10 Harris Teeter operations leaders
Rhonda DeMello, Vice President of Operations Support at Harris Teeter, opens this list of Harris Teeter operations leaders, who also include a regional vice president of operations, vice presidents of distribution and directors of distribution and operations. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Harris Teeter from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Benjamin Gould
LinkedInExperience: Operations Support Director of Productivity & Labor · Harris Teeter
Benjamin Gould has been Operations Support Director of Productivity & Labor at Harris Teeter since January 2026, based in the Charlotte area. Benjamin Gould was Director of Retail Services Productivity & Standards at Food Lion from 2024 to 2025 and Director of Operations at Food Lion from 2013 to 2024.
Bill Parrish
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · Harris Teeter
Bill Parrish has been Director of Operations at Harris Teeter since February 2023, based in Indian Trail, North Carolina. Bill Parrish was Complex Director at Meijer Supply Chain from 2018 to 2023 and Supply Chain General Manager at Walmart from 1998 to 2018.
Bill Rhyne
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Fulfillment Center Operations · Harris Teeter
Bill Rhyne has been Senior Director of Fulfillment Center Operations at Harris Teeter since September 2023, based in Matthews, North Carolina. Bill Rhyne was Senior Director of Operations Support at Harris Teeter from 2016 to 2023 and Director of Operations Support there from 2014 to 2016.
Charles Miller
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Distribution · Harris Teeter
Charles Miller has been Vice President of Distribution at Harris Teeter since September 2026, based in Matthews, North Carolina. Charles Miller was Senior Vice President Supply Chain & Logistics at The Save Mart Companies from 2022 to 2026 and Vice President & General Manager at Safeway from 2016 to 2021.
Craig Mckenzie
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President Of Operations · Harris Teeter, LLC
Craig Mckenzie has been Regional Vice President Of Operations at Harris Teeter, LLC since April 2014, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Craig Mckenzie's profile also lists Regional Vice President roles at Harris Teeter since 2014 and 2015 and a current role as Regional Director For Central Region there with no start date shown.
Duane Inskeep
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Vice President Operations · Harris Teeter
Duane Inskeep is a former Senior Vice President Operations at Harris Teeter, a role held from 2017 to 2022, based in Smithfield, Virginia. Duane Inskeep was Regional Vice President, Northern Region at Harris Teeter from 2015 to 2017 and District Manager there from 2011 to 2014.
Era G. Vaughn Jr.
LinkedInExperience: Director of Distribution · Harris Teeter
Era G. Vaughn Jr. has been Director of Distribution at Harris Teeter since January 2023, based in Denver, North Carolina. Era G. Vaughn Jr. was Vice President Operations at KeHE Distributors from 2016 to 2022 and Operations Director | General Manager at OfficeMax from 2002 to 2016.
Renee Kifus
LinkedInExperience: Former Vice President Operations, Northern Region · Harris Teeter Supermarkets
Renee Kifus is a former Vice President Operations, Northern Region at Harris Teeter Supermarkets, a role held from 2017 to 2023, based in the Washington DC-Baltimore Area. Renee Kifus was District Manager of Operations, Washington, D.C. at Harris Teeter Supermarkets from 2005 to 2017 and lists retirement from Harris Teeter in 2025.
Rhonda DeMello
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Operations Support · Harris Teeter
Rhonda DeMello has been Vice President of Operations Support at Harris Teeter since March 2025, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Rhonda DeMello was Sr Director Associate Relations, Service, FE Ops, Staffing, Org Development & DEI at Harris Teeter from 2020 to 2025 and Director of Service, Training, Front End Operations, and Retail Staffing there from 2015 to 2020.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's scope, whether store operations support, one region of stores, or distribution and fulfillment centers, to the decision you face. Check when each person's role started or ended to judge how recent their view of the work is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your current operations role, and why?
- 02How do you decide which stores or distribution sites need the most attention each week?
- 03What has your own work taught you about planning labor across many grocery locations?
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