Committees

updated 4/10

From advocacy and membership to finance and product and label integrity, the Natural Products Association’s committees play a crucial role in the Natural Products Association’s affairs. Click on one of the committees below to see its roster. For inquiries concerning a particular committee or committee member, please contact the NPA at natural@NPAinfo.org.

Association Governance | Communications | ComPLI | Conventions | Dietary Supplements | Executive | HBA | Long-Term Planning | Membership | Natural Home Care | Natural/Organic/Functional Foods | Past Presidents | Raw Materials | Retail | Supply 

Association Governance

Carolyn Behrman, Natural Choices For Healthful Living, Columbus, Ind.

Donnie Caffery, Good Foods Grocery, Inc., Richmond, Va.

Gary Hume, Nutraceutical Corp, Park City, Utah

Mike Indursky, Burt's Bees, Morrisville, N.C.

Randy Reinartz, Wayne and Mary's Nutrition Center, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Bruce Worley, Jr., Humphreys Pharmacal, Inc., East Hampton, Conn.

Communications

Andy Arvidson, Imagine Fulfillment, Torrance, Calif.

Jon Benninger, Virgo Publishing/HSR Magazine, Phoenix, Ariz.

Edward Bremer, Nature's Aide Vitamins, Old Saybrook, Conn.

Kirsten Carlson, Carlson Laboratories Inc, Arlington Heights, Ill.

Jane Drinkwalter, Vitamer Laboratories, Irvine, Calif.

Mark Fergusson, Down to Earth, Kailua, Hawaii

Harvey Kamil, NBTY, Inc., Bohemia, N.Y.

Gurumantra Khalsa, Nutrition News, Riverside, Calif.

Angelina Lim, Dynamic Health Laboratories Inc, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Matthew Phillips, Cyvex Nutrition, Irvine, Calif.

Howard Pollack, Rainbow Acres, Los Angeles, Calif.

Randy Reinartz, Wayne and Mary's Nutrition Center, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Suzanne Shelton, The Shelton Group, Skokie, Ill.

Cameron Smith, Herbalife International, Century City, Calif.

Tom Sokoloff, Paradise Health Foods, Palm Bay, Fla.

ComPLI

 

Joe Bassett, Bassett's Westgate Health Food, Toledo, Ohio

Judie Boothe, Fountain of Health, Amarillo, Texas

Lester Burks, Life Line Foods, Pikeville, Tenn.

John Carlson, Carlson Laboratories, Arlington Heights, Ill.

Kyle Hendrickson, Vitamer Labs, Irvine, Calif.

Sonya Hess, Nature's Way Products, Inc., Springville, Utah

Gary Hume, Nutraceutical Corp., Park City, Utah

Michael Lelah, NOW Foods, Bloomingdale, Ill.

Emil Mahler, Southtown Health Foods, Chicago, Ill.

Jennifer Martin, Plum Market, Newton Centre, Mass.

Eddie Mendivil, Neways, Lindon, Utah

Bob Milanese, Tishcon/RSM Phara Svc, Shoreham, N.Y.

Larry Robinson, Embria Health Sciences, Grand Rapids, Iowa

Estelle Sauerstrom, CNA Health Pro, New York, N.Y.

Alexander Schauss, AIBMR Life Sciences, Inc., Puyallup, Wash.

Aaron Secrist, Nature's Way Products, Springville, Utah

Jonathan Seltzer, HerbaSway Labs LLC, Wallingford, Conn.

Ronald Udell, OptiPure/Chemco, Los Angeles, Calif.

John Venardos, Herbalife International, Torrance, Calif.

Phil Vigent, Reliance Vitamin Co., Somerset, N.Y.

Peter Zambetti, Capsugel, Peapack, N.J.

Conventions

Carilyn Anderson, Carlson Laboratories Inc, Arlington Heights, Ill.

Rhonda Bone, Rhonda's Nature's Way, San Antonio, Texas

Michelle Harmony, Harmony Cone Ear Candles, Douglasville, Ga.

Cheryl Hughes, Whole Wheatery, Lancaster, Calif.

Howard Pollack, Rainbow Acres, Los Angeles, Calif.

Tom Sokoloff, Paradise Health Foods, Palm Bay, Fla.

David Stouder, Apple Health Foods, Redwood City, Calif.

Dietary Supplement

Jon Fiume, Ritzman Natural Health Pharmacy, Wadsworth, Ohio

Tom Grillea, UNFI, Uniondale, N.Y.

Mark Holland, Lifes2good Inc, Chicago, Ill.

Kenn Israel, Robinson Pharma, Santa Ana, Calif.

Dr. Javant Lokhande, Naturomic LLC, Anaheim, Calif.

Bill Ludlum, The Whole Herb Company, Bloomfield, N.J.

Jennifer Martin, Plum Market, Newton Centre, MA,

Walker Moore, Rx ByTel Pharmacy & Vitamin Center, Charleston, W.Va.

Bill Neumann, Consumer Product Testing Company, Fairfield, N.J.

Dustin Wermers, IFP Inc, Faribault, Minn.

Jay Yager, Wellements, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Executive

Carilyn Anderson, Carlson Laboratories Inc, Arlington Heights, Ill.

Randy Reinartz, Wayne and Mary's Nutrition Center, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Pat Sardell, Country Vitamins, Corvallis, Ore.

Debra Short, House of Health, Shawnee, Okla.

Peter Zambetti, Capsugel, Peapack, N.J.

HBA

Karen Clarke, Thayers Natural Remedies, Westport, Conn.

