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Convenience Store News Unveils the 2025 Top Women in Convenience

Convenience Store News has announced its 2025 class of Top Women in Convenience, where it will bring the convenience store industry together this fall to celebrate 100 established and emerging female leaders at the 12th annual Top Women in Convenience (TWIC) Awards Gala. CDA congratulates all the honorees, with special congratulations to the several CDA members honored, which include:

Top Women in Convenience 2025 Women of the Year:

• Tanisha Sanders, ITG Brands, LLC

Senior-Level Leaders:

• Terri Albright, Premier Manufacturing, Inc.
• Hebe Alexander, McLane Company, Inc.
• Heather Allan, Core-Mark International, Inc.
• Halle Barish, Mars Wrigley
• Jodi Buckner, Lyons Specialty Co., LLC
• Christy Canary-Garner, Reynolds
• Todd Compton, Premier Manufacturing, Inc.
• Melanie Gebrekiristos, ITG Brands, LLC
• Aleksandra (Ola) Kozielska, Juul Labs
• Brielle Lawson, Director, ITG Brands, LLC
• Stacy McNutt, PepsiCo
• Kelli Patterson, Mars Wrigley
• Beth Strickland, PDI Technologies
• Judy Truchan, Team Sledd
• Christine Turner, PepsiCo
• Heather Webb, Patron Points Inc.
• Kristin Willis, Core-Mark International, Inc.

Rising Stars:

• Josie Barger, Cheyenne International LLC
• Caris Bing, Altria Group Distribution Company
• Billi Breazeale, PDI Technologies
• Taylor Bromley, Altria Group Distribution Company
• JJ Cui, Juul Labs
• Tasha Diemer, Core-Mark International, Inc.
• Devin Gonyer, The Hershey Company
• Alexs Hermans, General Mills Convenience & Foodservice
• Lauren Hirsch, Reynolds
• Jenny Kuzet, PepsiCo
• Jyoti Mujumdar, PepsiCo
• Lisa Patterson, Core-Mark International, Inc.
• Amanda Shadle, Lil' Drug Store Products
• Taylor Skinner, McLane Company, Inc.
• Dr. Phyllis Weatherly, Altria Group Distribution Company

Mentors:

• Elisha Bostick, Core-Mark International, Inc.
• Linda Cerbo, Reynolds
• Deanna Gary, Core-Mark International, Inc.
• Allison Himenes, Swedish Match North America

The Top Women in Convenience Awards Gala will take place Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the 2025 NACS Show in Chicago. For more details and for the full list of honorees, read the Convenience Store News story.

About CDA

The Convenience Distribution Association (CDA) is the trade organization working on behalf of convenience products distributors in the United States. Its distributor members represent more than $102 billion in U.S convenience product sales, serving a wide variety of small retail formats. Associate members include leading convenience product manufacturers, brokers, retailers, suppliers and others allied to the industry.

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