{"id":17027,"date":"2021-01-13T17:34:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T17:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/?p=17027"},"modified":"2021-01-13T17:34:10","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T17:34:10","slug":"industry-professionals-selected-for-the-2021-future-leadership-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/industry-professionals-selected-for-the-2021-future-leadership-program\/","title":{"rendered":"INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS SELECTED FOR THE 2021 FUTURE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a aria-label=\"The National Confectioners Association  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/candyusa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">The National Confectioners Association <\/a>(NCA) announced the 5 confectionery industry professionals selected for the 2021 Future Leadership Program, which is dedicated to helping young professionals across the confectionery industry access networking and professional development opportunities to grow their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NCA is the trade organisation that promotes the role of chocolate, candy, gum and mints in a happy, balanced lifestyle and the companies that make these treats. Through advocacy and regulatory guidance, communications, industry insights and retail and supply chain engagement, NCA helps create an environment that enables candy makers and confectionery retailers to thrive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 5 selected 2021 class includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Serena Bitzer<\/strong><br>Senior Business Analyst<br>The Hershey Company<\/li><li><strong>Nisha Desai<\/strong><br>Director, Strategy and Business Development<br>1-800-Flowers.com, Inc.<\/li><li><strong>Mark Puch Jr. (MJ)<\/strong><br>Key Account Specialist<br>Primrose Candy Company<\/li><li><strong>Sandi Santa Ana<\/strong><br>Category Management Director<br>Ferrara Candy Company<\/li><li><strong>Becky Silberfarb<\/strong><br>Director of Marketing<br>Bazooka Candy Brands, a Division of The Topps Company<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>John Downs, NCA President and CEO, said,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-ugb-blockquote ugb-blockquote ugb-d88023c ugb-blockquote--v3 ugb-blockquote--design-plain ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-d88023c .ugb-blockquote__quote{width:70px !important;height:70px !important}.ugb-d88023c .ugb-blockquote__text{font-size:15px !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-blockquote__item\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"ugb-blockquote__quote\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\"><path d=\"M22.6 12.8c-1.9.5-3.7 1.2-5.3 2.1-1.6.9-3.1 1.9-4.3 3-1.2 1.1-2.2 2.4-2.9 3.7-.7 1.3-1.1 2.7-1.1 4 0 1.2.1 1.8.3 1.8.8 0 1.5-.3 2.4-.9.8-.6 1.9-.9 3.3-.9 2.1 0 3.9.8 5.4 2.4 1.5 1.6 2.3 3.7 2.3 6.2s-1 4.6-2.9 6.4c-1.9 1.8-4.3 2.6-7.3 2.6-1.8 0-3.4-.4-4.9-1.1-1.5-.8-2.8-1.8-3.9-3.1s-2-2.8-2.6-4.6C.3 32.5 0 30.6 0 28.6c0-3 .6-5.8 1.8-8.3 1.2-2.5 2.8-4.8 4.9-6.7 2-1.9 4.4-3.5 7.2-4.6 2.8-1.2 5.6-1.8 8.6-2v5.8zm27.4 0c-1.9.5-3.7 1.2-5.4 2.1-1.7.9-3.1 1.9-4.3 3-1.2 1.1-2.2 2.4-2.9 3.7-.7 1.3-1.1 2.7-1.1 4 0 1.2.1 1.8.4 1.8.8 0 1.5-.3 2.3-.9.8-.6 1.9-.9 3.3-.9 2 0 3.8.8 5.3 2.4 1.5 1.6 2.3 3.7 2.3 6.2s-1 4.6-2.9 6.4c-2 1.8-4.4 2.6-7.3 2.6-1.7 0-3.3-.4-4.8-1.1-1.5-.8-2.8-1.8-3.9-3.1s-2-2.8-2.7-4.6c-.7-1.8-1-3.7-1-5.7 0-3 .6-5.8 1.8-8.3 1.2-2.5 2.8-4.8 4.9-6.7 2-1.9 4.4-3.5 7.2-4.6 2.8-1.2 5.7-1.8 8.8-2v5.7z\"><\/path><\/svg><div class=\"ugb-blockquote__content\"><p class=\"ugb-blockquote__text\">The Future Leadership Program has become a premier experience for young professionals in the confectionery industry. <br><br>Our Future Leaders have been instrumental in everything from bolstering our advocacy efforts and understanding our role in social justice initiatives to reimagining and planning for the future of the industry \u2013 and much more in between. <br><br>I look forward to working with the 2021 class \u2013 but more importantly learning from them \u2013 as we continue to innovate to take NCA to a higher level of success in the years to come.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to receiving educational and networking opportunities through the Future Leadership Program, participants will be matched with a highly-regarded industry leader who will serve as a formal mentor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2021 mentors are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Troy Pearley<\/strong><br>Executive Vice President &amp; General Manager<br>Divine Chocolate<\/li><li><strong>Sarah Atkinson<\/strong><br>Executive Vice President<br>Atkinson Candy Company<\/li><li><strong>Kirk Vashaw<\/strong><br>Chairman &amp; CEO<br>Spangler Candy Company<\/li><li><strong>Anthony Trani<\/strong><br>Vice President of Global Marketing<br>Bazooka Candy Brands, a Division of The Topps Company<\/li><li><strong>Marty Palmer<\/strong><br>President &amp; CEO<br>Palmer Candy Company<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Launched in 2016, the Future Leadership Program provides support, education, access and opportunity to young professionals who wish to develop leadership skills and grow their careers in the confectionery industry. The application process for the 2022 class will open in the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those interested in applying for the program or learning more about how to get involved as a young professional or as a mentor should visit <a href=\"https:\/\/candyusa.com\/nca-future-leadership-program\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">CandyUSA.com\/FutureLeaders<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCA announced the 5 confectionery industry professionals selected for the 2021 Future Leadership Program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":17039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1701,1832],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17027"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}