Senior-Level Executives Karmelita Middlemiss
VP Business Insights, Central Region
Acosta Sales & Marketing Kathy Caldwell
EVP, Walmart Team Leader
Acosta Sales & Marketing Rebecca E. Steele
Chief Human Resources Officer
Acosta Sales & Marketing Teri D. Amthor
VP Sales, Bi-Lo Holdings Team
Acosta Sales & Marketing Vilma Consuegra
SVP Corporate Communications
Acosta Sales & Marketing Katie Bianchi
Chief HR Officer
Advantage Sales & Marketing Jill Griffin
President IN Marketing Services
Advantage Sales & Marketing Kim Hsieh
VP Strategy & Integration, IN Marketing Services
Advantage Sales & Marketing Margaret “Meg” Preston Levene
SVP Northeast
Advantage Sales & Marketing Valerie Bernstein
SVP Business Development, IN Marketing Services
Advantage Sales & Marketing Kristina Rota
VP Accounting & Control
Ahold USA Tara Fallon
VP Associate Engagement & Development
Ahold USA Kathy Brady
VP Merchandising, Bakery & Service Deli
Albertsons Tammy Bailey
President
Bailey’s Family Investments/Bailey’s IGA Cheryl Forehand
VP Bakery
Bi-Lo Holdings LLC Lynn Boston
VP HR & Talent Management
Bi-Lo Holdings LLC Mary Kellmanson
SVP Marketing
Bi-Lo Holdings LLC Nancy Chagares
SVP Fresh Foods
Bi-Lo Holdings LLC Amie Miller
Group VP Operations
Blackhawk Network Chrissy Vonderach
CIO
Blackhawk Network Talbott Roche
President
Blackhawk Network
Ginger McCullough
VP Training & Change Management
Brookshire Grocery Co.
Rae Champagne
VP Education & Communications
Brookshire Grocery Co.
Sheila G. Mains
Founder & CEO
Brownie Brittle
Christine Curtis
SVP Sales & Account Management
C&S Wholesale Grocers
Tracy Moore
SVP Merchandising, Marketing, Supply Chain/Trade Relations
C&S Wholesale Grocers
Stacy Pugh
Chief Customer Care Officer
Coca-Cola Refreshments
Julie Beck
GM, PromoWorks
Crossmark
Michelle Sutter
VP Retail Operations
Crossmark
Sherene Jagla
VP/Managing Director
Crossmark
Carla Cooper
President & CEO
Daymon Worldwide
Carol Reindel
VP Global Marketing & Strategy
Daymon Worldwide
Rhonda Levene
CFO, Daymon Worldwide & Chief Customer Officer
North America Private Brand
Tami Polmanteer
Chief HR Officer
Daymon Worldwide
Virginia Morris
VP Strategy & Insights
Daymon Worldwide
Cambria Jacobs
VP Marketing & Customer Service
Door to Door Organics
Maria Machita
VP Consumer Sales & Marketing
Domino Foods
Angie Westermeyer
Team Leader-Category Analytics
Empire Marketing Strategies
Jacqueline Vargas Donovan
VP Marketing & e-Commerce
Fairway Market
Dagmar T. Farr
SVP Member Services
Food Marketing Institute
Karen Stout
VP Merchandising-Nonperishables & Private Label
The Fresh Market
Kymm Bartlett Pollack
VP Marketing Snacks Division, Sweet/Savory
General Mills
Liz Nordlie
VP Marketing, Business Unit Director
Pillsbury, General Mills
Lisa Henriksen
SVP Marketing & Own Brands
Giant Eagle
Elise Cortina Fennig
VP Industry Affairs & Collaboration
Grocery Manufacturers Association
Amanda Jones
Sr. Director Strategic Food Customers
The Hershey Co.
Kate Gruninger Johnson
Sr. Director U.S. Consumer Products
H.J. Heinz Co.
Jennifer Mauldin
EVP & Chief Client Officer
Inmar
Kim Reed
SVP
The Kellogg Co.
Annette Franke
VP Customer Solutions & Services
The Kroger Co.
Kathy Book
Director Fresh & Ready Meals-Deli/Bakery
The Kroger Co.
