Onsite Attendee List
Bolded Names Indicate Speakers & Burning Issue Exchange Facilitators
Double Asterisks ** Indicate 2024 40 Under 40 Inductees
Jump To
Retailer Attendees
Listed Alphabetically by Company – as of March 6, 2025
| First Name | Last Name | Job Title | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob | Carnicom | CFO | Beck Suppliers / FriendShip Kitchen |
| Greg | Ehrlich | President | Beck Suppliers / FriendShip Kitchen |
| Carly | LaBeau | Retail Accounting Administrator | Beck Suppliers / FriendShip Kitchen |
| Trenton | Langston | Vice President | Calloway Oil Company/EZ Stop |
| Tina | May | Food and Beverage | Campbell Oil Co/Minuteman Food Mart |
| Kathy | Williams | Senior Category Leader | Campbell Oil Co/Minuteman Food Mart |
| Sulemaan | Khalid | Real Estate and Leasing Associate | CCO LLC (Sam’s Food Stores) |
| Farris | Jamal | Merchandise Manager | Chestnut Market |
| Jeff | Carpenter | Director | Cliff’s Local Market |
| Michael | Clifford | Vice President | Cliff’s Local Market |
| Derek | Thurston | Director of Food Service | Cliff’s Local Market |
| Zeke | Scherich ** | Director of Operations | Convenient Food Mart (Scher-Cash Inc) |
| Joshua | Jackson | Assistant General Manager | Dandy Mini Marts, Inc. |
| Dyson | Williams | Vice President | Dandy Mini Marts, Inc. |
| Ryan | Fasel | Director of Marketing | Family Express Corp. |
| Babir | Sultan | President | Fav Trip |
| Scott | Burchfield | COO | Fresh Stop |
| Deep | Patel ** | CEO | Gas World |
| Cory | Schaffranek ** | Sr Manager, Operations Services & Transformation | GetGo (Giant Eagle) |
| Joy | Almekies | Senior Director Food Services | Global Partners |
| Tyler | Brocar ** | Field Food Service Manager | Global Partners |
| Sam | Dearden ** | Category Manager | Good 2 Go |
| Amanda | Yaw ** | Marketing Director | Green Valley Grocery |
| Sherryn | Diamond | Director of Food Service | High’s of Baltimore |
| Morganne | Manouse ** | Retail Marketing Strategist | High’s of Baltimore |
| Andrew | Mouton | Food Service Manager | Hit-n-Run |
| Brent | Mouton | President | Hit-n-Run |
| Thomas | Mouton | Corporate Development | Hit-n-Run |
| Bhavin | Patel | EVP of Development | HMS |
| Darrell | Meek | Operations Manager | JD Streett & Co Inc. |
| Kash | Patel | President | Kash Station |
| Joe | Blackburn | VP Retail Operations | Kendrick Oil |
| David | Land II | Sr. Director of Marketing | Kent Companies, The |
| M. David | May | Director of Foodservice | Kwik Stop Convenience Stores |
| Jessica | Angel | Director of Convenient stores | Lassus Bros. Oil |
| Dan | Carmichael | CFO | Lassus Bros. Oil |
| Stephanie | Galentine | COO | Lassus Bros. Oil |
| Phil | Haiflich | Director of IT | Lassus Bros. Oil |
| Hank | Seibel | Director of Marketing and Sales | Lassus Bros. Oil |
| Brittany | Wilchar | Director of Human Resources | Lassus Bros. Oil |
| Jeremy | Burge ** | Chief Operating Officer | Louisiana Truck Stop & Gaming Administration, LLC |
| Charlyse | Davis | Southern Regional Manager | Louisiana Truck Stop & Gaming Administration, LLC |
| Michael | Thibodeaux | Director of C-Store Operations | Louisiana Truck Stop & Gaming Administration, LLC |
| Richard | Mast | Co-Founder / CEO | Mast Market |
| Ray | McIntosh | President | McIntosh Energy Co., Inc. |
| Deirdre | Hilliard ** | Manager, Fuel Analytics | Murphy USA |
| Kelly | Carroll | Associate Director of Operations | Neon Marketplace |
| Adi | Dhandhania | CEO | Neon Marketplace |
| Sam | Shanbhag | Director of Operations | Neon Marketplace |
| Warren | Brown | Retail Operations Manager | Northdale Oil Inc. |
| Stephen | Skidds | Director, Fresh Foods / Culinary | Nouria |
| Patrick | Lewis | Partner | Oasis Stop ‘N Go |
| Harman | Aulakh ** | Vice President – Marketing | Onvo |
