Springfield, Massachusetts-based Big Y Foods Inc. has announced the following new appointments:
Big Y Massachusetts locations
- Amherst
- Kayla N. Constantine, senior financial analyst, Big Y Store Support Center.
- Chicopee
- Christopher L. Eldredge, food service sales manager;
- Otilia N. Brown, store director; and
- Jennifer L. Devine, customer service manager.
- Easthampton
- Shawn E. Kirchner, store director; and
- Anthony C. Zarlengo, store director in training.
- Ludlow
- Natalie E. Alves, employee services representative; and
- Christopher R. Krupa, manager of pharmacy operations.
- South Hadley
- Zachary Harris, customer service representative, Big Y Store Support Center.
- Ware
- James R. Simonds, deli sales manager.
- Bridgewater
- Stephen Gorman, assistant store director.
- Westfield
- Kevin C. Connors, meat and seafood sales manager.
Big Y Connecticut locations
- Broad Brook
- Jennifer Enriquez, night manager.
- Chaplin
- Kamryn N. Grace, customer service manager.
- Colchester
- Brook E. Sheeler, employee services representative.
- Coventry
- Karl W. Sandt, Jr., produce and floral sales manager.
- East Haven
- Danielle M. Apuzzo, customer service manager.
- Todd L. Desfosses, deli sales manager.
- Enfield
- Nathan M. Ingram, customer service manager.
- Jorjoh J. Samba-Green, store director in training.
- Hampton
- Andrew J. Danielson, store director in training, Big Y Store Support Center.
- Hawinton
- Jessica A. Ferraro, store director in training, Big Y Store Support Center.
- New Britain
- Roberto Bonaparte, store director.
- Torrington
- John M. Winter, frozen food and dairy sales manager.
- Wallingford
- Christina J. Kleiner, employee services representative.
- Weatogue
- Jeffrey S. Gizelis, customer service manager.
- Willimantic
- Bret Smith, continuous improvement specialist, Store Support Center.
“At Big Y, we are committed to providing the tools and training necessary to support our employees in their development,” said Michael J. Galat, VP of employee services. “We look forward to their growth in the pursuit of excellence as they personally develop their own skills in order to take on these new levels of responsibility.”
Big Y Foods Inc. is one of the largest independently-owned supermarket chains in New England. It operates 84 locations throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut including 71 supermarkets, Table & Vine Fine Wines and Liquors and 13 Big Y Express gas and convenience locations with almost 12,000 employees.
The company has been recognized by Forbes as a Best-in-State Employer in Massachusetts and Connecticut for the past three years, as well as 2018 Employer of Choice by the Employers Association of the Northeast. Founded in 1936 by brothers Paul and Gerald D’Amour, the store was named after an intersection in Chicopee, Massachusetts where two roads converge to form a “Y.”
For more information, visit bigy.com.