Laura Shea
Director of Adult Beverages
The Kroger Co.
Suzanne Lindsay-Walker
Director of Sustainability
The Kroger Co.
Stephanie Sammons
Director General Merchandise
The Kroger Co./Fred Meyer
Monica Garnes
VP Merchandising
The Kroger Co./Fry’s
Heather Anfang
VP, Retail Sales-Dairy Foods
Land O’Lakes Inc.
Madeleline D’Amato
Founder/Chief Love Officer
Love Grown Foods
Lauren G.R. Johnson
“Leader of the Pack”/COO
Newport Avenue Market
Kathy C. Sgro
Chairwoman & EVP
Pay-Less Supermarkets
Bonnie Johnson
Sr. Principal Scientist
PepsiCo
Kate Garner
VP Shopper Marketing
PepsiCo
Teri Valentine
CEO
The Perfect Bite
Jane Novak-Cook
VP, Customer Business Development, Food Channel, North America
Procter & Gamble
Barbara Walker
SVP Consumer Marketing
Safeway Inc.
Carrie Rasmussen
VP IT Customer Service & Support
Safeway Inc.
Deborah Karbo
VP Development
Safeway Inc./Property Development Centers
Dian Emerson
VP Human Resources, Business Services & Diversity
Safeway Inc.
Diane Dietz
EVP/Chief Marketing Officer
Safeway Inc.
Elizabeth Shoemaker
VP Integrated Marketing
Safeway Inc.
Elsie Wolfe
VP Meals & Ingredients
Safeway Inc.
Katherine Coler
VP Federal Government Relations
Safeway Inc.
Kathleen Smith
VP Loss Prevention
Safeway Inc.
Larree Renda
EVP, Safeway Inc.
Chairwoman, The Safeway Foundation
Linda Nordgren
VP/GM Home Care & General Merchandise
Safeway Inc.
Lori Raya
President
Safeway Inc./Vons
Melissa Plaisance
SVP Finance & Investor Relations
Safeway Inc.
Michele Silva
VP Human Resources
Safeway Inc. | Monica McCombs
Group VP Supply Chain Planning & Procurement
Safeway Inc.
Nancy Cota
VP Consumer Brands, Category Development
Safeway Inc.
Shawn Lovering
VP Sales
Safeway Inc./Safeway Health
Tonya Herring
VP Category Development Consumer Brands
Safeway Inc.
Traci Adams
VP Floral
Safeway Inc.
Valerie Wilson
VP Marketing Operations
Safeway Inc.
Mary Moorkamp
Secretary & General Counsel
Schnuck Markets Inc.
Leeann Dias
Director of Marketing
Shaw’s
Mary Dalimonte
SVP Merchandising & Commercial Programs
Sobeys Inc.
Lauren Rene Hunter
VP Finance
SpartanNash/MDV
Linh Peters
VP Marketing
SpartanNash
Cindy Chikahisa
Sr. Director Operational Support
Sprouts Farmers Market
Diana Lucas
VP Vitamins & HBA
Sprouts Farmers Market
Kim Coffin
VP Grocery
Sprouts Farmers Market
Ellen Dixon
SVP Worldwide Marketing
Symphony EYC
Debra Music
VP Sales & Marketing
Theo Chocolate
Robin Vogel
SVP Store Procurement, Member Services & Demand Planning & Replenishment
Topco Associates LLC
Signe Franzen
Division Controller
Unified Grocers Inc.
Anna Mancini
VP Merchandising
Valu Merchandisers Co.
Karen Meleta
VP Consumer/Corporate Communications
Wakefern Food Corp.
Lorelei Mottese
Director of Government Relations
Wakefern Food Corp.
