Hillary is a passionate and energetic fourth-generation owner of Breakthru Beverage Group. She is a results-oriented leader with an innate ability for identifying opportunities that benefit partners and community members as well as the organization. Hillary has served in leadership roles in sales, management, learning & development (HR), and community relations supporting the company’s philanthropic efforts. In her current role as Senior Director, Culture & Inclusion, Hillary oversees the strategy and implementation of talent initiatives to help shape an inclusive work environment that values the unique perspectives of all people and inspires them to thrive and reach their full potential. Her responsibilities include growing the company’s relevance with stakeholders by shaping strategies and programs to build a diverse team that is more representative of the partners and multi-cultural communities Breakthru serves. She is a member of the Wirtz Corporation Board of Directors and Breakthru Beverage’s Board of Managers.

Hillary originally joined Wirtz Beverage (now Breakthru) as Director of Training and then transitioned into sales roles to further broaden her perspective on the organization. Her first such role was district manager for off-premise, E & J Gallo division and then she transitioned to new account development in Chicago. This role evolved into on-premise business manager for key customers as well as community partnerships including organizations such as No Kid Hungry, Equality IL, and Meals on Wheels which further ignited her passion for community service. She is a passionate community ally and is personally involved in several charitable organizations and events. Prior to joining Breakthru, Hillary taught first grade for 10 years.