American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), McLean, Va.
Kaitlyn Palatucci joined as vice president of conferences. Palatucci most recently served as manager of meetings and expositions for the National Apartment Association, and previously worked for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation as the senior coordinator of medical meetings. Emma Gregory was named manager of nutrition and regulatory affairs. Most recently, she worked at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital as a dietetic intern. Gregory’s nutrition background will strengthen AFFI’s efforts to engage consumers, key opinion leaders and public policy makers in support of the frozen food and beverage category. In addition, Ron Davis was promoted to manager of communications and government affairs. Davis joined AFFI in October 2013 as the coordinator of communications and government affairs. He previously worked at the Alliance for American Manufacturing and Cliffs Natural Resources.