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January

1st

Vance Allred (former VP Sales Alliant Foodservice, now with Cereal Ingredients, Inc)

4th

Marty House (PFG, Little Rock)

6th

Chris Carpenter (Regional Manager, Pate Dawson Company)

7th

Bourbon Bellon (Bellon Sales Associates, Indianapolis)
Mary Wartick (a.k.a. Dairy Mary, USF Albuquerque, NM)

8th

Jason Denison (Sysco, San Diego)

9th

Lt. Colonel Donald E. "MaDDog" Belsey (formerly Hunt-Wesson Foodservice)

14th

Dan Carroll (Middendorf Meats, St. Louis)

15th

Bob LeVine (Pacific Spice Company)
Vicki Toth (DSM - Kraft Foods)

18th

Betsy Carleton (USF, Cleveland)

19th

Steve King (Superior Food Sales, L.A.)
Claude St. Jean (Transportation Dir., Hallsmith/Sysco)

20th

Ken Colgan (Bruce Foods)

22nd

Adam Elsass (USF, Cleveland)
Glenn Spaulding (Sysco, L.A.)

23rd

Joe Aguirre (Dir. of Transp., Sysco FS of Columbia)
Kevin Sheridan (Hallsmith/West Coast Florida Sysco)
Belinda K. Taylor (USF, Deerfield, Payroll)

26th

Chris "The Dominator" Bernardi  (FSA, Spokane)
Alice Felts (long-suffering wife of USF's {N.C.} Linwood Felts)

28th

Heather Dunaway (Sysco Corp.)

29th

Cindy Miller (Carlisle Foodservice)
Dan Murphy  (VP of Sales & Marketing at Iceland Seafood)

30th

Bill Smith (USF Cleveland)

31st

Theresa D'Amico (Sysco, S.F.)

February

1st

Art Fronstein  (Shamrock, Phoenix)
Fred Guibara (FS guru)

2nd

Carolyn "Double G" Hopkins (Sara Lee School Queen)

3rd

John Chapman (Sysco, West Coast Florida)
Steve Hoschler (InsideFood)
Fonzie Lewis (formerly of USFoodservice)
Garren Lisicki (VP of Operations SYSCO, San Diego, Calif.)
Scott Odell (Sysco, Sacramento)

4th

Dennis Lathan (formerly of USFoodservice)

7th

Al Monceaux (MBM)

8th

Dennis Blowers (USF)
Brad Merritt (USF - OCD - OKC Oklahoma)
Jerry Sriro (Goldberg & Solovy Foods)

12th

Larry Jamerson (Shoreline Foodservice Co.)
Sheri Whitmire (USF Greenville Regional Office)

13th

Steve Schnell (USF Las Vegas)

14th

Melinda Duncan (Access Marketing, San Leandro, CA)
Monica Eve Kopp (Shamrock Foods)
Sean Moore (Sysco of Kansas City)

16th

Rubye Johnson (USF, Albany)
Gary Koch (USF, SoCal)
Fred Kouri (US Foodservice Denver)

18th

Russell Spearin (formerly Hallsmith)

19th

Terry Clendenning (clerk, Tonea Garage, USF, Livermore)
Michael Marmer (disabled and retired from USF)

20th

Bill Duke (Medisca, Inc.)
John Wirth (J. Worth and Associates)

22nd

Don Fox (Belton Foods)
Yiannis Marcopolous (Maines Paper & Foodservice)
John Whitesell (formerly of USFoodservice)

23rd

Thomas Brown (Maines Paper & Foodservice)
Don Cressman  (driver Allentown USFS 16 years in 2005)
Rick Jones (Bunge Foods)
Nikki Riker (Maines Paper & Foodservice)

24th

Gary Smith (Ritz, Redding CA)
Dick Trickey (Sysco, San Diego)

27th

Bill Bryant (Food America)

28th

Dave Bryan (USF/Vegas)
Brian Isaeff (USF/Livermore)
Roxanne Jueckstock  (Brands Manager, USF Arizona)

March

1st

Joe Van de Brooke (International Pacific Seafoods, Inc.)
Erik Hutchinson  (Brokerage West)

2nd

A.J. Kramer  (Sysco WCF)

