Kevin Bell is an entrepreneur and a long-time business and civic leader in supplier diversity. Prior to acquiring his interest in Renaissance Capital Alliance, Mr. Bell was best known for being Senior Manager – Diversity Supplier Development at Chrysler Group LLC.

As the leader of Chrysler’s supplier diversity program, Mr. Bell was tasked to identify qualified minority and women owned businesses that would effectively work within Chrysler’s supplier base. Under Bell’s leadership Chrysler’s spending with diverse suppliers increased from $1.4 Billion, to $6.5 Billion.

Mr. Bell’s leadership interests are extensive, and include service as: Former Board Member of Real Life 101 Scholarship Fund, a scholarship program for at-risk African-American males; Former Board Member Detroit College Prep High School; Board Member and Treasurer of the Michigan Minority Supplier Diversity Council (MMSDC); Board Member and Vice Chair Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (MHCC); Former Board Member and Treasurer of the Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC); Former Board Member and Treasurer Women’s Business Enterprise National Council – Great Lakes; Former Board Member of First Independence Bank, a Minority Owned bank Headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

Mr. Bell has also provided support to the National Minority Supplier Development Council since 2017 with programming and speaker recruitment. 

• Mr. Bell’s continued and impactful efforts in supplier diversity, has earned him the following awards: 
• The Michigan Chronicle “2010 Men of Excellence” award
• The Michigan Minority Supplier Diversity Council 2011, 2012 and 2016 Advocate of the Year
• 2012 Automotive News “Supplier Diversity All Star”
• 2012 National Minority Supplier Development Council “Advocate of the Year”
• 2017 Women’s Business Center Great Lakes – Legacy Award

Greg served as a firefighter and medic before working as a county emergency manager and fire coordinator. He was appointed to the NYS Office of Emergency Management in 2007 as Deputy Director of Preparedness, later serving as Executive Deputy and Deputy of Operations and culminating in his appointment as Director soon after Superstorm Sandy struck the state. Greg has subsequently served in executive positions with private sector consulting firms, leading initiatives across the nation, as well as working with early-stage start-ups to bring emerging risk management technology to city and prefecture governments across the US and Japan.

Len DeBlock is the Vice President of Value Chain Transformation at Bimbo Bakeries. With extensive experience in supply chain management and operational excellence, Len leads initiatives to enhance efficiency, streamline processes, and drive innovation across the value chain. His leadership focuses on integrating cutting-edge technology and data analytics to optimize Bimbo Bakeries' operations, ensuring sustainable growth and improved performance throughout the organization.

Jeff Dorko began his FEMA career in July of 2012 as the Director of the Office of Federal Disaster Coordination where he led the Agency’s field leader cadre including the Federal Coordinating Officers and Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinators.

Since March of 2014, he has served as the Assistant Administrator for Logistics within the Office of Response and Recovery with two periods of time, early 2020 through the end of 2021, and June to December 2022, when he served as the Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Response and Recovery.  

Mr. Dorko’s public service career spans more than 46 years, 34 of which were in the United States Army, serving in a variety of positions world-wide.  He completed his military service as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Deputy Commander for Military and International Operations.

He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy and has post-graduate degrees from the George Washington University and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at the National Defense University.

Joe leads the US Customer facing supply chain team for Mondelez.  He has 28 years CPG experience with Nabisco, Kraft Foods, and Mondelēz Global LLC. Prior leadership roles include Business & Order to Cash roles within Shared Services, Canada Customer Service & Logistics Country Lead, US Director Customer Service, Senior Manager Customer Supply Chain, and various Transportation & Logistics Operations roles.

Joe has led collaborative programs with customers across all classes of trade in North America.  His leadership and expertise within the Direct Store Delivery and Warehouse brings credibility to the customer, while delivering productivity back to the business.

Joe has also supported major Business Transformation and On-Shelf Availability initiatives to streamline the business, align metrics across Customer and Mondelez, and simplify ways of working.

Joe has a Business Management degree from Lycoming College and his MBA from Wilkes University.  He resides in Wilkes-Barre, PA with his wife Candice and has 3 children.

