NCIFT Board Meeting
Wednesday September 15th at 5:00 PM
Parastoo called the meeting to order at 5:07 PM
7. Volunteer opportunities
a. Filled
i. Craig with Golf Fundraiser in May 9/2022
ii. Bruce with Supplier’s Night in May10/2022
b. To be filled
i. Organize general events
ii. Nomination Committee (5) – Confirmed WanChin Lim, John Frelka, Matthew Poon
iii. Social Media Chair (1)
iv. Science Fair Award Chair (1)
v. Scholarship Committee (2) Charlwit is the chair and still needs a few volunteers
vi. Poster competition judges (3)
vii. Article for Hornblower (ongoing, first one due by the end of Sept)
Reminder to officers to send bio and photo to Jamie for upcoming Hornblower
Everyone is encouraged to write and submit an article to Hornblower.
Meeting adjourned at 6:21 PM
PRESIDENT
Ms. Ellice Ogle
Tandem Foods
PRESIDENT-ELECT / Program Chair
Dr. Zhongli Pan
UC Davis
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Dr. Parastoo Yaghmaee
Ziel
SECRETARY
Dr. Gabriella John Swammy
SJSU
TREASURER
Dr. Nishtha Lukhmana
Premier Nutrition Company
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY
Ms. Erin Evers
SPI Group
DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE
Dr. Xi (Alex) Feng
SJSU
Mr. Jeff Sheasley
SCiFi Foods
Mr. Christopher Ham
CJ CheilJedang BIO
Mr. John Frelka
Del Monte Foods Inc
Ms. WanChin Lim
MycoWorks
Dr. Victor Hong
Innovative Products and Services
NOMINATING & ELECTIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR
Mr. John Frelka
Innovative Products and Services
SUPPLIERS’ NIGHT EXPO CHAIR
Mr. Bruce Ferree
Insight Food Safety Consulting
GRANTS COMMITTEE CHAIR
Charlwit Kulchaiyawat
Foster Farms
NEW PROFESSIONALS GROUP CHAIR
Ms. Erin Evers
SPI Group
VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE CHAIR
Ms. Clara Lang, Kinders