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WGA BOARD 2018

Jeff Maurer, Chairman, Maurer’s Market strategies for Fortune 500 and 1000 industry leading companies. He holds a
Jeff has worked in the grocery business since 1973, starting with Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Illinois - Chicago.
Byerly’s, Inc. in Minnesota. Since then, he has worked with Jim is the father of five children, resides in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
Roger & Marv’s Supervalu in Kenosha, Fairway Foods, Inc. and metropolitan area and is a veteran of the United States Army. (Since 2018)
Holiday Station Stores, Inc. in Bloomington and Pierce’s Supermarkets, Inc. in
Baraboo. He is currently the owner of Maurer’s Market in Wisconsin Dells and Bob (BJ) Jaskolski, T.A. Solberg, Inc. (New)
Maurer’s IGA in Janesville. Jeff and his wife, Nancy, have been married for 40
years and have three grown daughters; Kristie currently helps Jeff in the BJ is currently the COO at T.A. Solberg, Inc., where he is
business by overseeing operations in all the stores.(Since 2008, 2010) responsible for the sales and operations seven Trig’s store
locations. Prior to his position at T.A. Solberg, BJ held a variety
Greg Hansen, Vice-Chairman, Hansen’s IGA of positions at Supervalu over 30+ years. He has been very
Since 1992, Greg has been a partner and owner of Hansen’s involved in the industry and also previously served on the WGA Board of
IGA, with eleven locations in Wisconsin. He uses his 20+ years Directors while at Supervalu. BJ has been married to his wife Peggy for 38
of management experience to keep his family-owned business years and they have one grown daughter, Kristin. (Since 2018)
thriving. His wife, Kari, works alongside Greg as the Special Products
Coordinator. They live in Bangor with their three children. (Since 2010) Steve Loehr, Kwik Trip

Michelle Harrington, Secretary/Treasurer, Steve is Vice President, Support Operations, for Kwik Trip, a
Delafield Sentry 490+ convenience store chain headquartered in La Crosse, WI.
Michelle, President of Albrecht Foods, began her career in the Prior to Kwik Trip, Steve held a variety of positions at Gateway
grocery industry at a very young age. She oversees all operations Foods, including President in Pennsylvania. He has served on
of her Delafield Sentry store. (Since 2013) many boards and is married to Cheryl, has four children and nine
grandchildren. (Since 2006)
Marlin Greenfield, Immediate Past Chairman,
Festival Foods Jeff McClure, SUPERVALU
Marlin recently retired as the Senior Operations Leader of
Festival Foods. Marlin joined the Skogen family business in Jeff McClure, Director of Sales for SUPERVALU with respon-
1990 when they opened their first Festival Foods store in sibility for the Distribution Centers in Green Bay and Stevens
Onalaska, WI. He later moved his family to the east side of Wisconsin as the Point, WI. Jeff began his career with SUPERVALU in 1972 and
company continued to expand and now assists owner Mark Skogen with the has held a variety of positions with increased responsibilities. Jeff
operation of their 22 stores. Prior to joining Festival Foods, Marlin worked for has served on the WGA Board between 1997 and 2006 and served as
both Copps and Cub Foods. He lives near Appleton with his wife, Judi; the Chairman in 2004 & 2005. Jeff rejoined the WGA board again in 2016.
couple have three grown children and two grandchildren. (Since 2010)
Rick Roth, Great Lakes Coca-Cola
Dave Ryman, Certco, Inc.
Dave is the Vice President of Sales and Merchandising for Rick is the general manager of Great Lakes Coca-Cola
Certco, Inc. in Madison. Certco is a full service distribution Distribution, Central Wisconsin. Rick began his Coca-Cola
and retail support center for independent supermarkets in career early as a route salesman in Stevens Point in 1990, before
Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota and Iowa. Prior to joining moving to various other leadership positions in the company.
Certco in 1991, Dave managed several independent supermarkets in northern Rick and his wife, Beth, reside in Stevens Point with their three children:
Illinois for 25 years. He and his wife Debby, live in Janesville, WI, have two Allison, Megan and Joey. (Since 2017)
grown children and two grandchildren. (Since 2005)

Greg Cross, SpartanNash
Greg is the Senior Sales Manager for SpartanNash, located in
the St. Cloud, MN division. Prior to joining SpartanNash, Greg
spent five years in Bermuda working for the island’s largest food
retailer, MarketPlace, in store operations. Through the years,
Greg owned several Save A Lot stores, was Vice President of Marketing at
Supervalu and served a variety of store management positions with Kroger.
Greg lives in the St. Cloud area with his wife Jeannine. (Since 2012)

