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Executive Leadership Development Committee - ELDC

                          

“ELDC is an investment in the future of the baking industry!”
  - ABA Chairman Chip Klosterman
                 President, Klosterman Baking Co.
 

ELDC Leadership
   
  ELDC Co-Chair
John Coyne
Pepperidge Farm, Inc.		 ELDC Co-Chair
Joe Marx
D. Thomas & Associates		 Program Co- Chair
Miles Dennis
Flowers Foods 		Program Co- Chair
Tim Marron
BCW Food Products     

 
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Next Event:
ELDC Planning Meeting
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Boca Raton, Florida.
(Held during ABA Convention, March 14-17)
More information coming soon!
2009 ELDC Public Policy Forum



Bradley Cain, Cain Foods, Joe Turano, Turano Baking, and Tim Cook, AMF Bakery Systems network at the 2009 ELDC meeting. 

Meeting Highlights

“This year’s ELDC Public Policy Forum was off the charts,” said ELDC Co-Chair John Coyne, Pepperidge Farm Inc. “With more than 50 ABA members in attendance; an incredibly strong program line-up featuring congressional and business leaders; face-time with policymakers during lobbying visits on Capitol Hill and ample opportunities for industry networking, the Executive Leadership Development Committee is an ABA member resource in which every company should be taking advantage,” said Mr. Coyne.  

  • Senator John Thune (R-SD) served as the keynote speaker of the ELDC & Legal Committee Joint Dinner, sponsored by BCW Food Products; he spoke about impending health care reform legislation and his path to public service.
     
  • Rep. Tom Price (R-GA-6) spoke on H.R. 3400, “Empowering Patients First Act,” a GOP alternative to House Democratic Leadership reform. 
     
  • Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX-32), Chairman, National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) spoke on the 2010 Election Cycle: Pro-Business Candidate Recruitment

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About the ELDC Committee

The Executive Leadership Development Committee (ELDC) is dedicated to developing the future leadership of the wholesale baking industry and the American Bakers Association by bringing together executives in a forum which:
  • Informs participants on industry trends
  • Encourages active participation in public policy discussions, the political process and their impact on the wholesale baking industry
  • Educates participants on the role of the American Bakers Association and its activities
  • Develops personal leadership and management skills
 If you would like to become involved in ELDC, please contact Kelly Knowles at 202-789-0300 or kknowles@americanbakers.org.

 

ELDC Contacts:

Kelly H. Knowles - ABA Staff Liaison
Director of Political Affairs
kknowles@americanbakers.org

Committee Co-Chairs

John Coyne, Pepperidge Farm, Inc.
Joe Marx, D. Thomas & Associates

Program Co-Chairs

Miles Dennis, Flowers Foods
Tim Marron, BCW Food Products

2005 ABA ELDC Public Policy Forum

The Executive Leadership Development Committee held its 2005 public policy forum in Washington, D.C. With a significant number of bakers present, it was a successful meeting that brought together the rising leaders of several baking and supply companies. 
Several interesting presentations were given at the meeting:
ABA would like to once again thank the sponsors of the 2005 ELDC Public Policy Forum: 

 


Meeting Presentations
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