People and talent professionals in Retail
New store openings, merchandising teams and store talent programs all show up in the titles of these retail HR and recruiting people at The Home Depot, Nike, Walmart, Petco, Aritzia and Mejuri, among others. Liz Freet's recruiting titles have centered on new stores at Urban Outfitters and Warby Parker, and two others held store-side jobs at Target and LOFT, so the group suits retailers planning store openings, store manager pipelines or merchandising hires.
Professionals to explore
Allie Lepiarz
LinkedInExperience: Former Director, Retail Talent Management · Aritzia
Allie Lepiarz became Director, Retail Talent Management at Aritzia in 2026, after Human Resources Director at Louis Vuitton (2025-2026). At Saks Global, Allie was Senior Manager, People Business Partner (2024-2025) and Market Manager, People Services Neiman Marcus Group West & Northern California (2021-2024), and was District Manager at LOFT (2018-2021), which suits questions on talent for store teams at Aritzia and Saks Global.
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Ashley Gallucci
LinkedInExperience: Former Manager, North America Talent Management, Retail · Nike
Frontline talent questions fit Ashley Gallucci, in Global Talent Practices Firstline (Distribution, Manufacturing & Retail) at Nike since 2023, after Manager, North America Talent Management, Retail (2022-2023) there. At Caleres, Inc., Ashley was Manager, Field Talent Management (2020-2022) and Regional Operations Support Specialist (2018-2020), and was Senior Executive Team Leader Merchandising at Target (2005-2018).
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Elyse Kretz
LinkedInExperience: Former Head of Talent, Center of Expertise - Macy's Inc. · Macy's
Elyse Kretz has been Senior Vice-President, Talent & Culture at Centric Brands since 2023, after Vice-President, Talent & Culture there (2021-2023). At Macy's, Elyse was Head of Talent, Center of Expertise - Macy's Inc. (2019-2021), Group Vice President Learning & Leadership Strategy and Design Center of Excellence (2018-2019) and Group Vice President - Talent, Engagement, Leadership Development Center of Excellence (2017-2018), a fit for retail talent and leadership programs.
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Jennifer Ginsberg
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager, People - Fashion · Walmart
Hiring merchants and supporting a fashion business inside Walmart fit Jennifer Ginsberg, Senior Manager, People - Fashion at Walmart since 2025, after Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Merchandising there (2021-2025). Jennifer was also Talent Acquisition Manager at Lands' End (2015-2020) and Sales Manager- QMack at The Jones Group Inc. (2013).
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Julie Dupcak
LinkedInExperience: Director, Talent Acquisition - Merch, Marketing, Online, Contact Center, CX & Product Management · The Home Depot
Merchandising and online hiring is the fit for Julie Dupcak, Director, Talent Acquisition - Merch, Marketing, Online, Contact Center, CX & Product Management at The Home Depot since 2025. Julie's other Home Depot roles were Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition - Marketing & Online (2019-2025), Manager, Talent Acquistion (Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Store Operations & Services) (2016-2019) and CorporateTalent Acquisition, Senior Recruiter (HomeDepot.Com) (2014-2016).
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Liz Freet
LinkedInExperience: Head of Talent Acquisition Executive Search Corporate Retail TA Operations · Petco
Staffing new store openings is Liz Freet's thread: Head of Talent Acquisition Executive Search Corporate Retail TA Operations at Petco (since 2022), Head of Talent Acquisition Corporate Retail New Stores Optical Optometry at Warby Parker (2018-2022), and at URBN and Urban Outfitters, Senior Talent Acquisition Manager Retail New Stores (2013-2018) and Regional Recruiter HRBP Retail New Stores (2004-2013). That makes Liz the one here for new store hiring.
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Martine Radcliffe
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Talent Acquisition · Floor & Decor
Senior Director Talent Acquisition at Floor & Decor since 2025, Martine Radcliffe held the same title at Walmart (2022-2025). Martine was Vice President Talent Acquisition and Development at American Cancer Society (2017-2022) and Associate Vice President Talent Acquisition at Victoria's Secret & Co. (2012-2017) and L Brands (2003-2012), a fit for questions on running recruiting at retailers including Walmart and Victoria's Secret & Co.
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Megan Campbell
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager, Retail Talent · Mejuri
At Mejuri, Megan Campbell holds Senior Manager, Retail Talent and Manager, Retail Talent & People (both since 2026), after Manager, Global Talent Acquisition there (2024-2026). At Aritzia, Megan was Manager, Talent Acquisition (2021-2024) and Senior Recruiter (2020-2021), and describes 7+ years building recruitment and people programs for Aritzia and Mejuri, a fit for store hiring programs at Aritzia and Mejuri.
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Sheetal Therembath
LinkedInExperience: Head People & Culture · Reliance Retail
Head People & Culture at Reliance Retail since 2025, Sheetal Therembath has held other Reliance Retail roles: Talent Management CoE - JioMart (2022-2025), Head Human Resources Development (2019-2022), Lead HRBP (2018-2019) and Lead Talent Acquisition & Campus Branding (2015-2018). Sheetal cites leadership hiring and building campus talent pipelines, a fit for campus and leadership hiring questions in retail.
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Syeria Smith
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Human Resources · Ross Stores, Inc.
Since 2025, Syeria Smith has been a Human Resource Business Partner at URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly), on the North America Supply Chain HR team. Syeria was Sr. Director, Human Resources at Ross Stores, Inc. (2023-2025), and at Belk held Sr. Director Diversity Equity & Inclusion and Campus Recruiting (2022-2023), Director, Diversity and Inclusion (2020-2022) and Sr. Manager Talent Acquisition - Retail Operations (2019-2020).
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Choose the right perspective
For enterprise talent strategy, Elyse Kretz, Sheetal Therembath and Martine Radcliffe hold the senior titles. Liz Freet is the pick for new-store recruiting; Ashley Gallucci, Allie Lepiarz and Megan Campbell fit store talent programs, Julie Dupcak and Jennifer Ginsberg merchandising and corporate hiring, and Syeria Smith supply chain HR and campus recruiting.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you build a pipeline of store managers from your own hourly associates?
- 02What does the recruiting plan for a new store opening look like in the weeks before launch?
- 03How do you hire buyers and merchants differently from store operations staff?
About this directory
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