In 2023, WBFI launched a member Awards Program recognizing the industry's best food product, feeder, smart birding product and best retailer. Voting occurs annually and is celebrated at the WBFI Annual Meeting.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Andy Impastato
Gold Crest Distributing

Dave Titterington
Wild Bird Habitat

Colton Gleason
Wildlife Sciences

Cici Du
Birdfy

COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS

Rob Gunstone
Ambassador

Erin Lenz
Central Garden & Pet

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Jim Lesch
Wild Birds Unlimited

Zach Hutchinson
Flocking Around

Andy Impastato
Gold Crest Distributing

Anthony Puddu
Armstrong Milling Co

Tiffany Howard
Global Harvest

Without these dedicated people, the WBFI meetings would be pretty ordinary. If you like to work with groups, destination planning, and the challenges of topics and speakers, this is the committee for you!

COMMITTEE CHAIR

Sarine Weingarten-Garcia
Northern Bag & Box Co.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Debbie Brummell
Armstrong Milling

Brian Little
Northern Bag & Box Co.

Jax Mann
All Star Trading

Ryan Hazel
Ambassador

Jim Lesch
Wild Birds Unlimited

This group focuses on developing strategies, assessing market viability, and addressing regulatory considerations for the international wild bird feeding industry. If you have experience in international markets, strategic planning, or regulatory affairs, the committee is seeking volunteers.

COMMITTEE CHAIR

Kacy Gehring
Mountain State Oilseed

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Craig Brummell
Armstrong Milling

Rob Gunstone
Ambassador

Andy Impastato
Gold Crest Distributing

Cici Du
Birdfy

Without you, our members, WBFI wouldn't exist. Recruiting new members and verifying membership applications is what this committee is all about. Conference calls are the norm for this group. If you believe in the WBFI and what we do, and you are talking to businesses that would make good WBFI members, this may be a good fit for you!

COMMITTEE CHAIR

Craig Brummell
Armstrong Milling

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Dave Netten
All Seasons Wild Bird Store

Jax Mann
All Star Trading

Chris Tribolet
Hawkeye Commodities

Erika Meadows
Mountain States Oilseeds

Andy Impastato
Gold Crest Distributing

The nominations committee is selected by the WBFI President ahead of each nomination cycle to elect the board of directors annually. In 2026, the group was composed of:

2026 COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Keith Harrington
Central Bag

Andrea O-Brien

R-WayAg Ltd.

Cassie Husemann
JRK Seed

Jaclyn Mann

All Star Trading

Trevor Kukowski 
ADM

This group has been formed to study and evaluate the Nyjer® market. One of the main goals will be to report on the quality of the Nyjer® based on the location it was produced. Then this group will develop an action plan and a potential response as a recommendation to the WBFI Board. 

For more information about the purpose of this group, please contact: info@wbfi.org 

COMMITTEE CHAIR

Karen Burns
COSMED Group

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Reid Barth
All Star Trading

Chris Ravsten
Mountain States Oilseeds

Prem Grover
Pravesh Exports

John Mendel
I.S.I of Baltimore

Trevor Kukowski
ADM

One of the biggest challenges to our businesses is to keep tabs on what's happening and how it will affect our business. This committee does just that. Through conference calls, these people, representing multiple membership categories, discuss the issues and events that may - or may not - affect us. If you're ready to keep tabs on what's happening, this may be a good fit for you!

COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS

Craig Brummell
Armstrong Milling

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chris Fedorchuk
Volume Freight

Dave Netten
All Seasons Wild Bird Store

Jim Lesch
Wild Birds Unlimited

Marc Audet
Orenda

Josh Stasik
ASPEN Song / Sweet Seed

Dave Demarco
Birds Choice

Jax Mann
All Star Trading

Ryan Zantingh
Armstrong Milling Co.

Kevin Michael
Sunrich

Andy Impastato
Gold Crest Distributing

COMMITTEE CHAIR

Liz Claypoole
Lebanon Seaboard

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Nathan Leckie
Phat Bird Supply

Lorri Chavez
Central Garden & Pet

Andy Impastato
Gold Crest Distributing

Cici Du
Birdfy

Through the foresight of our Board members in 2005, WBFI developed and adopted quality standards for wild bird feeders. A new version was published in 2025 with the help of the following members:

COMMITTEE CHAIR

Kevin Alferman
Goldcrest

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Heather Weber-Langvardt
Wild Birds Unlimited #023

Jeanne Mauney
WBU - Durham #332

Andy Impastato
Gold Crest Distributing

Cici Du
Birdfy

Through the foresight of our Board members in 2005, WBFI developed and adopted quality standards for wild bird feeders. A new version was published in 2025 with the help of the following members:

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Liz Claypoole
Lebanon Seaboard

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Erika Meadows
Mountain State Oilseed

TJ Collins
Global Harvest

Charlie Sayner
Cerco

There are those among us who monitor state, provincial, and federal legislative issues every day. If you are one of these people, this is the committee for you! This is the committee that is monitoring the FSMA regulations development. Conference calls are the norm for this group. Are you interested?

COMMITTEE CHAIR

Lorri Chavez
Central Avian/Kaytee

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Mat Pope
Nuts for Wildlife

Andy Impastato

Goldcrest Distributing

Scientific Industry Response (SIR) Committee responds to industry issues that require expert input and development of resources and information for members at no charge.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Randall Putz
Chirp Nature Centers

Brian Cunningham
Wild Birds Unlimited

Zach Hutchinson
Flocking Around

Matthew Young
FIRN

Coming soon!