2026 Women of Excellence Winners
The Path to Purchase Institute is proud to announce the winners of its 11th annual Women of Excellence Awards.
The program recognizes female brand marketers, retailers, agency executives and solution providers for their achievements in influencing the commerce marketing industry and shoppers along the path to purchase.
The 2026 class of 36 winners by category are:
Business Excellence
- Laura Bakhtiani, Senior Director, National Sales Adult Beverage, Vestcom
- Katherine Bousson, Category Manager, Frozen Foods, Giant Food
- Andrea Furber, Head of Marketing, Back to Nature
- Anne Harrell, Senior Director, Strategic Projects, Pacvue
- Ashley Kennemer, Director of Customer Activation, Walmart, Kenvue
- Ashley Knight, President and COO, Harvest Group
- Julia Klemensic, Account Supervisor, HMT Associates, Inc.
- Jackie Mason, Customer Vice President, Kraft Heinz
- Pia Ostos, EVP and President of Martech, Inmar Intelligence
- Brooke Roller, VP, Retail Consultancy Client Solutions, Mars United Commerce
- Amanda Villa, Senior Vice President, Operations Support, Acosta Group
- Claire Wyatt, Retail Sector Lead, The Trade Desk
Data & Insights
- Natasha Cholerton-Brown, COO, Goodway Group
- Chandra DiGregorio, VP, Data Science & Research, Kroger Precision Marketing
- Jennifer Gruber, SVP Commerce Intelligence, AMP Agency (Advantage Marketing Partners)
- Sarah Hogan, Associate Director of Customer Insights, Pompeian
Industry Impact
- Heather Campain, VP, Growth Strategy, Epsilon
- Katie Daleo, Senior Director Ads & Promotions, DoorDash
- Sonja Evans, SVP, Strategic Planning & Research, Blue Chip
- Betsy Fitzgibbons, Senior Shopping Insights Lead, DCOM, Mars Snacking
- Meghan Galligan, VP of Omnichannel Marketing, Ahold Delhaize USA
- Emma Helsloot, Director of Sales EMEA, Pentaleap
- Molly Hop, Managing Partner, Havas Market, Havas Media Network North America
- Kelly Miller, SVP, Commerce EMEA, Flywheel
- Tiffany Pieja, Senior Manager, Permanent Merchandising, Hershey Company
- Sally Lyons Wyatt, Global EVP & Chief Advisor Consumer Goods & Foodservice Insights, Circana
Innovator
- Carli Feinstein, SVP, Salt XC
- Yvonne Groves, POS Manager, Mast-Jagermeister U.S.
- Cheyenne Joyner, Shopper Marketing Manager, Zespri
- Stefanie McNansky, SVP of Sales, Monarca Snacks
- Elizabeth Perryman, Head of Marketing & Sales Enablement, Albertsons Media Collective
- Carley Smith, Senior Brand & Product Manager, Whirlpool
Mentorship
- Caitlin Garrett, COO, Breaktime Media
- Laura Plaukovich, Senior Shopper Insights Team Leader, Kimberly-Clark
- Christine Shoaf, Chief Global Client Officer, Momentum
- Cynthia Volk, Director, Category Management – Center Store, Giant Food
Executive of the Year
We will officially recognize the recipient of the top honor, Executive of the Year, at the Institute's InStore Ignite event, being held Nov. 10-12 in Chicago, during a special Women of Excellence Awards Ceremony and cocktail reception. The in-person event will take place at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, and celebrate all these excellent women shaping the industry.
All winners will also be profiled on P2PI.com.
