Established in 1989, the UMass Food Science Advisory Board is a who's who of the top leaders in the food industry worldwide, and a bridge between academia and industry. Under the current leadership of Linda Letcher, Director, Mondelez International, board members have raised funds to meet a variety of needs in the Food Science Department and members have served as guest lecturers and helped students secure employment in the food industry. "We've done well with melding a public-private partnership with advantages to everyone," says Gilbert A. Leveille '56, board member and former executive director of Wrigley Science Institute.
UMass Alumni Industrial Advisory Board History
Founded in 1990
Chaired by Mr. Charlie Feldberg retired VP at CPC International for 11 years!!!!
Goal: Keep UMass Food Science in the top echelon of Food Science Departments
Role: 4 key areas of activities :
Advocates of the Department - Goal : Be a voice of the Department
Outreach - Goal : Develop a Personal connection with the Department
Economic Development - Goal : Provide desperately needed funds
- Act as Leaders in Giving and provide connections to industry
Program Development – Goal : Provide Advice on direction of Food Science Program
- Help Solidify Strategic Plans
- Prepare for the Future
Accomplishments:
- Meet on Campus twice a year, since 1990, often with the Dean, the Chancellor and members of the Development Department
- Increase Alumni Interaction with the Department:
- Established Alumni Weekends and Alumni Breakfast at the IFT Annual Meeting
- Helped establish successful on campus Industrial Symposia:
- Established 13 different endowment funds worth over $10 million
- Established the Strategic Research and Food Policy Alliance
Advisory Board Members
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Noel Anderson
Managing Partner
Mosaic Food Advisors
IFT President Elect -
Alan Baublis
R&D Business Partner
JPG Resources -
Ivette A. Bassa
Retired
Mondelez International -
F. M. Clydesdale
Distinguished Professor
University of Massachusetts, Amherst -
David Coles
President
D&S Ingredients Solutions -
Otis Curtis
Commercial Innovation Director - Taste
Kerry -
Eric A. Decker
Professor
Department of Food Science
University of Massachusetts, Amherst -
Margaret Domejczyk
R&D Manager
Unilever -
Peter Erickson
Retired
General Mills, Inc. -
Charles Feldberg
Retired
CPC International, Inc. -
William Flynn
Global Account Director
Kerry Inc
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John Foley
Sr. Scientist
Human Nutrition North America
BASF Corporation -
Sandra Gifford-Steffen
Retired
PepsiCo -
Stephen Kelleher
Founder & Chief Scientist
Proteus Industries, Inc. -
Cassandra Knight
Senior Scientist- Regulatory Affairs
Pepperidge Farm- Campbell Snacks -
Linda L. Letcher
Director
Mondelez International -
Yongjing Li
Regional President, Greater China
DuPont Nutrition and Health -
Donald J. Lynch
Vice President
Gorton's -
Charles Manley
Retired
Takasago International -
Toni Ruth Manning
TRM Food Consultants -
Stephen J. Nojeim
Research Fellow, R&D
Cranberry Ocean Spray -
Doug Phillipsen
R&D Director Productivity and Org Efficiency
M & M Mars
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Peggy Poole
Vice President Tea Division
Bigelow Tea Company -
Michael Popplewell
VP – Corporate Research & Development
International Flavors & Fragrances -
Steve Platt
Vice President
Star Kay White -
David K. Rey
Director Quality Assurance
Concord Foods -
Peter Salmon
Retired
The International Food Network, Inc. -
Herbert Stone
Retired - President & Founder
Tragon Corporation -
Spencer W. Sullivan
Global Beverage R&D
Pepsico -
Susan Wagner
Retired
NBTY, Inc. -
Shishan Wang
Senior Research Scientist- Microbiology/ Biochemistry
Charm Sciences, Inc. -
Pei-fen Wu
Principal Flavorist
International Flavors & Fragrances
Communicating Members
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Joseph Allen
President
Allen Flavors -
Michael Brodnitz
Retired
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. -
Dr. Lim C. Chhuy
Retired
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. -
Donald Coffey
Retired
MGP Ingredients
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Nancy Fogg-Johnson
Principal & Co-Founder
Nutri+Food Business Consultants -
Larry N. Kuzminski
Retired
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. -
Gil A. Leveille
Retired
Wrigley and Cargill
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Frank McDermott
Retired
Merck & Company, Inc. -
Dan Rosenfield
Retired
M&M Mars -
Anil Shrikhande
Retired
Constellation Wines USA