FORT LEE, Va., 2016-May-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Michelle Frost, a supervisory category manager for the Defense Commissary Agency’s Sales Directorate, has been named director of the agency’s East Area effective June 13.
She fills a position held by Hector Granado who in January became part of DeCA’s newly formed business transformation team. A successor has not been named for the category manager position Frost vacates.
“Michelle brings a wealth of commissary operator experience to the job, having enjoyed great success in previous field assignments including store director, zone manager and director of operations for DeCA West,” said Keith C. Hagenbuch, DeCA’s executive director of Store Operations. “I look forward to working with her as all of us in store operations collaborate to provide the highest levels of commissary service in our East Area stores.”
The East Area encompasses 49 commissaries divided into six zones in 14 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The area’s annual sales exceed $1.4 billion, the highest of the agency’s five areas.
Frost has been employed in various capacities within the commissary system since 1986. She’s been at DeCA Headquarters in Fort Lee, Virginia, the past eight years working assignments dealing with promotions, sales and marketing. Since 2013, she’s been the supervisory category manager for shelf stable beverages, responsible for the pricing, promotion and placement of those products, with annual sales of $500 million.
She started her commissary career with the Air Force Commissary Service as an intern at Mountain Home Air Force Base Commissary, Idaho. She worked eight years as store director of the Malmstrom Air Force Base Commissary, Montana, and two years as store director of the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Commissary, California, before becoming zone manager of DeCA’s Zone 15, with her office at Travis Air Force Base, California. She subsequently served four years as DeCA West’s director of operations at McClellan Air Force Base, California, before taking on the DeCA Headquarters assignments.
Her educational accomplishments include a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Montana State University, and a Masters of Business Administration with honors from University of Phoenix.
About DeCA: The Defense Commissary Agency operates a worldwide chain of commissaries providing groceries to military personnel, retirees and their families in a safe and secure shopping environment. Authorized patrons purchase items at cost plus a 5-percent surcharge, which covers the costs of building new commissaries and modernizing existing ones. Shoppers save an average of more than 30 percent on their purchases compared to commercial prices – savings amounting to thousands of dollars annually. A core military family support element, and a valued part of military pay and benefits, commissaries contribute to family readiness, enhance the quality of life for America’s military and their families, and help recruit and retain the best and brightest men and women to serve their country.
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