Puget Sound IFT
COVERING WESTERN WASHINGTON & ALASKA
PSIFT Board of Directors
Jan Drahota
President
Kraft-Heinz
Cherie Cornwell
President-Elect
Gehrke Company
Karin Thorsen
Immediate Past President
Orca Bay Foods
2021-2022 Voting Members
Megan Leifson
Treasurer
Lucks
Brittany Kovacevic
Secretary
CuliNex
Amy Leir
Member-at-Large
Orca Bay Foods
Rowan Tych
Member-at-Large
Sales at Univar
Paul Cole
Member-at-Large
Bell Flavors
PSIFT Committee Chairs
2019-2020
Cherie Cornwell
Audit Committee Chair
Gehrke Company
Kris Watson
Events Committee Chair
Horner International
Paul Cole
Golf Event Committee Chair
Bell Flavors
Megan Leifson
Financial Committee Chair
Scholarship Committee Chair
Lucks
Ruby Shrestha
Membership Chair
Seattle Chocolate Company
Hannah Dressen
New Professionals Chair
Tate & Lyle Solutions Direct
Karin Thorsen
Nominations Committee Chair
Orca Bay Foods
Amy Leir
Policies & Procedures Chair
Odyssey Enterprises
Trey Sanders
Social Media & Newsletter Committee Chair
Bulletproof 360
Chris Charles
Suppliers Night Chair
Darigold
Ilona Datskovskaya
Website Committee Chair
R&D Technologist | Saltworks
PSIFT VOLUNTEER
JOB DESCRIPTIONS
PROGRAMS & ARRANGEMENTS
Setting up next year’s meetings agenda
MEMBERSHIP
Assist in proofing membership list for directory update, and increase Puget Sound IFT section membership
CAREER GUIDANCE & EDUCATION
Educating schools and the community about the food industry
NOMINATING
Prepare the ballot for next year’s Section Officers
AWARDS
Assess candidates for awards and scholarships
HOST
Assist at regular meetings (welcome newcomers, etc.)
SUPPLIER’S NIGHT
Help organizing Supplier’s Night
GOLF TOURNAMENT
Assistance in planning, organizing and running the event