What does NACS political engagement mean to you, and what benefits have you experienced from being politically engaged?

Being an active and engaged member of the NACS Political Engagement Committee ensures that I am supporting the industry and its retailers in a meaningful and impactful way. This experience has helped me to understand the issues retailers face day-to-day and how we [suppliers] can better support them.

What federal legislative or regulatory issues keep you up at night (with respect to the convenience store industry)?

I have a lot of passion around swipe-fee reform. We all know the impact this line item hason a retailer’s overall business—for many convenience retailers, the swipe fees they pay exceed their pretax profits! And these fees even represent their second-highest operating cost. It is very important to partner with NACS in support of change on this critical issue.

What c-store product could you not live without?

Ice cold Dr Pepper of course!