4th

Rick Chambers (USF, Livermore, "The Most Honest Man in FS", 53 in 2008)
Jerry Clark (Icelandic)
Don Jonas (Prestige Marketing, Philadelphia)
Sean McDermott (USF)
Mike Schuessler (Prestige Marketing, Philadelphia)

5th

Dennis Altland (Quaker Valley Foods, Philly)

6th

Karl R. Bachman (USF/ALLIANT, Austin, TX)

8th

Pete "Snippy" Allison (Sysco, West Coast Florida)
Tillie Orona (USF Arizona)
Paula Vogler (US Foodservice-Ft. Mill Division)

9th

Jerry Torres (International Pacific Seafoods, Inc.)

10th

Michael Warren (VP Sales, Choicepicks.net)

11th

Bob Stewart (Multi-Unit, Pate Dawson Company)

12th

Tom Martinez (PYA/Monarch/USF)
Chantell Netzley (Jordanos Foodservice-Santa Barbara. CA)

13th

John DeWolf (from 1982 & USF)
Francisco Javier Garcia Pini  (Bestel.com.mx...an international reader)

14th

Debbie Oldneal (PYA Monarch...formerly)
Louie Pinto (Tyson School King)

15th

Chef Bob Richard (Executive Chef, Provimi Veal)
Doug Street (VP of Sales, PFG, Temple TX...51 in 2008!)

17th

David Freestone (Freestone Sales...Certified F.S. Legend)

21st

Patrick Brennan
Danny Herring (DSR, Pate Dawson Company)
Dave "Souper Boy" Kohut  (Stock Pot)
Ben Towson (Wood Fruitticher Groc. Co.)

23rd

Carlton Bird (Sun Garden-Gangi Canning Co.)
Michael Callaghan (Sysco SF)

24th

Barb Miller (Otis Spunkmeyer, San Leandro)

25th

Rick Barnhardt  (Regional President/Operations US Foodservice)
Peter Briggs (Sysco, West Coast Florida)

26th

Phyllis Sarratt (VP Purch/BiRITE FS)

28th

Joe Schondek (Hallsmith Sysco)

29th

Bob Bainbridge (USF/Phoenix)

30th

Gene Carbonara (Monarch Foods)

31st

Diane M. Hurst (former Foodie)
Jeanne Ploc (Van Holten's pickles)

April

1st

Joe DaCosta (Prez - USF - Norwich, CT)
Charles S. Iroselti, Ph.D. (Deceased Foodservice Commentator)
Sandy Schreiber (SYSCO, L.A.)

2nd

Ahmad Ahed (Dontis Produce, 33 in 2007!)
Stephen Krisel (Douwe Egberts Coffee System)

4th

Ed Carpino (USF Albany)

5th

Pam Orr (USF Brands Manager)

6th

Phil Waring (SYSCO, L.A.)

7th

Paul Smith (USF, Southern Oregon)

8th

Jim Keaney  (Sysco SF)
Catherine Keyser  (EVP, Sysco, Seattle)

9th

Tony Arrigo (Supreme Foodservice Sales)
Ken Colvin (Cascade Food Brokers)
Phil Ferri (Sysco, National Accounts, Senior Exec.)
Chuck Roark (Farmland Corporation)

10th

Michelle Stoken (Another fine, hard-working woman in foodservice)

12th

Sabina Cortez (USFoods L.A., Major Accounts)

13th

Ed Caples (Sysco, Albany)
Carol Phillips (Sysco, Las Vegas)
Kevin Rico (Hallsmith Sysco)
George Tiesma (Maple Lodge Farms)

14th

Jack Flintom (Quality Sales & Marketing {Carolinas})
Morris Pavlofsky  (McCormick Brokerage)
Sherman Burroughs  (McCormick Brokerage)

15th

Tony Fuoco (USF, Phoenix)
A. J. Kramer (DSM SYSCO West Coast Florida)
Dan Price  (SYSCO Charlotte)

16th

Doug Dees (Director, Business Development, Pate Dawson Company)
Bruce McCaughan (29 yrs USF, SER, Kraft, PYA/Monarch in SoCal)

17th

Shawn Byrne (Platinum Food Brokers)

