2018 Future Leaders eXperience: Registered Attendees

The following list shows all attendees as of April 24, 2025. Click on each column header to sort by that category.


Attendee Name Title  Company
Robin Cassella Store Manager Adams Hometown Markets
Sherrie Palmer Director of Operations Adams Hometown Markets
David Garris Director, Operations Ahold Delhaize USA
Ron England Manager, Retail Business Solutions Associated Wholesale Grocers - Gulf Coast Division
Timothy Woods Senior Manager, Warehouse Associated Wholesale Grocers - Gulf Coast Division
Christopher Hyvari Manager II Associated Wholesale Grocers - Mid-South Division
Brad Self Business Development Manager II Associated Wholesale Grocers - Mid-South Division
Jason Anderson Director of Produce Associated Wholesale Grocers - Nebraska Division
Jeff Waddingham Director, Meat Associated Wholesale Grocers - Nebraska Division
Ron Richardson Executive Director Associated Wholesale Grocers - Oklahoma City Division
Brian Adams Director, Category Sales Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Curtis Bradford Buyer, Inventory Management Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Kevan Brewer Manager II Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Matthew Cavato Buyer Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Martin Collins Buyer Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Robert Dillard Senior Manager Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Lakeisha Hall Senior Manager, Traffic Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Eric Jolliff Retail Business Systems Manager (IT) Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Jay Logan Director, Corporate Services Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Spencer Mather Senior Manager Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Bruce Milroy VP, Human Resources Operations Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Nicholas Murrell Manager II Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Lindsey Neer Senior Buyer Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Doug Pickerill Executive Director Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Kaitlin Tisdale Senior Manager, Division Accounting Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Charity Williams Senior Buyer, Corporate Bakery & Deli Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Michael Cormier Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Big Y Foods, Inc.
Adam Hession Director of Produce and Floral Big Y Foods, Inc.
Scott Novinger Store Director Big Y Foods, Inc.
Brian Paulin Director, Space Management Big Y Foods, Inc.
Sean Stolarik Corporate Kitchen Sales Manager Big Y Foods, Inc.
Jamie Swensen Director of Risk Management Big Y Foods, Inc.
Lori Castro Senior Manager, Retail Services C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Lori Garcia Manager, Applications Training C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Carmela Hinderaker Senior Director of Business Resilience & Regulatory Compliance C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Risa Jenkins Senior Category Manager, Retail C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Eric Kilburn Senior Analyst, Merchandising C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Megan Lacroix Director, Non-Perishable Procurement C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Brian McBreairty Regional Manager, Transportation C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Eric Pearlman Director, Independent Sales C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Lesley Schafer Senior Manager, Corporate Refrigeration C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Deborah Slomkowski Team Manager GMHBC Procurement C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Brian Snyder Senior Category Manager, Retail C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Jon Storm National Produce Buyer C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Melissa Trate Help Desk Supervisor, C&S Retail Technology Services, Mid-Atlantic Region C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Juan Remus Jr. Account Manager Campbell Snacks
Lou DeMarco Store Director Cosentino's Food Stores
Rob Bonham Grocery Sales Manager Dillon Companies, Inc.
Pam Hudson Drug/GM Field Merchandiser Dillon Companies, Inc.
Ricardo Jimenez Division Recruiting and Training Manager Dillon Companies, Inc.
Mike McCormick Chief Retail Officer Fareway Stores, Inc.
Jason Jacobs Bakery Senior Director Festival Foods
Mike Kuss Grocery Manager Festival Foods
Doug Zumach Store Director Festival Foods
Ben Quigley Senior Director, Meeting Services FMI
Mitchell Cochran Store Manager #743 Food City
David Ellison Store Manager #774 Food City
Jason Johnson Store Manager #657 Food City
Jason Parks Dry Warehouse Assistant Manager Food City
Junior Sneed Store Manager #672 Food City
Nick Graham Owner Heartland Markets
Thomas Heinen Co-President Heinen's Grocery Stores
Mitch Streit Store Director Hy-Vee, Inc.