Bob Fleming, Fox Run Sentry
Bob is the owner/operator of Fox Run Sentry store in the
Waukesha area. He has been in the grocery industry since 1974
starting as a bagger at Sentry in Pewaukee, WI. He has held
many positions through the years working for Godfrey/Fleming
Companies. He left Fleming in 2001 and he and his partners purchased three
Sentry stores. He has since purchased the business from his partners and
currently operates his one store. He previously served on the WGA Board in
the late 1990s. (Since 2015)

Jim Hyland, Roundy’s Supermarkets (New)

Jim is the Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs
for Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Kroger Co., and is the chief spokesperson for the company.
Roundy’s operates 150 retail grocery stores under the Pick ‘n
Save, Copps, Metro Market and Mariano’s retail banners in Wisconsin and
Illinois. Jim combines a strong financial background and over 30 years’
experience in designing and executing highly effective communications

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Robert Rothove, Associated Director for Altria Client Services in Washington, Don Symonds,
DC and was responsible for 25 states. He also
Wholesale Grocers managed seven Midwest states working at the Lipari Foods
Oscar Mayer headquarters in Madison. (Served
As Director of Center Store, Robert on the WGA Board from 2003-2008, and since As Director of Events and Trade
has been AWG since 2016 and 2012) Relations For Lipari Foods, Don
formerly of Affiliated Foods Midwest has worked his entire life in the
since 2003. He moved his family to Wisconsin in David Spiegelhoff, supermarket industry in a multitude of
2009 when Affiliated moved its procurement to positions that have allowed him experience in
Kenosha. He is married to Jennifer and has three Gooseberries Fresh retail operations, wholesale sales and
children. (Since 2014) distribution and direct store distribution. Don’s
Food Market many positions with Lipari have offered him the
Toby Spangler, opportunity to view the supermarket industry
David is the owner of from many perspectives and aid him as he
Diageo Gooseberries Fresh Food Market works with national and trade organizations to
in Burlington, WI. He is a third generation prepare evens and encourage collaboration to
Toby is Senior Director, Diageo State Spiegelhoff grocer and has worked for over 40 better our industry. Don and his wife of 34
Government Relations. His duties years in the family business. David has also served years, Sandi, have three children and reside in
include managing all state and local for many years as the chairman of the WGA’s Grand Ledge, Michigan, just west of Lansing.
issues on behalf of Diageo in the Midwest Region. Golf Outing as well as a past Chairman of the (Since 2009)
Diageo is the largest producer of premium alcohol WGA Board. He and his wife Kathy, have three
beverages in the world. Toby has been working children, enjoy six grandchildren and reside in Jeff Tate,
professionally in politics and government affairs for Burlington. (Since 2006)
over 30 years. He previously worked as Senior Watertown Piggly Wiggly

Jeff has been involved in the
family owned grocery business
from 1973 until 1996. He has
worked with all six of his brothers and his father
in all facets of their stores as they grew the
business to five stores. After serving as the store
manager for Fox Brothers Piggly Wiggly from
1997-2007, he and his wife, Cindy, opened a
Piggly Wiggly in Watertown, followed by the
purchase of the Piggly Wiggly in Waterloo in
2017. They are very active in the community
and have six children, three of which served in
the military with a combined five active tours of
duty. They have four grandchildren and reside
in Watertown. (Since 2011)

Dan Williamson,

Kemps

Dan is the General Manager of
Kemps Cedarburg, a subsidiary
of Dairy Farmers of America
(DFA). As GM, he oversees all operations of the
milk processing plant of over 200 employees.
Dan spent the first 19 years of his career
running independent grocery stores in the Fox
Valley before he joined Kemps in 1996 as
Director of Sales and Distribution and became
GM in 2006. In his free time, he enjoys
gardening and spending time with his family.
Dan and his wife, Deb of 38 years, have two
adult sons. Dan is on the Board of WDPA and
served as President in 2015 (since 2016).

