Management
Charles M. Nifong, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Nifong was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner, effective November 19, 2019. Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. Nifong was the President of Dunne Manning Stores, Inc., a convenience store operator and wholesale fuel provider. Mr. Nifong served as the Chief Investment Officer and Vice President of Finance for the Partnership from 2013 through 2015. Before joining the Partnership, Mr. Nifong worked for more than nine years in investment banking as a Director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he worked on an extensive range of capital markets and mergers and acquisitions advisory assignments. Prior to his career in investment banking, Mr. Nifong served as a Captain in the United States Army in armor and reconnaissance units. Mr. Nifong holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering with Highest Honor from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Virginia.
Maura Topper, Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Topper was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner effective August 11, 2021. Since 2014, she has served as the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dunne Manning Holdings LLC, a diversified portfolio of companies operating in the real estate and investing industries. Prior to joining Dunne Manning in 2014, Ms. Topper graduated from the Masters of Business Administration program at Columbia Business School. Prior to that, she served as a Marketing Account Executive at MSG Promotions, Inc., and a senior accountant in the audit practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP in New York. Ms. Topper graduated from Villanova University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business (Finance). From 2012 to 2014, she served as a director on the Board.
Keenan D. Lynch, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer
Mr. Lynch was appointed Chief Administrative Officer of the General Partner effective January 20, 2022, and General Counsel, effective February 24, 2020. Previously he served as Corporate Secretary from November 19, 2019, to January 19, 2022. Since 2017, he has served as Vice President and General Counsel of Dunne Manning Holdings LLC, a diversified portfolio of companies operating in the real estate and investing industries. Before joining Dunne Manning, from 2015 to 2017, he was an Associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Villanova University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and an L.L.M. in Taxation from the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law.
David F. Hrinak, Executive Vice President
Mr. Hrinak was appointed Executive Vice President, effective January 20, 2022. Previously he served as Executive Vice President Wholesale from February 24, 2020, through January 19, 2022. Mr. Hrinak previously served as Vice President of Operations of the General Partner from November 19, 2019, through February 24, 2020, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the General Partner from 2014 until June 2017 and served as President of the General Partner from May 2012 to October 2014. He previously served as an Officer of Dunne Manning Inc. (“DMI”), a diversified portfolio of companies operating in the real estate and investing industries, from 2005 until the founding of the General Partner and was DMI’s President from September 2010 until May 2012. Mr. Hrinak has more than 36 years of experience in the wholesale and retail fuel distribution business. Prior to joining DMI, Mr. Hrinak was the Branded Wholesale Manager at ConocoPhillips.
Bob Brecker, Executive Vice President of Operations
Mr. Brecker was appointed Executive Vice President of Operations, effective January 20, 2022. Prior to that he served as Director of Facilities from November 19, 2019, to January 19, 2022. He also held several positions with Dunne Manning (previously Lehigh Gas) since 2008, serving as President of Dunne Manning Stores from 2014 to 2017. Before 2008 Mr. Brecker was the Operations Manager for Top Star Express, a convenience store chain in the Lehigh Valley. He has held Territory Manager and Marketing Representative positions with Mobil Oil and Amerada Hess through the 1990s. He started his career in the industry as a Store Manager for Atlantic Petroleum (Aplus) in 1988. Mr. Brecker has a bachelor’s degree from Temple University.
Tracy Derstine, Executive Vice President of Human Resources
Tracy Derstine was appointed Executive Vice President of Human Resources on January 20, 2022. Prior to that she served as the Vice President of Administration for the General Partner from May 2012 through January 19, 2022. She also served as Vice President of Human Resources for the General Partner from February 2009 through May 2012. Ms. Derstine has 22 years of experience in the wholesale and retail fuel distribution business and more than 35 years of human resources experience. She holds a BSBA from Shippensburg University.
Stephen J. Lattig, Senior Vice President of Retail
Mr. Lattig was appointed Senior Vice President of Retail of the General Partner, effective March 6, 2023. Prior to assuming his current role, Mr. Lattig was President and CEO of Transit Energy Group, a convenience store and wholesale consolidator in the Southeast. Mr. Lattig has held various leadership positions throughout his 30-year career, including Regional Vice President of Circle K Stores Inc. where he oversaw operations of 420 company-operated stores. Prior to Circle K, he was Vice President, Integration and Development of CST Brands Inc., Vice President of Wholesale East of CrossAmerica Partners LP, and CFO of Dunne Manning Inc. from April 2013 to July 2014. Mr. Lattig also held several roles within Lehigh Gas Corporation, including Vice President of Operations and Real Estate, Director of Operations, Area Manager of New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts, and Territory Manager of New Jersey. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from DeSales University and received his Executive M.B.A. from Villanova University.
Glenn C. Faust, Vice President of Wholesale Operations
Mr. Faust was appointed Vice President of Wholesale Operations, effective January 1, 2020. Before joining the partnership Mr. Faust worked in the medical device industry for more than 30 years. Primarily focused on managing field personnel and supply chain, Mr. Faust managed and structured several national and regional sales organizations. In 2000 Mr. Faust founded Universal Business Solutions, a national company providing consulting, back office, and fulfillment services for emerging medical technology companies. Mr. Faust graduated from Gettysburg College with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Marketing.