Carla Saunders

Carla Saunders, MBA, is an accomplished marketing professional with extensive experience in the food and nutrition industry. Currently serving as Group Vice President at Kellen, Carla has previously held significant positions including Sr. Marketing Manager for High Intensity Sweeteners and Beverage & Alcohol Category Lead at Cargill, and Channel Marketing Manager for C-Store & National Accounts at Schwan's Company. Other notable roles include Brand Manager for Pagoda and Innovation, and various marketing positions at Graco and Nestlé Health Science, where responsibilities ranged from channel marketing analysis to managing institutional marketing platforms. Carla holds an MBA with an emphasis in Marketing from the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management and a BS in Business Management/Operational Leadership from the University of Mary.