Deb Yerkes,

Zone Mechanical North

(New)

With her Bachelor’s degree in
Accounting and minor in
Finance from Lewis University, Deb Yerkes
began her career as a Controller for a major
bank, and then moved on to the technology
sector where she was the Capital Markets
Controller. Deb started at Zone Mechanical
part-time and was part of the team that opened
Zone Mechanical North in August of 2010 in
Franklin, WI and then took over the business
side of Zone Mechanical North in January
2011. She has been married to John for 29
years, with five adult children: four girls and
one boy, ages 28 to 18. (Since 2018)

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WGA STAFF 2018

Brandon Scholz, Cheryl Lytle, to work fulltime. In 1989, Mark and his wife
President & CEO Events Director purchased the 10,000-sq.-ft. SuperValu store. In
1994, they switched wholesalers, and became a
BRANDON@ [email protected] Piggly Wiggly store. In that same year they
WISCONSINGROCERS.COM expanded the store to 16,000 sq. ft. Then, in
Cheryl Lytle is in charge of the WGA’s 2000, we built a 30,000-sq-ft. replacement
As President & CEO, Brandon Scholz Innovation Expo, including store and operated it until December of 2012,
oversees the WGA’s programs and sponsorships, promotions, programming and when they sold the business. (Since 2014)
operations and serves as the association’s main management of the event. Cheryl manages the
spokesperson on industry issues, legislative annual WGA Golf Outing as well as the silent David Kotwitz
concerns and administrative policies. Scholz directs auctions and other fundraising events. In addition, Executive Director
the WGA’s staff on administrative matters; member Cheryl serves as the WGA’s point of contact for WGA Education and
benefits and programs; communications; magazine ad sales and assists in the production and Scholarship Foundation
government affairs; grassroots and political publication of the Wisconsin Grocer magazine. (Since
programs; and the annual convention and trade 1999) [email protected]
show. He serves on the WGA’s Education and
Scholarship Foundation Board of Governors. (Since Sarah Decorah, Dave Kotwitz is the owner of the
1997) Operations Director Piggly Wiggly in Edgerton. He has been a part
of the Piggly Wiggly business since 1972 when
Michelle Kussow, [email protected] he started as a night crew foreman. In 2004,
VP-Government Affairs Dave and his wife, Sandy, bought the Edgerton
& Communication Sarah Decorah serves as the assistant to business. In 2009, the Janesville Gazette
the WGA president on all honored him with the “50 Who Matter” award.
MKUSSOW@WISCONSIN administrative duties and is the immediate point of Dave has also been awarded the Edgerton
GROCERS.COM contact for members. Her responsibilities include: Rotary Club Honored Citizen and WGA’s
assisting with all record and bookkeeping functions, Community Service Award. He lives in
Works with President & CEO to ensure success handling member requests for information, and Edgerton with his wife and children Reid, Ross,
and management of theorganization including maintaining accounts receivable/ payable records. Sarah and Bree. (Since 2010)
administrative and operational activities. In coordinates the WGA HR Share Group, the
addition, the Executive VP is responsible for the Education and Scholarship Foundation and maintains Maddy Harrison,
WGA’s government affairs program and association membership files and the coordination of the annual Marketing Coordinator
communication efforts. Work involves direct membership dues program. (Since 2004) MADDY@WISCONSIN
contact with association members, board members,
elected officials, members of the media and other Mark Stellpflug, GROCERS.COM
public. Act on behalf of President in his absence for Member Service Representative
matters relating to the association, members, public Maddy Harrison as the newest
and the Legislature. (Since 1997) [email protected] member of the WGA team!
Maddy is a recent graduate with a business
Mark has lived in New Holstein, degree from Clarkson University and is new to
Wisconsin, most of his life. His parents Wisconsin from Rochester, NY. Maddy will be
built a SuperValu-supplied store in 1963, and he helping out with marketing and event tasks. We
began working in the store at the age of 11. He are also very pleased to have her use her
continued to work in the store during school years, expertise to assist with increasing WGA's social
and after a short stint in college returned to the store media presence to engage our members.

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MEMBER EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS HH Solutions

New Owners Buy Local, Buy
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Daniels Foods sold Daniels Sentry East,
located at 2822 East Milwaukee St. in Celebrating healthy
Janesville to long time grocery retailer Jeff Wisconsin-grown potatoes
Maurer and Kristie Maurer. The store is
now open under the new name Maurer’s From field to fork
Market IGA. Jeff, a 45-year veteran of the grocery industry, had
worked for many independent operators before founding Fresh Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable
Madison Market eight years ago, where he is still a co-owner. Kristie Growers Association
is no stranger to the grocery store business having grown up in the
industry; she has worked with Jeff over the last eight years managing 715-623-7683
their grocery operations. Both are very active in their community and
industry associations. Jeff is currently the Chairman of the Wisconsin eatwisconsinpotatoes.com
Grocers Association and Kristie serves as the Chairwoman of the
Wisconsin Grocers Association Foundation. Through their alliance
with IGA, and the Maurer’s long experience in the local grocery
business, the Maurer’s are able to provide quality products, services
and programs, usually only available to globally recognized brands,
at a local level. “The Maurer’s brand has always been about hometown
community pride,” explains Jeff. “We look forward to being a part
of the Janesville community, meeting our Janesville neighbors, and
providing them with the quality products and services that come
along with the Maurer’s and IGA brands.”