20th

Richard DeLaney (Nasser Co., San Diego) <deceased>

22nd

Wallace "Spanky" Iroselti (Sometimes food commentator, bro. of Dr. Iroselti) <deceased>

23rd

Irene Love (Sysco, Los Angeles)

24th

Bobbi Seamen (USFS Corporate...One of the finest women in foodservice today)

25th

Mark Belden  (Nobel-Sysco Denver)

26th

Mario Arena (VP Sales-Grant Hanson Metro)
John Walker (California Foodservice Legend...retired)

27th

Joe Jones (US Foods Lakeland Fl)

29th

Frank Leto (RM, Caesar's Pizza)

30th

Chris "Shecky" Antel (SFC)

May

3rd

Tom Whiteside (Pacific Agri-Products, Inc., South San Francisco, CA.)

6th

Angela Rickman (St. Clair Foods)

7th

Shelby Fillingim (Florida Food Service, Gainsville, FL)

10th

David Lewis (Sysco)
Alan Narter (USF, Streater, IL)
Robbie Robert (Robert's Foods, Springfield, Illinois)
Ted Zack (Prestige Food Brokers)

11th

Mike Watson (USFoodservice, Daytona, FL)

12th

Mary Joyce (Foodservice Legend, Sacramento, California)
Ron Petty ("School Guru" with Sara Lee Foodservice)

14th

Jon Meester (USF, Streator, IL)

15th

Patricia Riley (Old S.E.R., Fresno)

18th

Bobby Savage (USF SoCal)

20th

Jay Gardner (Protein Merchandiser, SYSCO, L.A.)
Carole O'Neill (Hallsmith SYSCO)

21st

E. C. "Gene" Adams (Master M.A./SYSCO, Minnesota)

22nd

Paul Albert Saint-Jacques (former VP Marketing "Flagstaff Corp" also formerly with Sysco, Monarch and Wm Davis)
Larry Cowan  (Ledyard Foodservice)
Gene Elliott (USF/PYA-Monarch, Charlotte NC)

23rd

Jim Liakas (USF, Allentown PA)
Jeffrey Lindstrom (USF, Freedom, PA)
Roger Little (Lott Marketing, Dallas)

24th

Dave Riccio (...formerly...Smart & Final, NorCal)

25th

Kevin Moran (Buyer/USF/Phila)
Jim Williams (Hollymatic Corporation)

26th

Vannon Hooper...The Legendary Van Hooper (Sysco, PDX)

27th

Wayne Judd (Corporate Executive Chef, Pate Dawson Company)

30th

Rob Hart  (SYSCO, Modesto, Protein Merchandiser)

31st

Kelley Andrus (Director of Sales, Butterball Farms, Inc.)
Sam Darby (Instill Corp.)
Tyler Moore (International Pacific Processing)

June

1st

Gino Gambucci (Shamrock Foods Co. Denver, CO)
Gerald (Goody) Goodwin (Roma/Vistar Denver)
Joseph "Mickey" Polich (Ledyard Co., Inc., Santa Cruz, CA)

3rd

De Anne Frailey (RSM, North American Enterprises)

4th

Timothy Champa (President/CEO Champa Enterprises, INC/Global Food Marketing Group/CNY ATM)

6th

Gary Riggs (Old S.E.R., Fresno)

7th

Bill Wagner (Dir. Sales DFA, ex-Papetti/Micheal Foods)

12th

Jackie Abrams (TTB Creative Concepts)
Mrs. William Ladany (matriarch of the Red Hot Chicago & original Vienna Beef family companies)

14th

Lisa Schaal (PFG, Miltons)

15th

Al Ringer (Kaney Foods, San Luis Obispo, CA)

16th

Tom Nagos (formerly ESCO superstar, currently FS Legend)
Jeff Stackhouse (Ore-Cal Corp.)

20th

Cliff Berardo (Sysco, Columbia)
Pat Dozier (formerly Sysco)
Gregg Raffield (Wood Fruitticher Grocery Co., Birmingham)

22nd

Fred Michelli (USF, The Godfather of E&S)
Allison Parker (RSM, Aurora Foods)
Nichole Slumberger (Admin Asst Extraordinaire, Dynaco-Group Purchasing Org)

25th

Peter Rogers (American, Inc., Columbus, Ohio)
Lisa Schroeder (The Little Lady of USF Indy)
Theresa White (USF, Bridgeport)

July

1st

Juliet Luther (Instill Corp)
Jim Mancil (PFG, Batesville)

2nd

Sharon Eason  (VP Purchasing, Superior Anhauser Foods, L.A.)

