Thanks for a Successful Online 2020 Event!
2021 Dates & Location Coming Soon
Flavors and Fragrances Conference is the leading North American event exploring opportunities in the growing flavors and fragrances industries. This event focuses on idea-sharing and connection, providing professionals and innovators the opportunity to collaborate and discuss solutions to challenges. Attendees become market experts while speakers discuss the hottest trends in both flavors and fragrances, and tackle topics that affect both sectors, such as sustainability, consumer demands, transparency, ecommerce, and more.
Attendees at the 2020 event had the opportunity to:
Alyson King is a passionate, innovative, solution focused sales manager with an exceptional knowledge of the fragrance market.
Alyson received a bachelor’s degree in business from St. Thomas Aquinas College and has excelled in numerous roles in sales & marketing. She started her career in the fragrance industry in marketing for Takasago, then moved into sales at Ungerer & Company, and continued her sales career at Flavor & Fragrance Specialties as an Account Executive before she joined Croda in 2011. Alyson joined Croda as an Account Manager then promoted to Key Account Manager before taking the role of Manager Strategic Accounts. Her sales achievements and leadership skills have been recognized numerous times at Croda. Most recently, Alyson was promoted to Sales Manager where she is responsible for developing strategy and market growth of Croda’s Home Care business in North America.
Danielle Botelho, PhD is responsible for the RIFM safety assessment process and leading her team to build universal acceptance and trust in the safe use of fragrance materials through applied science and research. She received her PhD in Toxicology from Rutgers University. She has over 12 years of research experience specializing in nanotoxicology and pulmonary studies relating to molecular and physiological endpoints. She is passionate about communicating science and safety to a global audience.
Amanda has more than a decade of market research experience spanning healthcare, travel, hospitality, food, and foodservice. In her current role as Associate Director of Foodservice Research she manages content for Mintel's foodservice Reports and Menu Insights. Amanda also authors Mintel’s annual Flavor & Ingredient Trends and Foodservice Trends.
Prior to joining Mintel, she worked at Edelman executing market research projects that fueled food, drink and foodservice PR campaigns using a variety of qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
Amanda’s expert insights have appeared in top outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and leading trade publications. She is a frequent speaker at industry events including those hosted by the Culinary Institute of America, National Restaurant Association, Research Chefs Association and more.
Amanda’s passion for foodservice extends to her freelance writing for national publications as well as her personal restaurant review blog and popular Instagram account, @amandatopper.
Amanda holds a B.A. in Psychology, Sociology, and Business from Indiana University, and a Certificate in Principles of Marketing Research from the University of Georgia.
Jill Costa has been with Lebermuth for the last four years as a Chief Perfumer. Prior to this, Jill practiced perfumery at fragrance houses in the U.S., Mexico, and the Netherlands with successes in Household, Air Care, and Personal Care product segments. She has also worked in Product Development in Consumer Product companies in both the Laundry and Air Care areas. She holds a PhD in Chemistry from The Ohio State University.
Olivia Carlize joined Orchidia Fragrances, a division of Flavorchem, in 2018. As Marketing Manager, she derives insights from consumer and market data and works with perfumers to create fragrances that reflect the latest trends for a range of products, including air care and beauty. She is especially interested in helping brands make informed decisions when incorporating natural fragrance ingredients into products. Olivia’s passion for the sensory field took off while studying visual perception at the University of Pennsylvania.
Rebecca Shurhay is the Marketing Analyst at Flavorchem, a global company specializing in the creation and manufacturing of flavor and color solutions. Shurhay conducts market research and works with flavorists to help food and beverage brands innovate and create new product concepts based on the latest trends. Shurhay authors a monthly column focusing on the hottest topics in the industry and has a personal interest in meal prepping and health and wellness. Shurhay earned her bachelor’s degree in Advertising from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Jack Corley is Chief Sales Officer of Custom Essence Inc. and serves as President of Custom Essence Inc.'s Natural Fragrances Division. He is also a member of the Custom Essence, Inc. Senior Advisory Committee. Mr. Corley has 37 years’ experience in the Fragrance and Flavor Industry. Prior to joining Custom Essence in July 2014, Mr. Corley was Vice-President and Director of Sales and Marketing for Symrise, managing the PureScent (Trilogy Fragrances) division and brand. Mr. Corley also spent 21 years with International Flavors and Fragrances.
Mr. Corley has been retained by some of the largest Fragrance and Flavor Companies in the world, advising them on natural and organic product/market development, natural and organic ingredient sourcing and natural/organic product formulation, labeling and regulatory issues.
He has written numerous articles related to personal care subjects over the years and is a featured speaker at Fragrance and Personal Care events and seminars as well. In addition, he was a founding member of the Natural Product Association Personal Care and Home Care Standards Committees; and remains a Joint Committee member of the NSF-305 task force. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Center for Vocational Rehabilitation.
He is as an Adjunct Professor of Business at Monmouth University, in West Long Branch, NJ for the past 14 years.
Mr. Corley holds both a BBA and an MBA from Baruch College.
Joined P&G in the UK in 1991 after completing my MA in Chemistry at the University of Oxford. Spent several years in Laundry Product Development in Europe before training to become a perfumer. I have spent the last 20 years creating fragrances for P&G products across the world. For the last 5 years I have also led P&G's perfume raw material innovation program.
From chairing committees at the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association to presenting before a host of professional organizations, Kathleen Crossman is a trusted authority on regulatory matters in the flavor industry. She has more than 25 years of relevant experience and currently leads FONA’s formidable regulatory team. She and her team work to provide customers with accurate information and solutions that help mitigate risk and keep their products and customers safe.
Kathleen currently chairs FEMA’s Regulatory Affairs Committee and has led and participated in many initiatives, such as a supply chain task force, intellectual property webinars and served as Flavor Labeling Committee Chair. She has shared her knowledge through presentations to ABA, SFC and GMA and has taught several short courses for IFT.
Before joining FONA in 2013, Kathleen was the Head of Global Policy & Process Management for Givaudan in Cincinnati, OH, where she worked to maximize regulatory efficiency and mitigate risk. She also developed training programs and audit plans that ensured ongoing organizational compliance.
Kathleen was the company’s Head of North American Regulatory Affairs. She was involved in strategic decision-making around new regulatory issues and worked to develop data systems to support regulatory needs.
Kathleen has a B.S. in chemistry from St. Joseph University, West Hartford, CT.
Tom joined Berjé 16 years ago, entering the management trainee program, whereby he rotated through every aspect of the business from QC to production and sales, finally establishing himself with a degree in design as Berjé’s Marketing Manager. Combining his love of nature and aromas, he found the perfect blending of these passions in his current role at Berjé. Tom is at the forefront of trends in the Flavor and Fragrance markets, with a focus on ingredients across multiple applications. Tom also serves on the Beauty board of the Color Association of America (CAUS) developing future color palettes for the Beauty industry.
Tom is an avid rock climber, an adventurous cook, enjoys travel and experiencing the diverse aspects of all he encounters. He is married proudly to a doctor of internal medicine and has a four legged furry child named Loopy.