Congratulations Progressive Women in Grocery

June 2018’s issue of Progressive Grocery featured numerous Wisconsin
women being recognized for their outstanding performances in the
grocery industry. The list provided multiple women from Hy-Vee Inc.
including Mary Beth Hart, Director, State Government Relations and
Jan Nichols, Store Director. Jan Nichols has continuously been able to
increase sales and profits despite the disruption to the entrance of the
store due to long time construction located on both sides of the road.
Mary Beth Hart was able to provide insight into how Hy-Vee’s
political action committee can function effectively while improving
communication. The list also included Lyndsey Lawrence and Karen
Porteous from Pick N’ Save as well as Tracey Cleaves and Melissa
Van Cheem from Festival Foods.

Congratulations!!

Convenience Store Decisions’ recently announced that
Kwik Trip is the 2018 Chain of the Year. In its
newsletter CSD said Kwik Trip exemplifies what it
means to be a “people company.” It is fully committed
to guests, co-workers and its vendor partners, not as a
strategy to grow the business, but because it’s the right
thing to do. When this is the core mission, greatness surely isn’t far
behind. The chain serves as a shining example of how to serve others
and for this reason Convenience Store Decisions is proud to honor
Kwik Trip as the 2018 Convenience Store Chain of the Year. “Our
business model is pretty simple and boils down to two things: For
Kwik Trip to be successful, we need to take care of our co-workers and
our co-workers need to take care of our guests,” said Don Zietlow,
Kwik Trip’s founder and CEO. Kwik Trip is the 29th Chain of the
Year and the second two-time winner. Kwik Trip currently employs
more than 21,000 and serves a massive seven million guests each week.

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MEMBER EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS

Getting Healthy Doing Their Part Best Of

The newly MillerCoors has Congratulations to Main
opened Hy-Vee donated 50,000 cans Street Piggly Wiggly in
HealthMarket, of water to help Lodi who won ‘Best
in West Des Moines is a 15,700-sf space firefighters and residents affected by the Carr Customer Service’ and
featuring grocery, healthy lifestyle and Fire in northern California, according to ‘Best Catering Food’
personal care items, along with a full-service Milwaukee Biz Times. The wildfires, which making them the Best of the Lake
pharmacy, health clinic, hearing aid center, were ignited on July 23, have damaged Wisconsin Area 2018. The Readers Choice
sports nutrition area, beverage station, and thousands of structures and homes. In total, Awards were voted by the readers of the
online pickup services. Hy-Vee expects to MillerCoors will donate 50,000 cans, coming Lodi Enterprise and Poynette Press.
open two HealthMarket stores in 2018, in on 20 pallets. Each case is a 12-pack of 12-
the Kansas City and Madison, Wisconsin, ounce water cans. “MillerCoors prioritizes SpartanNash Donations
markets next year, with the potential for 50 the safety and well-being of the communities
to 60 locations in the future, according to a where we operate,” said Karina Diehl, SpartanNash Foundation recently donated
report by the Des Moines Register. MillerCoors senior director for national $10,500 to the Special Olympics
community affairs. “During a time of crisis, Wisconsin when it hosted its second of
access to water is essential.” four company-wide scan campaigns in May
of 2018 which allowed customers to donate
$1, $5, or $10. The three stores in
Hudson, River Falls and New Richmond
were able to raise $10,500 for the
Foundation. Another substantial donation
came from the Foundation’s scan campaign
to support military heroes and their
families, which was its most successful
companywide retail fundraising effort to
date. A whopping $310,000 was raised on
behalf of Operation Homefront and Honor
and Remember! Operation Homefront’s
mission is to build strong, stable, and
secure military families so they can
thrive— not simply struggle to get by—in
the communities they have worked so hard
to protect. Congratulations to SpartanNash
Foundation on these successful fundraisers
for these honorable causes.

Congrats

Congratulation’s
to Dick’s Fresh
Market Crew at
Amery who
recently received the Master Marketer
Award for Tier 1 at the National Supervalu
Expo. Master Marketer Awards are
presented to the top marketing teams
across the nation in three different Tier
groupings; from promotions and sales to
community involvement.

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Hot Diggity Dog!

