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Star Women in Convenience 2022 winners


The 42 women who comprise this year’s Star Women in Convenience fulfill diverse roles across an ever-evolving industry, but have one thing in common–an unparalleled commitment to excellence. These women rise to any challenge, inspire those around them and create extraordinary value, not only for their companies, but also customers, clients and industry partners. They deserve to be celebrated for their achievements!

In its fifth year, the annual Star Women in Convenience Awards recognize exceptional women–from retailers to distributors, manufacturers, industry associations and consultants–making a difference and demonstrating commitment, innovation and leadership in the convenience industry.

New this year, to ensure winners include outstanding individuals from the store floor to c-suite, Star Women were chosen in one of three categories: senior-level stars, shining stars and store-level stars. These 42 women are remarkable leaders with valuable insights, experiences, advice and accomplishments to share: Click on the links below to read a Q&A with each winner.

Senior-Level Stars

Nancy Bourdon

Director of people & culture
JTI-Macdonald Corp.
 
Read the Q&A with Nancy
Nancy Bourdon SWIC2022

Ingy Sarraf

Chief financial officer &
corporate secretary
Guru Organic Energy
 
Read the Q&A with Ingy
Ingy Sarraf SWIC2022

Marianne Csincsa

Vice-president, operations
Domo Corporation Ltd.
 
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Marianne Csincsa SWIC2022

Shannon Wing

Senior director strategy &
business development
Petro-Canada, a Suncor Energy Business
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Shannon Wing SWIC2022

Sandra Kayyali

Vice-president marketing and merchandising
Gateway Market Canada Inc.
Read the Q&A with Sandra
Sandra Kayyali SWIC2022

Suzanne Poirier

Vice-president, global finance and supply chain optimization
Alimentation Couche-Tard
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Suzanne Poirier SWIC2022

Shining Stars

Sylvie Berardelli

Operations manager, corporate retail
McDougall Energy
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Sylvie Berardelli SWIC2022

Danielle Friel

Senior manager,
area retail licensee - Ontario East
Petro-Canada (Suncor Energy)
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Danielle Friel SWIC2022

Jeanette Kernaghan

Account business partner,
channel delivery
Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corp.
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Jeanette Kernaghan SWIC2022

Erica Morningstar

National account executive
Coca-Cola Ltd.
 
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Erica Morningstar SWIC2022

Rima Rabba

Head of marketing
Rabba Fine Foods
 
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Rima Rabba SWIC 2022

Kirsten Ross

Director of marketing
MacEwen
 
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Kirsten Ross MacEwen SWIC2022

Marian Steffler

National account manager
Nestlé Canada Inc.
 
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Marian Steffler SWIC2022

Jennifer Yiu

Customer & brand marketing
manager - lighters
Bic Inc. Canada
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Jennifer Yiu SWIC2022

Lynda Desmarais

Supervisor, corporate operations
Groupe F. Dufresne
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Lynda Desmarais SWIC2022

Janet Hill

District manager
Free Flow Petroleum
 
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Janet Hill Free Flow Petroleum

Lisa Kurenoff

Marketing manager, in-store experience and promotions
7-Eleven Canada
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Lisa Kurenoff SWIC2022

Linda Mould

Market manager (Regional manager - Southern Alberta)
7-Eleven Canada
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Linda Mould SWIC2022

Kelly Rand

Manager, store planning and merchandising support
Parkland Corporation
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Kelly Rand SWIC2022

Melissa Ryan

Associate manager-
marketing operations
Canadian Tire Gas+
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Melissa Ryan SWIC2022

Julie Stinson

Regional operations manager, Ontario West
Parkland Corporation
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Julie Stinston SWIC2022

Elisa di Bello

Director, trade marketing and operations, Imperial Tobacco Canada
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Elisa di Bello SWIC2022

Carmina Jimenez

Communications & events manager
Convenience Industry Council
of Canada
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Carmina Jimenez SWIC2022

Sherry Landry

Director of software operations
Bulloch Technologies
 
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Sherry Landry

Jacynthe Poulin

Management consultant
Sobeys
 
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Jacynthe Poulin SWIC2022

Ana Luiza Rangel

Senior brand manager
Conagra Brands
 
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Ana Luiza Rangel SWIC2022

Amber Sacco

Field service supervisor
National Energy Equipment Inc.
 
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Amber Sacco SWIC2022

Jessica Dolphin

Human resources leader, Canada
7-Eleven Canada
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Jessica Dolphin SWIC2022

Carolane Juanéda

Senior marketing manager, fuel
North America Alimentation
Couche-Tard
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Carolane Juaneda SWIC2022

Beverley Mawby

National account executive
Great Canadian Meat Company
 
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Beverley Mawby SWIC2022

Pauline Prokopshyn

Operations manager, Kelowna
Wallace & Carey Inc.
 
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Pauline Prokopshyn SWIC2022

Heather Robertson

National account manager
Payment Source
 
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Heather Robertson SWIC2022

Mary Shigematsu

Key account manager
JTI-Macdonald Corp.
 
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Mary Shigematsu SWIC2022

Saakshi Vohra

Operational service manager,
team leader
Tanknology, a service by Englobe
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Saakshi Vohra SWIC2022

Store-Level Stars

Sangeeta Batra

Owner/operator
MacEwen Petroleum Inc.
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Sangeeta Batra

Karen Martell

Market manager, Eastern Canada
Couche-Tard
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Karen Martell SWIC2022

Dimple Sehgal

Area retail licensee
Petro-Canada
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Dimple Sehgal SWIC2022

Debra George

Regional manager
Scholten’s Convenience Store
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Debra George SWIC2022