Morgan Smillie myPay Sales Representative IRIS Software Group
Adam Baldridge Store Manager #471 K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Analiese Brown Store Manager #631 K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Phil Dipietro Director, Application Development K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Misty Kern Director of Training K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Donny Rector Senior HR Specialist K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Shawn Shelton Produce Supervisor K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Andy Taylor Controller K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Charles Weaver III Store Manager #619 K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Andy Wilson Store Manager 849 K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Jimmy Woods Corporate Trainer K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Michael Ackermann Learning and Development Learning Specialist Kellanova
Steve Austin Merchandising Director - Grocery, DSD, GM/HBC & Supplies Key Food Stores Co-operative, Inc.
Dean Janeway Chief Executive Officer Key Food Stores Co-operative, Inc.
Lauri Youngquist Chief Executive Officer Knowlan's Super Markets, Inc.
Ginger Atkins Financial Reporting Manager Lowes Foods, LLC
Todd Bostian Senior Director, Center Store Lowes Foods, LLC
Brandon Greene Senior Vice President, Host Experience Lowes Foods, LLC
Julie Jessmon Senior Category Manager, Baker Lowes Foods, LLC
Rebecca Kinlaw Store Manager Lowes Foods, LLC
Darrice Monk Manager of Food Safety and Sanitation Lowes Foods, LLC
Matt Nowlin Division Director Lowes Foods, LLC
Greg Rockwell Division Director Lowes Foods, LLC
Kevin Thomerson Director, Produce and Floral Lowes Foods, LLC
Gary Baldus Director, Lunds & Byerlys Eden Prairie Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys)
Gary Eagan General Manager, Lunds & Byerlys Downtown St. Paul Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys)
Casey Enevoldsen SPHR, SHRM-SCP Vice President, Employee Experience Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys)
Colleen Fontanella Manager, Digital Merchandising Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys)
Al Gartner General Manager, Lunds & Byerlys White Bear Lake Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys)
Russell Lund III Chairman and CEO Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys)
Dominic Messina Director, Center Store Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys)
Mike Schwartz Store Manager Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys)
Mary Jennifer Talicuran Director, Business Segment Accounting MDV a SpartanNash Company
Lynette Ackley Group Vice President, HBC/Household/Hardlines Meijer, Inc.
Becky Bronkema Director, Dairy and Frozen Meijer, Inc.
Sarah Bruischat Buyer Grocery Meijer, Inc.
Michelle Daily Inventory Manager, Merchandise Meijer, Inc.
Thomas Dant Market Director Meijer, Inc.
Ryan Michael DeLeon Director of Meat and Seafood Meijer, Inc.
Jordan Eddy Manager Vendor Partnerships Meijer, Inc.
May Graceffa Buyer, Home Meijer, Inc.
Mary Kimbrough Store Director Meijer, Inc.
Nate Leitz Inventory Manager Meijer, Inc.
Jay Mahabir Market Director Meijer, Inc.
Scott Neff Store Director Meijer, Inc.
Calli Schmid Vice President of Merchandising - Grocery Meijer, Inc.
Kaylee Schultz Director of Merchandising - Dry Grocery Meijer, Inc.
Justin Stricklen Director of Market Format Stores Meijer, Inc.
Justin Walker Store Director Meijer, Inc.
Darrin Wilson Market Director Meijer, Inc.
Adam Barnhardt VP of Merchandising and Brands Merchants Distributors, LLC
Chris Beck Manager, Sales & New Business Merchants Distributors, LLC
James Boyer VP, Sales Merchants Distributors, LLC
Jason Wingate SVP HR & Transformation Merchants Distributors, LLC
Dawn Sheridan Human Resources Services Manager National Co+op Grocers
Jerel Golub Co-Chairman of the Board Northeast Grocery, Inc.
Scott Ziter Vice President, Risk Management Northeast Grocery, Inc.
Travis Andrews Sales Director PepsiCo, Inc.
Michelle Chow Customer Manager Senior Director PepsiCo, Inc.
Imola Domokos Senior Marketing Manager PepsiCo, Inc.
Eric Fluck Senior Category Manager PepsiCo, Inc.
Elizabeth Gastineau Customer Management Account Manager PepsiCo, Inc.
Melissa Pensom Director, Finance and Strategy PepsiCo, Inc.
Carrie Propst Zone Sales Director PepsiCo, Inc.
John Ridgway eCommerce Marketing Director PepsiCo, Inc.
Adam Whelan eCommerce Sales Director PepsiCo, Inc.