Shirl Stroeing
VP/CIO
Weis Markets Rising StarsEve Gigis
Category Manager
Acme Markets
Janis Levit
Pharmacy District Manager
Acme Markets
Marianne Nice-Trionfo
Division Front End Operations Manager
Acme Markets
Jennifer Kwon
Client Team Leader
Advantage Sales & Marketing
Shelly Everett Jacoby
Director Sales
Advantage Sales & Marketing
Alison Farrell
Director of Pharmacy Third Party
Ahold USA
Lucia Brower
Director of Store Innovation
Ahold USA Melissa Hess
Director of IM Finance
Ahold USA
Michelle Merchant
Category Manager Ethnic, Specialty & Kosher
Ahold USA
Sarah Reynolds
Director of Marketing Planning
Ahold USA
Sharon Eiswert
Director of Marketing & Merchandising Insights
Ahold USA
Alexandra Oles
Manager of Staffing & Diversity
Ahold USA/Giant-Carlisle
Danielle Harper
Manager of Quality Assurance
Ahold USA/Giant-Carlisle
Anne Golding
Finance Manager
Ahold USA/Giant-Landover
Peg Merzbacher
Sr. Director of Regional Marketing
Ahold USA/Peapod
Gisselle Perez
Sr. Manager of Diversity & Talent Management
Ahold USA/Stop & Shop New England
Jean Limerick
Human Resource Director
Ahold USA/Stop & Shop New England
Kristina Stefanski
Director Quality Assurance
Ahold USA/Stop & Shop New England
Ann Nichols
Director of Diversity & Talent Management
Ahold USA/Stop & Shop Metro New York
Cynthia Flannery
District Director
Ahold USA/Stop & Shop Metro New York
Lynn Scavullo
Director of Operations Support
Ahold USA/Stop & Shop Metro New York
Gineal Davidson
Manager of Customer Satisfaction, Front End Operations & Retail Integrity
Albertsons
Lisa Gossett
General Merchandise Sales Manager
Albertsons
Suzanne Long
Director of Corporate Initiatives
Albertsons
April Rice
Director of Retail Sales
Associated Food Stores (AFS)
Barbara Drennan
Director of Account Management, Northeast
Balance Innovations
Anita Hedden
Regional Sales Manager-Deli/Bakery
Bi-Lo Holdings LLC
Donna Madere
Operations Excellence Specialist
Bi-Lo Holdings LLC
Ora Esquivel
Regional Sales Manager
Bi-Lo Holdings LLC
Susan Moore
Director of Family Care
Bi-Lo Holdings LLC
Julie Babyak
Corporate Dairy Sales Manager
Big Y Foods
Marybeth Bolduc
Corporate Floral Sales Manager
Big Y Foods
Merle Zamansky-Coen
Manager of Creative Services
Big Y Foods
Nicole Schneider
Sr. Manager of Pharmacy Operations
Big Y Foods
Pam McCarthy
Real Estate Manager
Big Y Foods
Theresa Jasmin
Director, Corporate Controller
Big Y Foods
Charlotte Weller
Health Services Manager
Brookshire Grocery Co.
Carmen Brace
Director of Insights & Strategy
ConAgra Foods
Aimee Ferreira Becker
Sr. Director of Global Branding & Marketing Strategy
Daymon Worldwide
Janet Oak
Sr. Director of Strategy & Insights
Daymon Worldwide/Galileo
Lisa Olverson
Finance Manager
Farm Fresh/Supervalu
Kristen Talley
Director Operations
Food Lion/Concord, N.C., Region
Sherry Ritenour
Director Operations
Food Lion/Fredericksburg, Va., Region
Delony Spraggins
Director Operations
Food Lion/Raleigh-Durham, N.C., Region
Kathryn Sowers
Director Operations
Food Lion/Statesville, N.C., Region
Lisa Hodges
Director of Operations
Food Lion/Waldorf, Md., Region
Angela Rassi
Associate Director
General Mills
Amy Stein
Director of Talent Acquisition
Giant Eagle
Caroline Passerrello
Manager of Dietitian Initiative Program
Giant Eagle
Jean Colarik
Sr. Director & HR Business Partner-Retail
Giant Eagle
Jennifer Greevy
Director of Internal Communications & Recognition
Giant Eagle
Jessica Tonti
Team Member Recognition Administrator
Giant Eagle
Karen Priore
Director of HR
Giant Eagle
Karina Crain
Sr. Marketing Manager, Market District
Giant Eagle
Patti Tavelli
Deli Category Manager
Giant Eagle | Sue Toy
Director of Category Leadership
Hillshire Brands
Patti Jackson
Director of Trade Analytics
Hillshire Brands
Amy McCarthy
Purchasing Specialist, HBC
Hy-Vee Inc.
