Independent Operator Committee

To evaluate FMI's activities and to make recommendations on programming and services uniquely applicable to independents. The Committee monitors industry trends, including technological advances, competitive challenges and consumer needs, for the purpose of identifying key issues of opportunity and concern for smaller operators.

Mr. John Najjar photo

    

Mr. John Najjar
(Chair)
Seaside Market, Inc.     
Cardiff by the Sea, CA

Ms. Lauri Youngquist photo

    

Ms. Lauri Youngquist
(Past Chair)
Knowlan's Super Markets, Inc.     
Vadnais Heights, MN

Mr. John Alston photo

    

Mr. John Alston
Brookshire Brothers, Inc.     
Lufkin, TX

Mr. Robert W. Baesler photo

    

Mr. Robert W. Baesler
Baesler's Market     
Terre Haute, IN

Mr. John Bagan photo

    

Mr. John Bagan
Gelson's Markets     
Santa Fe Springs, CA

Mr. David Ball photo

    

Mr. David Ball
Ball's Price Chopper/Hen House Markets     
Kansas City, KS

Mr. Brad W. Brookshire photo

    

Mr. Brad W. Brookshire
Brookshire Grocery Company     
Tyler, TX

Mr. Chris Coborn photo

    

Mr. Chris Coborn
Coborn's, Inc.     
St. Cloud, MN

Mr. Joseph S. Colalillo photo

    

Mr. Joseph S. Colalillo
Chair
ShopRite of Hunterdon County, Inc.     
Flemington, NJ

Mr. Timothy M. Devanney photo

    

Mr. Timothy M. Devanney
Highland Park Market, Inc.     
Manchester, CT

Mr. Rudy Dory photo

    

Mr. Rudy Dory
Newport Avenue Market/Rudy’s Markets Inc.     
Bend, OR

Mr. Greg Edenfield photo

    

Mr. Greg Edenfield
Wayfield Foods, Inc.     
Lithia Springs, GA

Mr. Louis Fisher photo

    

Mr. Louis Fisher
Main Street Supermarket Corp.    
Millville, NJ

Mr. Don Fitzgerald photo

    

Mr. Don Fitzgerald
Dom's Kitchen and Market     
Chicago, IL

Mr. Oscar Gonzalez photo

    

Mr. Oscar Gonzalez
Northgate Gonzalez Market     
Anaheim, CA

Mr. Greg Gregerson photo

    

Mr. Greg Gregerson
Gregerson's Foods, Inc.    
Gadsden, AL

Mr. Thomas Heinen photo

    

Mr. Thomas Heinen
Heinen's Grocery Stores     
Cleveland, OH

Mr. Omar G. Jorge Peña photo

    

Mr. Omar G. Jorge Peña
Compare Foods Supermarkets     
Charlotte, NC, North Carolina

Mr. Noah Katz photo

    

Mr. Noah Katz
PSK Supermarkets     
Mount Vernon, NY

Mr. Russell T. Lund III photo

    

Mr. Russell T. Lund III
Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys)     
Edina, MN

Mr. Norman C. Mayne photo

    

Mr. Norman C. Mayne
Dorothy Lane Market, Inc.     
Dayton, OH

Mr. Sean McMenamin photo

    

Mr. Sean McMenamin
ShopRite McMenamin    
Philadelphia, PA

Mr. Michael Needler Jr. photo

    

Mr. Michael Needler Jr.
Fresh Encounter, Inc.     
Findlay, OH

Mr. Arthur Potash photo

    

Mr. Arthur Potash
Potash Markets     
Chicago, IL

Mr. Patrick Raybould photo

    

Mr. Patrick Raybould
B&R Stores, Inc.     
Lincoln, NE

Mr. Richard L. Riesbeck photo

    

Mr. Richard L. Riesbeck
Riesbeck Food Markets, Inc.     
St. Clairsville, OH

Mr. Jack Shakoor photo

    

Mr. Jack Shakoor
Jack's Super Foodtown     
Caldwell, NJ

Mr. Mark Skogen photo

    

Mr. Mark Skogen
Festival Foods     
Onalaska, WI

Mr. Neil Stern photo

    

Mr. Neil Stern
Good Food Holdings, LLC     
Carson, CA

Mr. Mike Stone photo

    

Mr. Mike Stone
Mollie Stone's Markets     
Mill Valley, CA

Mr. Rick Wright photo

    

Mr. Rick Wright
Market of Choice, Inc.     
Eugene, OR

Ms. Dagmar T. Farr photo

    

Ms. Dagmar T. Farr
(Staff Lead)
FMI     
Arlington, VA