Active Advisory Board Members
Julianne Wood Rethwill, M.S., Chair
Retired Director, New Business Development
Johnson & Johnson family of companies
juliannewrethwill@att.net
Julianne is an OSU Food Science alumni and recipient of the OSU 2020 Alumni Fellow award representing the College of Agricultural Sciences. She is retired from a 30-year career in research, new business development and international marketing with consumer, prescription and industrial product companies.
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Jade Aguilar
Director of Research Equity, ECONorthwest
aguilar@econw.com
Dr. Jade Aguilar is a practitioner-scholar with a deep understanding of institutional and systemic factors that create and promote social inequities.
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Scott Butler
Consultant and Coach to the Food Industry
sdbutler@gmail.com
Scott Butler is an experienced executive with a demonstrated history in the food & beverage industry.
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Sarah Beaubien
Sustainability Impact, Clif Bar
sarahbeaubien@gmail.com
An avid skier, snowboarder, mountain biker, rafter, and life adventurer, Sarah has grown up in the outdoors. She also enjoys exploring the local Oregon food scene, cooking, pickleball, traveling, and spending time with her family.
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Emily Darchuk
CEO and Founder, Wheyward Spirits
emily@wheywardspirit.com
Wheyward Spirit brings the natural food ethos into the spirit category delivering a truly innovative spirit where consumers can taste a difference and make a difference. Balancing her roles as both a scientist and consumer, Emily perfected her signature spirit and line extensions through years of work, carefully crafting the recipe while she mastered the distillation process hands-on, producing a first of its kind farm-to-flask specialty spirit.
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David Gremmels
Founder, Rogue Creamery
Founder, CHURN
dlgremmels@rrmail.com
David Gremmels is the Founder of Rogue Creamery, an artisan cheese company that produces the blue and cheddar cheese. He is a leader in promoting and supporting American cheese and specialty foods, sustainable, regenerative, and organic agriculture.
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Dave Lundahl, Ph.D.
Founder, InsightsNow, Inc.
dave.lundahl@insightsnow.com
Dr. Lundahl founded InsightsNow, Inc. in 2003, with a vision and passion for integrating sensory and behavioral science to deepen consumer insights.
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Martin McClanan
CEO, Executive Advisor, & Venture Investor in DTC, Retail, Food, Wine & Regenerative Companies
martin@mcclanan.com
Martin McClanan is an active figure in the Oregon food and beverage entrepreneurial community, known for leadership and mentorship
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Kurt McKnight
Co-owner, Ever Fresh Fruit Company
Kurt@everfreshfruit.com
Kurt and his sister LeAnn Miller are second-generation owners of Ever Fresh Fruit Company, proudly known as the top research and development/manufacturing company in the dairy and bakery industry.
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Paul Meade
Chief Financial Officer, Columbia Distributing
paul.meade@coldist.com
As Columbia Distributing's CFO, Paul leads finance and business service divisions for one of the nation's largest distributors of beer, cider and non-alcoholic beverages.
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Craig Ostbo
Founder and CEO, Oh! Strategic Branding
Craig@ohstrategicbranding.com
As Founder and CEO of located in Portland, Oregon, Craig has provided strategic direction for numerous consumer product brands, including: Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods, Kettle Chips, Kroger’s Naturally Preferred brand, Franz Bakery, Beaverton Foods, Rogue Creamery, and Smucker Natural Foods to name a few.
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Joth Ricci
FST Board Member
Joth Ricci is an alum of the OSU College of Education ('91), a past president of the OSU Alumni Association board and was recently honored in 2023 as an Alumni Fellow.
Gary Roth
Executive Director, Oregon Potato Commission
gary@oregonspuds.com
Gary Roth is Executive Director of the Oregon Potato Commission, an agricultural commodity commission formed in 1949 to represent the potato industry in educational, trade development, research, legislative affairs, and public relations initiatives.
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Chris Sarles
President/CEO, Oregon Fruit Products
Chris.sarles64@gmail.com
Chris Sarles retired as CEO of Oregon Fruit Products in 2022 after 8 years of successfully growing and repositioning the 88-year-old company. Prior to Oregon Fruit Products Chris spent 25 years in the alcohol beverage industry.
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Grant Schoenhard, Ph.D.
Consultant
gschoenhar@aol.com
Dr. Schoenhard is an OSU Food Science and Technology alumni and recipient of the 2019 CAS Distinguished Alumni Luminary Award. His expansive career includes academia, industry, and currently as a professional consultant.
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Larry Sidor
Founder, Master Brewer, CEO, Crux Fermentation Project
larry@cruxfermentation.com
Larry is an OSU Food Science alumni. He has extensive experience in the brewing industry where he has brewed and manufactured millions of barrels of beer during his career, and is currently crafting small batch unique beers at Crux Fermentation Project.
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Sam Tannahill
Founder and Wine Grower, A to Z Wineworks
Sam@atozwineworks.com
Sam currently serves on the Oregon Business Council and is co-chair/co-founder of the Oregon Food and Beverage Leadership Council. His winery, A to Z Wineworks, leads sustainability in the wine industry and became one of the few LIVE certified wineries in the world.
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Dan Voit
CEO Blentech Corporation
dvoit@blentech.com
Daniel Voit is a technical and business leader with demonstrated results and more than 25 years of experience in the leadership of engineering and manufacturing for innovative food processing technologies.
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Communicating Advisory Board Members
Paul Arbuthnot
Retired President, Sunshine Dairy Foods
pga9@comcast.net
In partnership with OSU dairy foods extension, Paul and Sandy Arbuthnot established the Arbuthnot Dairy Center at OSU. Paul has been an unfailing supporter of FST students.
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Rebecca Field
Consultant
sailingfield@gmail.com
Rebecca is an OSU Business Administration graduate ('90) who recently returned to Oregon after a 27 year career in the Wireless and Food & Beverage industry.
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Pete Kent
Retired, Executive Director, Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council (ODNC)
petekent56@gmail.com
Pete leads a team of professionals to increase domestic and international sales and positive visibility for Oregon's dairy industry, on behalf of the state's dairy farm families.
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