Angie Dachenbach
AVP IT Projects
Hy-Vee Inc.
Bree Cooper
Director of Retail Facilities
Hy-Vee Inc.
Heather McAnally
AVP Operations, West Central District
Hy-Vee Inc.
Kristin Williams
AVP Pharmacy Services
Hy-Vee Inc.
Shelby Endicott
Purchasing Specialist, GM
Hy-Vee Inc.
Lily Edwards-Callaway
Head of Animal Welfare
JBS USA
Alura Stewart
Operations Specialist
Jewel-Osco
Connie Zaio
Licensing Coordinator
Jewel-Osco
Kim Connery
Sales & Merchandising Manager-Liquor
Jewel-Osco
Stacey Brown
Director of Labor Relations & Employment Law
Jewel-Osco
Kristy Daisey
Manager of Compensation, Benefits & HR
Kings Food Markets
Amy Edwards
Sr. Manager of Retail Industrial Engineering, Labor & Expense Business Solutions
The Kroger Co.
Cherie Wiley
Coordinator Drug/GM Merchandising
The Kroger Co.
Jodi Chapman
Manager Mercury Program Core Technology Team
The Kroger Co.
Karla May
Sr. Manager Logistics
The Kroger Co.
Kim Traylor
Sr. Regional Construction Manager
The Kroger Co.
Peggy Merschbach
Loss Prevention Transaction Monitoring Manager
The Kroger Co.
Sarah Balemian
Corporate Labor Manager, Special Assignment Deli/Bakery Process Change Innovations
The Kroger Co.
Christy Williams
Talent Manager
The Kroger Co./Atlanta Division
Jade Duane
Natural Foods Sales Manager
The Kroger Co./Atlanta Division
Melissa Miller
Sr. Food Safety Manager
The Kroger Co./Central Division
Jessica Miles
Human Resources Leader
The Kroger Co./Columbus Division
Lindsey Taylor
Real Estate Manager
The Kroger Co./Columbus Division
Andrea Tyson
District Director
The Kroger Co./Delta Division
Kim Kellum
District Operations Coordinator
The Kroger Co./Delta Division
Diana Krauser
Sales Manager GM/HBC
The Kroger Co./Food 4 Less
Raylene Gamboa
Service Deli/Bakery Coordinator
The Kroger Co./Food 4 Less
Kim Swearingen
Customer Communications Manager
The Kroger Co./Fred Meyer
Melinda Merrill
Manager Community Affairs
The Kroger Co./Fred Meyer
Sharon Lantz
Bakery/Deli Merchandiser
The Kroger Co./Fry’s
Tina Crean
Drug-GM Merchandising/Martketplace
The Kroger Co./Fry’s
Lindsay Agnew
Human Resources Coordinator
The Kroger Co./King Soopers
Sally Moragas
Operations Coordinator, District 1
The Kroger Co./King Soopers
Lydia Joo
Sr. Manager Change Management
The Kroger Co./Kroger Personal Finance (KPF)
Lanell Ohlinger
Human Resources Leader
The Kroger Co./Michigan Division
Rachel Ross
District Manager
The Kroger Co./Michigan Division
Denise Holliday
Deli/Bakery Coordinator
The Kroger Co./Mid-Atlantic Division
Erin Haithcock
Customer 1st Manager
The Kroger Co./Mid-Atlantic Division
Shannon Toth
District Manager
The Kroger Co./Mid-Atlantic Division
Phelicisima “Pheli” Roberts
Clinical Care Coordinator
The Kroger Co./Mid-South Division
Debra English
Grocery Merchandiser
The Kroger Co./QFC Division
Melissa Pena
Manager Environmental Affairs
The Kroger Co./Ralphs
Marla Fielder
Pharmacy Merchandiser
The Kroger Co./Southwest Division
Melanie Reiland
Director, Customer Marketing-U.S. Dairy Foods
Land O’Lakes Inc.
Jodie Felter
Director of HR
Niemann Foods Inc.
Linda Rudicil
Director of Risk Management
Niemann Foods Inc.
