Albertsons Co. VP joins Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association’s board of directors

Albertsons Co. Vice President of Operations has joined the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association’s board of directors. 

Rena Shiles leads the ACME Markets subsidiary of the MidAtlantic Division of Albertsons, overseeing 86 grocery stores that cover central and southern New Jersey, southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware, down to Maryland’s Eastern Shore.  

 “ACME Markets always has been a supportive and active association member. We’re excited to welcome Rena to the board as we continue that relationship,” said Alex Baloga, PFMA president and CEO. “Rena’s impressive personal and professional experience will be a great asset to the association.”   

 Shiles joined Albertsons’ Safeway Division in 2016 as an assistant store director, moving up the ranks to store director. She eventually became a district manager, controlling more than 21 stores in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., metropolitan area in 2019. During this tenure, she was recognized for being a focal point of her division’s high growth in sales. She increased creative marketing strategy initiatives and built cohesive, diverse teams that improved her company’s economic stature, a Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association press release said.  

Prior to Albertsons, she served in the U.S. Army for more than 25 years, rising to the rank of Colonel.   

Shiles earned an MBA from American University and a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Texas. Her husband, Timothy, is currently serving overseas in the U.S. Army.  

PFMA is led by a 35-member Board of Directors that includes retail and associate members. The volunteer group shapes the association’s agenda.