Committee Members

Chuck Castle
Tap Packaging
ccastle@tap-usa.com
Tel.: 678-427-8846

Elizabeth Clair
National Confectionery Sales Manager
Barry Callebaut
600 W Chicago Ave #860
Chicago, IL 60654
elizabeth_clair@barry-callebaut.com
Tel.: 312.859.7049

Elizabeth Clair is national confectionery sales manager for Barry Callebaut, the world’s largest chocolate and cocoa company.

A strong supporter of career-focused education, she serves on the boards of NCA's The Confectionery Foundation and the American Association of Candy Technologists, as well as the Curriculum Advisory Board of The French Pastry School in Chicago. She is a member of the inaugural class (2016) of the YPN's Future Leadership Program and a committee member for Western Candy Conference. She earned a master’s degree in communications with an emphasis on digital journalism and a bachelor’s degree in history, both from Stanford University.

Bill Copeland
President
Rare Cacao, LLC.
12437 East 60th Street
Tulsa, OK, 74146
Tel: 918.629.6084
bcopeland@calvertco.com
www.aspecialtybox.com

Robert Dono
ECC Controls Systems Inc.
Tel: + 1 609 587 4879
Robert@ECC-IL.com

Scott Funk
Senior Sales Executive – Midwest
The Blommer Chocolate Co.
4277 West Shore Court
Westerville, Ohio, 43082
Tel: 216.533.6711 (cell)
sfunk@blommer.com
www.blommer.com

Scott Funk graduated from the Franklin University School of Public Administration.In August 1987, he joined Blommer Chocolate Company as their territory sales representative after working for five years with Sherwin Williams Co. in retail management and commercial sales units.  He is currently responsible for the Midwest sales effort at Blommer Chocolate, acting as senior sales executive serving the confectionery, baking and dairy industries. He is an active member of the NCA, PMCA, RCI, BCMA and IFT associations.

Tim Galloway
Chairman & CEO
The Galloway Co.
601 S. Commercial St.,
Neenah WI 54956
Tel: 920-886-2303
TimGalloway@GallowayCompany.com

Jim Greenberg
Co-President
Union Confectionery Machinery Co.
500 Mamaroneck Avenue #320
Harrison, NY 10528
Tel: 718.585.0200 ext. 116
Cell: 203.913.9656
jim@unionmachinery.com
www.unionmachinery.com

Jim Greenberg, co-president of Union Confectionery Machinery Company, is responsible for worldwide confectionery machinery sales for his fourth-generation family-owned firm established in 1912. He is an active member of the National Confectioners Association (NCA), Retail Confectioners International (RCI), Pennsylvania Chocolate Manufacturers Association (PMCA), American Association of Candy Technologists (AACT) and The Candy Executives Club of New York. Greenberg has been a member of The Kettle Committee since 2000 and is a past chairman, vice chairman and committee secretary.

Cody Heinz
Bell Flavors & Fragrances
847-778-3010
pcheinz@BELLFF.com

AJ Khoury
Capol
Tel: 312-405-2547
khoury@capol-llc.com

Kathy Koszuta
Packaging Graphics & Tradeshow Specialist 
Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate North America
12500 W Carmen Ave / Milwaukee WI 53225 414-358-5732
kathy_koszuta@cargill.com

Kathy Koszuta started her career in 1988 with Ambrosia Chocolate. Throughout the subsequent changes in ownership through acquisition —first by ADM Cocoa in 1997 and then Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate in 2015 — she has held various positions, all within various marketing groups. Her current role is packaging graphics and tradeshow specialist. Koszuta is a past member of the RCI Associate Advisory Board.

Denise Lansing
Account Sales Manager
Clasen Quality Chocolate
5126 West Terrace Drive
Madison, WI 
denise.lansing@cqc.com

A University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse graduate with Bachelor of Science degrees in chemistry and math as well as a minor in philosophy, Lansing started her career at Milwaukee-based Ambrosia Chocolate (WR Grace) in the research and development department in 1990. Through 2007, Lansing had the opportunity to work with chocolate, confections and cocoa powders. 

She eventually transitioned into a territory manager position, working with a sales manager to develop and grow the territory with select customers. Lansing then became a regional sales manager, working for ADM Cocoa, which purchased Ambrosia Chocolate in 1996, adding Mercken’s Chocolate, DeZaan and ED&F Mann Cocoa powder to the portfolio. During this period, she developed a hybrid role back into technical as a means of developing and growing key accounts.

In 2007, she joined Barry Callebaut to handle National Key Accounts. Lansing switched careers in 2009, opting for the classroom to teach math and chemistry for five years. She returned to ADM COCOA in 2014 in the RCI Account Manager role for Mercken’s Chocolate products When Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate North America purchased ADM COCOA in 2015, Lansing took on the role of Senior Account Manager. Lansing joined Clasen Quality Chocolate in 2017 as Senior Account Sales Manager.

Patrick Murnane
Executive Vice President
Murnane Cos.

With his older brother, Frank Jr., Patrick Murnane serves as a member of the third generation of the family-owned and run Murnane Companies. Murnane Packaging Corp. is primarily a converter/manufacturer of paperboard “U” boards, layers, folding cartons, and other packaging. It traces its roots to the original business charter of Joseph H. Murnane in 1919.

Murnane Specialties, Inc. was started by Frank and Patrick on January 1988, primarily serving the confectionery and bakery industries as manufacturer of decorative/protective cushion pads, among other converted paper applications. Patrick is a past chairman (and current board member) of the NCA Equipment/Ingredient/Supply Council and was recipient of the 2016 NCA Supplier of the Year award. He was inducted into the Candy Hall of Fame in 2016.

Roderick Oringer
V.P. –Sales & Marketing
Rice & Co.
11500 Roosevelt Blvd.
Building D
Philadelphia, PA 19116-3080
215.673.7423
roringer@iriceco.com
www.concordfoods.com

Rod Oringer has been in the confectionery/frozen dessert ingredient manufacturing industry since 1978 when he went to work for the family business, Oringer Manufacturing Co. Inc. In doing so, he worked in all aspects of the business from production, purchasing and traffic to sales and finance.

In 1985, Oringer purchased the family business and ran it until 1989 when Concord Foods, Inc. acquired the business. He continues to work for the company and is currently the national sales and marketing manager of the Oringer division of Concord Foods, Inc.

Oringer graduated from Northeastern University in Boston, Mass. in 1980 with a B.S. in criminal justice. He and his wife Laurie reside in Weymouth, Mass., and have three children: Nichole, 26; Roderick Jr.,15; and Austin, 14. They are also blessed with a two-year-old grandson, Scott Joseph.

Tessa Porter
President
Sprinkk

Tessa is the President and Owner of Sprinkk, a Nebraska based start-up focusing on confectionery process design and small scale manufacturing. Sprinkk opened in 2019 to create opportunity and reduce manufacturing hurdles for both new products and new businesses.

Tessa joined the industry while developing a honey taffy line in college and developed her career at Ferrara Candy Company from R&D scientist to Head of Innovation and Technology. Tessa serves on the Board of Directors for NCA’s The Confectionery Foundation, is a 2019 NCA Future Leader, and active on the American Association of Candy Technologists Education Committee. She has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in food science respectively from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an MBA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Matthew Rubenstein
Billie Ann Plastics
516-860-4596
mrubinstein@billieannplastics.com