| James | Schutz | COO | Open Pantry Food Marts |
| Laurie | Chokran | Senior Relationship Manager | Parent Petroleum / PRIDE Stores |
| Gustavo | Zuleta | Relationship Manager | Parent Petroleum / PRIDE Stores |
| John | Rhine | VP of FP&A | Parker’s Kitchen |
| Scott | Smith | VP of IT | Parker’s Kitchen |
| Brenda | Elsworth | COO | Pete’s Corp. |
| Grace | Carson | Category Coordinator – Grocery | Pilot Company |
| Brandon | Demerest ** | Senior Category Manager – Tobacco | Pilot Company |
| Lauren | Newman | Coordinator Distribution | Pilot Company |
| Michael | Wensel | Fresh Food Category Manager | Quality Dairy Co. |
| Cindy | Andrews | Director of LP | Reid Petroleum / Crosby’s |
| Rob | Augustine | Director of Sales and Merchandising | Reid Petroleum / Crosby’s |
| Daniel | Neeson | General Manager Operations | Reid Petroleum / Crosby’s |
| Lenny | Smith | Vice President | Reid Petroleum / Crosby’s |
| Todd | Hauptmann | VP, Information Technology | Road Ranger, LLC |
| John | Koch | CEO | Rusty Lantern Markets |
| Philip | Santini ** | Sr. Director of Advertising & Food Service | Rutter’s |
| Paul | Crozier | Director of Category | Sheetz |
| Nate | Brazier | President and CEO | Stinker Stores |
| Mary | Banmiller | CEO | Warrenton Oil Company |
| Kristin | Bowen | Director of Marketing | Warrenton Oil Company |
| Kalen | Frese | Director of Merchandising | Warrenton Oil Company |
| Ryan | Blevins | Director of Food and Beverage Innovation | Weigel’s |
| Beth | Hoffer | Vice President | Weigel’s |
| Nick | Triantafellou | Director of Merchandising and Marketing | Weigel’s |
| Kurt | Weigel | Director of Customer Experience | Weigel’s |
| Rebecca | Gregory ** | Center Store Category Manager | Weigel’s |
| Hussein | Yatim | Vice President | Yatco |
| Gary | Lyons | Category Manager – Center Store | Yesway |
| Trenton | Moore ** | Marketing Manager | Yesway |
| Neely | Moreman | Associate Category Manager | Yesway |
| Stewart | Hargrove | Insurance Advocate | Young Oil/Grub Mart |
| Vernon | Young | Owner | Young Oil/Grub Mart |
Sponsor / Supplier Attendees
Listed Alphabetically by Company – as of March 6, 2025
| First Name | Last Name | Job Title | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| John | Coyle | VP of Sales | ADD Systems |
| Tracie | Nall | Account Manager | ADD Systems |
| Tarren | Law | Director of Accounts | Altria Group Distribution Company |
| Mike | Vitello | Director of Accounts | Altria Group Distribution Company |
| Stacey | Goldsberry | Vice President of Sales & Marketing | AMCON Distributing Company |
| Jon | Davito | Vice President | American Business Brokers & Advisors |
| Terry | Monroe | President | American Business Brokers & Advisors |
| Richard | Gobel | GM | Apter Industries Inc |
| Jason | Zimmer | Director of National Accounts | Apter Industries Inc |
| Michael | Markham | National Account Manager | B2B USA LLC |
| Tom | Meyer | National Sales Director | B2B USA LLC |
| Tom | Monahan | Central Zone Manager | B2B USA LLC |
| Jake | Bechtel | Director – Chain Accounts | BandyWorks |
| Mason | Cowan | Chief Customer Officer | BandyWorks |
| Chris | Elebesunu | Chief Sales Officer | Botanic Tonics |
| Elly | Villescas | Director, National Accounts | Botanic Tonics |
| Liam | Gilmore | Managing Director, Business Development | Bottle Rocket |
| Brendan | Paige | Director of Business Strategy | Bottle Rocket |
| Abbey | Karel | VP, Growth | Bounteous |
| Jim | Lehane | Enterprise Account Executive | Budderfly |
| Kay | Segal | President | Business Accelerator Team |
| Daniel | Iavarone | Relationship Manager | Capital One |
| Jason | Noll | Senior Director | Capital One |
| Paul | Pierce | Director – New Business Development | Core-Mark International |
