Regional President Biographies
President – U.K. Region
Jeff Turnas started his career at Merchant of Vino in 1995 and joined Whole Foods Market when the companies merged in 1998…
President – Rocky Mountain Region
Will Paradise has worked in the natural foods industry for 25 years. He has been with Whole Foods Market since 1992, starting with Bread & Circus in 1990…
President – Florida Region
Juan Nunez has spent his career in natural and organic foods. He worked with Mrs. Gooch’s Natural Foods Market in California, which was acquired by Whole Foods Market in 1993…
President – Northeast Region
Christina Minardi was born in Patterson, New Jersey and literally grew up in the bakery her family has run since 1927. She continued her family tradition and passion for food by always cooking and creating new recipes…
President – Mid Atlantic Region
Ken Meyer joined Whole Foods Market when Whole Foods Market acquired Fresh Fields in January 1996. Over the past eleven years, Meyer has held various positions with Whole Foods Market…
President – Northern California Region
A supermarket industry veteran of more than 20 years, David Lannon began his career in the Boston area working in produce with Bread & Circus in 1986, working his way up to director of operations…
President – Southwest Region
Mark Dixon has worked in the natural foods industry for over 25 years and has been with Whole Foods Market for 24 years. He joined Whole Foods Market as a grocery Team Member…
President – Southern Pacific Region
Patrick Bradley has over 30 years experience within the natural foods and grocery industry, 25 of those years with Whole Foods Market. . .
President – South Region
Scott Allshouse’s career in the grocery industry has spanned three decades, beginning at age 15. An alumnus of Penn State University, Allshouse began his career with Whole Foods Market as the store team leader at the Marlton, NJ store…
President – Midwest Region
Bashaw’s career with Whole Foods Market started 20 years ago as a Bread and Circus Team Member in the North Atlantic Region. As he moved up the ranks, opportunities within the company provided him with broad experience. . .
President – North Atlantic Region
With nearly 30 years of experience in the grocery industry, Laura Derba has firsthand knowledge of every aspect of grocery store operation. After jobs with several conventional supermarkets, she began her career in natural foods as salad bar prep at the Wellesley Bread & Circus…
President — Pacific Northwest Region
Joe Rogoff developed a passion for natural products retailing as a volunteer at a co-op in rural Sonoma County in the early 1970’s. During the 80’s and 90’s, he was the general manager of two small natural food retail chains and managed seven stores…
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