Nathan Niese
Nathan Niese, Managing Dir & Partner
Boston Consulting Group
Based in Chicago, Nathan currently serves as BCG's global leader for the Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage topics. He works with OEMs, suppliers, service providers, and ecosystem partners on strategies related to the energy transition.
Nathan Niese
Nathan Niese, Managing Dir & Partner
Boston Consulting Group
Based in Chicago, Nathan currently serves as BCG's global leader for the Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage topics. He works with OEMs, suppliers, service providers, and ecosystem partners on strategies related to the energy transition.
Douglas New
Douglas New, Founder
New Edge Advisory
Doug has held C-level technology leadership positions in the retail convenience and fuel industry for 15 years, most recently as the Chief Information Officer at Nouria Energy, a 300+ chain, with responsibilities for defining Nouria’s strategic technology direction, leading the technology efforts related to acquisitions, including the acquisition of Enmarket’s 132 stores and 26 carwashes, business and technology initiatives, and ensuring effective day-to-day support to stores, car washes, and office personnel. Before Nouria, Doug served as Chief Technology Officer for Yesway, a $1.2B chain of 400+ convenience stores, including the integration of 305 Allsup’s stores as part of that acquisition. Prior to Yesway, Doug spent six years as Chief Information Officer for Tedeschi Food Shops, a chain of 190 convenience stores.
Before transitioning to his new career in convenience and retail fuel with Tedeschi’s, Doug held multiple executive-level technology positions at Putnam Investments, a Boston-based financial management firm, and has held senior-level technical positions at Computer Sciences Corporation, Verizon (Bell Atlantic), the United States Senate, and Northern Telecom. Doug served on the Board of Advisors for Conexxus for 15 years, including multiple terms as chairperson, and chaired the Conexxus Innovation Research Committee. Doug received his M.S. from George Washington University and his B.A. from DePauw University.
Doug retired from Nouria in 2025 and established New Edge Advisory to provide business and technology consultant services.
Jac Moskalik
Jac Moskalik, VP of Food, Innovation and Strategy
Global Partners, LP
Passionate and strategic foodservice executive with 25+ years of experience in marketing, food service, category management, operations, supply chain and sales for both retail and distribution. Proven track record on financial deliverables in leadership with demonstrated expertise in P&L management. Possesses strong interpersonal, analytical, negotiation and communication skills.
Gitika Mehan
Gitika Mehan
RaceTrac, Director Food Safety & Quality
A passionate food industry executive, with diverse background of food categories, who is a technical thinker while being customer-centric. I am very comfortable engaging with all levels of management, while leading and coaching team members as needed.
- Approximately 30 years food industry experience within the USA and Canada, with broad influence from executive management to line workers.
- Skilled Quality / Food Safety professional with experience developing, managing and executing quality management systems including GMPs, HACCP and Food Safety Plans required by the Food Safety Modernization Act, regulatory relations/programs and internal/external certification programs.
- Understanding of FDA (US Food and Drug Administration), CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) regulations, SFCR (Safe Food for Canada Regulations) and the USDA (United Stated Department of Agriculture).
- Seasoned communicator comfortable presenting at all levels within the organization.
- Experienced leader of teams able to organize and lead people with diverse backgrounds to achieve a common objective.
- Food Safety Modernization Act Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) Certified.
- Multiple Food Category experiences: coffee, pasteurization (pickles and salsa), frozen foods (eggos, pancake, entrees, meat and meat alternatives) bakery products, cookies, crackers, cereal, nutritional bars, processed cheese, sauces, thermal processed beverages, poultry, fruits and vegetables.
- Knowledge of Food Safety and Quality expectations within food manufacturing facilities, restaurants, retail
stores and DC operations.
Steve Morris
Steve Morris, President
Retail Management, Inc (RMI)
Steve Morris is the President & Owner of Retail Management Inc., a retail management & marketing services provider for retailers nationwide and is an elected member of the City Council for Woodbury, MN.
