Advantage
Diversity, Equity
and Inclusion

Michael Mish leads Advantage Solutions’ Integrated Agency Group, which includes AMP Agency, Upshot and SixSpeed marketing agencies and Halverson Group consumer research and strategy consultancy. 

He is a founding member of the Advantage DE&I Board and serves as a DE&I Board ambassador for Advantage’s Warrior Support Crew employee resource group for veterans and military families.

Ashwani Dhar leads Adlucent, Advantage’s performance marketing agency, overseeing client success, customer acquisition and strategic direction.

He is a founding member and co-chair of the Advantage DE&I Board and serves as a DE&I Board ambassador for Advantage’s Inspire Asian employee resource group.

Abigail Cox is responsible for leading, planning and delivering HR support for Advantage’s business client group, including talent management, employee relations, compliance, change management and organizational effectiveness. 

She serves as a DE&I Board ambassador for Advantage’s DisABILITIES in Action employee resource group.

Dianne Galang leads North American new business development and manages strategic regional accounts for Daymon, an Advantage agency that builds private and emerging brands globally.

Galang serves on two nonprofit boards, NextUp and Women Impacting Storebrand Excellence (WISE). She was co-chair of Advantage’s Women’s Interactive Network (WIN) employee resource group and is a DE&I Board ambassador for Advantage’s Black and African American Network Diversified (BAND) employee resource group.

Kim Hsieh develops business-building insights that drive action and profitable results for Advantage’s clients and customers. 

She is a founding co-chair of Inspire, Advantage’s Asian employee resource group and now serves as a DE&I Board ambassador for Advantage’s PRISM LGBTQIA+ employee resource group.

Traci Mangiapane leads a team that manages strategic accounts in the Southeast market for Waypoint, an Advantage agency specializing in foodservice sales and marketing.

She leads Waypoint’s DE&I council and previously served on the steering committee for Advantage’s Women’s Interactive Network (WIN) employee resource group. She serves as a DE&I Board ambassador for Advantage’s Hope and Opportunity = Latinx Ambition (HOLA) employee resource group.

Kyle Patterson guides manufacturer relationships and sourcing efforts and oversees emerging brands sales solutions at Daymon, an Advantage agency that builds private and emerging brands around the world.

Patterson is a founding member of Advantage’s DE&I Board and serves as a DE&I Board ambassador for Advantage’s disABILITIES in ACTION employee resource group.

Giannina Seaman partners with company leaders to develop and implement DE&I strategies and initiatives throughout the organization. Additionally, she supports and promotes Advantage’s eight employee resource groups and five DE&I councils to encourage the advancement of a diverse workforce and foster an inclusive environment.

Corey Wiesner implements process-driven solutions through data analysis, thought leadership and collaboration. 

Wiesner served as co-chair of the Women’s Interactive Network (WIN) employee resource group and was a member of Celebrating Our Diverse Associates (CODA), the DE&I council for SAS Retail Services. Wiesner serves as a DE&I Board ambassador for Advantage’s Our House Working Families employee resource group.

Justin Yancey creates business development and marketing strategies and deliverables for SAS Retail Services.

Yancey was a founding co-chair of PRISM, Advantage’s LGTBQIA+ employee resource group. He is a member of Celebrating Our Diverse Associates (CODA), the DE&I Council for SAS Retail Services and serves as a DE&I Board ambassador for Advantage’s Women’s Interactive Network (WIN) employee resource group.

Andrea Young leads our brand client and commerce services and solutions across Advantage Sales, Advantage Unified Commerce and Waypoint and maintains global oversight of Club Demonstration Services’ exclusive marketing partnership with Costco. 

She is a founding member of the Advantage DE&I Board and served as a DE&I Board ambassador for Advantage’s PRISM LGTBQIA+ employee resource group.