PG Honors 2010 Top Women, Green Grocers At Gala Event
An elegant D.C. hotel provided the perfect venue to fete the award winners.
The historic Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington served as the ideal setting for Progressive Grocer to recognize and celebrate the 2010 Top Women in Grocery and Green Grocer award winners during the industry-leading publication's fourth annual Corporate Social Responsibility Awards gala event on Nov. 11, 2010.
Through the Top Women in Grocery awards program, PG has taken a leadership role in recognizing the critical role women play in the dynamic and vital food industry. Nearly 60 of PG's 2010 Top Women in Grocery winners were formally recognized during the event, which also celebrated the worthy recipients of the publication's 2010 Green Grocer awards, including representatives from Brookshire Grocery Co. and Giant Eagle, both of whom were in attendance.
Event emcees Steven Lichtenstein, VP/group publisher of PG's parent, Stagnito Media, and Meg Major, PG's editor-in-chief, were joined by a trio of special guest speakers who were also on hand for the awards dinner, sponsors of which were Anheuser-Busch, Kraft Foods, Oló Mexican Foods and Unilever: Ric Jurgens, chairman/CEO, Hy-Vee Inc.; Leslie G. Sarasin, president, the Food Marketing Instirute; and Keilly Witman of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) LEED program.
During the event, PG also bestowed a special honor on The Kroger Co., which has been a strong and vigorous supporter of the Top Women in Grocery event ever since its inception, and whose pioneering commitment to women's issues is highly admirable. Denise Thomas, Kroger's director of supplier diversity, received PG's special recognition on behalf of the Cincinnati-based grocery chain while addressing the company's efforts on behalf of women- and community-based philanthropic causes.
The photos on this and the following pages provide a glimpse of celebration highlights.
In Good Company
Senior-Level Top Women in Grocery award winners in attendance at the event were:
Jane Raybould, B&R Stores
Lisa Gosselin, Catalina Marketing
Holly Gonzales, Crossmark
Carol Westbook Reindel, Daymon Worldwide
Beth Flynn, General Mills
Laurie Greeno, General Mills
Kathy Sweidel-Caton, Gerland Corp.
Paula Correy, Hy-Vee
Rose Kleyweg Mitchell, Hy-Vee
Sheila Laing, Hy-Vee
Colleen Juergensen, The Kroger Co.-Dillon Div.
Pamela Matthews, The Kroger Co.-Central Div.
Denise Thomas, The Kroger Co.
Veronica Moreno, Oló Mexican Foods
Rising Stars Top Women in Grocery award winners in attendance at the event were:
Teresa Byrd, Brookshire Grocery Co.
Lisa Glorioso, Brookshire Grocery Co.
Kathryn Jakuc, General Mills
Jen Kopriva, Hy-Vee
Holly Abernathy , The Kroger Co.
Chris Albi, The Kroger Co.-King Soopers Div.
Kathy Andrews, The Kroger Co.
Louisa Awbery, The Kroger Co.
Jerelyn Coleman, The Kroger Co.-Ralphs Div.
Monica Gordon, The Kroger Co.
Sally J. Hermann, The Kroger Co.
Lisa McQueary, The Kroger Co.
Theresa Monti, The Kroger Co.
Kimberly Svoboda, The Kroger Co.
Karla Tankersley, The Kroger Co.
Cindy Mullin, Price Chopper Supermarkets/Golub Corp.
Ericka Anderson, Acme Markets/Supervalu
Deanna Wilson, Winn-Dixie
Store Manager Top Women in Grocery award winners in attendance were:
Sharon Boyett, Brookshire Grocery Co.
Vonice Brown, The Kroger Co.-Mid-Atlantic Div.
Tiffany Carr, The Kroger Co.-Fred Meyer Div.
Stacie Falor, The Kroger Co.-Dillon Div.
Sheryl Henderson, The Kroger Co.-Dillon Div.
Brenda Hibbs, The Kroger Co.-Michigan Div.
Jennifer Johnston, The Kroger Co.-Food 4 Less Div.
Debbie Neumann, The Kroger Co.-Central Div.
Catherine Riddle, The Kroger Co.
Debra Schauf, The Kroger Co.-Dillon Div.
Michelene Toller, The Kroger Co.-Smith's Div.
Dawne Carn, Publix
Catrina Christner, Publix
Leigh Ann Dobbins, Publix
Michelle Harper, Publix
Katherine Kennedy, Publix
Sonya Lawman, Publix
Jacquelin Lenz, Publix
Monica Melchor-Correll, Publix
Ester Santillie, Publix
Jessica Credeur, Winn-Dixie
2010 Green Grocer award winners in attendance were:
Brookshire Grocery Co., Joe Mac Johnson and Jason Cooper
Giant Eagle, Rob Borella
*A full list of PG's 2010 Top Women in Grocery award winners appears in our June 2010 issue, which is available in the archives at progressivegrocer.com.