Steve has served in leadership roles for over 25 years within convenience and retail sectors. He served as Director of Marketing & Merchandising for SuperAmerica stores & Speedway, where he continued the work of brand development and management and as Director of Operations Strategy and Planning, where he held oversight and responsibility for the Twin Cities and Minnesota markets for retail operations.
Steve was elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022 as Councilmember for the City of Woodbury having served previously on the Planning Commission, and currently serves on the Economic Development Authority and Housing & Redevelopment Authority for the city.
Steve supports numerous organizations and serves on the Board of Directors for several organizations including: "Majority in the Middle", a 501c3 dedicated to lowering the temperature of politics and finding common ground to serve the people of Minnesota, as well, "Metro Cities", a coalition of Twin Cities metropolitan area communities working and lobbying the state capital on behalf of individual cities, counties and townships; "The United Heroes League", a non-profit military family support organization; and the "Woodbury Police K-9 Foundation", supporting the K9 program development and support for the city of Woodbury Minnesota.
Steve and his husband Justin live in Woodbury with their two dogs and enjoy softball, concert-going and walking the miles of trails in their community.
Natalie Morhous
Natalie Morhous, President
RaceTrac, Inc.
Natalie Morhous, President of RaceTrac, Inc. began her career with RaceTrac in 2012. However, as a third‐generation leader in the 85‐year‐old, family‐owned business, Natalie has been a TracFanatic since birth.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, RaceTrac owns and operates more than 770 retail fuel and convenience stores across 11 states under the RaceTrac and RaceWay brands. The RaceTrac family of companies also includes Energy Dispatch, the transportation company that hauls fuel for RaceTrac and
Metroplex Energy, the wholesale fuel supplier which secures bulk fuel to supply RaceTrac and RaceWay stores and other third‐party companies. RaceTrac delivers on its mission to make people’s lives simpler and more enjoyable by offering competitive and meaningful career opportunities, providing a reliable
shopping experience to guests, and giving back to causes near and dear to the RaceTrac family and its guests.
In Natalie’s nine years with the company, she has served as Director of Strategy and Development, Executive Director of Strategy and Solutions, Executive Director of Energy Dispatch and Vice President of Energy Dispatch. In February of 2019, Natalie assumed her current role as President of RaceTrac, Inc. Outside of RaceTrac, Natalie serves on the National Association of Convenience Stores Legislative Committee. She is also a board member of Our House, an organization dedicated to ending the cycle of homelessness for families, and she is a member of the Young President’s Organization.
Under her leadership, RaceTrac has had many exciting new developments. The organization has expanded its footprint to Tennessee and Kentucky, opened new store types including a travel center format and welcomed franchisors into the RaceTrac family. She is excited to continue her family’s legacy of leadership and innovation within the convenience store industry.
Natalie and her husband, Hunter, have been married since 2013. They have a son named Wills, a daughter, Hailey, and two dogs – Mason and Reese. Natalie loves water sports, trying new restaurants and any excuse to spend time with her family.
Brad Miller
Brad Miller, Senior Director of IT
Coen Markets
With a career in technology spanning thirty years, Brad has worked in technology retail, as a Project Manager, .NET developer and Network Administrator for a software company in the field of Health Care, an Infrastructure Specialist in the state government sector, and has spent the last thirteen years working in the C-store space, first as Director of Technology for Par Mar Stores and since 2017 as the Senior Director of Technology for Coen Markets. Brad resides in Canonsburg, PA with his wife of thirty years (and their two cats) and can be reached at bmiller@coen1923.com.
Alan Meyer
Alan Meyer, CEO
Meyer Oil Company
Alan Meyer is the Chief Executive Officer for Meyer Oil Company and is responsible for the strategic direction, vision, growth and performance for the Mach 1 convenience stores.
Alan has been with Meyer Oil Company since 2006. In that time, he has overseen the company’s growth to 25 stores including 14 new to industry sites. Alan is known for driving brand growth, maximizing operational efficiencies and delivering financial performance.
Alan attained a Master’s degree in Economics from Eastern Illinois University in 2005. He has been married to Michelle Meyer for 20 years and has 3 children.