RISING STARS
Lisa Coleman
Director of Healthy Living, Giant Food
Coleman extended the reach and impact of Giant Food’s nutrition programming, providing a curriculum for in-store classes and developing digital resources that customers can access from anywhere, including weekly blog content, a biweekly podcast series, and online classes and webinars. She forged partnerships with nonprofits to create nutritional programs for firefighters and for people with diabetes. Coleman hired and trained a nutritionist for a store in an underserved community in Washington, D.C., and served on the advisory board to provide programming to aid the community; healthy food sales have grown more than 11% in the store.
COVER FEATURE
2019 Top Women in Grocery Monica Murphy Manger of Asset Protection, Giant Food
Murphy led Project Deter, an initiative that saved the company more than $1 million last year. Taking the lead on a project that resulted in every lock in every store being changed, she identified needs, participated in the bid process and evaluated potential vendors. Her attention to detail has made her a multiyear winner of the Asset Protection Manager of the Year award, which is given to the highest-performing Giant Food asset protection managers. Murphy serves on the Loss Prevention Research Council’s product protection committee, collaborating with retailers and vendors to solve asset protection retail issues.
Wendy Boynton
Director of Pharmacy Operations, Hannaford Supermarkets
Boynton motivated Hannaford pharmacies to take charge of inventory and improve results, introducing tools that enabled the grocer to maintain industry-leading inventory levels while controlling shrink and maintaining in-stock conditions. She deployed a medication synchronization service that makes it easier for customers to stay on their prescription therapies without missing any dosages of critical medications, and grew Hannaford’s immunization business through relationships with new channels and vendors, as well as pharmacist training. Boynton was named 2019 Pharmacist of the Year by the University of New England.
Emma Castañeda
Director, IT, Peapod Digital Labs
Castañeda expanded her scope of influence by serving as a mentor for employees outside of her own department; in 2019, she sat on a leadership panel for International Women’s Day and helped others in the organization by sharing her thoughts and insights as a leader and a woman. She successfully guided, promoted and received acceptance for the user experience of Ahold Delhaize’s strategic omnichannel platform supporting its six U.S. brands, also taking the lead on the project’s budget control and delivery of timelines. Castañeda has presented on many occasions to the most senior levels the company and is recognized as a self-starter.