Suzanne George has joined NACS as a meetings and events manager. Most recently, George served as an industry consultant for meetings and events for organizations, including the Plastics Industry Association and National Association of Broadcasters. Prior to that, she spent 13 years at the Food Marketing Institute in increasingly responsible positions focused on education, meetings and events.

Alina Henry has joined NACS as marketing manager. In this position, Henry will focus on growing NACS international offerings, including the annual Convenience Summit Asia and Convenience Summit Europe conferences. Prior to joining NACS Henry spent 11 years with Fusion Food Incorporated, the independent franchise operator of fast-casual Qdoba Mexican Eats chain restaurant. Before Fusion Food, Henry developed marketing strategies and plans to build brand awareness and drive program utilization with the Produce Marketing Association. She also served as a marketing manager with CVS Caremark and as an account executive with Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide.

Kim Stewart has joined NACS as editorial director/editor in chief of the NACS Media Group. In this position, Stewart will oversee the editorial and content leadership of NACS Magazine, the NACS Daily e-newsletter and the association’s social and digital platforms. Prior to joining NACS, Stewart spent 12 years at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, most recently as senior editor directing editorial services and content for the internationally recognized nonprofit research and communications group. In this role, she worked with domestic and global scientists and engineers to make their technical research and analyses accessible to journalists, policymakers, insurers and consumers. Stewart also served eight years at The Wall Street Journal, where she managed copy-desk production of the daily newspaper’s Asian and European editions and covered technology news for WSJ.com.