NACS Announces 2 New Team Members
Jul 08, 2024
Leenah Hegazy has joined NACS as its grassroots manager. In this role, she will manage and oversee NACS grassroots initiatives, including Day on the Hill and NACS In Store. Hegazy also will coordinate grassroots outreach to members and focus on growing their political engagement. Prior to joining NACS, Hegazy was the leadership programs manager for the National Association of Counties, where she developed and delivered proposals and presentations to external stakeholders. She earned a B.A. and M.A. in political science from James Madison University.
Noelle Riddle has joined NACS as an editor/writer. In this role, she will assist with operations, strategy and content development for its signature print and digital publications: NACS Magazine and NACS Daily. Prior to joining NACS, Riddle was an autos writer for U.S. News & World Report. She earned a B.A. in English from Christopher Newport University.
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For 65 years, NACS has been recognized as the premiere association for convenience and fuel retailers. NACS has 1,000 retail member companies that cumulatively represent more than 400,000 stores in 50-plus countries, including 45,000 stores in the United States. The U.S. convenience store industry, with nearly 152,000 stores nationwide selling fuel, food and merchandise, conducts 160 million transactions daily and had sales of $818 billion in 2025. For more information, visit convenience.org. Follow NACS on LinkedIn, X, Facebook and Instagram.
