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TAMI ABRAHAM
National Account Manager
Johnson & Johnson
Lisle, IL

Years with company
4

Duties
Manage the Johnson & Johnson Consumer business team with Walgreens, selling a portfolio of products in woundcare, baby and skincare, including RoC, Aveeno and Clean & Clear.

Reason for joining NEW
To represent Johnson & Johnson in the Chicago area for our consumer and personal care companies.

Education
University Of Phoenix

Personal interests
I have two children in college: Sarah at the University of Iowa and Matthew at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. I enjoy visiting family in Iowa, my son's baseball games, summer cookouts by the pool and Chicago restaurants!

PAM BOYNTON
Director of Marketing
Daymon Worldwide
San Antonio

Years with company
4

Duties
Responsible for strategic direction for private label planning within our team. Specifically, I direct a team of analysts and marketing managers to support the growth of our business.

Reason for joining NEW
I believe that there is so much opportunity to share best practices and to help each other with job opportunities through this type of network. Also, it is always motivating and energizing to be among other industry representatives and just to get to know and share with each other.

Education
MBA, University of Arkansas

Personal interests
Family and friends, church and our small little ranching community--we love living in the hill country of Texas.

NANCY CROCKETT
General Manager
Daymon Worldwide
San Antonio

Years with company
10

Duties
Account responsibility, ensuring all resources are in alignment with both our customer and the suppliers we represent, along with meeting our financial goals to the company.

Reason for joining NEW
Integrate NEW experiences in my career development, and look to take on a leadership role outside of my current job responsibilities. I look forward to meeting other leaders within my industry and share in other perspectives.

Education
Bachelor of Science, Southwest Texas State University

Personal interests
Two daughters: Oldest graduating from Texas Tech in May 2007; youngest in eighth grade. Enjoy the lake on the weekend and interior design with any extra time left over!

CAREY FREE
Director Business Development, Grocery
Daymon Worldwide
San Antonio

Years with company
3

Duties
Direct and manage the private label business development teams for all grocery categories.

Reason for joining NEW
Networking and learning from other executives in the industry.

Education
BBA, University of North Texas

Personal interests
Spending time with family, tropical fish, and golf.

KAREN MOORE
Manager, Merchandise Accounting
7-Eleven, Inc.
Dallas

Years with company
34

Duties
Ensure merchandising programs have proper accounting treatment with simple store execution; liaison between IT and business units for merchandise accounting systems; ensure accurate and timely processing of merchandise vendor invoices and store retail inventory valuation.

Reason for joining NEW
To learn from the experiences of the other members.

Education
BS, Accounting, University of Texas at Dallas

Personal interests
I have two cats, and love spending time with family/friends, major league baseball, and traveling. I also collect anything "artichoke."

LISA SELK
Product Manager – NPD
Hormel Foods
Austin, MN

Years with company
8

Duties
Create an innovation strategy for the Meat Products Division, manage the new product development process, and lead projects through the “fuzzy front end” of the process.

Reason for joining NEW
To connect and share career advice with women in similar positions and enhance my understanding of the challenges all of us face every day.

Education
MS, Cereal Science, North Dakota State; MBA, University of St. Thomas

Personal interests
I have two kids, Alyssa and Cole. I love watching my daughter compete in multiple sports and watching my husband play baseball. I enjoy all outdoor activities including gardening, walking/running, riding my Harley with my husband and snowmobiling with my family.

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