The recipient of the 2022 IDDBA Emerging Champions of Change Award, Linda has over 30 years of experience in the Retail Deli industry in a variety of roles. Currently, Linda is Vice President of Retail Business Development for Presenture, a national sales and marketing provider for the food industry, where she manages all sales and marketing activity on behalf of Presenture’ s manufacturer-clients. in addition to calling directly on key accounts. Most recently, Linda held the positions of National Account Manager and Regional Sales Manager at multiple cheese manufacturers. Prior, she held the position of Regional Marketing Manager at Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin. Linda also has worked on the distributor side of the business as a Category Manager and in Business Development. With her extensive knowledge, experience, and impressive drive to excel, Linda thrives in every position she holds and brings repeated success to manufacturer-clients and retailers.

Reginald Pearson is currently the Perishable Category Manager for Spec’s Wine Spirits & Finer Foods. He has been an industry leader for over the past 25+ years in the procurement of specialty food products with a focus on cheese. He was selected as an Emerging Champion in the inaugural class of 2019 Champions of Change. While making great strides in the deli industry he also has held a public office position serving on City Council.