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