Executive Advisory Council

The 2008 Summit is presented by the Executive Advisory Council of the In-Store Marketing Institute, which is composed of brand marketers and retailers, and supported by the Institute's Founding Benefactors. Members of the Council are experts in the field of retail marketing and merchandising whose deep commitment to the industry fosters a willingness to contribute their time and talent to the Institute.

• John Coerper
  Manager
  Retail Sales
  AAA Travel Stores
• Jim Einstein
  Executive VP & General Manager
  Alliance*
• Debra Balcerzak-Wilson
  Group Marketing Manager
  Black & Decker
• Karen Formico
  Marketing Services Manager
  Broan-Nutone
• John Lombardi
  Director of Merchandising
  Callaway Golf
• Dan Bracken
  Director of Marketing Services
  Church & Dwight
• Steve Hyland
  Director of Retail Merchandising
  Coca-Cola North America
• Daren Sorenson
  Sr. Retail Marketing Manager
  Coca-Cola North America
• Jon Boeve
  In-Store Marketing Manager
  ConAgra Foods
• Mary Westerhaus
  Director of In-Store Marketing
  ConAgra Foods
• Andrew Georgiou
  Director
  Retail & Sales Mktg.
  Disney Consumer Products
• Kelly Hancock
  Executive Director of National Promotions
  Fox Walden
• Aaron Henschel
  President
  Henschel-Steinau Inc.*
• Maureen Marrone
  Director
  Visual Merchandising
  Hunter Douglas
• Melissa Heisler
  Merchandising & Communication Mgr.
  ITW Brands
• Ron Volans
  Director
  Customization
  Displays & Promotions
  Johnson & Johnson
• Charles Meyer-Hanover
  Oral Care Platform Manager
  Johnson & Johnson
• Jeffrey Seigel
  Associate Director
  Point-of-Purchase
  Kao Brands

• Patrick Hare
  Senior Director
  In-Store Merchandising & Sales Comm.
  Kraft Foods/Nabisco
• Karen Booth
  Manager of In-Store Events
  Lego Systems
• Laurie Houlihan
  Assistant Vice President
  L'Oréal USA
• Teresa Oswald
  A.V.P. Display Development
  Maybelline-Garnier
• Bill Brownell
  Director
  Channel Marketing
  Microsoft
• Parisa Zander
  Group Visual Merchandising Manager
  Microsoft
• Ed Trygstad
  Sr. Mgr.
  Merchandising Development
  Miller Brewing Co.
• Chuck Hardinger
  Director of Brand Identity & Packaging
  Miller Brewing Co.
• Richard Nathan
  President
  RTC Industries*
• Angie Knight
  Director Of Marketing Services
  Russell Corporation
• Dave Milka
  Consumer Insights Manager
  S.C. Johnson
• Mary DaRif
  Director
  Marketing Services
  Sherwin Williams
• David Plante
  Sr. Marketing Manager
  Target
• Kelly Harlin
  Director
  Retail Visual Merchandising
  T-Mobile
• Rich Carrigan
  President
  United Displaycraft*
• Bill Bishop
  President
  Willard Bishop Consulting Ltd.
• Robert Bernardo
  Director
  Display Operations
  Wyeth

* Founding Benefactor