WASHINGTON — The Grain Foods Foundation (GFF) announced the class of 2025 elected trustees, co-chairs and officers.
“We are thrilled to welcome our new member of GFF’s Board of Trustees, King’s Hawaiian, who will be represented by Chad Donvito, as well as to recognize the reelection of three already-seated members of our Board: Ardent Mills (Angie Goldberg), Bimbo Bakeries USA (Lorraine Hale) and Flowers Foods (Andy Smith),” said Erin Ball, executive director for GFF.
Investors voted on the trustees at GFF’s first annual all-investor meeting in late January.
The new GFF officers are:
- Grain Foods Manufacturer Co-Chair: Lorraine Hale, Bimbo Bakeries USA, VP and general manager, Bread, Buns, and Rolls
- Miller Co-Chair: Angie Goldberg, Ardent Mills, chief growth officer
- Treasurer: Jim Meyer, Italgrani USA, president
- Secretary: Erin Ball, GFF executive director
“I am looking forward to working with our new co-chairs, together with the whole Board, to plan strategically and execute excellently in the year ahead,” said Ball. “I am also grateful for the tireless leadership our past co-chairs, Debo Mukherjee, Flowers Foods, and Kirk Stehr, Grain Craft, have provided.”
The board also recognized the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) as a supporting member of the foundation at the meeting.
