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