Kathleen Donovan

Kathleen Donovan currently serves as the Produce Category Manager and previously as the Produce Merchandising Manager at Sysco since January 2014, where responsibilities include negotiating and coordinating the distribution of a diverse Produce Category comprising approximately 500 SKUs to customers, alongside training and providing regulatory guidance for a team of eight Merchandisers. Prior experience includes serving as Senior Operations Manager at BJ's Wholesale Club from 2000 to 2014, overseeing three retail locations with significant annual sales and managing various operational aspects including P&L management and inventory control. Earlier roles feature a position as Retail Field Representative at Try-Angle Foods, Inc., enhancing sales and merchandising efforts, and as a Food Inspector at the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, where collaboration with the FDA led to the implementation of new HACCP requirements. Kathleen Donovan holds a Bachelor's degree in Human Biology from the University at Albany.