE SHEET, OPERATING STATEMENT AND MINUTES

1. The Tailite shall distribute copies of all annual Balance Sheets and Operating Statements to the members of the Constellation

of Hilites and Dimmed Headlites within ninety days after the annual meeting, or as soon as completed, and of all minutes

following the holding of any meeting, or as soon as completed, and of all minutes following the holding of any meeting of this

organization. The Tailite shall distribute copies of yearly appropriate completed State and Federal Tax forms #990 and #199 to

each of the Illuminator Officers.

2. The operating year of this Corporation shall be from January 1st to December 31st.

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PRIOR TORCH AWARD RECIPIENTS

Karl Schroeder2014

Kevin Davis2016

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THE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS, ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP WANT TO THANK ANGELA TYE AND MARLENE JONES FOR

THEIR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE ILLUMINATORS.

We appreciate their involvement in many of the creative and administrative duties

that help make the Illuminators a top notch organization.

THANK YOU, FOR ALL YOU DO!!!

SPECIAL THANKS

WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION IN THIS MEMBERSHIP ROSTER IS CORRECT. However, sometimes errors do occur. If you find any of the information contained in this directory is inaccurate or out-of-date, please let us know so we can correct our recordsand ensure that next year’s edition and the current website is accurate.

Take a minute to copy this page and return it to us.

Dear Tailite:

The information about me in the 2018-2019 Illuminator Membership Roster is incorrect.Please update your records to show the following:

Name: _________________________________________________________________________

Title: __________________________________________________________________________

Company: ______________________________________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________________________

City:________________________________________ State:_____________________ Zip: _____

Phone Number: _______________________________Fax Number: _______________________

Web Address: __________________________________________________________________

Email Address: __________________________________________________________________

Year you joined The Illuminators: ___________________________________________________

Please describe error: ____________________________________________________________

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Address:2995 E. Miraloma Avenue Anaheim, CA 92806

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