About the Program
Outstanding Women in Produce highlights women whose achievements, leadership, and influence have made a meaningful difference within their organizations or across the industry. Nominations span sales, leadership, marketing, operations, and management. All nominees must work for a CPMA member company.
Adri de Wet
President
Fresh Direct Produce
Ady Martino
Head Buyer, Central Procurement, Division Fruits & Légumes/Produce
Metro Inc.
Bilkis Laher
Director of Business Implementation
Oppy
Christine DiLoreto
Category Director
Loblaw Companies
Cristina Di Ielsi
National Account Manager
Taylor Farms
Dionne McCready
Manager, Retail Operations
Sobeys
Elena Pitsikoulis
Senior Key Account Manager
Canadawide Fruit Wholesalers
Fernanda Alabat
Senior Manager, Distribution Quality
Pattison Food Group
Jessica Levac
Director, Fresh Division
Bellemont Powell
Tiffany Sabelli
Senior Director of Sales
Pure Flavor Farms
| Name | Company |
|---|---|
| Arabe Sovunthar | Burnac Produce |
| Cara Porter | Loblaw Companies Limited |
| Kristin Lambris | Star Produce Ltd |
| Gillian Digman | Big Marble Farms/RedHat Cooperative |
| Lara Paulenz | Pattison Food Group |
| Myriam Tremblay | Sobeys |
| Pamela Kolochuk | Peak of the Market Ltd. |
| Samantha Simpson | Loblaw Companies Limited |
| Stella Tran | Federated Cooperatives Limited |
| Tecla Masciarelli | Metro |
| Name | Company |
|---|---|
| Amanda Labuckas | Freshco |
| Ashley McPhee | Loblaw Companies Limited |
| Ester Sattler | Fresh Mix |
| Fernanda Albuquerque | Mucci Farms |
| Joëlle Biron | Metro Inc. |
| Kim Chackal | Equifruit |
| Kori Martin | Oppy |
| Leah Hardy | Wonderful Sales |
| Michelle Symington | Pattison Food Group |
| Yenifer Rambarran | Loblaw Companies Limited |
| Name | Company |
|---|---|
| Amanda Knauff | Taylor Farms |
| Audrey Desnoyers | Oppy |
| Emily Murracas | Mucci Farms |
| Evelyne Rivard | The Little Potato Company |
| Haley Cookson | Save-On-Foods |
| Leona Neill | Red Sun Farms |
| Liron Meshel | Sobeys Inc. |
| Melanie Wilson | IGA |
| Ramila Mudarth | Loblaw Companies Limited |
| Rochelle Sardinha | Gambles Group of Companies |
| Name | Company |
|---|---|
| Martine Papineau | Metro Inc. |
| Julie Trépanier | The Wonderful Company |
| Susanne Bertolas | Oppy |
| Susan Leung | Fresh Direct Produce |
| Victoria Archbold | Save-On-Foods |
| Julie Poitras-Saulnier | LOOP Mission |
| Jennifer Taylor | Loblaw Companies Limited |
| Stephanie Lariviere | Erie James Limited |
| Jennie Coleman | Equifruit |
| Chantal Desjardins | Les Serres Lefort Inc. |
| Name | Company |
|---|---|
| Carliegh White | Walmart Canada |
| Mireille Thibodeau | Sobeys Inc. |
| Lindsay Young | Federated Co-operatives |
| Jane Rhyno | Highline Mushrooms |
| Trudi Oberfield | naturSource |
| Angela Santiago | The Little Potato Company |
| Luci Faas | Nature Fresh Farms |
| Michèle McMillan | Thomas Fresh |
| Ashley Pinto | Loblaw Companies Limited |
| Tammy Vautour | Metro Richelieu Inc. |
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