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2016 Top Women In Grocery: Rising Stars

Of this year’s field of 385 Top Women in Grocery honorees, there are 209 Rising Stars representing 41 companies from across the United States, whose titles range from director and manager to team leader and category specialist.

The contingent of 2016 Top Women in Grocery Rising Stars are:

Teri Collaro

Director, Strategy and Planning

Advantage Solutions/Advantage Marketing Partners Division\

                                                                                                                                                

Christine Courtney

Director, Field Operations

Advantage Solutions/Advantage Marketing Partners Division

                                                                                                                                              

Caitie Doak               

Senior Manager, Strategy and Planning

Advantage Solutions/Advantage Marketing Partners Division

 

Lisa Haubner

Director, Client Services

Advantage Solutions/Advantage Marketing Partners Division

                                                                                                                                               

Jennifer Kwon

Client Team Leader

Advantage Solutions

                                                                                                                                               

Shelly Jacoby

Director, Sales

Advantage Solutions

                                                                                                                                   

Katie McCants

Director, Operation and Client Services

Advantage Solutions/Advantage Marketing Partners Division

                                                                                                                                               

Katelyn Nadeau

Director, Operations, Shopper Digital Group

Advantage Solutions/Advantage Marketing Partners Division                     

                                                                                                                       

Katelyn Stokes

Associate Director, Marketing Strategy and Development

Advantage Solutions

 

Mona Szumlas

Director, Business Development

Advantage Solutions                                                                                                                         

 

Shirley Axe

Magazine Manager

Ahold USA               

                                                                                                                                   

Megan Barrouk

Category Manager, Baby

Ahold USA

                                                                                                                                   

Silvana Baxter

Asset Protection Manager

Ahold USA/Stop & Shop New York Metro

                                                                                                                                               

Laura Braley

Senior Manager, Performance Management and Management Development

Ahold USA

                                                                                                                                   

Karen Brassel

Category Manager, Frozen

Ahold USA

                                                                                                                                   

Diane Couchman

Manager, Space Planning

Ahold USA

                                                                                                                                               

Linda Crowder

Senior Director, Peapod Interactive

Ahold USA/Peapod

                                                                                                                                               

Christa Fortier

Human Resources Generalist

Ahold USA/Stop & Shop New York Metro

                                                                                                                                               

Dawn Gates-Bishop

Senior IT Manager

Ahold USA

                                                                                                                                   

Julie Grant

Senior Manager, Portfolio

Ahold USA

                                                                                                                                   

Lisa Guinther

Category Manager

Ahold USA

                                                                                                                                   

Paulette Harland

Front End Specialist

Ahold USA/Stop & Shop New York Metro

                                                                                                                                               

Tricia Johnson

District Director

Ahold USA/Stop & Shop New England

                                                                                                                                               

Stacey Kenny

Deli/Bakery Sales Specialist

Ahold USA/Giant Carlisle

                                                                                                                                               

Elizabeth Lynch

Internal Communications Manager

Ahold USA

                                                                                                                                   

Katelyn Montrony

Deli/Bakery Sales Specialist

Ahold USA/Stop & Shop New York Metro

                                                                                                                                               

Maura O'Brien

Human Resources Manager

Ahold USA/Stop & Shop New York Metro

                                                                                                                                               

Julie Pinard

Human Resources Manager

Ahold USA/Stop & Shop New York Metro

                                                                                                                                               

Jacqueline Ross

Senior Director, Product Development, Innovation and Integrity Own Brands

Ahold USA

                                                                                                                                               

Lindsey Shapiro

Produce/Floral District Sales and Merchandising Specialist

Ahold USA/Stop & Shop New York Metro

                                                                                                                                               

Kristin Skovira

Manager, Merchandising Trade Relations

Ahold USA                                                                                                                                        

 

Diana Sorafine

Manager, Not For Resale

Ahold USA

                                                                                                                                   

Tara Sullivan

Engineer II Solutions

Ahold USA

                                                                                                                                   

Natalia Torres-Furtado

Portfolio Lead

Ahold USA

                                                                                                                                               

Wendy Zahradka-Welch

District Director

Ahold USA/Giant Carlisle

                                                                                                                                               

Cindi Aleardi

TAB Sales Manager

Albertsons Cos./Acme Markets

                                                                                                                                               

Dione Baird

Floral Sales Manager

Albertsons Cos./Tom Thumb

                                                                                                                                               

Kim Connery

Liquor Sales and Merchandising Manager

Albertsons Co./Jewel-Osco

                                                                                                                                               

Lori Corley

Grocery Operations Specialist

Albertsons Cos./Tom Thumb

                                                                                                                                               

Marissa Crab

Director, Corporate Procurement-General Merchandise and HBC

Albertsons Cos./Safeway

                                                                                                                                   

Gineal Davidson

Director, Division Transition

Albertsons Cos.