3rd

Lee Kohlman (Kohlman Sales Company)

11th

Margret Hardy (Executive Administrative Assistant/Phoenix Diocese)

13th

David Fockler (President, David Fockler & Associates)

14th

Howard Dombroski, Sr. (USF, New Jersey)
Rebecca Martin (Sysco Albany)

15th

Tony DeGravina (Food distribution, Vegas)

17th

Michael Hall (Kraft Foods)
Judi Seifert (formerly USF Sacramento, Portland & Fife)

18th

Don DeLordo (V.P. Sales, Michigan Turkey Producers)
Al Jouann (Commellini's Italian Restaurant, Spokane)
Mike Shirley (VP of Sales, USF/Arizona)

19th

Jim Garner (Sysco, Sacramento)
C. L. Hall (Can Cutters, Inc.)

20th

Kevin Harrah (SYSCO Inland Empire)

21st

Phil Carey (Golbon)

22nd

John Craig (Signature Marketing)

23rd

Aaron Bell (Mgr, Rebate Accounting, USF)

25th

Dan Schrock (USF, La Mirada)

26th

Kim Davison (Butterball Farms, Inc.)
Rob Schantz (Gordon Food Service, National Accounts)

27th

Don Wells (Clark Foodservice, 52 years in the industry, and 72 years here! ...as of 2008...)

28th

Rudy Gallardo (Labatt FS, San Antonio)
Jay Moore (International Pacific Seafoods)

29th

Leon Morrow (Iceland Seafood Corp.)

30th

Ron Arguello (MarketSmart Inc., Pleasanton)
Loren Haswell (Food House Marketing)

31st

Joe Archuleta (VP of Micro-Management, DYNACO Purchasing Org.)

August

1st

Ralph Russo (Sysco, L.A.)
Stan Stewart (Sterling Pacific Meat)

8th

Michael Benz (Bellon Sales Associates, Indianapolis)

9th

Deborah Calistro (SYSCO Beverage Guru)

10th

Mike Coulombe (Hallsmith)
Hettie Keene (Current Domestic Executive Goddess, Ex-USF, Memphis)

11th

Dave Poe (Monarch Foods)
Frank L. Szojka (B Franklin Foodservice, Lansdale, PA)

14th 

Bill White (formerly with UniPro)

15th

Richard Acuna (FSP, Sysco, L.A.)
Julia Child (Chef & Spy...deceased)
David Cinney  (Cin-Co Food Brokers)
Ron Frohne (USF, Albany)
Rich Leppert (formerly USF, Albany)
David Ross (Jordano's)

16th

Melody Sandone (PFG/Springfield)

17th

Tim Wilson (Regional Manager, Pate Dawson Company)

19th

Mike Crispi, Sr. (Foodservice Legend (certified), Northern California)

21st

Steve Earle (USF, Houston)
Gary Kleidon (VISTAR, Livermore, Food Legend, Member of the Kleidon Family Singers, Pond Care Expert)

22nd

Jerry Bloxam (Nevada & California Food Legend...to say the least)
Mike Price (USF, Illlinois)

25th

Neil Thomas (Sysco, Sacramento, retired!)

26th

Randy Nicolle (Western Canada Sales Manager, Lamb Weston)

28th

Tom Noswarich (Sysco, L.A.)

29th

Bill Presley  (USF, Livermore)

30th

Lanie Armstrong-Forgy (FoodserviceRumors "Man of the Year, 2001")
Bob Haan (Steiner-Wolff Sales and Marketing)
Andy Young (Sysco, Hampton Roads)

31st

David St. Denis (Retired, Sysco Ventura/L.A.)

September

1st

Cedric Scruggs (Bunge Foods)

4th

Jeff Moore (International Pacific Seafoods, Inc.)

