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

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

Beth Fasching She/Her/Hers

Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development , 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

Alethea Kirkwood She/Her/Hers

Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships and Business Development, NextUp

Sravanth Kusuma He/Him/His

Database Warehouse Architect, NextUp

Kristin Lee

Kristin Lee She/Her/Hers

Head of Learning and Development Operations, NextUp

Monica McAllister She/They

Member Engagement Administrator, NextUp

Jill Miller

Regional Marketing Manager, 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

Sneha Singh

Sneha Singh She/Her/Hers

Financial Analyst, NextUp

Heather Talla She/Her/Hers

Director of Strategic Partnerships, 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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