Convenience Store News has just released their 2018 class of Top Women in Convenience (TWIC), and we are delighted that our own Kimberly Bolin, CDA's president and CEO, will be honored as a Senior-Level Leader. Congratulations, Kimberly!

TWIC is the first and only convenience store industry awards program that recognizes women for making outstanding contributions to their companies and to the industry overall. Now in its fifth year, the program recognizes the integral role women play in convenience retailing and encompasses four different award categories honoring the full retail spectrum, from the C-suite to the store level to the independent entrepreneur.

We would also like to congratulate CDA members that are being honored:

WOMEN OF THE YEAR

• Maura Scott, Vice President, Sales, Altria Group Distribution Co.

SENIOR-LEVEL LEADERS

• Sanda D’Asaro, Vice President, Sales Analytics, Development & Technology, Core-Mark International
• Kim Duet, Chief Purchasing/Marketing Officer, Lyons Specialty Co.
• Kathy Kilburg, Senior Director, Strategic Accounts, RAI Trade Marketing Services
• Renee Kristeller, Senior Director, Category Management, Snyder's-Lance Inc.
• Erica Worrell, Regional Vice President of Sales, S. Abraham & Sons Inc.

RISING STARS

• Sonia Caze, Zone Manager, Convenience Team, General Mills Convenience
• Vanessa Cope, Customer Sales Lead for Immediate Consumption, Campbell Soup Co.
• Diana Luk, Senior Account Manager, Altria Group Distribution Co.
• Caitlin McCormick, Director, Marketing Development, Core-Mark International
• Kate Schuster, Director, National Convenience Customers, Mondelez International Inc.
• Teresa Voelter, Product Director, General Merchandise, H&B, Auto, Consumer Value Products, McLane Co.
• Parke Whitley, Key Account Manager, Altria Group Distribution Co.

MENTORS

• Simmi Kelly, Director of Accounts, Altria Group Distribution Co.