Kathy Fulton is the Executive Director of American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN), where she spearheads efforts to coordinate donations of logistics services and equipment, facilitating the delivery of millions of dollars in humanitarian aid. Promoted to her current role in 2014, Kathy previously served as ALAN’s Director of Operations.

With a passion for the intersection of supply chain management and emergency response, Kathy is actively involved in national workgroups focused on optimizing logistics during disasters, collaborating with organizations such as the Department of Homeland Security, the Transportation Research Board, and the National Emergency Management Association. Before joining ALAN, she was the Senior Manager of Information Technology Services at Saddle Creek Logistics Services, overseeing IT infrastructure, corporate systems, and business continuity planning.

Tom is the CEO and Managing Director of Consumer Equity Partners (CEP) in Seattle, WA, where he focuses on developing companies and capabilities for the future of consumer marketing and commerce. At CEP, Tom leads Replenium, a platform revolutionizing product replenishment and automating traditional store services, and serves as Chairman of Ideoclick, Inc., an eCommerce agency aiding over 200 manufacturers, including major household brands, in navigating platforms like Amazon. Previously, Tom was an early investor and board member at BevyUp, a company acquired by Nordstrom in 2018 for its innovative customer experience technology. He also served as Vice President at Amazon, overseeing the Grocery, Health & Beauty, and AmazonFresh divisions. Prior to his Amazon tenure, Tom founded and led Notiva, a SaaS platform for retail B2B transactions that was acquired by Oracle. His retail career began with senior roles at Wegmans Food Markets.

Daniel leads the Commerce Research & Insights team in Accenture’s North America Commerce practice. His team’s qualitative and quantitative work spans consumer, shopper, product, brand, category, retailer, channel, and industry insights. Before beginning his career in insights and analytics, Daniel was a practicing clinical neuropsychologist for nearly seven years. He then built and led the insights primary research practice at The Stable, a commerce agency that was acquired by Accenture. Daniel earned a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Minnesota and an MBA in business analytics and marketing from the University of St. Thomas.

Gary Kinneer is Director of Supply Chain at Weis Markets, Inc. Gary works collaboratively with the Weis Market’s distribution and transportation teams as well as wholesale, dedicated and third-party carriers, and various associated industry and CPG partners focusing on improving supply chain efficiencies, increasing associated revenue, and mitigating associated costs. Gary has extensive supermarket industry experience, prior to his current role Gary held various leadership positions in Store Operations.  Gary received a BS in Business Management from Pennsylvania State University in State College, PA.  He currently resides in Camp Hill, PA with his wife Katrina, they have one daughter.

As a Principal Industry Architect with Microsoft’s Industry Solutions Delivery group, Paul is responsible for guiding our strategic Retail and Consumer Goods customers to leverage advanced data and analytics technologies to transform their supply chains. Mr Manikas leads design thinking sessions to define the customer’s ‘North Star’ vision, AI-enabled solution architecture, business case, and multi-horizon roadmap. Paul brings over 40 years of industry experience to this role. Prior to joining Microsoft, he was a Director in PTC’s corporate strategy team where he led strategic partner engagements with GE and Microsoft. Paul was also Vice President of Professional Services at i2 Technologies where he led a 140-person team of consultants who implemented i2’s SRM and Advanced Planning applications.

John is Senior Vice President, Customer Supply Chain and Go-to-Market for PepsiCo, Inc.  He has been with PepsiCo for over 33 years and has worked in a number of different sales and field operations roles since joining the company as a route salesperson with Frito-Lay.   In his current role, John is responsible for working with PepsiCo’s largest customers on supply chain and collaboration initiatives to drive both effectiveness and efficiency across the shared supply chain. Before joining PepsiCo, John spent ten years in retail store operations with Jewel Food Stores in Chicago and was also a Territory Sales Representative for Procter & Gamble.  John attended Western Michigan University where he received a Bachelor of Science in Food Distribution and also holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University.

