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