Amy Elizabeth Bosek
Sr. Director of Sales-Southeast
PepsiCo
Carrie Carroll
GM PepsiCo Sales for Dollar General
PepsiCo
Emily Kiely
Director of Insights
PepsiCo
Jennifer Reilly
Sr. Director of PepsiCo Sales-Midwest Region
PepsiCo
Michelle Bellah
Director of Chilled Juices & Drinks Kroger Team
PepsiCo
Barbara Kelly
Customer Team Marketing Manager
Procter & Gamble
Lori Proctor
Sr. Retail Supply Manager
Procter & Gamble
Carrie Green
Sr. Account Executive
Procter & Gamble Distributing LLC
Sue Quillen
Buyer
Publix Super Markets
Christina Fink
District Manager
Save-A-Lot/Supervalu
Linda Markus
District Manager
Shop ‘n Save/Supervalu
Wendy Zahradka
District Manager
Shoppers Food & Pharmacy/Supervalu
Denise Brockert
Manager Buying Analytics
Smart & Final
Holly Jensen
Real Estate Manager
Smart & Final
Julia Bischoff
Sr. Category Manager
Smart & Final
Karen Korytowski
General Manager of LEAN
Smart & Final
Heather Heckman
HR Director
SpartanNash
Kimberly Gillen
Sr. Director of IT Standards & Processes
SpartanNash
Marlo Savage
Director of IT Programs Management Office
SpartanNash
Sara Blasing
Director of Training & Development
SpartanNash
Jennifer Czekai
Brand Manager
SpartanNash
Yvonne Balk
Manager ITAD Finance/HR System
SpartanNash
Sharon Fleener
Director of Export & Quality Assurance
SpartanNash/MDV
Lynn Burnett
Director of GM & HBC
Supervalu
Sarah Louden
Director Corporate Human Resources
Supervalu
Andrea Teal
GM
Teal’s Market
Donna Nasser
Sr. Director of Center Store Procurement
Topco Associates LLC
Kathleen Oakes
Director of Dairy/Bakery
Topco Associates LLC | Karri Zwirlein
Category of Manager Deli/Prepared Foods
Tops Markets LLC
Kathleen M. Allen
Manager of Community Relations
Tops Markets LLC
Sue Kelchlin
Manager of Risk Management
Tops Markets LLC
Susan Peters
Deli/Bakery Specialist
Tops Markets LLC
Abby Fox
Manager of Procurement Strategies
Unified Grocers Inc.
Karen Cononetz
Sr. Director of Procurement
Unified Grocers Inc.
Tina Juarez
Director of Benefits
Unified Grocers Inc.
Katherine Magann
Product Manager of Content Solutions
Vestcom International
Monica Amburn
Sr. Director of Health & Wellness
Vestcom International
Patty Packard
Director of Nutrition & Regulatory Affairs
Vestcom International
Gretchen Suydan
Director of Marketing
Weis Markets
Karla Warren
District Manager
Weis Markets
Maria Panko
Sr. Manager of Private Brands & Specialty/Natural/Organic/Ethnic
Weis Markets
Michelle Dorin
Director of Pricing
Weis Markets
Patti Olenick
Sustainability Manager
Weis Markets Store ManagersBarbara Patterson
Ahold USA/Giant-Carlisle
Chadds Ford, Pa.
Mary Ann Owens
Ahold USA/Giant-Carlisle
Lancaster & Ephrata, Pa. Kendra Logan
Ahold USA/Giant-Landover
Ellicott City, Md.
Bridget Vallely
Ahold USA/Stop & Shop New England
Newport, R.I.
Connie Tassielli
Ahold USA/Stop & Shop New England
Southington, Conn.
Melinda McCarthy
Ahold USA/Stop & Shop New England
Provincetown, Mass.
Melody Marchioli
Ahold USA/Stop & Shop New England
Norwell, Mass.
Stacey Dauplaise
Ahold USA/Stop & Shop New England
West Springfield, Mass.
Tammie Smith
Ahold USA/Stop & Shop Metro New York
Medford, N.Y.
Willa Kagan
Ahold USA/Stop & Shop Metro New York
Hampton Bays, N.Y.
Misty O’Dell
Bi-Lo Holdings LLC/Bi-Lo #5555
Greenwood, S.C.
