Progressive Grocer Names Top Women in Grocery 2018: Senior-Level Executives
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In the era of #MeToo and #ImWithHer, women are increasingly are making their voices heard. Today:
- A historic high of 23 women serve in the U.S. Senate.
- A record number of women are running for governor in 2018.
- The share of female CEOs of Fortune 500 companies topped 5 percent for the first time during quarter one of 2017, with 27 women heading major firms.
2018 Top Women in Grocery: Senior-Level Executives
DownloadThe grocery industry is no exception, and from the store floor to c-suite, women are leading the charge to keep the industry fresh, relevant and truly consumer-centric. To recognize their efforts, Progressive Grocer has inducted 362 of them into its 2018 Top Women in Grocery class.
Below, we present the names of the newest members in the Senior-Level Executives category.
- 2018 Top Women in Grocery: Senior-Level Executives
| Kathy | Caldwell | EVP, Client Development | Acosta |
| Maura | DiMarco | VP/Team Leader | Acosta |
| Shannon | Hodock | SVP, Client Development | Acosta |
| Shannon | Pennington | SVP, General Manager | Acosta |
| Jill | Griffin | President, Advantage Marketing Partners | Advantage Solutions |
| Bonnie | Reinke | Senior Director, Client Team Services | Advantage Solutions/Advantage Marketing Partners |
| Katelyn | Nadeau | VP, Client Success & Delivery | Advantage Solutions/Advantage Media Solutions |
| Kim | Riedell | SVP | Advantage Solutions/Advantage Media Solutions |
| Kim | Hsieh | VP Strategy & Integration | Advantage Solutions/Advantage Retail Experiential |
| Ellie | Taylor | President | Alabama Grocers Association |
| Cathy | Lord | VP Corporate Human Resources | Albertsons Cos./Corporate |
| Colleen | Wortham | VP Operations | Albertsons Cos./Corporate |
| Peggy | Jones | VP Human Resources | Albertsons Cos./Corporate |
| Susan | Morris | EVP/COO | Albertsons Cos./Corporate |
| Tami | Tollefson | VP GM/HBC Beauty Care | Albertsons Cos./Corporate |
| Valerie D. | Lewis | Assistant VP & Assistant Secretary | Albertsons Cos./Corporate |
| Elana | Karp | Culinary Co-founder & Chief Culinary Officer | Albertsons Cos./Plated |
| Kelly | Mullin | VP Marketing & Merchandising | Albertsons Cos./Portland Division |
| Michelle | Larson | SVP of Merchandising & Marketing | Albertsons Cos./Southwest Division |
| Amanda | Martinez | Group VP, Corporate Procurement | Albertsons Cos./Supply Chain |
| Cathy | East | VP, Corporate Procurement Meat/Seafood/Deli | Albertsons Cos./Supply Chain |
| Jenny | Marino | Co-founder & Brand Strategist | Angelic Bakehouse |
| Ana | Middleton | President & Chief Merchandising Officer | Army Air Force Exchange Service |
| Terrie | Baker | VP/CFO | Baker's IGA |
| Rachel | Shemirani | VP of Marketing | Barons Market |
| Suzanne | Arnott | VP, Marketing | Blackhawk Network |
| Sharon | Brown | Founder & CEO | Bonafide Provisions |
| Kelly | Sosa | SVP/GM, Davidson Specialty Foods | C&S Wholesale Grocers |
| Margot | LaPointe | VP, Corporate Projects | C&S Wholesale Grocers |
| Heather | McIntyre Froud | VP of Global/Walmart | Campbell Soup Co. |
| Karen | Jobb | VP of Sales | Clif Bar & Co. |
| Sarah | Ciccarello | VP of Customer Strategy | Clif Bar & Co. |
| Shannon | Durham | VP, Customer Management | Coca-Cola Co. Bottling Consolidated |
| Amy | Davis | VP, General Manager | Crossmark |