                                                                                                                                               

Gretchen DiChiro

Marketing Manager

Albertsons Co./Shaw's and Star Market

                                                                                                                                               

Elizabeth Erpelding

Director, Content Marketing and Social Media

Albertsons Cos.

                                                                                                                                               

Cathy Fields

District Manager

Albertsons Cos./Tom Thumb

                                                                                                                                               

Tina Garon

Director, Marketing

Albertsons Co./Jewel-Osco

                                                                                                                                               

Melissa Hill               

Director, Public Affairs and Government Relations

Albertsons Co./Jewel-Osco

                                                                                                                                               

Jennifer Jesser

Director, Strategic Initiatives

Albertsons Cos.

                                                                                                                                   

Kim Kilcoyne

Floral Sales Manager

Albertsons Co./Jewel-Osco

                                                                                                                                   

Dawn Mack

Director, Digital Customer Engagement

Albertsons Cos.

                                                                                                                                               

Holly Moorehouse

Human Resources Manager, Districts 1 and 2

Albertsons Co./Jewel-Osco

                                                                                                                                               

Carol Roberts

Community Relations and Partnership Marketing Manager

Albertsons Cos./Tom Thumb

                                                                                                                                               

Tammy Stock

Division Front End Customer Service Manager

Albertsons Co./Jewel-Osco

                                                                                                                                               

Roni Tharp                

Bakery Sales Manager-SoCal Division

Albertsons Cos.

                                                                                                                                               

Jennifer Vaillancourt

Director of Finance

Albertsons Co./Shaw's and Star Market

                                                                                                                                               

Phoebe Vasconcellos

Human Resources Manager Districts 9 and 10

Albertsons Co./Jewel-Osco

                                                                                                                                               

Sandra Vox               

Assistant Liquor Sales and Merchandising Manager

Albertsons Co./Jewel-Osco                                                                                                                            

 

Bhargavi Whatley

Senior Director

Albertsons Cos.

                                                                                                                                               

Teresa Whitney

Assistant Grocery Sales Manager

Albertsons Cos./Intermountain Division

                                                                                                                                               

Diana Wolcott

Senior IT Director

Albertsons Cos.

                                                                                                                                               

Connie Yates

Public Affairs and Communications Manager

Albertsons Cos./Tom Thumb

                                                                                                                                               

Heather Hall

Rewards Marketing Manager/Marketing Account Manager-Macey's

Associated Food Stores          

                                                                                                                                   

Sarah Pettit

Public Relations Manager

Associated Food Stores          

                                                                                                                                   

Mindy Rich

Category Manager

Associated Food Stores

                                                                                                                                               

Heather DeSoto

Sales Manager

Associated Wholesale Grocers/VMC

                                                                                                                                               

Jeni Ganzman

Promotional Manager

Associated Wholesale Grocers/VMC

                                                                                                                                               

Joy Koch

Executive Director, Corporate Traffic

Associated Wholesale Grocers

                                                                                                                                               

Mellisa Erickson

Corporate Bakery Merchandiser

Boyer's Food Markets Inc.

                                                                                                                                               

Laurie Fabina

Senior Manager, KO Lab

The Coca-Cola Co.

                                                                                                                                               

Beth Faught

Division Manager

Crossmark

                                                                                                                                   

Natalie Runyan

NPS Program Manager

Crossmark                 

                                                                                                                                   

Kari Sims

Director, Retail Operations

Crossmark

                                                                                                                                   

Asmita Pahwa

Senior Director, Global Sourcing and Product Development

Daymon Worldwide

                                                                                                                                   

Michelle Riley

Director, Global Innovation Strategy

Daymon Worldwide

                                                                                                                                   

Sharon Caskey

Commissary Contract Manager

Defense Commissary Agency

                                                                                                                                               

Bonita Moffett

East Area Acting Director

Defense Commissary Agency

                                                                                                                                   

Angela Reynolds-Wiegand

Retail Services Manager

Delhaize America/Food Lion

                                                                                                                                   

Kelli Whittington

Retail Talent Development Manager

Delhaize America/Food Lion

                                                                                                                                   

Julie Libby

Director, Produce

Delhaize America/Hannaford Supermarkets

                                                                                                                                               

Rachel Shultz

Marketing Communications Manager

ECRM

                                                                                                                                   

Jayne DeLuca

Manager, Real Inventory Systems and Development

Giant Eagle Inc.

