Leadership Team
Alyssa Vescio
Senior Vice President of Merchandising, Center Store
As the Senior Vice President of Merchandising, Center Store, Alyssa has responsibility for Grocery, Wellness, Beauty, Local Merchandising, Merchandise Presentation, and Merchandise Execution. Alyssa celebrates what makes Whole Foods Market so special — unique products, industry leading quality standards, incredible supplier partners, and talented team members — while continuing to advance Whole Foods Market’s merchandising capabilities and deliver … Continued
Nicole Wescoe
President, Northeast Region
Nicole Wescoe began her career with Whole Foods Market in 1993 as a team leader in the bakery, specialty and grocery departments at stores in the Mid-Atlantic region. She worked her way up to Associate Store Team Leader and Store Team Leader before relocating to the Northeast region, where she spent six years as Regional … Continued
Jeff Turnas
Jeff Turnas, Senior Vice President of Global Culinary
Jeff Turnas is Senior Vice President of Global Culinary for Whole Foods Market. In this role, Jeff oversees the company’s Prepared Foods, Bakery and Specialty teams and programs. He works closely with merchandising, product development, procurement, and operations teams to articulate and execute a unified Culinary strategy for the entire company. With more than 25 … Continued
David Schwartz
President, Midwest Region
David Schwartz is Regional President for Whole Foods Market’s Midwest Region. He has more than 25 years of experience in various roles at Whole Foods Market. Before becoming Regional President of the Midwest in 2019, David was Vice President of Prime Now Operations. He also previously served as Regional Vice President for the Florida and … Continued
Matt Ray
President, Southwest Region
Matt Ray is Regional President for Whole Foods Market’s Southwest Region. Starting as a Grocery Associate Team Leader in the Academy store in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Matt has nearly two decades of experience in various roles at Whole Foods Market. Matt’s passion for food, people and purpose have taken him across Whole Foods Market’s Southwest, … Continued
Juan Nuñez
President, Southeast Region
Juan Núñez has spent his career in natural and organic foods beginning with Mrs. Gooch’s Natural Foods in California in 1982. He has been with Whole Foods Market since 1993 when the company acquired Mrs. Gooch’s, where he was Regional Operations Director. He has held various positions at Whole Foods Market, including Store Team Leader, … Continued
Angela Lorenzen
President, Pacific Northwest Region
Angela Lorenzen is the Regional President for Whole Foods Market’s Pacific Northwest region where she oversees stores in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. She began her career in the natural foods industry more than 25 years ago in her hometown of Petaluma, CA. Since joining Whole Foods Market in 2000, she’s served in a wide … Continued
Omar Gaye
President, Northern California Region
Omar Gaye is Regional President of Whole Foods Market’s Northern California Region where he oversees stores in California and Nevada. Before this role, Omar was president of Whole Foods Market’s Southwest Region for two years and the South Region for five years. He started his career with Whole Foods Market in 1992 as a dishwasher … Continued
Karen Christensen
Senior Vice President of Merchandising for Perishables
As Senior Vice President of Merchandising for Perishables & Quality Standards at Whole Foods Market, I am committed to ensuring that every product at Whole Foods Market meets our unwavering standards for quality, sustainability, and ethical sourcing. My ultimate goal is to empower our customers to make informed choices about the food they eat and … Continued
Patrick Bradley
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. His passion for food, innovation, creativity and retail excellence have contributed to the on-going success of Whole Foods Market. His career began while working for Mrs. Gooch’s Natural Foods Market which was acquired … Continued
Rick Bonin
President, North Atlantic Region
Rick Bonin began his career at Whole Foods Market in 1999 as a Store Team Leader in the Boston-area. Rick continued his career growth on to Executive Coordinator of Operations in the North Atlantic, which encompasses Boston and all of New England. Rick eventually found himself relocating across the Atlantic in 2006, later opening the … Continued
Bart Beilman
Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Retail Operations
Bart Beilman is Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Retail Operations for Whole Foods Market, joining the company in 2005 as the Global Vice President of Distribution and moved into his new role after years of continuous improvement of our distribution network and working on instituting processes for our retail stores. Bart is a … Continued
Scott Allshouse
President, Mid Atlantic 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. From there, he moved up to director of operations for the Mid Atlantic region. In 2002, … Continued
