Foodservice Distribution Rising Stars 2023

At the 2023 IFDA Solutions Conference in Fort Worth, we will celebrate food distribution’s brightest young talent on the industry’s biggest stage. 

• Alexis Alvarez, Vice President of Operations, US Foods
• Christopher Dias, General Manager, Southwest Traders
• Chase Estes, Vice President Operations, Tankersley Foodservice
• Erin Graham, Vice President of Operations and Strategy, Pepper
• Stephanie Henry, Customer Service Manager, McLane Foodservice
• Christopher Howard, Assistant Distribution Manager, McLane Foodservice
• Chelsea Kuyper, Electronic Data Interchange Analyst, Gordon Food Service
• Aishah Malik, Manager, Operations Strategy & Planning, Sysco
• Sean McCabe, Senior Buyer, DiCarlo Distributors, Inc.
• Lilamy Pitt, Supervisor, Accounts Payable, McLane Foodservice
• Amanda Rombaugh, Customer Development Director, Georgia-Pacific
• Paul VanCampenhout, Customer Development Director, Georgia-Pacific
• Dana Wondercheck, Transportation Business Analyst, McLane Foodservice/Vantix Logistics
• Mitu Zenaye, Marketing Manager, FoodPRO Corporation

How will Rising Stars be recognized?

• Rising Stars will be honored at the 2023 IFDA Solutions Conference and throughout the year on IFDA’s communications channels.
• They will appear in onsite imagery (both print and digital) at the IFDA Solutions Conference.
• They will be recognized during a general session.
• They will be individually recognized in IFDA’s social channels, website, and Daily Update.
• They will be featured in a 2023 Rising Stars video post-Solutions Conference.
• They will receive a heavily discounted registration rate of $695.

To be eligible for Rising Stars, team members must:

• Be under 40 years old
• Have worked in foodservice distribution for at least five years
• Demonstrate a record of industry success and innovation
• Register to attend the 2023 IFDA Solutions Conference by the nomination deadline. 

Companies are limited to two nominations for each candidate discipline:

• Communications/Public Relations
• Culinary
• Engineering
• Finance
• Human Resources
• Information Technology
• Management
• Marketing
• Sales
• Supply Chain
• Transportation Operations
• Warehouse Operations

A supervisor or colleague must nominate candidates – no self-nominations will be accepted. Nominations (submitted via our web form) must include:

• High-resolution image (at least 1MB in .jpg/.png/.tif formats)
• Brief biography that provides supporting details on how this individual has contributed to their company’s success