                                                                                                                                   

Brooke Hodierne

Director, Own Brands and Sourcing

Giant Eagle Inc.

                                                                                                                                               

Suzanne Olson

Director, Customer Service Development

Giant Eagle Inc.

                                                                                                                                   

Cory Renn

Director, Corporate Advertising

Giant Eagle Inc.

                                                                                                                                   

Jessica Szalla

Technology Service Desk Manager

Giant Eagle Inc.

                                                                                                                                               

Natalie Fleming

Director, Partnerships

Hampton Creek

                                                                                                                                               

Stephanie Shein Berman

Team Leader/Ahold Delhaize USA

The Hershey Co.

                                                                                                                                               

Kelly Sayko

Case Division Marketing Manager

Hillphonenix

                                                                                                                                               

Christy Myers

Assistant VP, POS

Hy-Vee

                                                                                                                                   

Aimee O'Leary

Director, Retail Design

Hy-Vee

                                                                                                                                   

Sarah Mastrorocco

Director, Catalog Operations

Instacart

                                                                                                                                   

Kelly Short

Director, Global Communications

Interactions Marketing

                                                                                                                                   

Denise Garcia

Director. Customer Relations

Club Demonstration Services (CDS), an Interactions Company

                                                                                                                                               

Lyndsay Rogers

Senior Director, Sales

Kellogg Co.               

                                                                                                                                   

Nicole Zube

Human Resources Director, Global U.S. Sales

Kellogg Co.               

                                                                                                                                   

Michele Gissi

Interactive Marketing and PR Manager

Key Food

                                                                                                                                               

Maral Banks

Research and Development Chef

Kings Food Market

                                                                                                                                   

Carol Donnoli

Bakery Field Merchandiser

Kings Food Market

                                                                                                                                   

Laura Granston

Research and Development Manager

Kings Food Market/Balducci's

 

Maryann Klejmont

Area Director

Kings Food Market

                                                                                                                                               

Julia Benitez

Site Leader

The Kroger Co./Vandervoort Dairy

                                                                                                                                   

Coco Bill

Associate Communication and Engagement Manager

The Kroger Co./Central          

                                                                                                                                   

Nicole Bishop

Senior Manager, Risk and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance

The Kroger Co.

                                                                                                                                               

Jenny Carrender

Division Controller

The Kroger Co./Mid-Atlantic

                                                                                                                                               

Elizabeth Colvin

Drug and GM Merchandiser

The Kroger Co./Southwest

                                                                                                                                               

Jane Dale

Senior Food Safety Manager

The Kroger Co./QFC

                                                                                                                                   

Larissa England

Senior Manager Corporate Supplier Diversity

The Kroger Co.

                                                                                                                                               

Brandy Hanger

Digital Merchandising Coordinator

The Kroger Co.

                                                                                                                                               

Denise Haskamp

Human Resources Manager

The Kroger Co.

                                                                                                                                               

Lynn Howitz

Division Facility Manager

The Kroger Co./Delta

                                                                                                                                               

Pam Hudson

District Operations Coordinator

The Kroger Co./Dillons

                                                                                                                                               

Deborah   Jacobs

District Manager

The Kroger Co./Atlanta

                                                                                                                                               

Casey Killough

Pharmacy Operations Manager

The Kroger Co./Harris Teeter

                                                                                                                                               

Kelli McGannon

Division Community Affairs Manager

The Kroger Co./King Soopers City Market

                                                                                                                                               

Kate Meyer

Main & Vine Merchandiser

The Kroger Co.

                                                                                                                                               

Sencha'l Murphy

Talent Manager

The Kroger Co./Columbus

                                                                                                                                               

Erin Osterfeld

Manager, e-Commerce

The Kroger Co./Kroger Technology

                                                                                                                                               

Cindy Pater

Process Change Manager

The Kroger Co.

                                                                                                                                               

Sarah Perkins

Produce Promotional Planner

The Kroger Co./General Office

                                                                                                                                               

Sherry Postel

Manager, Regional Data Integrity Center

The Kroger Co./Data Integrity

                                                                                                                                               

Whitney Rice

Pharmacy Clinical Sales Manager

The Kroger Co./Fry's

                                                                                                                                               

Kristine Rogers

Merchandiser, Service Deli/Bakery

The Kroger Co./Fred Meyer

                                                                                                                                               

Kyleah Russell

District Loss Prevention Manager

The Kroger Co./Mid-Atlantic

                                                                                                                                               

Melissa Stimac

Produce Merchandiser

The Kroger Co./Fry's

                                                                                                                                               

Teresa Turley

District Manager

The Kroger Co./Delta

                                                                                                                                               

Buffy Turner

Senior Merchandiser

The Kroger Co.