Rudy Will Senior Director, Sales - Target PepsiCo, Inc.
Bill Goff Store Manager Piggly Wiggly LLC
Leah Blanton Executive Assistant to President and CEO Price Chopper Supermarkets
Todd Jones Executive Chairman Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Angela Jordan Director, Training Development Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Chelsea Oyer Senior Leadership Development Consultant Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Ryan Silberman Chief Revenue Officer RefrigiWear, Inc.
Price Mabry Vice President Robert's Company, Inc.
Scott Kaverman Senior Director Strategic Pricing Schnuck Markets, Inc.
Elsie Vilanova Assitant store mgr Shoprite #320 (Stratford, CT)
Matthew Gray Store Manager ShopRite Garafalo Markets
Rich Hachan Director of Food Service ShopRite Garafalo Markets
Iris Vitale Training Manager ShopRite Garafalo Markets
Kelly Brennan Manager ShopRite of Hunterdon County, Inc.
Joseph Colalillo President ShopRite of Hunterdon County, Inc.
Carrie Emery Manager ShopRite of Hunterdon County, Inc.
Bob French Director, Operations ShopRite of Hunterdon County, Inc.
Nancy Grospe Manager ShopRite of Hunterdon County, Inc.
Mitch Potempa Store Manager ShopRite of Hunterdon County, Inc.
Jim Poulson Manager ShopRite of Hunterdon County, Inc.
Chris McCarthy Store Director ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.
Richard Ortega Human Resources Director Sickles Market LLC
Sue Mullins Group Vice President, Store Support Smart & Final Stores LLC
Jennifer Oliver Event Planning Manager Smart & Final Stores LLC
Andrew Agnew Store Manager SPAR International
Nicola Blow Secretary SPAR International
Zsuzsa Hordai International Retail Development Manager SPAR International
Jutta Klassen International HR & Training Manager SPAR International
Justin Rhodes-Harrison Marketing Project Manager SPAR International
Nicholas Swindells Retail Finance Director SPAR International
Joanne Walker Store Manager SPAR International
Nigel Walker Store Manager SPAR International
Anthony Cera Product Brand Manager SpartanNash Company
Rodney Clayton Operations Support SpartanNash Company
Lee Crawford Director, Logistics Processes SpartanNash Company
Pam Dahlke Operations Finance Vendor Billing Manager SpartanNash Company
Emily Diephouse Category Manager SpartanNash Company
Josh Essenburg Category Business Planner SpartanNash Company
Mark Grice Advertising Manager SpartanNash Company
Jim Hjelmstad Regional Director Of Operations SpartanNash Company
Kimberly Jackson Director, National Accounts SpartanNash Company
Michael Lipscomb Store Director SpartanNash Company
Ryan Paruch Grocery Category Manager SpartanNash Company
Nick Phillips Senior Director, Transportation Sales & Development SpartanNash Company
Sam Schwartz Director of Transportation SpartanNash Company
Matt Van Gilder Director, Ecommerce Operations SpartanNash Company
Frank Andriuolo Vice President, Sales Strategy and Commercialization The Campbell's Company
Caitlin Bieler Sales Reporting Specialist The Campbell's Company
Damon Caton Vice President, Sales, US Grocery and Retail Execution The Campbell's Company
Pamela Centonze Revenue Management Manager The Campbell's Company
Lisa Cristantiello Human Resource Director, U.S. Sales and Ecommerce The Campbell's Company
Amber Hiltz Customer Sales Lead The Campbell's Company
Beth Jolly Vice President, Communications, Meals & Beverages The Campbell's Company
Jennifer Madalena Regional Vice President The Campbell's Company
Ryan Malenfant Vice President, Sales - Kroger The Campbell's Company
Michelle Morale Vice President, Sales Strategy and Commercialization The Campbell's Company
Ryan Peterson Team Leader, Category Management The Campbell's Company
Yaritza Rios Senior Human Resource Manager, U.S. Sales The Campbell's Company
Darin Weber Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis The Campbell's Company
Meghan Welch Manager, Shopper Insights and Category S The Campbell's Company
Bob Richardson Director, Trade Relations The Clorox Company
Jessica Dawson Director, Industry Communications The Coca-Cola Company
Rodney Harris Store Manager The GIANT Company
Michael Hartlove Store Manager The GIANT Company
Kathy Sweigert Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Division The GIANT Company
Aaron Gorman National Account Manager The J.M. Smucker Company
Andrew Legg Senior Manager, Customer Commercialization The J.M. Smucker Company
Kassie Parsons Manager, Design & Creative Services The J.M. Smucker Company
Mike Pierson National Account Manager The J.M. Smucker Company
Adam Stonfer Region Sales Manager The J.M. Smucker Company
Kelly Fouts Mean and Seafood Field Specialist The Kroger Co.
