PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Eight Rite Aid executives have joined the Rite Aid Healthy Futures board of directors, where they will play a key leadership role as the nonprofit continues its work supporting healthier, more equitable neighborhoods.

Joy Errico

The new members bring a vast slate of experience and expertise to the board, with backgrounds spanning communications, pharmacy, store operations, category management, information technology and human resources.

New board members include:

• Joy Errico, Senior Vice President, Chief Corporate Affairs and Communications Officer
• Summer Kerley, Group Vice President, Pharmacy Growth and Clinical Programs
• Bill Miller, Senior Vice President, Chief of Store Operations
• Eric Nardulli, Vice President, Health and Consumables, Category Management
• Rageshree Parab, Vice President, Architecture, Tools and Digital Engineering, Technology Services
• Byron Purcell, Vice President, Vendor Management
• Teri Schanck, Group Vice President, Talent and Human Resources Operational Excellence
• Jeff Schares, Division President

Errico will serve as president of the board of directors. A purpose-driven communications executive with extensive global experience, Errico has led Rite Aid’s communications transformation since 2022. She has held previous leadership positions at Macy’s, Staples, Jumpstart, Avery Dennison, AECOM and BIC, as well as led community relations for Staples, including the creation of Staples Foundation for Learning in 2002.

“By bringing our vast array of technical expertise and passion for service to Rite Aid Healthy Futures, this new slate of board members has an incredible opportunity to accelerate positive change in the places Rite Aid customers and associates call home,” Errico said. “Healthy Futures has developed impactful grant programming addressing health disparities in underserved communities, specifically those that face racial inequities in accessing the resources they need to thrive. The board is excited to build upon this foundation and continue demonstrating our caring commitment to our collective communities.”

Summer Kerley

The eight new board members join current board member Emily Edmunds, Group Vice President, Strategic HR Business Partnerships, at Rite Aid.

Joining Errico as officers, Edmunds will serve as board secretary, and Purcell will serve as treasurer. Matt DeCamara will continue as executive director of Healthy Futures, managing the day-to-day operations of the organization.

Outgoing board members include Jessica Kazmaier, Rite Aid’s Executive Vice President, Chief of Staff and Chief Human Resources Officer. Kazmaier served as board president for more than four years.

Rite Aid Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Matt Schroeder has also stepped away from the board after almost 15 years of service first as treasurer and then as a board member.

Two Elixir executives, Chris DuPaul and Susan Thomas, have also departed the board following Rite Aid’s sale of the pharmacy benefit manager in January.

“We thank our outgoing board members for their dedication to the neighborhoods we serve. Their leadership was instrumental as Healthy Futures evolved its funding model, introduced innovative programs around youth mental and food insecurity, and established a deeper focus on equity,” Errico said. “None of the work for Healthy Futures would be possible without our board members, past and present, and their incredible commitment to creating healthier, more equitable neighborhoods.”