                                                                                                                                               

Genise Wade

Director, Human Resources and Diversity

The Kroger Co./Turkey Hill Dairy

                                                                                                                                               

Ann Weisman

Technology Manager

The Kroger Co.

                                                                                                                                               

LaTasha Williams

Division Recruiter

The Kroger Co./Atlanta

                                                                                                                                               

Julie Winner

Senior Leader, Central Planning

The Kroger Co./Manufacturing Division

                                                                                                                                               

Dori Geng

Production Lead

Lund Food Holdings Inc.

                                                                                                                                               

Renee Appert

Director, Marketing-Brand, Foods and Visual Merchandising

Meijer

                                                                                                                                               

Karen Brush

Director, Merchandise

Meijer

                                                                                                                                               

Crystal Collins

Director, Retail Asset Protection

Meijer

                                                                                                                                               

Jenny Coon

Manufacturing Plant Manager

Meijer

                                                                                                                                               

Carol Heinowski

Manager, Logistics Safety/Compliance

Meijer

                                                                                                                                               

Jamie Larson

Director, Corp Tax

Meijer

                                                                                                                                               

Jenn Martin

Merchandise Planning Manager, OTC Healthcare

Meijer/Drugstore

                                                                                                                                               

Maureen Mitchell

Director, Market-Grand Traverse

Meijer

                                                                                                                                   

Amanda Metcalfe

Director, Employee Development

Metcalfe's Markets

                                                                                                                                               

Brigid Gilmore

Director, Portfolio/Scale Marketing, Category and Shopper Development

Nestle USA

                                                                                                                                               

Shawna Ronald

Director, Sales-Club

Nestle USA

                                                                                                                                               

Linsey Walker

Team Sales Leader-Target

Nestle USA               

                                                                                                                                   

Taryn Anderson

Front End Operations Supervisor

Niemann Foods

                                                                                                                                               

Christine Hagan

Senior Region Manager-Albertsons

PepsiCo/North America Nutrition

                                                                                                                                               

Alice Humphrey

Senior Manager Shopper Marketing for Kroger

PepsiCo

                                                                                                                                               

Ashley Ramkerath

Sales Analyst

PepsiCo/North America Beverages

                                                                                                                                               

Stacie Riffert

Director of Sales-Target

PepsiCo/North America Nutrition

                                                                                                                                               

Amy Robinson

Director of Sales-Costco

PepsiCo/North America Nutrition

                                                                                                                                               

Alicia Conner

Walmart US, Key Account Manager

Pharmavite

                                                                                                                                               

Marj Bzdok               

Account Executive-Target

Post Consumer Brands

                                                                                                                                   

Chrys Fromelius

Team Leader-Costco

Post Consumer Brands

                                                                                                                                   

Maggi Mueller

Team Leader-Metro New York

Post Consumer Brands

                                                                                                                                   

Alice Berquam

Sales Director

Procter & Gamble

                                                                                                                                               

Barbie Blair

Customer Team Leader

Procter & Gamble

                                                                                                                                               

Lois Fruhwirth

Grocery Product Supply Leader

Procter & Gamble

                                                                                                                                   

Jenifer Menz

Senior Customer Supply Chain Leader

Procter & Gamble

                                                                                                                                               

Tara Powell

Account Executive

Procter & Gamble

                                                                                                                                               

Laura Titshaw

Kroger Regional Account Executive

Procter & Gamble/Kroger Team

                                                                                                                                   

Ursula (Ula) Iriarte

Senior Customer Supply Chain Leader

Procter & Gamble Distributing Co.

                                                                                                                                               

Amanda Keefer

Director of Marketing Communications

Produce for Kids

                                                                                                                                               

Chelsey Jones

Director of Sales

Pyure Brands LLC

                                                                                                                                               

Jackie Dalimonte

Lead Specialist, Chef and Food Experience

Sobeys

                                                                                                                                   

Karen Korytowski

General Manager, Supply Chain, Human Resources and LEAN Operations

Smart & Final

                                                                                                                                               

Julie Leogrande

District Merchandising Manager and Temporary District Manager

Smart & Final

                                                                                                                                               

Geneva Locke

Pricing Manager

Smart & Final

                                                                                                                                               

Renee Redcher

Purchasing Manager

Smart & Final

                                                                                                                                               

Kimberly Wade

Manager, New Store Marketing

Smart & Final

                                                                                                                                               

Tia Billups

Accounting Manager

SpartanNash Co./MDV SpartanNash

                                                                                                                                               

Charity Kobrzycki

Merchandising Analytics Manager

SpartanNash Co.