Kelsey McBride Our Promise Facilitator The Kroger Co.
Jennifer Egeland MS, RD Senior Manager, Non Foods Merchandising Valu Merchandisers Company
Armando Baez Labor Relations Administrator Wakefern Food Corp.
Christopher Berry Customer Care Team Leader Wakefern Food Corp.
Rachel Caruso Manager of Labor Relations Wakefern Food Corp.
Kate Curran Associate Buyer Wakefern Food Corp.
Chris Drabb Manager of Transportation Wakefern Food Corp.
Robin Edwards Supervisor, Digital Content Wakefern Food Corp.
Robert Fiedler Senior Coprorate Counsel Wakefern Food Corp.
John Fudacz Project Manager, Ent Planning Rep Wakefern Food Corp.
Jordan Harvey Customer Service Wakefern Food Corp.
Felix Hernandez Senior Operation Supervisor Wakefern Food Corp.
Luis Herrera Operation Supervisor Wakefern Food Corp.
Brian Kenny Category Manager Wakefern Food Corp.
Nicholas Lenker Category Manager, Food Service Wakefern Food Corp.
Tim Macintosh Treasury Analyst Wakefern Food Corp.
Christopher McCrae Manager, CISD, Retail Logistics Wakefern Food Corp.
Lynn McKenna Claims Manager Wakefern Food Corp.
Bill Meyer Scheduler Wakefern Food Corp.
Desiree Olivero Manager of Health and Wellness Wakefern Food Corp.
Isaac Osores HR Project Manager Wakefern Food Corp.
Sheila Patel Business Intelligence Manager Wakefern Food Corp.
Laurie Peters Supervisor of Food Safety Training and Compliance Wakefern Food Corp.
Erinson Rosario Real Estate Representative Wakefern Food Corp.
Jenna Sanchez Associate Buyer Wakefern Food Corp.
Brian Sewall Merchandiser, Produce Division Wakefern Food Corp.
Joseph Sheridan Consultant and Executive Vice President Wakefern Food Corp.
Melissa Sungela Vice President Corporate Finance and Tax Wakefern Food Corp.
Allyson Swedler Category Manager Wakefern Food Corp.
Robert Szumlicz Supervisor, Retail Labor Management Wakefern Food Corp.
Todd Thompson Financial Administrator Wakefern Food Corp.
Natalie Velez Initiative Merchandiser Wakefern Food Corp.
Robert Villapiano Director Wakefern Food Corp.
David Weinstein Non-Foods Associate Wakefern Food Corp.
Jeremy Latimer District Manager Weis Markets, Inc.
Kiley Lucas Regional Operations Specialist Weis Markets, Inc.
Jim Adams Diary Manager Zallie-Somerset Inc.
Nicole Bailey Cheese Manager Zallie-Somerset Inc.
William Day Assistant Store Manager Zallie-Somerset Inc.
Nicole Dickerson CGO Coordinator Zallie-Somerset Inc.
Jennifer Giordano Non-Foods Manager Zallie-Somerset Inc.
Kimberly Havens Bakery Manager Zallie-Somerset Inc.
Jodi Lattiere Floral Manager Zallie-Somerset Inc.
