Meet the NextUp team

Executive

Beth Fasching She/Her/Hers

Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development

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Beth Kent

Senior Director Partnerships and P4P Integration

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Alethea Kirkwood She/Her/Hers

Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships and Business Development

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Board

Executive Committee

Beth Marrion

Chair, Board & Executive Committee

Senior Managing Director, Accenture

Dagmar Boggs

Past Chair, Board

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

Committee Chairs

Beth Marrion

Chair, Board & Executive Committee

Senior Managing Director, Accenture

Christina Bieniek

Co-Chair, Finance, Audit & Compensation

Principal, US Chief Transformation Officer, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Tonya Douglas

Co-Chair, Finance, Audit & Compensation

Senior Vice President, Omnichannel Merchandising, Giant Food

Valerie Jabbar

Chair, Membership & Regions

Executive Vice President, Retail, The Kroger Co.

Diana Marshall

Chair, Nominating & Governance

EVP & Chief Experience Officer, Sam's Club

Director Emeritus

Bobbie O’Hare

Director Emeritus

(member emeritus) Vice President, Business Development, JOH

Directors-at-large

Marina Chernyak

Membership & Regions

VP, North America Enablers, Merchants and Fintechs, Visa

Helen Driskell

Membership & Regions

Vice President, North America Operations, Procter & Gamble

Kate Garner

Membership & Regions

Senior Vice President, Marketing - Demand Accelerator, PepsiCo

Ryan Harrington

Nominating & Governance

Vice President of Sales (Corporate Officer) - Walmart & Sam’s Club, General Mills

Reginald Miller​

Nominating & Governance

VP, Chief Culture and Inclusion Officer , GE Vernova

Sandra Quince

Finance, Audit, & Compensation

Leader on Loan Program & Business Enablement Executive, Bank of America

Pamela Stewart

Nominating & Governance

Chief Customer Officer - Retail, North America Operating Unit, The Coca-Cola Company

Staff

Allie Ayres

Director of Strategic Partnerships, NextUp

Mohammed Baraq He/Him

Systems Administrator, NextUp

Angelina Bice

Angelina Bice She/Her/Hers

Creative Producer, NextUp

Lura Bobbitt

Lura Bobbitt She/Her/Hers

Learning & Development Administrator, NextUp

Vanessa Cullerton

Vanessa Cullerton

Senior Finance Manager, NextUp

Maggie Dwyer She/Her/Hers

Design Manager, NextUp

Kaitlyn Garner

Kaitlyn Garner She/Her/Hers

Marketing Manager, NextUp

Brittny Geneva She/Her/Hers

Finance Manager, NextUp

Lanise Harris

Lanise Harris She/her

Member Engagement Coordinator, NextUp

Porsche Johnson

Regional Market Manager, NextUp

Taylor Kaptanowsky She/her/hers

Member Engagement & Board Liaison Manager, NextUp

Kristin Lee

Kristin Lee She/Her/Hers

Head of Learning and Development Operations, NextUp

Monica McAllister She/They

Member Engagement Administrator, NextUp

Katy Neefus She/Her/Hers

Director of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development, NextUp

Kat Ortiz

Kat Ortiz She/Her/Hers

Manager, Learning and Organization Development, NextUp

Maggie Rebman

Maggie Rebman She/Her/Hers

Financial Analyst, NextUp

Melissa Thayer  She/Her

Salesforce Administrator , NextUp

Helen Toubail

Helen Toubail She/Her/Ella

Manager, Learning and Partner-led Programming, NextUp

Nicole Wright

Nicole Wright She/Her/Hers

Regional Marketing Manager, NextUp

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