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FINANCE
 Steve
McCroddan, CPA
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Administrative Officer
As Senior Vice President and CFO, Steve McCroddan is
responsible for Accounting and Finance, Information Technology, and Facilities at GMA/FPA. He has been working for nine plus years in the Accounting and Finance department for FPA. Prior to that Mr. McCroddan worked for KPMG, Peat Marwick as a Senior Manager in the Audit Group for 13 years.
LEGAL
 James Skiles
Vice President and General Counsel
Jim Skiles is the Vice President and General Counsel at GMA/FPA. He is responsible for legal and regulatory issues concerning the association. Before joining GMA in 1995, Skiles served as the associate general counsel of the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association. He also held a variety of senior positions in the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission, where he was primarily involved in law enforcement initiatives relating to advertising of food, over-the-counter drugs and cigarettes. Additionally, Skiles worked for the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights under Law in Washington, where he litigated cases involving the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and housing discrimination. Skiles received his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and a Juris Doctorate degree from Georgetown University Law Center. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.
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COMMUNICATIONS
 Sean McBride
Vice President, Communications
Mr. McBride serves as Vice President of Communications for GMA/FPA where he directs the association’s external affairs efforts, including brand marketing, media relations and policy communications activity. Sean has twenty years of experience in public relations, crisis communications and political campaign management. For the past decade, he has developed and implemented strategic communications programs for a wide variety of private and not-for-profit organizations, including the National Soft Drink Association (NSDA), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Porter Novelli Public Affairs and The Coca-Cola Company.
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GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
 Mary Sophos
Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
Mary Sophos serves as the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs. She is responsible for developing strategy and providing senior leadership, staff management and financial oversight of the GMA/FPA Federal and State Government Affairs programs. Prior to the GMA/FPA merger, Sophos served as Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Chief Government Affairs Officer for the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) where she was responsible for the development and implementation of government affairs public policy goals at the state, federal and international levels. Sophos addresses federal and state legislative and regulatory policy governing foods and consumer products. She works on issues such as allergens, nutrition, food standards and warnings, labeling, taxes, recycling, environmental/chemical standards and warnings, water, privacy, counterfeiting, transportation, worker safety, and biotechnology.
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INDUSTRY AFFAIRS
 Stephen Sibert
Senior Vice President of Industry Affairs
Stephen Sibert is the Senior Vice President of Industry Affairs at GMA/FPA. He also promotes the GMA/FPA comprehensive offering of products and services to member and nonmember company management, recruiting executive talent to serve on executive councils, committees and other platforms and developing new membership products and services. Additionally, Sibert manages the Sales Committee and Tax Share Forum. He oversees the GMA/FPA Associate Member Council and has project management responsibilities that include several annual research initiatives, including an annual financial performance project.
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 Craig
Henry, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Scientific and Regulatory Affairs
Craig Henry, Ph.D. serves as the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Scientific and Regulatory Affairs. He is responsible for setting strategy and providing senior leadership, staff management, program direction, and financial control to the scientific and regulatory activities of the Association including oversight of the Center for Technical and Laboratory Services, the Center for Northwest Seafood, the Office of Food Safety programs, Regulatory Affairs, the Office of Food Security and Emergency Preparedness programs, and the FPA Research and Education Foundation. Dr. Henry has published numerous articles in scientific journals. He is a member of the American Association of Avian Pathologists and the U.S. Poultry Science Association, where he has served as a member of the Committee on Drugs and Chemicals since 1994, including a term as Chairman. He earned his Ph.D. in Animal Science from Auburn University, holds a M.S. in Poultry Science from Clemson University, and a B.Sc. in Agriculture from the University of Delaware.
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HUMAN RESOURCES
 Carla
Mitchell, SPHR
Vice President, Human Resources
Ms. Mitchell is responsible for the Association's strategic HR
initiatives and employee programs, including recruitment and retention,
benefits and compensation, training and development, performance
management systems, employee relations and organizational development.
She obtained her Master's degree in Human Resources Management from
Marymount University, with additional graduate level education in
Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the University of Akron in
Ohio. She received her Senior Professional in HR certification from the
Society of Human Resource Management.
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Cal Dooley