                                                                                                                                               

Alisha Murray

Manager, Worksite Wellness Programs

SpartanNash Co.

                                                                                                                                               

Elizabeth Schneider

Manager, Business-Military

SpartanNash Co./MDV SpartanNash

                                                                                                                                               

Tracy Songstad

Director, Business Process Re-engineering

SpartanNash Co.

                                                                                                                                               

Deann Wright

District Manager

SpartanNash Co.

                                                                                                                                               

Jennifer Gamage

Director Customer Service and Channel Development Logistic Services

Starbucks Coffee Co.

                                                                                                                                               

Sue Armstrong

Bakery/Deli Consultant

Supervalu

                                                                                                                                   

Kristina Bagley

Sales and Operations Fresh Sales Consultant

Supervalu

                                                                                                                                   

Nicole Crites

Senior Financial Analyst

Supervalu/Save-A-Lot

                                                                                                                                   

Dagmar Diethelm

Director, Technical Services

Supervalu

                                                                                                                                   

Michelle Downs

Director of Finance

Supervalu/Shoppers Food & Pharmacy

                                                                                                                                               

Christine Dwyer

Director, Finance

Supervalu/Cub Foods

                                                                                                                                               

Monica Elliott

Safety and Food Safety Manager

Supervalu/Farm Fresh

                                                                                                                                               

Kerrie Flaten

Director, Senior Planning and Execution

Supervalu

                                                                                                                                   

Jeannie Furlan

Senior Manager, Category and Data Strategy

Supervalu

                                                                                                                                               

Laurie Glaude

Human Resources Director

Supervalu/Farm Fresh

                                                                                                                                               

Kristy Grubbs

Performance Consultant

Supervalu

                                                                                                                                   

Lori Lannan

Director of Employment Law

Supervalu

                                                                                                                                   

Jennifer McDonald

Director of Merchandising-Independent Business

Supervalu

                                                                                                                                   

Ann Neff

Finance Manager

Supervalu/Save-A-Lot

                                                                                                                                               

Tammy Nollen

Senior Account Manager

Supervalu

                                                                                                                                               

Kathleen Reding

Category Manager, Dairy/Frozen

Supervalu/Cub Foods

                                                                                                                                               

Christine Rees-Zecha

Human Resources Director

Supervalu/Independent Business                        

                                                                                                                                   

Michelle Reitan

Senior Director, Finance Shared Services

Supervalu

                                                                                                                                   

Sue Saete

Pricing/Retail Integrity Manager

Supervalu/Cub Foods

                                                                                                                                   

Brooke Schools

Senior Merchandiser, Deli and Bakery

Supervalu

                                                                                                                                   

Leticia Thomas

Human Resources Director

Supervalu/Shoppers Food & Pharmacy

                                                                                                                                               

Kristin Walbourn

Senior Regulatory and Compliance Counsel

Supervalu

                                                                                                                                               

Jennifer Weisgram

District Manager

Supervalu/Hornbacher's

                                                                                                                                               

Brooke Smith

Associate Category Manager, Produce

Topco Associates

                                                                                                                                               

Kristin Zavislak

Associate Category Manager, Center Store

Topco Associates

                                                                                                                                               

Kathleen Kennedy

Director, Financial Planning and Reporting

Tops Markets LLC

                                                                                                                                               

Jennifer Payne

Manager, Talent Management and Engagement

Tops Markets LLC

                                                                                                                                               

Tabitha Rusk

Human Resources Manager

Tops Markets LLC

                                                                                                                                               

Debbie Allen

Assistant Treasurer

Unified Grocers

                                                                                                                                               

Jody Beasley

Manager, Product Development-Market Centre

Unified Grocers

                                                                                                                                               

Maria Guido

Executive Director, Talent Management

Unified Grocers

                                                                                                                                               

Stephanie Steiner

Director, Sales-Market Centre

Unified Grocers

                                                                                                                                               

Elaine Cole

Director, Deli and Prepared Foods

Weis Markets

                                                                                                                                               

Wendy Sokol

District Manager

Weis Markets

                                                                                                                                               

Beth Stark

Manager, Lifestyle Initiatives

Weis Markets

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