Annie Cunningham, Dead Sea Warehouse Inc, Incline Village, Nev.

Mike Indursky, Burts Bees, Durham N.C. 

Wendy Lucas, Desert Essence, Hauppauge, N.Y.

Tario Sohaiz, Designed 4 Life, Long Beach, Calif.

Curt Valva, Aubrey Organics, Tampa, Fla.

Karen Weaver, Baker & Hostetter, Los Angeles, Calif.

Bruce Worley, Jr., Humphreys Pharmacal, Inc., East Hampton, Conn.

Long-Term Planning

Carilyn Anderson, Carlson Labs, Arlington Heights, Ill.

Jane Drinkwalter, Vitamer Laboratories, Irvine, Calif. 

Cheryl Hughes, The Whole Whaatery, Lancaster, Calif.

Gary Hume, Nutraceutical Corp., Park City, Utah

Randy Reinartz, Wayne and Mary's Nutrition Center, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Pat Sardell, Country Vitamins, Corvallis, Ore.

Debra Short, House of Health, Shawnee, Okla.

Tom Sokoloff, Paradise Health Foods, Palm Bay, Fla.

Jeff Wright, Wright's Nutrients, New Port Richey, Fla.

Peter Zambetti, Capsugel, Peapack, N.J.

Membership

Bruce Barlean, Barlean's Organic Oils, LLC, Ferndale, Wash.

Roxanne Green, PCC Natural Markets, Kirkland, Wash.

Jay Jacobowitz, Retail Insights, Brattleboro, Vt.

Matt Murray, Green Acres Natural Foods Market, Wichita, Kan.

Peggy Ranger, Peggy's Natural Foods, Inc., Stuart, Fla.

Mike Richard, NOW Foods, Bloomingdale, Ill.

Ken Seguine, Renaissance Herbs, Inc., Chatsworth, Calif.

Tom Sokoloff, Paradise Health Foods, Palm Bay, Fla.

Donna Stacy, Pura Vida LLC, Portland, Ore.

David Stouder, Apple Health Foods, Redwood City, Calif.

Jeff Wright, Wright's Nutrients, New Port Richey, Fla.

Natural Home Care

Reed Doyle, Seventh Generation, Burlington, Vt.

Don Frey, Method, Los Angeles, Calif.

Andrew Gilcinski, Clorox, Pleasanton, Calif.

Suzanne McCormick, Meghod, San Francisco, Calif.

J.R. Rigley, JR Watkins, Winona, Minn.

Natural/Organic/Functional Foods

Alfred Beck, U.S. Analytical Laboratories, Fullerton, Calif.

Carolyn Behrman, Natural Choices For Healthful Living, Columbus, Ind.

Gillian Bleimann, The Whole Herb Company, Bloomfield, N.J.

Roxanne Green, PCC Natural Markets, Kirkland, Wash.

Melodie Schneider, Mitzvah Marketing, Seattle, Wash.

Past Presidents

Joe Bassett, Bassett's Westgate Health Food, Toledo, Ohio

Paul Bennett, Harvest Moon Natural Foods, Olathe, Kan.

Peter Dakin, Nutritional Foods East, Inc, Chalmette, La.

Rae Howard, Highland, Utah

Stan Jacobson, Country Health Store, Miami, Fla.

Paul Licata, Licata Enterprises, Huntington Beach, Calif.

Emil Mahler, Southtown Health Foods, Chicago, Ill.

Debra Short, House of Health, Shawnee, Okla.

Mark Stowe, Nutrition Cottage, Delray Beach, Fla.

David Taylor, Tree of Life, Tampa, Fla.

Martie Whittekin, Plano, Texas

Raw Materials

Joe Ayala, Whole Herb Company, Bloomfield, N.J.

John Ferguson, Ph.D., Botaneco, Bensalem, Pa.

Nick Jermstad, Arch Chemicals, Cheshire, Conn.

Steve Siegal, Ecuadorian Rainforest LLC, Bellefville, N.J.

Skipp Silverman, Jiaherb Inc, Fairfield, N.J.

Retail

Carolyn Behrman, Natural Choices For Healthful Living, Columbus, Ind.

Rhonda Bone, Rhonda's Nature's Way, San Antonio, Texas

Donnie Caffery, Good Foods Grocery, Inc., Richmond, Va.

Roxanne Green, PCC Natural Markets, Kirkland, Wash.

Howard Pollack, Rainbow Acres, Los Angeles, Calif.

Peggy Ranger, Peggy's Natural Foods, Inc., Stuart, Fla.

Randy Reinartz, Wayne and Mary's Nutrition Center, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Tom Sokoloff, Paradise Health Foods, Palm Bay, Fla.

David Stouder, Apple Health Foods, Redwood City, Calif.

Jeff Wright, Wright's Nutrients, New Port Richey, Fla.

Supply

Carilyn Anderson, Carlson Laboratories Inc, Arlington Heights, Ill.

Bruce Barlean, Barlean's Organic Oils, LLC, Ferndale, Wash.

Gary Barrows, Bluebonnet Nutrition Corp, Sugar Land, Texas 

Tom Grillea, UNFI, Uniondale, N.Y.

Gary Hume, Nutraceutical Corp., Park City, Utah

Mike Indursky, Bert's Bees, Morrisville, N.C.

Michael Schwartz, Michael's Naturopathic Program, San Antonio, Texas

John Venardos, Herbalife International, Torrance, Calif.

Peter Zambetti, Capsugel, Peapack, N.J.