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FIGHTING WHAT’S DIFFERENT DIFFERENTLY – RETENTION IN THE GROCERY FRONTLINE

Trisha Mellberg Cater earned her B.S. degree from Samford University in 1998 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2002. Upon graduation, she began working as an Assistant District Attorney in the 15th Judicial Circuit of Alabama where she specialized in child sexual and physical abuse cases. She was also a member of the Montgomery County Child Death Review Team, Children’s Justice Task Force and Child Protect Multidisciplinary Team. In 2006, she was awarded the 2006-2007 Prosecutor of the Year Award by Governor Bob Riley on behalf of Victims of Crime and Leniency (VOCAL). In 2021, she was awarded the VOCAL 2020 2021 Crime Victim Service Award. In May of 2010, Mrs. Cater joined the Office of Prosecution Services as the Sex Offender Resource Prosecutor for the State of Alabama. In 2018, she became the Deputy Director of the Alabama District Attorneys Association and the Office of Prosecution services. Her duties included writing and managing grants, training prosecutors and Rebecca Henshaw is an Associate Partner at OC&C Strategy Consultants, based out of New York, with a focus on Retail and Leisure strategy. She has advised clients across the retail landscape, with a particular focus on advising grocery clients across the US and Europe on a range of strategic planning and commercial topics including: range optimization, labor models and SG&A, customer experience, space, brand strategy and NPD, merger synergies, and beyond. Recently, OC&C has partnered with the Coca-Cola Regional Retail Council in North America, working with grocery executives on the topic of frontline retention. She will be presenting findings of their report, which includes a review of the state of worker retention in the US and what initiatives companies can be taking to work to improve these metrics. ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT

REBECCA HENSHAW OC&C Strategy Consultants

TRISHA MELLBERG CATER Alabama District Attorneys Association

law enforcement, handling cases throughout the State, and writing legislation. In 2023, she assisted in the passage of the Retail Theft Prevention Act. On May 1, 2024, Mrs. Cater became the Executive Director of the Alabama District Attorneys Association and the Office of Prosecution services.

Jeff Bradley is the General Counsel for the Alabama Office of Prosecution Services where he provides research, education, and support services for all 42 Alabama District Attorney offices and law enforcement throughout the state. In his role as General Counsel, he drafted and amended legislative bills, testified before the Alabama Legislature, and played a key role in drafting the Alabama Retail Theft Crime Prevention Act of 2023. Mr. Bradley has previously served as an Assistant District Attorney and Managing Assistant District Attorney at the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office, as the prosecutor for the Shelby County Drug Court, Mental Health Court, and Veteran’s Treatment Court, supervised the Shelby County Traffic Homicide Taskforce, and Deputy District Attorney for the 10th Judicial Circuit, Jefferson County. Mr. Bradley received his Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice and Master Degree in Public Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and his Law Degree from the Birmingham School of Law.

JEFF BRADLEY Alabama Office of Prosecution Services

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