Meet the Team
Shauna Spencer
Senior Vice President of Operations
Shauna Spencer joined Papa Murphy’s in 1995 on the Operations team where she served franchise owners through 2001. Since then, Ms. Spencer has held leadership positions in Field Operations, Training, Advertising and Field Marketing. Most recently she has led Support Center Operations as Vice President, Operations Services until she assumed her current role as Senior Vice President of Franchise Performance and Engagement in August 2021.
Ray Zandi
Vice President of U.S. Business Development
Ray opened his first franchised restaurant in the late 1980’s in California, while working full time as a first responder Paramedic. He became a multi-unit operator within a couple of years and expanded his restaurant portfolio. Several years later, he retired from being a Paramedic and moved to Arizona with his family, where he opened a sandwich chain franchise and became a multi-unit operator for that concept. In the mid 2000’s Ray bought the Franchise Development rights to a Mediterranean concept called Extreme Pita out of Canada, and helped open over 50 Extreme Pita locations over the next few years. In 2013 Ray sold his development rights and became MTY’s Vice President of U.S. Business Development for the MTY group of brands. In 2022, MTY Group acquired BBQ Holdings, Inc. Ray became the V.P. of U.S. Development for BBQ Holdings, Inc., that includes well-known brands such as Famous Dave’s BBQ, Village Inn, Barrio Queen and many more. Currently, Ray continues to be the V.P. of U.S. Development for several brands under the MTY umbrella, now including Papa Murphy’s.
Marissa Campbell
Qualification Specialist
Marissa Campbell joined Papa Murphy’s International LLC in July 2021 in her role as a regional Qualification Specialist, for which she is the first point of contact with individuals inquiring about our franchise program and helping them start their discovery process. Before joining Papa Murphy’s, Mrs. Campbell served nine years in the U.S. Air Force in the aerospace program and also held a career in the dental field.
Erin Hughes
Franchise Development Specialist
Erin Hughes joined Papa Murphy’s International LLC in May 2015 with responsibilities that supported the Office Services department. In March 2016, Ms. Hughes joined the Franchise Sales team, responsible for various support roles and currently as Franchise Development Specialist.
Julian Magennis
Director of Training & New Restaurant Openings
Julian Magennis was appointed Director of New Store Openings for Papa Murphy’s in January 2024. In this role, he oversees the coordination of all departmental efforts involved in the new store launch process. He ensures that training materials and programs are effective for every opening and leads the team dedicated to supporting new store operations.
Rhonda McGrew
Franchise Development Marketing
Rhonda McGrew joined Papa Murphy’s International LLC, in October 1997 in the accounting department. In 2001, Ms. McGrew joined the Franchise Sales team. Since 2001, Ms. McGrew has held various roles of increasing responsibility including promotions to Business Development Manager in February 2008, Franchise Sales Manager in February 2012, and to her current role of Director, Franchising in November 2020 supporting key functions of the franchise development process.
