2026
Store Operator of the Year Awards Program

NECSEMA is honored to recognize these outstanding individuals who have proven they are the 'Best in Class' in the C-store Industry in New England for 2026!

Owner Operator of the Year
Marshall Royce, Cha’s Convenience (Winchester, NH)
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Manager of the Year
Mustapha Assina
Boylston Gas & Market LLC (Yatco)
Boylston MA
 
2nd Place Manager
Dominick Paladino
AllTown Fresh
Nashua NH
and 
Julie Grandonico
Nouria Energy Store 1100     
Sanford ME
 
3rd Place Managers
Carl Holmes
Big Y Express Ellington #115
Ellington CT
 
Category Winners Managers
 
Merchandising
Jacob Carter
Haffner's 2341
Orland ME
 
Food Service
Lisa Lamme
Rusty Lantern Market
Brockton MA
 
Customer Service
Sarah Santagate
Rapid Refill
Chichester, NH
 
Store Design/Interior/Exterior Conditions
Justin Cousino
The Barn North
Richmond, VT

Community Service Award
Amber Lucier
Cumberland Farms
North Smithfield RI

THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS!​
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𝑻𝒊𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒔:
Altria Client Services Inc.
PMI Global Services Inc.
Polar Beverages
Summit Distributing
𝑪𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒍 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒔:
Haffner's Energy
Nouria Energy
Reynolds American Inc.
Gulf
​Global Partners
𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒔:
Yatco Energy
𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑶𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒔:
EG America
​Coca Cola Northeast
𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑮𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒔:
Core-Mark US
​PepsiCo
𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒔:
Monster Energy​
​𝑮𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒔:
ITG
Max Distributing
One11Brands
Canaan Fuels