Andrea Archul Team Lead, Demand Planning
Andrew Barraclough Manager
Matt Beaudin Marketing Manager
Kim Bezanis Director of Marketing & Customer Relations
Marc Biegler Manager, Retail Store Development
Paula Boss Director of Human Resources
Alaric Boyd Senior Warehouse Manager
Megan Bruce Manager
Jeannette Buck Director, Demand Planning
Christine Caratura Human resources
Sean Clements Closing Manager
Grace Colalillo Associate
Vanessa Cope Customer Sales Lead, Immediate Consumption Channel
Linda Cosgrove Executive Director, Learning and Development
Courtney Davis Retail Training Specialist
Kim DeJesso Manager
Marc DeSalvo Merchandising Analyst
Angela Diaz Buyer
Matty Donovan Director, Sales
Wes Dye Senior Vice President, Sales
Kareem Elsheryie Sales Reporting Specialist
Lisa Evans Merchandising Manager, Dairy
Tracy Evans Store Director
Rebecca Florek Buyer, Perishable Procurement
Stephen Fox UNFI Category Manager
Michael Franklin Store Manager #726
Mike Frey Store Manager
Mike Fryar Assistant Store Manager
Emilio Galvan Senior Manager, Slotting and Product Allocation
Nicole Gasaway Vice President, Human Resources
Annette Gaydos Store Manager
Landon Godley Director, National Accounts
William Gorman District Manager
Jon Gregory Store Director
Christopher Griffin Director
Liz Haywood General Manager and CEO
Ronald Heffner Store Manager
Tracey Heminger Retail Fuel Operations Manager
Todd Herrmann Store Director
Cortney Hilton Schau Category Manager
Angie Jackson Store Manager
Viktor Janega Store Manager
Nerissa Johnson Store Manager
Marc Jones Director
William Karg Team Leader, Grocery East Region
Darrell Ledford Manager, Ad Group
Valerie Leger Director of Quality
Joe Lukavsky Vice President, Marketing
Divine Grace MaMahon Manager, Fresh Procurement
Anthony Markowski District Merchandising Service Manager
Nicholas Mastronunzio Store Manager
Mike McCammon Store Manager
Spencer McCarney Store Manager
Sharon McConnell Produce Manager
Patrick McPeek Production Supervisor
Tony Menginie Store Manager
Victor Meyers Store Manager
Alison Midili-Smith Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Media and Community Relations
Lauren Mills Marketing Analytics Supervisor
Allen Moats Store Manager
Omar Moneim Director of Sales
Denise Morrison President and CEO
Jasmin Muminovic Senior Buyer, Perishable Procurement
Jennifer Oliveira Employer Brand and Culture Lead
Eric Paige Shift Manager
Emily Parton Floral Supervisor
Brandon Partridge Senior Vice President, Industry Development
Kari Peckham Assistant Store Manager
Ryan Pernat Meat Manager
Debbie Petinko Manager, Retail Pricing
Anthony Phillips General Manager, Bethlehem II
Stefania Pica Category Analyst
Jamie Pinizotto Manager
Lisa Pizarro Human Resources Generalist
Robert Polk Store Manager
Tony Quintanar Assistant District Manager
Mohammad Rahman Store Manager
Andrew Raimondo Store Manager
Thomas Reali Procurement Manager, Non-Foods
Jason Rodenbach Production Supervisor
Chris Rodriguez Manager
Danny Rodriguez Administrative Clerk
Mike Romeo Senior Analyst, Supply Chain Trade Relations
Andrea Romero Vice President, Revenue Growth and Trade Management
Alex Scandroli District Manager
Deanna Sears Meat Manager
Drew Alli Senesac Guest Relationship & Insights Manager
Mark Sharrow Store Manager
Ern Sherman Vice President, Retail Industry Affairs
Kathryn Shields Manager, Retail Learning and Initiatives
Patty Shirey Manager, Directed Marketing
Quinitta Shumpert Customer Development Lead
Steve Simms eComm Sales Manager
Charles Sinks Produce Buyer
Mikel Steadman Director of Transportation Technology
Adam Stephens Team Leader - Walmart
James Sterbenz Senior Vice President, U.S. Retail Sales
Erin Stocker Associate
Krag Swartz Director, Training and Development
Tom Sweeney Vice President Merchandising and Brands
James Tallmadge Customer Sales Lead, Fresh and Frozen Bakery
Kristen Triba Director, Customer Solutions
Tom Urtz Vice President of Operations
James Ward Seafood Second Person
Michelle West Customer Service Manager
Pat Wiggins Store Manager
Alina Williams Compliance Specialist
Brett Wing President and COO
Brittany Wulff Store Manager
Matthew Zapczynski Produce Buyer