Albrecht’s Delafield Market partnered again RETIREMENT Thank You!!!
with Jones Dairy Farm to raise donations
for Waukesha County Sheriff K-9 Unit. After more than 55 years in the grocery business,
On Saturday, July 22nd, Waukesha County Dennis Kramer has retired. Dennis and his wife,
Sheriff Deputy conducted canine Beverly, have owned Kramer’s County Market in
demonstrations along with an appearance Abbotsford since 1971. The store was originally
of a K-9 Unit. In early July, the store sold purchased by his parents, Howard and Vivian,
PAWS for customers to make a donation when they sold their farm in 1960 to move to
with their grocery bill and the total funds Abbotsford to buy a “troubled IGA store”. The store began as
raised this year was a new record! “Once a small 5,000 sq. ft. store, and under Dennis’ leadership it has grown to
again, our generous customers supported this worthy cause with a beautiful 40,000 sq. ft. store. Dennis & Beverly have been extremely
over $7500 in donations!” said Kerry Jeanpierre, Sentry owner. involved in the Abbotsford community. Dennis also served as a member
“We appreciate the support the Waukesha County Sheriff provides on the WGA Board of Directors and in 2011, was bestowed the WGA’s
to our community and are very happy with this year’s successful Highest Honor with the Grocer of the Year Award. Dennis has said that
results!!” Pictured in photo from left to right, Kerry Jeanpierre, his employees were his most important asset, and in true form Dennis
Sentry Owner; Eric Severson, Waukesha County Sheriff; Michelle recently celebrated his retirement also hosting an employee appreciation
Harrington, Sentry Owner. celebration where he and Bev spoke with every employee. Dave Hediger,
the Store Director and future owner said that Dennis and Bev will leave
First Place French Onion Dip some very big shoes to fill as they showed such class and appreciation for
all of their employees over the years. Congratulations on your retirement
Congratulations to Westby Dennis and Beverly and thank you for all you have done for WGA and
Brand on being awarded the grocery industry!
first place for their French
Onion Dip by the Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotions Board. Welcome!
The award was presented on Thursday, August 9th during the Blue
Ribbon Dairy Products Auction. The auction raises funds for
student scholarships and dairy promotions. Westby Plant Manager
Ryan O’Donnell commented on the award stating “We’re very
proud to accept this award on behalf of the family dairy farm
member-owners of Westby Cooperative Creamery. As one of the
oldest dairy cooperatives in the state of Wisconsin, an award from
our own State Fair is especially gratifying. The quality of Westby
brand dairy food products begins with the highest-quality milk from
our local family dairy farms.” Westby has been operating for 115
years and is unique based upon being one of the few dairy
cooperatives in North America to accept two types of milk.

Grand Opening & 30 Year Celebration!!

Fox Brothers Upper 90 Energy is WGA’s newest Allied Member!!
Piggly Wiggly
recently held their Their focus is implementing high-quality energy
Grand Opening efficiency solutions that are considered “low-
of the new Port hanging fruit”. They co-author solutions WITH
Washington store clients and present “a-la-carte” options to best
on Wednesday, complement one’s business model. Energy
August 22nd, in conjunction with efficiency projects with a payback-focused
their 30th Anniversary Sale. There approach is their key to success. Upper 90 Energy self-performs LED
were sampling stations throughout the store; the Famous Racing lighting upgrades and design the solution in a progressive fashion,
Sausages and Brewer’s All-Star Relief Pitch Jeremy Jeffries were beginning with simple lamp-for-lamp replacements, to ballast and fixture
available to sign autographs and there were 30 prize giveaways as retro-fits, to new fixtures with control strategies including daylighting,
part of the Celebration. Prizes included a 2019 Ford Mustang; occupancy sensors, dimmers, etc. This process allows clients to see how
Seven 55" Ultra HD Smart TV’s; Apple IPads; Apple Watch’s and each increment changes the overall payback. Upper 90 Energy exhibited
$30 Piggly Wiggly Gift Cards. at the WGA’s Innovation Expo last year and is planning to participate
again this year! Learn more about Upper 90 Energy by calling Mario
Millonzi at (608) 504-6090 or visit upper90energy.com.

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PROFESSIONAL CARDS

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WGA Education and Scholarship
DayA Join us for a Day in the Field on Wednesday, December 5, at
Milford Hills Hunt Club, Lake Mills, Wisconsin. Activities include trap Foundation.
in the shoot flurry and lunch and, in the afternoon, we divide up into teams
and hunt for pheasant and chukars. Bring your hunting dog! Wisconsin Grocers Association

Education and
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FOUNDATION

For more information please contact

Dave Kotwitz, WGA Education & Scholarship Foundation, (608) 931-9278 or [email protected] or Sarah Decorah, WGA, [email protected].

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