| Christine | Gard | VP | Daymon |
| Kathleen | Owen | VP, Sales | Daymon/CDS |
| Nicole | LeMaire | VP | Daymon/Interactions Marketing |
| Marissa | Jarratt | SVP of Marketing, Innovation and R&D | Dean Foods Co. |
| Kelly | Vlahakis-Hanks | President & CEO | Earth Friendly Products |
| Kerry | Farrell | SVP, Sales | Eversight Inc. |
| Roxanne | Kanne-Roush | VP-Training & Development | Fareway Stores Inc. |
| Toni | Mascaro | VP, Meeting Services | Food Marketing Institute |
| Simona | Faroni | Owner/President | G.S. Gelato & Desserts Inc. |
| Angela | McElwee | President | Gaia Herbs |
| Robin L. | Anderson | VP Human Resources | Giant Food |
| Julie | Morales | VP Finance | Giant/Martin's |
| Danielle | Vogel | Founder | Glen's Garden Market |
| Rhonda | DeMello | Director Recruiting/FE Operations/Service Excellence | Harris Teeter Supermarkets LLC |
| Megan | Klein | President & Co-founder | Here |
| Kristi | Magnuson Nelson | President | Hugo's Family Marketplace |
| Jessica | Ringena | VP, Innovation/Business Development | Hy-Vee Inc. |
| Karen | Boriskey | VP, Human Resources/Employee Development | Hy-Vee Inc. |
| Tina | Potthoff | VP, Communications | Hy-Vee Inc. |
| Cheryl | Pick Sommer | Owner/President | Kaune's Neighborhood Market |
| Kris | Geier | VP, Costco International | Kellogg Co. |
| Amy | Simeri McClellan | SVP, Retail | Martin's Super Markets Inc. |
| Annette | Repasch | Group VP-Merchandising | Meijer |
| Stephanie | Naito | VP, Talent Management | Meijer |
| Michelle | Mock | Director of Sales Development & Operations | Nature Nate's |
| Jeanne | Danubio | EVP, U.S. Retail and Global Retail Product Leadership | Nielsen |
| Marla | Daudelin | SVP of Sales, South Central Region, Frito-Lay North America Division | PepsiCo |
| Shirin | Odar | Region VP NAB/PBC | PepsiCo |
| Julie | Jones | General Manager Grocery & Home Improvement (Position Equivalent to VP) | Procter & Gamble |
| Julie | Gerdes | VP of Product Management | Quotient Technology Inc. |
| Nicky | Jackson | Founder & CEO | RangeMe - An ECRM Company |
| Jacqueline | Ross | VP, Private Brands Innovation | Retail Business Services, an Ahold Delhaize USA Company |
| Kim | Lyda | SVP, Legal | Retail Business Services, an Ahold Delhaize USA Company |
| Libby | Christman | VP, Risk Management & Safety | Retail Business Services, an Ahold Delhaize USA Company |
| Katlin | Smith | Founder & CEO | Simple Mills |
| Yvonne | Trupiano | EVP, Chief Human Resources and Corporate Affairs & Communications Officer | SpartanNash |
| Anne | Dament | EVP, Retail, Marketing & Private Brands | Supervalu |
| Nancy | Superchi | VP, HR Shared Services | Supervalu |
| Sarah | Louden | CHRO/HR VP | Supervalu |
| Melody | Richard | Chief Strategy Officer, Suja | The Coca-Cola Co. |
| Chris | Albi | VP of Operations | The Kroger Co./Fred Meyer |
| Anne | Maness | Director, Digital Site Experience, Corporate Digital Marketing | The Kroger Co./GO-Digital Marketing |
| Kate | Ward | President, Kroger Personal Finance (New Title) | The Kroger Co./GO-Finance |
| Christina | Groth | VP of General Merchandise, HBC & Nonfoods | The Kroger Co./GO-HBC & Nonfoods |
| Liz | Llamas | VP of Human Resources | Vallarta Supermarkets |
| Jan | Gee | President/CEO | Washington Food Industry Association |
| Rebecca | Remley | CEO | Wedderspoon Organic |
| Shelley | Cade | VP Marketing | Willert Home Products |
| Susan | Guerin | President and CEO | World Finer Foods |