Advisory Council

This NRF LP Advisory Council, composed of senior loss prevention executives from diverse retail sectors, meets frequently to discuss common problems confronting the retail industry and to share new ideas on product and program results. The council is also active in the planning of the Loss Prevention Conference, Senior Executive Summit and developing subcommittees to better serve the industry. Participation is by invitation only.

  • Chair – Gary Johnson, VP, Loss Prevention, The Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.
  • Vice Chair – Keith White, SVP, Loss Prevention, Gap Inc.
  • Vice Chair – Rosamaria Sostilio, SVP, Asset Protection, Saks Incorporated
  • Vice Chair – Dan Faketty, VP, Asset Protection, Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.

The full Advisory Council list is below:

First Name Last Name Organization Name Title
Ray Cloud Ross Stores, Inc. VP, Loss Prevention
Maurice Cloutier ANN INC. VP, Corporate Loss Prevention
Megan Curtis Disney Consumer Products, Inc. Director, Global Loss Prevention & Safety
Dan Faketty Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. VP, Asset Protection
Jeff Fulmer Barnes & Noble, Inc. VP, Loss Prevention
Kelly Gorman PETCO Animal Supplies Inc. VP, Loss Prevention
Joe Hardman Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. Sr. Director, Loss Prevention
Richard Hollinger, Ph.D. University of Florida Professor, Criminology, Law & Society
Stephen Ippolito The Talbots Inc. Director, Loss Prevention
Gary Johnson The Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. VP, Loss Prevention
Karl Langhorst, CPP The Kroger Co. Director, Loss Prevention
Ned Ludlow Williams-Sonoma Inc. Vice President, Loss Prevention
Robert MacLea The TJX Companies, Inc. SVP, Loss Prevention
Joan Manson The Container Store Inc. VP, Loss Prevention, Payroll, Benefits and Legal
Wayne McBrian Brookstone Inc. Director, Loss Prevention
Chad McIntosh Bloomingdale's VP, Loss Prevention & Risk Management
Randy Meadows Kohl's Corporation SVP, Loss Prevention
Melissa Mitchell, CFI LifeWay Christian Stores Director of Loss Prevention and Inventory Control
Bruce Pyke The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. VP, Loss Prevention and Security
Stephen Scott Tractor Supply Company Director, Loss Prevention
Rosamaria Sostilio Saks Incorporated SVP, Asset Protection
Alan Tague, CFI Gander Mountain Company VP, Loss Control
John Talamo Limited Brands, Inc. SVP, Loss Prevention
William Titus Sears Holdings Corporation VP, Loss Prevention and Safety
John Voytilla OfficeMax Incorporated VP, Global Loss Prevention and Chief Security Officer
Robert Vranek Belk, Inc. VP, Loss Prevention
Keith White, CPP Gap Inc. SVP, Loss Prevention