Meet the NextUp team

Executive

Board

Executive Committee

Dagmar Boggs

Dagmar Boggs

Chair, Board and Executive Committee

President, Foodservice and On-Premise, North America Operating Unit, The Coca-Cola Company

Melody Richard NextUp Board Member

Melody Richard

Secretary

Senior Vice President, Pantry, Walmart US, Walmart

Abbe Luersman

Past Chair, Board

EVP, Chief People Officer, Otis Worldwide Corporation, Otis Elevator Company

Committee Chairs

Dagmar Boggs

Dagmar Boggs

Chair, Board and Executive Committee

President, Foodservice and On-Premise, North America Operating Unit, The Coca-Cola Company

Christina Bieniek

Chair, Finance, Audit and Compensation

Deputy CEO, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Marla Daudelin

Chair, Regions

Senior Vice President and General Manager, Global 7-Eleven Team, PepsiCo

Diana Marshall

Chair, Nominating and Governance

Executive Vice President, Chief Growth Officer, Sam's Club

Sri Rajagopalan

Chair, Development and Fundraising

Chief Customer Officer, U.S. Retail, General Mills

Director Emeritus

Bobbie O’Hare

Director Emeritus

(member emeritus) Vice President, Business Development, JOH

Directors-at-large

Chau Banks

Development and Fundraising

Senior Vice President, Chief Information and Enterprise Analytics Officer, The Clorox Company

Valerie Jabbar

Finance, Audit and Compensation

Senior Vice President of Retail Divisions, The Kroger Co.

Andi Marston

Regions

Senior Vice President, Corporate and Global Human Resources, Target

Mike Theilmann

Finance, Audit and Compensation

Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, Albertsons Companies

Wendy Davidson

Wendy Davidson

Nominating and Governance

President and CEO, Hain Celestial Group

Veronica Fernandez

Veronica Fernandez

Nominating and Governance

Senior Vice President, Regional Head - North America Business Solutions, Visa Inc.

Tonya Herring

Finance, Audit and Compensation

Senior Vice President, Omnichannel Development, Peapod Digital Labs, a company of Ahold Delhaize USA

Libby Saylor Wright She/Her

Development and Fundraising

Chief of Staff / Operations Leader, US Retail & Consumer Goods Operating Unit, Microsoft

Andrea Adegas Faccio

Development and Fundraising

President & Chief Growth Officer, Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, North America

Ena Williams

Nominating and Governance

Chief Operating Officer, Casey's

Staff

Laura Aguilera She/Her/Hers

Marketing Automation Manager

Jill Miller

Regional Marketing Manager

Nicole Wright

Nicole Wright She/Her/Hers

Regional Marketing Manager

Helen Toubail

Helen Toubail She/Her/Ella

Regional Learning Development Manager

Vanessa Cullerton

Vanessa Cullerton

Senior Finance Manager

Porsche Johnson

Business Development Executive

Taylor Kaptanowsky She/her/hers

Member Engagement & Board Liaison

Lanise Harris

Lanise Harris She/her

Member Engagement Coordinator

Keith Wiley He/Him

Director of Strategic Partnerships & Business Development

Melissa Thayer  She/Her

Salesforce Administrator

Brittny Geneva She/Her/Hers

Finance Manager

Sravanth Kusuma He/Him/His

Database Warehouse Architect

Heather Talla She/Her/Hers

Director of Strategic Partnerships

Alix Seyfarth She/Her/Hers

Director of Impact

Mohammed Baraq He/Him

Systems Administrator

Angelina Bice

Angelina Bice She/Her/Hers

Copywriter & Content Strategy Specialist

Lura Bobbitt

Lura Bobbitt She/Her/Hers

Learning and Development Coordinator

Beth Fasching she/her/hers

Director of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development

Desiree Frey She/Her/Hers

Senior Director, Regional Growth & Development

Kaitlyn Garner

Kaitlyn Garner She/Her/Hers

Region Marketing Coordinator

Alethea Kirkwood She/Her/Hers

Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships and Business Development

Kristin Lee

Kristin Lee She/Her/Hers

Director of Research and Learning Strategies

Katy Neefus She/Her/Hers

Director of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development

Kat Ortiz

Kat Ortiz She/Her/Hers

Manager, Learning and Organization Development

Maggie Rebman

Maggie Rebman She/Her/Hers

Financial Analyst

Makeda Richardson

Ascend Program Manager

Sneha Singh

Sneha Singh She/Her/Hers

Financial Analyst

Claire Weikle She/Her/Hers

Member Engagement Coordinator

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