| Gerald | Veal | Sr Director | Corporate Sales | Core-Mark International |
| Jonathan | Crumly | Founder & CEO | Decisions Consulting |
| Rob | Hosack | Director of Land Use | Decisions Consulting |
| Kamira | Jones | National Director of Licensing | Decisions Consulting |
| Drina | Miller | COO | Decisions Consulting |
| Elena | Valarino | Senior Licensing Specialist | Decisions Consulting |
| Russell | Fant | VP of Sales | Fintech |
| Jack | Metcalf | Product Manager | Fintech |
| Paul | Oderio | Senior Account Executive | Fintech |
| Jessica | Williams | Founder & CEO | Food Forward Thinking |
| Kyle | Blohm | Sales Analyst | Haleon |
| Meghan | Case | Marketing Manager | Hunt Brothers Pizza |
| Dee | Cleveland | Director of Marketing | Hunt Brothers Pizza |
| Todd | Verhoven | VP of Sales | Hunt Brothers Pizza |
| Allen | Barringer | Manager of Implementation and Support | Ignite Retail Technology |
| John | Lofstock | Senior Business Development Consultant | Ignite Retail Technology |
| Karissa | Mazzanti | Director of Accounts | InStore.ai |
| Carlos | Trujillo | Director of Fuel & Convenience | InStore.ai |
| Bill | Kennedy | Director of Sales | iRely |
| Samuel | Johnson | Sales | JM Distributors |
| Will | Woodlee | Managing Partner | Kleinfeld, Kaplan & Becker LLP |
| Mehdi | Mahmoodi | Co-Founder & COO | LottoShield |
| Justin | Jackson | President | Lula Commerce |
| David | Makowski | Business Development Manager | McLane Company |
| Steve | Yawn | Director, Trade Relations | McLane Company |
| David | Spross | Executive Director | National Association of Tobacco Outlets |
| Matt | Riezman | Partner | NexChapter |
| Mike | Templeton | VP, Digital Strategy | NexChapter |
| Austin | Burns | CEO & President | Paragon Solutions |
| Brad | Eubank | Relationship Manager | Paragon Solutions |
| James | Duke | Senior Manager, Industry Engagement | Philip Morris International |
| Dan | Mulvaney | Director, Industry Engagement | Philip Morris International |
| Rachell | Bernhardt | HR Director | Quantum Services |
| Tim | Campbell | Director of Sales | Quantum Services |
| Jed | Batchelder | Sales Manager | Ready Training Online |
| Tom | Hart | Director of Business Development | Ready Training Online |
| Aric | Aadnesn | Director of National Accounts | Republic Brands |
| Tom | Bunting | Senior Manager External Relations | Reynolds American Inc. |
| Julie | Ely | Lead Manager External Relations | Reynolds American Inc. |
| Lawson | Kluttz | Director External Relations | Reynolds American Inc. |
| Kyle | May | Director External Relations | Reynolds American Inc. |
| John | O’Brien | Vice President & Assistant General Counsel – Regulatory | Reynolds American Inc. |
| Bill | Bustin | Head of Customer Success | Rovertown |
| Erin | DaSilva ** | Customer Success Manager | Rovertown |
| Scott | Walters | Head of Sales | Rovertown |
| Keith | Johnson | Regional Vice President | S. Abraham & Sons |
| Alyssa | Snyr | Sr. Category Manager | S. Abraham & Sons |
| Jordan | Lewis | SaveMore Division Leader | SaveMore |
| Don | Simmons | Business Development Manager | SaveMore |
| John | Falsetto | Commercial Sales Manager | Skyline Products |
| Megan | Thobe | Sales Representative | Skyline Products |
| Shawn | Herrick | Vice President of Sales | SSCS |
| Andre | LeMire | Sales Engineer | SSCS |
| Myra | Kressner | Co-Founder | Vision Group Network |
| Roy | Strasburger | Founder | Vision Group Network |
| Eva | Strasburger | Founder | Vision Group Network |
| Jimmy | Allen | VP of Sales | VivaZen |
| Natalie | Gershon | Chief Marketing Officer | VivaZen |
| Brad | Jones | National Account Manager | VivaZen |
| Sean | Asnes | Sales | Vroom Delivery |
| Erik | Johnson | VP Sales | Vroom Delivery |
| Tom | Newbould | Practice Lead, Business & Technology Alignment | W. Capra |