{"id":2436,"date":"2023-06-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/advantage-news\/advantage-leaders-honored-as-top-women-in-grocery-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-06-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T00:00:00","slug":"advantage-leaders-honored-as-top-women-in-grocery-2023","status":"publish","type":"mrktblog-posts","link":"https:\/\/youradv.com\/mrktblog\/advantage-leaders-honored-as-top-women-in-grocery-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Advantage Leaders Honored as Top Women in Grocery 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IRVINE, Calif. \u2014 Twenty-one Advantage Solutions leaders have been named <a href=\"https:\/\/progressivegrocer.com\/2023-top-women-grocery-simply-best\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 Top Women in Grocery by Progressive Grocer<\/a>. Now in its 17th year, the Top Women in Grocery awards honor the vital role women play across the food retail industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdvantage is a place where women lead,\u201d says Advantage CEO Dave Peacock. \u201cThey have powered our business partners\u2019 growth \u2014 and positively impacted the consumer product goods industry and retail industry as a whole \u2014 for more than 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 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\u2019re among the women leaders at Advantage who are fueling our company\u2019s transformation that will propel our growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advantage Solutions\u2019 2023 Top Women in Grocery awardees are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior-Level Executives<\/strong><strong>Vicki Combs<\/strong>, vice president, operations, Retail Odyssey<strong>Marianne Shick<\/strong>, vice president, business development, Advantage Sales<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rising Stars<\/strong><strong>Anita Baldwinson<\/strong>, director of marketing, SAS Retail Services<strong>Jolie Bourque<\/strong>, director of technology, SAS Retail Services<strong>Nicole Burns<\/strong>, senior manager, talent acquisition, SAS Retail Services<strong>Stacey Carew<\/strong>, team leader, category management, Advantage Intelligence<strong>Shawna Collins<\/strong>, director of operations, Central Division, Walmart, SAS Retail Services<strong>Laura Cosgrove<\/strong>, associate industry director-Walmart consumables, Advantage Retailtainment<strong>Rachel Dippel<\/strong>, director of retail operations, Walmart Syndicated, SAS Retail Services<strong>Connie Germoso<\/strong>, retail operations manager, Advantage Sales<strong>Angela Hopkinson<\/strong>, director of retail operations, SAS Retail Services<strong>Karen Hunstiger<\/strong>, senior director of training, SAS Retail Services<strong>Theresa Hutchison<\/strong>, director of talent acquisition, SAS Retail Services<strong>Kandayce M. Lee<\/strong>, director of talent development, SAS Retail Services<strong>Julie Moore<\/strong>, creative director, Waypoint<strong>Megan Morgan<\/strong>, senior business manager, Daymon<strong>Megan Shumaker<\/strong>, senior manager, category solutions, Daymon<strong>Nicole Spaulding<\/strong>, director, sourcing, Daymon<strong>Susan Strzok<\/strong>, retail operations manager, Advantage Sales<strong>Lindsay Thomas<\/strong>, marketing manager, Daymon<strong>Melinda Wilson<\/strong>, director, retail operations, Advantage Sales<\/p>\n<p>Karen Hunstiger has been honored for three consecutive years and Connie Germoso and Marianne Shick for two consecutive years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m continually impressed and inspired by our associates\u2019 talent, heart for service and unwavering commitment to delivering results \u2014 and I\u2019m very happy Progressive Grocer recognizes these qualities in these leaders,\u201d Peacock says.<\/p>\n<p>Advantage is \u201cstrongly committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can feel they belong while they pursue their business and personal career goals,\u201d Peacock says. \u201cWe have more work to do, but our people are our greatest asset, and these women serve as examples of our people-powered culture \u2014 a culture that translates our teammates\u2019 achievements into success for our consumer product goods industry and retailer partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1920px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2436-1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdvantageSolutions_2023TWIG_CongratsVideo_6152023.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdvantageSolutions_2023TWIG_CongratsVideo_6152023.mp4\">\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AdvantageSolutions_2023TWIG_CongratsVideo_6152023.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IRVINE, Calif. \u2014 Twenty-one Advantage Solutions leaders have been named 2023 Top Women in Grocery by Progressive Grocer. 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