Since when has Marissa Sharpless served as the Vice President, Marketing for Carvel?
Carvel Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Marissa Sharpless: Vice President, Marketing
Marissa has served as our Vice President, Marketing since January 2024. From March 2023 to January 2024, she served as Senior Director, Social Media and Partnerships for GoTo Foods. From January 2022 to March 2023, she served as Senior Director, PR and Social Media, Specialty Brands for GoTo Foods. From October 2020 to January 2022, she served as Director of PR, Specialty Brands for GoTo Foods. From January 2020 to October 2020, she served as Director, PR and Brand Communications for us and Cinnabon. From June 2018 to January 2020, she served as our Senior Manager, PR and Social Media. Marissa serves in her present capacity in Atlanta, Georgia.
Source: Item 2 — Business Experience (FDD pages 24–27)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Carvel's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Marissa Sharpless has held the position of Vice President, Marketing since January 2024. Before assuming this role, she served as Senior Director, Social Media and Partnerships for GoTo Foods from March 2023 to January 2024.
Prior to her role as Senior Director, Social Media and Partnerships, Sharpless held the position of Senior Director, PR and Social Media, Specialty Brands for GoTo Foods from January 2022 to March 2023. She also served as Director of PR, Specialty Brands for GoTo Foods from October 2020 to January 2022.
Before working exclusively with GoTo Foods' specialty brands, Sharpless was the Director, PR and Brand Communications for both Carvel and Cinnabon from January 2020 to October 2020. Her career with Carvel began as Senior Manager, PR and Social Media, a position she held from June 2018 to January 2020. Sharpless is currently based in Atlanta, Georgia.