2024 CFDE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Committed to the Cause
TRUDI ANN WEBSTER
Past President
Trudi -Ann has spent her entire career in the food industry. She is passionate about developing new brands and supporting local food manufacturers.
In 2020, she started her own consulting and brokerage company working with local brands getting them ready to expand throughout Canada. She has given back to the different facets of our industry by being an active volunteer with the Calgary Food Bank , and many charities in Calgary .
FRANK GALLUCCI
Vice-President and
Director of Finance
Frank has over 40 years’ experience in the food industry; most recently known as one of the owners of New Age Marketing that became the pioneer broker in the natural and organic food industry Canada. In 2019, New Age merged with Indigo Natural Products and Frank decided to devote more time developing new markets and products to reduce single use plastic in the logistics field.
JEFF SHEVCHUK
Director of Santa Cause
Past President
With over 35 years experience in the CPG business, Jeff has been involved with the CFDE since the last 90’s.
He has held various positions including Director of Golf, Director of Curling & his crowing joy-President from 2008 to 2010.
He currently manages National accounts for Bee Maid Honey Limited as their Senior Business Development manager.
Mandi Zolkowski
Director at Large
Mandi started in retail working with a natural products store at the age of 19. Now with almost 20 years of experience working at retail, with a natural product brokerage, distributor, brand, and the last 7 years running her own brokerage company, Blume Natural Sales and Marketing; she developed valuable skills in many areas of the industry. Mandi is very passional about the industry and is a consumer herself of the products, and loves to help grow brands in the CPG space that gives consumers better for you options!
