Management Team Bios

Maryellen Molyneaux, President and Managing Partner
Maryellen began her career in health and wellness in 1970. Her range of expertise includes retail and corporate management, international consulting, new product development, consumer packaged goods marketing and market research management. Maryellen's knowledge of health and wellness products spans over 90 product categories, and her work is published in a variety of reports and articles. She is also a frequent speaker at industry conferences and professional planning/ideation sessions.
maryellen.molyneaux@NMIsolutions.com

Steve French, Executive Vice President, Managing Partner
Steve has over 20 years of marketing and sales management experience with Marriott, PepsiCo, and Mars. His specific experience includes development and direction across a wide variety of consumer brands. Steve's expertise includes general management, product development, brand management, acquisitions, new ventures, food service marketing, and market research management. Steve has also published numerous reports and articles and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences.
steve.french@NMIsolutions.com

Patti Marshman-Goldblatt, Senior Vice President
Patti brings 25+ years of marketing and research expertise to her position at NMI including senior leadership at The Nielsen Company in both Spectra Marketing and Homescan. She has extensive experience working with consumer packaged goods companies including Procter & Gamble, Kraft Foods, Anheuser-Busch, Coca Cola, Kellogg’s, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), and Sara Lee, among others. Her passion in sustainability was demonstrated when she participated in the United Nations’ World Food Programme and the World Economic Forum. In addition to her MBA from the University of Massachusetts, Patti is a graduate of the University of Toronto with an Honors BA in Economics and International Relations.
patti.marshman-goldblatt@NMIsolutions.com

Gregory J. Stephens, Vice President of Strategic Consulting
Greg brings 25 years of specialized expertise in the nutrition and pharmaceutical industries to NMI. His background includes sales, marketing, strategic planning, clinical research and regulatory affairs for companies such as Nurture, Inc and Ross Nutritional Products Division of Abbott Laboratories. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Nutrition from Georgia State University and is a Registered Dietitian with the American Dietetic Association. Greg is a frequent author of published articles, a contributing editor for Nutraceuticals World Magazine and has spoken at industry events such as Natural Products Expo, Supply Side, American Dietetic Association, and American Healthcare Association to name a few.
greg.stephens@NMIsolutions.com

Diane Ray, Vice President of Strategic Consulting
Diane brings 25 years of market research, new product conceptualization  and strategic consulting expertise to her role at NMI. Previously, she was founder of Partnerships for Innovation, a firm specializing in market research and creative processes for various business objectives from new product development to strategic planning.  She has provided technical capabilities, cross-functional team experience, marketing insights and an international perspective to international corporations such as Astra-Zeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, CIBA Vision, Campbell’s Soup Co, Herr Foods, Armstrong World Industries, Pergo, Inc, PECO Energy, Eastman Kodak, NASA and Sprint to name only a few. She has also consulted with a variety of non-profit organizations. Diane holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
diane.ray@NMIsolutions.com

Linda Povey, Vice President of Strategic Consulting
Linda's career in strategic planning, brand development, market research and marketing spans more than 20 years. Her consumer expertise includes marketing, research and consulting for such companies as The Body Shop, World Wildlife Fund, IKEA, The United Way, The Limited and The United Nations. Linda received a B.A. in Art History and Political Science from Ithaca College and is a Professor of Brand Strategy and Account Planning at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
linda.povey@NMIsolutions.com

Nancy White, Director of Marketing
Nancy brings nearly 20 years of marketing and public relations expertise to NMI.  She has worked for a variety of advertising and marketing firms developing integrated marketing, public relations and sales promotion programs for business to business and consumer clients in industries such as healthcare, insurance, consumer packaged goods, utilities, environmental science and financial services. Specific client experience includes Aetna Health Inc., Aventis Environmental Science, Holy Redeemer Health System, Hahnemann University, Commerce Bancorp, US Energy Partners, Devault Foods, Filippo Berio Olive Oil, Pennsylvania Dutch Beverages and American Family Brands. Nancy holds a degree in communications from Centenary College.
Nancy.White@NMIsolutions.com

Jan Nash, Director of Market Research
Ms. Nash, with an M.A. in Applied Market Research, equips the NMI team with 17 years of market research experience in the consumer and pharmaceutical industries. Her expertise includes both qualitative and quantitative research. She has performed primary research for companies such as ABC News, Associated Press, AT&T, Burger King, Hewlett Packard, IBM, People Magazine, Six Flags Theme Parks, The Discovery Channel, The Washington Post, Aventis, Ortho-McNeil, Pfizer, Ross and Wyeth-Ayerst.
jan.nash@NMIsolutions.com

Gwynne Rogers, LOHAS Business Director
Gwynne's specialty, strategic analysis and planning for LOHAS related companies, evolves from her Masters in Environmental Management and MBA from Duke University. She brings five years of specific experience in environmental marketing where she served various companies such as Pitney Bowes, Advanced Coal Technologies, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
gwynne.rogers@NMIsolutions.com

Kirsten Wingenbach, Director of Advanced Analytics
Kirsten's 20 years of research experience includes federally funded academic research and strategic planning for a major advertising agency. Creative and well-rounded, Kirsten has developed functional expertise in segmentation research, customer satisfaction, product/line optimization, media research, advertising tracking, and predictive modeling. She has a BA from Michigan State University and has completed extensive graduate course work in research methodology and statistics through multivariate at the doctoral level.

Robert McNabb, Business Director
Bob has more than 13 years of market research, analysis and business development expertise. For NMI and various leading marketing research suppliers, he has worked with a variety of clients in the consumer packaged goods and healthcare industries including: Heinz, Garden of Life, Kemin, Lundberg Family Farms, USP, Coca-Cola, Unilever Home & Personal Care, Sara Lee, Merck Schering-Plough, and Roche. Bob holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh.
bob.mcnabb@NMIsolutions.com

Joseph Doyle, Business Director
Joe brings 12 years of qualitative and quantitative market research and business development expertise to NMI. As a Project and Research Director for leading market research providers, he has developed and managed all phases of market research activities for clients such as Kimberly Clark, L'Oreal, Coca-Cola, Sara Lee, Wawa, Drug Information Association, Fox News and General Motors. Joe earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Duquesne University.
joe.doyle@NMIsolutions.com