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, 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, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Diana Marshall

Chair, Nominating and Governance

EVP, Chief Growth Officer, Sam's Club

Valerie Jabbar

Chair, Membership

Executive Vice President, Retail, The Kroger Co.

Director Emeritus

Bobbie O’Hare

Director Emeritus

(member emeritus) Vice President, Business Development, JOH

Directors-at-large

Marina Chernyak

Membership

VP, North America Enablers, Merchants and Fintechs, Visa

Amber Jefferson

Nominating and Governance; Finance, Audit, and Compensation

Chief People Officer, Hain Celestial

Lisa Paley

Nominating and Governance

President, North America, Haleon

Helen Driskell

Regions

Vice President, North America Operations, Procter & Gamble

Kate Garner

Regions

Senior Vice President, Marketing - Demand Accelerator, PepsiCo

Tonya Douglas

Finance, Audit and Compensation

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

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

Ena Williams

Nominating and Governance

Chief Operating Officer, Casey's

Staff

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

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

Mohammed Baraq He/Him

Systems Administrator

Monica McAllister She/They

Member Engagement 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

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

Sneha Singh

Sneha Singh She/Her/Hers

Financial Analyst

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