Ashley O’Dell
Bi-Lo Holdings LLC/Winn-Dixie #434
Anniston, Ala.
Kathy Guertin
Big Y World Class Market
Lee, Mass. Jackie Kerby
Buehler’s Food Markets Inc.
Canton, Ohio
Linda Gammelgaard
Cub Foods
Maple Grove, Minn.
Donna Chew
Defense Commissary Agency
Joint Base McGuire-Dix
Lakehurst, N.J.
Phyllis Black
Defense Commissary Agency
Marine Corps Air Station/Cherry Point Commissary
Havelock, N.C.
Rhonda Mauldin
Food Lion, Store #2212
Simpsonville, S.C.
Christine Knapik
Giant Eagle #4032
Stow, Ohio Jennifer Smith
Giant Eagle #5817
Cleveland
Michelle O’Brien
Giant Eagle/Market District #1620
Uniontown, Ohio
Angie Nelson
Hy-Vee Drug Store
Jefferson, Iowa
Melissa Draheim
Hy-Vee Store
Rochester, Iowa
Kathleen Murphy
Jewel-Osco Store
Barrington, Ill.
Rhonda Robinson
The Kroger Co./Atlanta Division #631
Opelika, Ala.
Krista Austin
The Kroger Co./Cincinnati/Dayton Division #466
Florence, Ky.
Karla Brown
The Kroger Co./Columbus Division #851
Canal Winchester, Ohio
Michelle Guzzo
The Kroger Co./Delta Division #440
Lakeland, Tenn.
Melissa “Missy” Rodriguez
The Kroger Co./Food 4 Less/FoodsCo #316
Fresno, Calif.
Kristy Bowers
The Kroger Co./Fred Meyer #053
Covington, Wash.
Penny King
The Kroger Co/Fry’s #676
Goodyear, Ariz.
Jimmie “Lynn” Hackler
The Kroger Co./King Soopers/City Market #406
Durango, Colo.
Mary Beth Baker
The Kroger Co./Louisville Division #397
Frankfort, Ky.
Natalie Rubino
The Kroger Co./Michigan Division #729
Commerce, Mich.
Kady Sanogo
The Kroger Co./Nashville Division #57
Hendersonville, Tenn.
Katy Melin
The Kroger Co./QFC #838
Bothell, Wash.
Norma Mijangos
The Kroger Co./Ralphs #44
Los Angeles
Abbi Kimball
The Kroger Co./Smith’s #72
Park City, Utah
Elena Sharbutt
The Kroger Co./Smith’s #439
Albuquerque, N.M.
Debbie Grubb
Marsh Supermarkets LLC, Store #75
Muncie, Ind.
Aissata Deme
Publix #282
Atlanta
Kathy Lobinsky
Publix #1231
St. Augustine, Fla.
Kerri Tubbs
Publix #1122
Orlando, Fla.
Kerry Teems
Publix #507
Eustis, Fla.
Melissa Caldarella
Publix #1219
Lutz, Fla.
Missy MacQueen
Publix #362,
Royal Palm Beach, Fla.
Sue Orden
Publix #30
Aventura, Fla.
Terri Brown
Publix #1422
Tifton, Ga.
Tiffany Raley
Publix #525
Augusta, Ga.
Trish Heenan
Publix #645
Plantation, Fla.
Erika Gargalikis
Raley’s #304
Oakley, Calif.
Jacki Jensen-Roth
Raley’s #445
Lodi, Calif.
Karen Brodovsky
Raley’s #522
Gold River, Calif.
Linda Freeze
Raley’s #247
Yreka, Calif.
Natalie Slatter
Raley’s #231
Loomis, Calif.
Nichole Leddy
Raley’s #524
Folsom, Calif.
Terry Gump
Raley’s #1075
Reno, Nev.
Linda Del Pino
Shaw’s/Star Market
Boston
Lynnette Nettles
Shop 'n Save #1810
Florissant, Mo.
Monique Ayala
Smart & Final #521
Riverside, Calif.
Regina Amezquita
Smart & Final #305
San Dimas, Calif.
Vera Argote
Smart & Final #304
Glendale, Calif. |
