Class of 2023
These are the women who have made an impact in the Store Brand industry … let’s celebrate them!
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Award
Lifetime Achievement
Emerging Leader
Innovation
Regulatory, QA and EH&S
Marketing / Merchandising
Sales
Operations
Supply Chain / Procurement
Corporate Services
Award
Lifetime Achievement
Emerging Leader
Innovation
Marketing / Merchandising
Sales
Operations
Supply Chain / Procurement
Corporate Services
R&D / Quality & Safety
Award
Lifetime Achievement
Emerging Leader
Innovation
Marketing / Merchandising
Sales
Operations
Supply Chain / Procurement
Corporate Services
R&D / Quality & Safety
Award
Lifetime Achievement
Emerging Leader
Innovation
Marketing / Merchandising
Sales
Operations
Supply Chain / Procurement
Corporate Services
R&D / Quality & Safety
Class of 2022
Award
Lifetime Achievement
Emerging Leader
Emerging Leader
Innovation
Marketing / Merchandising
Sales
Operations
Supply Chain / Procurement
R&D / Quality & Safety
Winner Name
Donna Tweeten
Alexis Herbert
Dr. Andrea Collaro
Jill Sando
Kenzie Antett
Nikki Kostrova
Simone Parry
Lashelle Russell
Ninfa Reinoso
Class of 2021
Award
Lifetime Achievement
Emerging Leader
Innovation
Marketing / Merchandising
Sales
Operations
Supply Chain / Procurement
Corporate Services
R&D / Quality & Safety
Award
Lifetime Achievement
Lifetime Achievement
Innovation
Marketing / Merchandising
Sales
Operations
Supply Chain / Procurement
Corporate Services
R&D / Quality & Safety
Company
Hy-Vee
Daymon
Walgreens
Target
Schreiber
TreeHouse Foods
Walmart
Simmons Pet Food
Topco Associates, LLC
Company
Whole Foods Market
Weis Markets
CVS Health
Dollar General Corporation
Sofidel America
Wakefern Food Corporation
Great Lakes Cheese Company
Refresco
Albertsons
Class of 2020
In 2020, WISE recognized Peggy Davies, the founder of WISE as she stepped down from the WISE Board of Directors.
Winner Name
Jill Dearing
Kathleen Helm
Laura Kind
Krista Daly
Phyllis Johnson
Christine King
Katherine Chin
Kelli O’Neill
Jackie Caplinger
Company
C&S Wholesale Grocers
E&J Gallo Winery
Wakefern Food Group
Marathon Ventures, Inc.
Catalina
Daymon
Albertsons
TreeHouse Foods
Whole Foods Market
Class of 2019
Winner Name
Hope Schoeffling
Angela LePore
Robin Beck
Lisa Schechterman
Lisa Eatherton
Sarah Fair
Jill Truitt
Anitra Farmer
Julie Jevins
Winner Name
Nancy Cota
Kimberly Giryluk
Robin VanDenabeele
Crystal Butler
Kasey Sheffer
Stephanie Harris
Heidi Knapp
Vicki Smith
Leah Lambrakis
Company
Camerican International
Simmons Pet Food
Target
Great Lakes Cheese Co.
John B. Sanfilippo & Sons
Daymon
TreeHouse Foods
Topco Associates, LLC
Albertsons
Class of 2018
Company
Albertons
Lassonde Pappas
Fresh Thyme
Encore Associates
Ahold USA
FMI
Whole Foods Market
TreeHouse Foods
Simmons Pet Food
Class of 2017
Winner Name
Cathy Crabtree-Keich
Deanna Dorrance
Nancy Antol
Simona Faroni
Rachel Kirkpatrick
Linda Lee Moore
Karen Kaminsishi
Kim Fromme
Julie Woods
Winner Name
Gayle Dimaggio
Searcy Menick
Anne Readhimer
Terri Muzzy
Susan Hunsaker
Susan Thostenson
Catherine Proper
Class of 2015
Winner Name
Elaine Howard
Michelle Elliott
Christine Heffernan
Kristine Modugno
Asmita Pahwa
Alyssa Berinhout
Kim Melsheimer
Jac Ross
Class of 2014
Winner Name
Ruth O’Sullivan
Dani Little
Samantha Peskie
Laura Sturdevant
Alicia LeHola
Megan Kokoska
Chelsea McCool
Cinda Stricklen
Class of 2024
Company
Vi-Jon
Ace Hardware
Topco Associates
GS Gelato
Massimo-Zanetti Beverage
C. H. Guenther
Albertsons
Sav-A-Lot
Sam’s Club
Company
Stremick’s Heritage Foods
Sprouts Farmers Market
7/Eleven, Inc.
Ahold USA
Daymon
Seneca Foods
SuperValu
Company
Schreiber Foods
Brookshire Grocery
Topco Associates
BJ’s Wholesale Club
Daymon
TreeHouse Foods
Nice-Pak Products
AHold USA
Company
Topco Associates
Whole Foods Makret
TreeHouse Foods
Walgreens
Tropical Fruit and Nut
Dollar Tree
Daymon
Sam’s Club
Winner Name
Anne Sprout
Kim Ward
Rebeccas Montemarano
Angela Terrazas
Elizabeth Erby
Alyssa Caratozzola
Doraly Witt
Brooke Cline
Carol Bellon
Company
TreeHouse Foods
Topco Associates, LLC
Wakefern
Alebertson
Sprouts Farmers Market
Daymon
John B. Sanfilippo & Sons, Inc.
Refresco Beverages
Whole Foods
Winner Name
Samantha Hein (posthumous)
Allison Gregas
Heather Corkery
Emily Taylor
Mary Conwell
Pam Ofri
Erin Shirkey
Katherine Renn
Shanaz Ahmed
Class of 2016
Award
Lifetime Achievement
Emerging Leader
Innovation
Marketing / Merchandising
Sales
Operations
R&D / Quality & Safety
Award
Lifetime Achievement
Emerging Leader
Innovation
Marketing / Merchandising
Sales
Operations
Supply Chain / Procurement
R&D / Quality & Safety
Award
Lifetime Achievement
Emerging Leader
Innovation
Marketing / Merchandising
Sales
Operations
Supply Chain / Procurement
R&D / Quality & Safety
Award
Lifetime Achievement
Emerging Leader
Innovation
Regulatory, QA and EH&S
Marketing / Merchandising
Sales
Operations
Supply Chain / Procurement
Corporate Services
Winner Name
Paula Klassen
Nguyet Do
Rachel Bukowski
Lauren Schmitter
Andrea Hatziyannis
Sheala Tierney
Karen Swartzentruber
Julie McGuire
Jessica Gaudette
Company
TreeHouse Foods
ofi
Whole Foods Market
Paramount Coffee
Sprouts Farmers Market
Catania Oils
Winland Foods
FedUp Foods
Daymon