10 Chewy merchants
Senior category manager, category management GM and associate director roles are among the roles held by these ten Chewy merchants, whose current titles cover pharmacy, pet health, cat consumables, international merchandising, and leashes and collars. A reader can learn how merchants work at Chewy from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Aishwarya Parker
LinkedInExperience: Senior Category Manager · Chewy
Senior Category Manager at Chewy since March 2023, with a profile headline of Senior Category Manager, Pharmacy & Healthcare | Chewy. Their profile also lists Brand Manager, Growth at Perch (acquired by Razor Group) (2021–2023), Buyer at ASICS (2020–2021) and Buying & Merchandising | Paper & Filing at Staples (2019–2020).
Brian Burchman
LinkedInExperience: Senior Category Manager · Chewy
Senior Category Manager at Chewy since July 2024, a role the highlight credits with a $185M business and growth in cat treats share; they are based in Greater Boston. At Chewy they were also Senior Category Manager in two roles (2022–2024), Global Sourcing Manager (2020–2022) and Category Manager (2019–2020).
Danny Abrahams, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Senior Category Manager - Pet Health · Chewy
Senior Category Manager - Pet Health at Chewy since May 2026, based in Wayland, Massachusetts. Their profile also lists Director of Sales at Dorel Juvenile (2025–2026), and Senior Director of Ecommerce (Operations, Demand Planning, Account Management) (2023–2024) and Director Of Operations (2019–2023) at Dorel Home Boston.
Justin Eckelman
LinkedInExperience: GM Cat Consumables, Category Management · Chewy
GM Cat Consumables, Category Management at Chewy since August 2025, a role the highlight describes as GM of the Cat consumables business (Wet Food, Dry Food, Litter and Treats). Their profile also lists General Manager- Home Improvement and Global Planning & Inventory Management (2023–2026), General Manager Category Management (Home Improvement Vertical) (2021–2023) and GM Category Management (Lighting, Casegoods, Youth and Outdoor Furniture) (2017–2021) at Wayfair.
Kelli Howell
LinkedInExperience: Senior Category Manager | Leashes, Collars, Harnesses, Personalized, Apparel · Chewy
Senior Category Manager | Leashes, Collars, Harnesses, Personalized, Apparel at Chewy since August 2024, based in Boston. Their profile also lists Senior Merchandise Manager | Footwear (2024) and Merchandise Manager | Footwear (2023–2024) at PUMA Group, and Omni Merchant | Entertainment Furniture at Wayfair (2022–2023).
Megan Minarik
LinkedInExperience: Senior Category Manager - Chewy Pharmacy · Chewy
Senior Category Manager - Chewy Pharmacy at Chewy since October 2022, based in Seattle, Washington. Their profile also lists Merchandise Manager - Strategic Accounts (2022), Merchandise Manager - China Marketplace (2021–2022), Merchandise Manager - Footwear (2019–2021) and Senior Buyer (2018–2019) at Zulily.
Rita El Idrissi Semlali
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Category Manager- International Merchandising · Chewy
Sr. Category Manager- International Merchandising at Chewy since May 2024, based in Miami, Florida. At Chewy they were also Senior Category Manager- Hardgoods Merchandising (2023–2024), Category Manager (2022–2023), Associate Category Manager (2021–2022) and Category Analyst (2019–2021).
Rob May
LinkedInExperience: Associate Director, Category Management · Chewy
Associate Director, Category Management at Chewy since April 2024, a role the highlight describes as leading the Wet Dog Food Category and the Business Development function across all of Consumables. Their profile also lists Associate Director, Category Management (2022–2024) and Sr Category Manager (2019–2022) at Wayfair.
Sophie Wall
LinkedInExperience: Senior Category Manager · Chewy
Senior Category Manager at Chewy since February 2025, based in Seattle, Washington. Their profile also lists Senior Vendor Manager, Coffee (2023–2025), Vendor Manager, Health & Wellness (2021–2023) and Senior Account Manager (2020–2021) at Amazon, and Buyer - Footwear at Zulily (2018–2020).
Tylere Styga
LinkedInExperience: Senior Category Manager · Chewy
Senior Category Manager at Chewy since April 2025, with a profile summary describing 7+ years of experience owning $100M+ e-commerce pet food categories. At Chewy they were also Category Manager (2024–2025), Vendor Account Manager (2023–2024) and Associate Category Manager (2021–2023), and their profile lists Assistant Buyer - Hard Logo Goods at Starboard (2019–2021).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's category, such as consumables, pet health, pharmacy or hardgoods, to the question you want to ask, since merchants know their own categories best. Check how long they have held the current role and whether it is a category manager or a leadership role, because the two see different parts of the work.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you divide your time between assortment, pricing and promotion plans and reviewing results in your category?
- 02How did managing a consumable pet category differ from managing hardgoods or health categories?
- 03What did you carry over from earlier retail or ecommerce roles into category management at Chewy?
Reaching Chewy merchants
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Can an AI agent ask one of these Chewy merchants a question?
Yes. An agent with a USDC wallet on Base can ask one question without an Instant Expert account. It names the person, for example by the LinkedIn URL on this page, and pays per ask over x402 (HTTP 402). The person answers in writing or by voice note, and if nobody answers within 7 days, the payment goes back to the wallet automatically. Claude and ChatGPT can do the same through the Instant Expert connector: setup is at /docs/mcp for Claude and /docs/chatgpt for ChatGPT. x402 docs
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