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10 Dollar General regional operations leaders
Regional director of operations and regional director are among the roles held by these ten Dollar General regional operations leaders, who run or have run regions, districts or markets for Dollar General. A reader can learn how regional operations leaders run their areas at Dollar General from people who have held the role.
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01—10Adam Nelson
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director of Operations · Dollar General
Adam Nelson has been Regional Director of Operations at Dollar General since November 2024, a role the highlight places in Central, Illinois. They were District Manager at Dollar General (2021–2024), and at Target they were Store Director (2015–2020) and Executive Team Leader - Assets Protection/Human Resources (2014–2015).
Becky Fleming
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director Of Operations · Dollar General
Becky Fleming has been Regional Director Of Operations at Dollar General since March 2022, a role the highlight places in Oregon/Washington/Idaho, and the listing also shows a current Regional Director row there. At Dollar General they were also District Manager (2017–2022) and Training Store Manager (2014–2017).
Bill Hagoort
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director · Dollar General
Bill Hagoort has been Regional Director at Dollar General since March 2026 in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Area, according to the highlight, and the listing also shows a Regional Director row at Dollar General Store since May 2024. At Walgreens they were Director of Pharmacy and Retail Operations (2021–2023) and District Manager of Pharmacy and Retail Operations (2015–2021).
Carolina Guske
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director · Dollar General
Carolina Guske has been Regional Director at Dollar General since March 2026, a role the highlight places in Middle/ East Tennessee and Southern Kentucky. Their other rows are at ALDI USA, including National Supply Chain Management Executive (2025–2026), Transition Team Manager (2022–2025) and Division Purchasing Manager (DMD-P) (2023–2024).
Colby Fries
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director · Dollar General
Colby Fries has been Regional Director at Dollar General since June 2026, a role the highlight places in Southern Indiana / Southwest Kentucky. At Walgreens they were Director, Pharmacy and Retail Operations (2015–2026), District Manager (2007–2015) and Store Manager (1993–2007).
Ebony Blount
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director of Operations · Dollar General
Ebony Blount has been Regional Director of Operations at Dollar General since March 2026 and was District Manager at Dollar General from 2024 to 2026. At Five Below they were District Manager (2020–2024), Interim District Manager (2019–2020) and Retail Store Manager (2017–2020), and the listing places them in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area.
Leslie Bishop
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director · Dollar General
Leslie Bishop has been Regional Director at Dollar General since April 2022, a role the highlight places in Arkansas/Mississippi under the headline Regional Director of Operations at Dollar General. At Dollar General they were also Retail District Manager (2014–2022) and Store Manager (2004–2014).
Ronald Fratoe
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director of Operations · Dollar General
Ronald Fratoe has been Regional Director of Operations at Dollar General since September 2024, a role the highlight places in the Greater Pittsburgh Region. At Walgreens Boots Alliance they were Director, Pharmacy and Retail Operations (2022–2023), District Manager (2018–2022), Certified Store Manager (2015–2018) and Community Leader (2011–2015).
Shawn McCullum
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director, Operations · Dollar General
Shawn McCullum has been Regional Director, Operations at Dollar General since August 2024, based in Raleigh, North Carolina according to the highlight. At Walmart they held Sr. Director, Operations (Market Manager) rows for 2017–2021 and 2021–2024, and were Market Director, Health & Wellness (2012–2017) and Regional Asset Protection Director (2010–2012).
Yatar Kuyateh MBA
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director of Operations · Dollar General
Yatar Kuyateh has been Regional Director of Operations at Dollar General since January 2024 in Syracuse, New York, and the highlight says they direct and oversee operations of 219 stores across the Syracuse, Rochester and Watertown areas. At Walgreens they were Director of Pharmacy & Retail Operations (2019–2023), District Manager (2015–2019) and Community Leader (2014–2015).
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