Christine Pollack serves as Vice President of Government Relations for FMI - The Food Industry Association and oversees the association's advocacy and policy efforts on workforce, supply chain, payments, and privacy/data security. Christine has nearly three decades of federal policy, advocacy, and communications experience in the public and private sectors. Prior to joining FMI, Christine served on the staff of, and consulted for, the Retail Industry Leaders Association where she oversaw health, tax, and sustainability issues and political activities, and consulted on the wide breadth of retail industry policy priorities. She also has extensive experience managing stakeholder coalitions and developing and executing issue advocacy campaigns. Earlier in her career, Christine worked for the American Medical Association, two senior Members of the House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over tax, trade, health care, and Social Security policy, and at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. She is a graduate of the University of Delaware and originally hails from Wilmington, Delaware.

Collin Russell is a Director of Business Development for TGW Logistics in North America. He graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in industrial distribution and has been in the material handling and fulfillment automation industry for almost 10 years. Collin has a history of finding the right solutions for companies in the food, beverage, and grocery sectors – understanding their unique challenges and unlocking their success.

AJ Ryan is the Associate Director of Transportation Procurement at The Kraft Heinz Company. In this role, AJ is responsible for the contracting, sourcing, and strategy for Truckload, Intermodal, Dedicated Fleets, CPU Program, Rail Car, LTL, and Small Parcel for the US and Canada networks. Prior to Kraft Heinz, she worked at Echo Global Logistics managing the LTL sourcing program for contracted clients. AJ has a BS in Public Financial Management from Indiana University Bloomington. 

Rajib Sarkar is the Director of Logistics at Colgate-Palmolive, where he leads the company's global logistics operations. With extensive experience in supply chain management, Rajib oversees the efficient movement of products across Colgate-Palmolive’s worldwide network, ensuring timely delivery and optimizing logistics processes. His expertise in logistics strategy, cost management, and operational efficiency plays a crucial role in the company’s ability to meet customer demands and maintain a competitive edge in the market.

Throughout his career, Rajib has demonstrated a strong commitment to innovation and continuous improvement, driving initiatives that enhance supply chain performance and sustainability. His leadership has been pivotal in streamlining operations and implementing best practices across the organization, contributing to Colgate-Palmolive’s reputation for excellence in logistics and supply chain management.

Liz Sertl is Sr. Director, Supply Chain Visibility, at GS1 US and has more than 20 years of experience in the CPG industry. Working closely with supply chain partners, Liz facilitates collaboration best practices and guidelines that help companies improve product traceability and supply chain visibility through the adoption of GS1 Standards.

Current role is VP of Integrated Business Planning at Bimbo Bakeries USA.  Erin has been with BBU for 9 years, previously leading the Project Management Office before joining Supply Chain a year ago.  20+ years of experience in cross functional roles across Supply Chain, IT, E-Commerce, and Project Management - all with focus on building new organizational capabilities.  Graduated from East Carolina University with a degree in Business Administration.

As a trusted Global Supply Chain Technology Consultant well known in the distribution industry for over 40 years, Keith has successfully provided innovative and actionable supply chain optimization solutions on over 500 multi-dimensional projects. His highly specialized comprehensive analysis approach and extensive supply chain experience, including the evaluation of automated facilities, have contributed to his reputation as a trustworthy and respected industry leading expert in his field today.

David is a Lead in Digital Supply Chain at Kraft Heinz.  He began his career in engineering before turning to supply chain in 2012. At Kraft Heinz, David works with Kraft Heinz leadership, KH IT, and external technology partners to architect Kraft Heinz’ capabilities roadmap and leads the transformation team to fulfill that vision. The efforts led to the launch of KH Lighthouse, Kraft Heinz’ internal SCM product, in 2022.  Since it’s inception, Lighthouse has consistently achieved > 4x ROI, and has been widely adopted in Kraft Heinz’ Logistics and Planning.

Don is a supply chain leader who challenges facilities and operations to be more proactive in driving change, system collaboration and accountability. Don has a hands-on passion for driving improvements in warehouse operations, along with leading several transformational projects over the last 18 years at The Coca-Cola Company. In his current role, he is responsible for Coca-Cola North America’s Transportation Optimization to include partners, suppliers and company owned facilities in overall service and data to our customers.