Convenience Store News Names 2024 Class of Future Leaders in Convenience
CHICAGO — Convenience Store News is celebrating the seventh year of its Future Leaders in Convenience (FLIC) awards program by honoring a 2024 class that is the largest yet, comprising 49 rising stars from 31 c-store industry retailer, distributor and supplier companies.
The goal of the FLIC program is to celebrate and help develop the next generation of c-store industry leaders by providing a forum for talented young businesspeople to hone their leadership skills, while recognizing the achievements of a select few emerging leaders.
The FLIC awards recognize young people (aged 35 and under) working in the convenience channel who are already making significant positive contributions to their companies and the industry at large. The winners were chosen based on nominations received from their companies and peers that highlighted achievements over the past 12 months.
The 2024 Future Leaders in Convenience are:
- Arslan Amjad, Senior Category Manager, Fresh Foods, 7-Eleven Inc.
- Benjamin Amponsah, Regional Manager Northeast/Lead Trainer, smoodi
- Harman Aulakh, Vice President, Marketing, Onvo
- Ash Aulds, Director of FP&A and Investor Relations, Murphy USA Inc.
- Spencer Bean, Director, Platform Solutions & Insights, PAR Retail
- Erin Bonavita, Director of Corporate Accounting & Financial Reporting, EG America
- Annie Boone, Guest Experience Manager, North America, bp
- Timothy Bortner, Brand Manager – Convenience, Hormel Foods Corp.
- Alisha Boyer, District Manager, Casey's General Stores Inc.
- Katie Brown, Corporate Counsel, OnCue
- Colleen Ciccone, Recruiting Operations Supervisor, EG America
- Corbin Clark, Senior Category Manager, Pizza, Casey's General Stores Inc.
- Stephanie Daniel, Director of Loyalty, GPM Investments LLC
- Natalie Davila, Key Account Manager of West Coast Convenience Accounts, Guayaki Yerba Mate
- Melissa DeHaan, Category Manager, CEFCO
- Brett Ellerbroek, Manager, Analytics Center of Excellence, Casey's General Stores Inc.
- Holli Erskine, Senior Manager, RGM Loyalty, Juul Labs
- Stacy Fields, Director of Marketing Technology, Krispy Krunchy Foods LLC
- Sergei Finkler, ATM Lead, 7-Eleven Inc.
- Lauren Friesenhahn, Associate Marketing Manager, Ecommerce, Culture & Social Media, 7-Eleven Inc.
- Anne Frey, Design Manager, n-House, 7-Eleven Inc.
- John Ganas, Field Merchandising Director, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc./Circle K
- Vaughn Gessner, National Account Executive, CAF Outdoor Cleaning
- Shelby Harman, Program Manager, Casey's General Stores Inc.
- Jeffry Harrison, Cofounder & President, Rovertown
- Amir Hassan, President of Operations and Retail, H&S Energy Group
- Haley Hess, Regional Sales Manager, GPM Empire LLC
- Hilary Hoffman, Manager, Supply Chain Efficiency, Casey's General Stores Inc.
- Bronte Jagodzinski, Project Manager, Emerging Technology, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc./Circle K
- Jami Johnson, Regional Manager, Swisher
- Samantha Jones, Director of Engineering, RaceTrac Inc.
- Truitt Key, Category Manager – OTP, Murphy USA Inc.
- Balal Khan, Vice President, Technology & Strategy, Shahani Inc.
- Ben Lewenczuk, Assistant Treasurer, Casey's General Stores Inc.
- Shawn Moody, Fuel Manager, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc./Circle K
- Kathryn Morris, General Manager, TA Express, TravelCenters of America
- Christian O'Brien, Franchise Business Advisor, bp
- Margaret Ogren, Senior Business Director, Patron Points
- Alexa Ovens, Director, Technical Program Management, PAR Retail
- Olivia Parker, Outreach & Communications Manager, Parker's Kitchen
- Rushi Patel, Manager of Diversified Energy, Metroplex Energy, RaceTrac Inc.
- Nicole Petersen, Marketing & Communications Manager, PDI Technologies
- Kiley Schranze, Assortment Manager – Alcoholic, Private Label & Dairy Beverages, Wawa Inc.
- Derrel Simmons, Associate Category Manager, Yesway
- Amber Smith, Director of Creative Services, Krispy Krunchy Chicken LLC
- Andriana Stefak, Director of Risk Management, EG America
- Sierra Szarowicz, Director of Category Management, Convenience, Constellation Brands
- Eric Taylor, CEO, Taylor Quik Pik
- Courtney Trieger, Manager, Retail Asset Protection Support, EG America
These emerging leaders will be recognized and honored at the annual Future Leaders in Convenience Summit, to be held Nov. 12-13 at the Hilton Des Moines Downtown.
The FLIC Summit will precede Convenience Store News' 2024 Hall of Fame gala dinner, honoring retailer inductee Darren Rebelez, chairman, president and CEO of Casey's General Stores Inc., and supplier inductee Kimberli Carroll, president and CEO of Ruiz Food Products Inc.
Reynolds Marketing Services Co. serves as the founding and presenting sponsor of the Future Leaders in Convenience program. The Hershey Co. is a silver sponsor.
For sponsorship information, contact Convenience Store News Senior Vice President and Group Publisher Paula Lashinsky at [email protected].
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