FISMC Leadership Summit
FISMC Luncheon featuring a distinguished panel : Ryan Adams, CEO & President Gelson's, Kendra Doyel, Division President Food 4 Less, Ron Fong, CEO & President CGA, and Richard Wardwell, CEO & President of Superior Grocers. Emcee was Joe Perez from Waste Stream Solutions.
Location: the Reef in Long Beach, August 26, 2025

Daniel Cerna, Jorge Levi, Eggs Unlimited

Richard Gilmore, Ryan Adams, Gelson's

Rhonda Tagge, Olive Crest; Victoria Corbin, City of Hope; Karen Caplan, Executive Coaching

Darl Williams, Jennifer Diaz, Niagara

Darl Williams, Jennifer Diaz, Herbert Benjamin, Niagara Water

Joe Perez, Waste Stream Solutions; Kendra Doyel, Food 4 Less

Leadership Panel: Ryan Adams, Richard Wardwell, Kendra Doyel and Emcee Joe Perez. Ron Fongs plane was delayed.

Bob Reeves, Shelby Report with long time friend Joe Early, Crossmark.

Rhonda Tagge, Olive Crest with Victoria Corbin, City of Hope

Mickie Villanueva, MSV Consulting; Molly Bracken, Bracken's Kitchen

Michael Aquilina FISMC President, The JM Smuckers Co.

Joe Perez, Emcee; Panel: Ryan Adams, Kendra Doyel, Ron Fong, Richard Wardwell.



Ron Fong, CEO CGA

Richard Wardwell,





Ryan Adams, CEO President Gelson/s


Kendra Doyel, President Food 4 Less


Outside patio at the Reef in Long Beach

Matt Hinz, Chairman of Lunch Committee, Vilore Foods

Janey Excobedo, auctioned off a free FISMC membership.