Hillary has led marketing and sales teams in the packaging, logistics, and a variety of other industries for over 20 years. In 2018, she launched Freshwater Marketing, offering fractional marketing leadership to B2B companies. Prior to founding Freshwater Marketing, Hillary served as Vice President of Global Marketing for IFCO, the leading global pooler of reusable plastic containers for fresh products, overseeing marketing, branding, and communications for 50+ countries throughout Europe, North America, South America and Asia. Prior to this role, she held various marketing and business development roles at IFCO North America, beginning in 2004. In her most recent corporate position as VP of Sales and Marketing for the nation’s largest recycled pallet company, 48forty Solutions, Hillary was responsible for the post-acquisition re-branding of the company (formerly CHEP Recycled Pallet Solutions) and for building the company’s marketing capabilities from the ground up.

Hillary served two terms as Chair of the Reusable Packaging Association, as well as various other board positions and committee leadership roles. She also served on the United Fresh Produce Association’s Foundation Board of Trustees.

Hillary is a graduate of the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Business, earned her MBA from the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business, and holds a Digital Marketing Certificate from the University of Vermont. She is an alumna of the United Fresh Produce Association’s Produce Industry Leadership Program (Class 19) and the United Fresh Produce Executive Development Program at Cornell University.