7th

Dan Ehmann (Marketing Manager - USF/City Meat, AZ)

9th

D.  Cooper (USF Albany)
John Tallarico (Total Source Foodservice, Inc.)
Mark Werth (USF)

10th

Jim Abel (USF, Miami, Driver)
Kelly Cherry (Monarch Foods)

11th

Bill Long (Hallsmith Sysco)

12th

Lisa Carroll (formerly Sysco)
Linda Marmer (Sodexho Services)

13th

Richard Greif (Veteran C.S. Rep, USF, Cinci)
Michelle Monroe  (Prestige Foods)
Ralph Scatamacchia (Sysco Corporate)

14th

Ed Kern (USF, Coachella Valley)

15th

Vince Licata (Sysco, Sacramento)

16th

Chris Duffy (Sysco Chicago)
Bill Hoff (25 years with Custom Food Products & 20 years buying for Omaha Institutional Service..72 in 2008!)

17th

Rich Carroll (formerly Sysco)
Rodney Marsh (USFoodservice, Allentown, PA, Dedicated Driver)

18th

Steve Forgy (former Sysco, L.A.)
Sheri Visioli (Prestige Foods)
Byron Willford (Columbus Branch Manager, Kohlman Sales Company)

19th

Phil Anton (Master Food Broker, Inc., Chicago, IL)
Stephen DelGiudice (Ace Endico Foodservice, NY)

20th

Bob Besore' (Sysco, Modesto)
Bobby Giorgetti (Western Regional, Tulkoff Foods)
Pete Parker (PFG/Northcenter Foodservice, Augusta, Maine)

21st

Bruce Clendenning (USFoods, NorCal)
Jim Rogers (Sales Manager, Garland C. Norris)

22nd

Victorine Gambucci Licata (Vicki) (The Godmother of SYSCO, L.A.)
Larry Tanner (Maximum Quality Foods)

23rd

Laura Garcia (Old S.E.R., Fresno)
Rodney Holley (Sysco, Memphis)

24th

Bethann Hutchinson  (Eurest Dining/Compass Group)

25th

Oscar G. Figari (Foodservice Associates, SoCal)
Don Fleishman (Eastern RSM, Ore-Cal Corp)
Maxine Gries (USF Kearny, NJ)
Barbara Horwath (Maines Paper & Food Service, Inc.)
Natalie Kudrna (Best CS/Inside Sales Rep at FSA/Omaha!)
Susan Orders (USF Fort Mill, SC, "The backbone of the division")

26th

Craig Gross (PFG, Florida)

27th

Susan Hershey (DSR BiRite)
Rob Monroe (Prestige Food Brokers)
Chris Rummrill (USF, Albany)

29th

Ed Carpino (Sysco FS, Half Moon, NY)
Dick Hess (USF, Clifton Park, NY)

30th

Sandy Thames (formerly with McCabe's Foods Portland, Oregon)

October

1st

Joe Valenti (USF, Albany)

2nd

Rose DeGrazia (Bay Brokerage Co.)
Paul Joyce (Foodservice Legend, Northern California)

3rd

Ruth Barcus (USF/Wixom)
Diane Harris (USF, Raleigh)

4th

Warren St. Denis (Retired, Sysco San Francisco)
Michelle Victor (Sysco Portland)

5th

Joe Rubich (USF, La Mirada, California)

6th

Rich Hoadley (Bay Brokerage Co.)

7th

Gwen Moser (The best in the business! Monarch Foods)

10th

Mike Rains (L & C Meat Kansas City)

11th

Jeff LaRue (USF Bensenville)

13th

Steve Harris (DSR, Pate Dawson Company)

14th

Allan R. Richards (Sysco, Central Florida)

15th

Dennis Aronson (Sysco, Kansas City)
Keith Prevost (USF, Albany)
Jim Sloan (Devault Foods, Inc.)
Rick Walrath (Sysco, Albany)

16th

Loren Close (Lady B (former) Truck Driver)
Scott Ladany (the Hot Dog King of Chicago)

17th

Jay Cervetto (Grayrose Marketing Group) 
Bruce Romanek (USF, Pompano Beach, Florida)

18th

Pete Ferrara (Fortuna Food Brokers, Albany, NY)
Jerry Nunn (PFG, Richmond)
Marie Sims (Queen of the Southwest)

