IRVINE, Calif. — Twenty-one Advantage Solutions leaders have been named 2023 Top Women in Grocery by Progressive Grocer. Now in its 17th year, the Top Women in Grocery awards honor the vital role women play across the food retail industry.
“Advantage is a place where women lead,” says Advantage CEO Dave Peacock. “They have powered our business partners’ growth — and positively impacted the consumer product goods industry and retail industry as a whole — for more than 30 years.
“The leadership and expertise of our 2023 Top Women in Grocery honorees make us better, our clients and customers more competitive and shoppers everywhere happier. They’re among the women leaders at Advantage who are fueling our company’s transformation that will propel our growth.”
Advantage Solutions’ 2023 Top Women in Grocery awardees are:
Senior-Level ExecutivesVicki Combs, vice president, operations, Retail OdysseyMarianne Shick, vice president, business development, Advantage Sales
Rising StarsAnita Baldwinson, director of marketing, SAS Retail ServicesJolie Bourque, director of technology, SAS Retail ServicesNicole Burns, senior manager, talent acquisition, SAS Retail ServicesStacey Carew, team leader, category management, Advantage IntelligenceShawna Collins, director of operations, Central Division, Walmart, SAS Retail ServicesLaura Cosgrove, associate industry director-Walmart consumables, Advantage RetailtainmentRachel Dippel, director of retail operations, Walmart Syndicated, SAS Retail ServicesConnie Germoso, retail operations manager, Advantage SalesAngela Hopkinson, director of retail operations, SAS Retail ServicesKaren Hunstiger, senior director of training, SAS Retail ServicesTheresa Hutchison, director of talent acquisition, SAS Retail ServicesKandayce M. Lee, director of talent development, SAS Retail ServicesJulie Moore, creative director, WaypointMegan Morgan, senior business manager, DaymonMegan Shumaker, senior manager, category solutions, DaymonNicole Spaulding, director, sourcing, DaymonSusan Strzok, retail operations manager, Advantage SalesLindsay Thomas, marketing manager, DaymonMelinda Wilson, director, retail operations, Advantage Sales
Karen Hunstiger has been honored for three consecutive years and Connie Germoso and Marianne Shick for two consecutive years.
“I’m continually impressed and inspired by our associates’ talent, heart for service and unwavering commitment to delivering results — and I’m very happy Progressive Grocer recognizes these qualities in these leaders,” Peacock says.
Advantage is “strongly committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can feel they belong while they pursue their business and personal career goals,” Peacock says. “We have more work to do, but our people are our greatest asset, and these women serve as examples of our people-powered culture — a culture that translates our teammates’ achievements into success for our consumer product goods industry and retailer partners.”
