NACS congratulates the eight 2024 NACS Master of Convenience award recipients. The class was honored at the invitation-only NACS Leadership Forum in February.

“Being able to attend NACS executive education programs has helped me develop skills that have been instrumental in making me a better leader. The skills I learned in a very short time would have taken me months to learn in a standard college setting.,” said Robert Hensman, Love’s Travel Stops. “I am extremely humbled to have been able to be a part of such a great learning opportunity.”

The NACS Master of Convenience designation acknowledges leaders from around the globe who have invested in their personal leadership development and attended three or more NACS Executive Education programs.

“I am thrilled to say that I have earned my Master’s in Convenience. My motives for pursuing were to learn as much as I could about convenience, meet a cross section of my clients and improve my professional acumen,” said Jason Zelinski, NIQ. “[The program] allowed me to hear firsthand from convenience experts how they are tackling their business and create relationships across the globe. My career has grown from a single-client manager to vice president of our most important c-store clients, and I can honestly say that the NACS Executive Education program contributed to my success.”

Here are 2024 Masters of Convenience who are shaping the future, proactively and powerfully:

• Mr. Darren Comeau, Shell International Petroleum Company Limited

• Mr. Nathaniel Doddridge, Casey’s

• Mr. Drew Graham, Love’s Travel Stops

• Mr. Robert Hensman, Love’s Travel Stops

• Ms. Anna Kruszko, Shell International Petroleum Company Limited

• Mr. Kamol Samiev, Mega Saver

• Mr. Temur Samiev, Mega Saver

• Mr. Jason Zelinski, NIQ

Learn more about the NACS executive education programs, or contact Brandi Mauro, NACS education program manager, with questions.