TICA 2024 Leadership


Who are the leaders behind TICA? They are the individuals who are committed to elevating our industry and attracting new members to one of the strongest regional, national, and international associations of ice cream leaders in the world. They are committed to highlighting all aspects of the industry such as mobile vending, direct store delivery, ice cream manufacturing, and ice cream brokering. These are the people who wake up every day with the goal of improving our industry through the exchange of best practices, targeted training, special events, expanded resources, strengthened networking through social opportunities, and much more.

Executive Committee

 President
Mike Gardner, Rich's Ice Cream

President-Elect
Marc Santini, Yumi Ice Cream

Secretary/Treasurer
Luconda Dager, Velvet Ice Cream

Industry Liaison
Melissa Leung, TransCold Distribution


 

Immediate Past President
Bruce Ginsberg, New England Ice Cream

 

 

Distributor Division Directors

Darrell Roberts, Yumi Ice Cream Co. (Lead)

Max Ginsberg, New England Ice Cream Corp.

Steve Heckathorn, Cold Front Distribution

Daniel Morales, Big Boy Ice Cream/Big Boy Concessions

Suhail Rifaie, Sweetheart Ice Cream

 

Manufacturer Division Directors

Randy Martin, Wells Enterprises, Inc. (Lead)

Rebecca Dawson, Tropicale Foods

 Scott Nance, Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream

Rich Oloffson, Mars Ice Cream

 

Dharmesh Vadchhedia, Unilever

Service Provider Division Directors

Scott Hoff, MRV Marketing (Lead)

Eduardo Navarro, Great Dane

Joe Parrino, Excellence Industries

 


Marketing Committee Directors

Jonathan Touhill, IntegraSys (Lead)

Jaime Miller, Wonder Ice Cream

Melodi Cardenas, Blue Bonnet Ice Cream

 


Honorary Directors

Steve Feldman

Jay Schwartz

Eric Walsh

 


TICA Headquarters

Amanda Bolinsky, Executive Director

Lindsey Strange, Associate Director


View a list of past presidents.