Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Randy Dennin
Chairman

Since retiring as the Vice President of Dietary Supplement business development for Capsugel, Randy Dennin has remained active in the industry as a consultant, championing initiatives which help provide more products to consumers around the world.

John Gay
President

Gay was most recently senior vice president, government affairs and public policy, for the National Restaurant Association. While there, he was responsible for establishing and leading industry coalitions dealing with a range of issues, including the adoption of a national standard for nutrition information on restaurant menus. He was also responsible for the association's political and fundraising programs, and oversaw one of the largest political action committees in the country.

Frank Lampe
Vice President

Frank Lampe is the executive vice president of InnoVision Health Media, which publishes Natural Solutions: Vibrant Health, Balanced Living magazine as well as three peer-reviewed medical journals and a series of consumer health books.

Derek Hall
Treasurer

Current CEO of Qivana, Derek Hall's career has been focused on growing sales revenues and profitability for a variety of industry leaders. He has served as President and CEO for Nature’s Way, Botanicals International, Integrative Therapeutics, Unigen USA and Univera. In addition, he served as Vice-President and CEO of ECONET, Inc.

Suzanne Shelton
Secretary

Suzanne Shelton, founder of The Shelton Group PR in Chicago, has spent her entire career promoting and educating people about better alternatives to mainstream products.

Directors

Jon Benninger

Jon Benninger is the director of business development at Virgo Publishing, with responsibility for industry outreach and new business development. He has been involved in the creation and development of Natural Products Insider magazine, SupplySide – Inside Cosmeceuticals magazine, the SupplySide trade shows, and the Focus on the Future conference. He also formerly served as president of DSEA, which is became part of the Natural Products Foundation in 2008.

Steve Brown

President and CEO of Nexgen Pharma, Steve Brown has been with Nexgen since 1971. With extensive experience in all phases of pharmaceutical operations and manufacturing, Mr. Brown has been very active in industry associations, and has held office with the Natural Products Association (NPA). He has also been a strong industry supporter of the Specialty Pharmaceutical Association and the Generic Pharmaceutical Association.

Fred Linder

President of New Hope Natural Media, a division of Penton Media, Fred Linder is responsible for all aspects of New Hope's Business. Linder has also served on the boards of the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance, The Coalition to Preserve DSHEA, and Bastyr University.

Jim Roza

The Director of Product Development for Reliance Vitamin Company, Jim Roza is a certified nutritionist with twenty-five years experience in the natural products supplement industry. He has served as a US delegate on several Codex committees and chaired the AOAC task force on dietary supplements.

Curt Valva

Curt Valva is the General Manager of Aubrey Organics, a leader in all-natural personal care products. Mr. Valva graduated from Hofstra University in New York and holds a BBA in Marketing and an MBA in Finance from the Zarb School of Business. Mr. Valva is also involved with IFOAM and BDIH to advise on the possibility of global harmonization of organic standards for personal care products.