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. |