Neely Moreman began her career in high school as a carhop at Sonic, where she embraced the challenge of roller skating while serving customers. Her time at Sonic extended through high school and into her first semesters of junior college, […]
Neely Moreman began her career in high school as a carhop at Sonic, where she embraced the challenge of roller skating while serving customers. Her time at Sonic extended through high school and into her first semesters of junior college, […]
Emily (Emmy) Boes is the senior editor of CStore Decisions. She has previous experience in B2B publishing and editing and producing content. She has a bachelor’s degree in English from the Ohio State University with a minor in creative writing […]
Mike Templeton is NexChapter’s Vice President of Digital Strategy. He joined the firm early in 2024 following a 15-year career as a c-store retailer. Most recently Mike was the head of digital at Casey’s, the third largest convenience retailer in the […]
Colin Dornish is a distinguished convenience store industry professional with a career marked by exceptional adaptability and leadership prowess. He is currently the Retail Liaison for NACS, where he supports their new coupon initiative, the 8112 Initiative. Additionally, Colin serves […]
Alan Adato is the the senior merchandising and procurement manager for Yesway. He joined the company four years ago and is responsible for overseeing several categories, ancillary services and private label initiatives for 423 stores. Alan oversees and manage a […]
Rebecka Friessen is the “HR Department of One” for Corner Store in small town Seminole, Texas. She does everything from onboarding new employees, implementing policies, coordinating benefits and building up her leadership team. She has also worked closely with Corner […]
Derek’s primary responsibility is to direct all marketing, merchandising and procurement efforts for the Yesway brand, as well as to develop relationships with Yesway’s supplier vendors. He leads the efforts to establish a marketing and merchandising playbook to improve the […]
John Matthews is the founder and president of Gray Cat Enterprises Inc., a Raleigh, N.C.-based management consulting company. Gray Cat specializes in strategic project management and consulting for multiunit operations; interim executive management; and strategic planning. Matthews has over 30 years […]
Darrin is Yesway’s VP of Marketing where he is responsible for the growth of the Yesway and Allsup’s convenience store brands across all consumer touchpoints. His team is responsible for all things related to brand marketing and omnichannel communication platforms […]
Tiffany Sims is the marketing and communications manager at Pak-A-Sak convenience stores out of Amarillo, Texas. Pak-A-Sak was founded by Tiffany’s grandfather in 1977 and she is one of four grandchildren that now continue her family’s legacy. Tiffany earned her […]