19th

Cheryl Frazier (Sysco San Francisco)
Steve Runkle (Vice-President, Sales, Pate Dawson Company)
Sid Singh (Monarch Foods)

21st

Mark Edwards (Carlisle Foodservice)
Toni Owens (Sysco, L.A.)
Mary Jo Stoffels (Sysco, L.A. Transportation Guru)
Steve Wroblewski (Stanz Foodservice, Indiana)

22nd

Keith (Slugger) Branham (Carla's Pasta)
Haq Chaudary (Monarch Foods)

23rd

Todd Holcomb (President of ISC of Indiana)

24th

Shane Guilliams (USF NPC)

27th

Dave Kenn (Hallsmith-Sysco)

31st

Jens Burks
Allen Hood (D.D. Reckner Co., Cincinnati, OH)
Irving Myer (USF, Overland Park, KS)

November

1st

Greg Godwin (Regional Manager, Pate Dawson Company)
Ken Kallusky (USF L.A.)

2nd

Chris Caselnova (AFI Foodservice)

4th

Mike Barr (Sysco, Dallas)

5th

John Brinkman (Custom Food Products, CT)

6th

Bobbi McDonald (SYSCO, Portland)

9th

Michael Pucci (SYSCO, San Francisco, Marketing)

10th

Dale Gerritsen (GBC)

11th

Vince DeCorpo (Founder, International Pacific Seafoods, Inc.)
Jeff Hicks (C&M Foods, Reno)
Dalton Iroselti (retired military, Sometimes FS Writer, DECEASED)

16th

Jim Nunan (Specialty Brands Inc.)

17th

Marty Black (Great Texas Broker)
Craig Cummings (Ex-Sysco LA and Denver)

20th

Jeff Lang (Classic Wines of California, Palm Springs, CA)

21st

Howard Toby (SYSCO, L.A., Non-Food Guru in Huntington Beach)

24th

Sandra Larson (School FS, Fremont, CA)

26th

Marie Kouri (USF, Denver)

27th

Tom Buckingham (old SER, Fresno)
J. W. Teager (old SER - Fresno)
Jerry Viviano (Hitchin Post Meats, Kansas City)

December

1st

Pete Allison (formerly SYSCO WEST COAST FLORIDA)
Donald Patch (former driver and sales associate for S.S. Pierce, Kraft, Alliant & USF)

3rd

Mike Nicholls (Herspring, Inc., NorCal)

5th

Larry "Skippy" Kutno (SYSCO West Coast Florida)

6th

Joe Buckner (RSM PYA/Monarch, Raleigh, NC)

7th

Jerry Dugan (PFG)
John Kohlman (Kohlman Sales Company)

11th

A. Michael Elges (Foodservice Legend <certified>)

12th

Lynn Battista (PFG/AFI, Elizabeth, NJ)
Alexander Garcia (USF...& 19th Yr. USF Employee in 2004)
Tony Presutto (Nasco gourmet Foods L.A.)

13th

Betty Lawrence (Sysco, L.A.)
Kelly Polechko (formerly Hunt-Wesson)

14th

Ed Blankenship (USF Phoenix)
Keith Dougherty (Monarch Foods)
Bill Hayes (Sysco Driver in KC)
Rocky Rotella (Rotella's Italian Bakery)

16th

Stephanie M. Posada (Packing/UPC, Premier Foodservice of America)

18th

Frances Fox (Procurement VP, Premier)
Cappie Hose (Exec VP, Grant Hanson Metro)

19th

Terry Castelluccio (USF, Phoenix, AZ)

22nd

Brian Crowe (VP of Sales, Del Monte Foods...a self-made man!)
Jim Lankford  (Sysco West Coast)
Scott Lesner (Sysco San Francisco)

24th

Joe Hurtado (Sysco Los Angeles)

26th

Jay Aldy (Holmes Foods, Inc.)
Charlie Hochman (John Sexton & Co....Charlie will be 83 in 2008!)

29th

Tom Jones (Sysco L.A.)

30th

Steve Ingermann (VP of Ops, Sysco East WI)

31st

Michael Bennett (Sysco, Central Florida)
Mike Crispi, Jr. (USF, Livermore)
Gary Raybould

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