2024 Board Officers
Shaun Beard
Chair
SAVOR
William D. Kohl
Vice Chair
Greenwood Hospitality Group/Hotel Equities
Carrie Leishman
Treasurer
Delaware Restaurant Association
2024 Board of Trustees
Mike Axiotis
Lehigh Valley Restaurant Brands
Teddy Balestreri, II
Canery Row Company/Sardine Factory
Louis Basile
Wildflower Bread Company
Mark Bucher
Medium Rare
Mateo Cidre
Sobao Bakery & Restaurant
Greg Cocchiarella
Ecolab
Ashley Coneff
Inspire Brands
Horace G. Dawson
Red Lobster Seafood Co.
David E. Dittenber
Downtown Restaurant Investments
Mark Erickson
The Culinary Institute Of America
Joseph Essa
MKM Hospitality Group
Hector Gallardo
The Coca-Cola Company
Damian Hanft
Inspire Brands
Kristine Hillmer
Wisconsin Restaurant Association
Steve Johnson
HMSHost
Jeffrey Lobdell
Restaurant Partners Management, LLC (4gr8food Brands)
Perry Miele
Nestlé Professional
Sarah Daulton Oates
Alaska Cabaret, Hotel, Restaurant & Retailers Association
Donna L. Quadri-Felitti, Ph.D.
Penn State School of Hospitality Management
Sonia Riggs
Colorado Restaurant Association
Dan Rowe
Fransmart
Christopher Savvides
Black Angus Restaurant
Laurie A. Schalow
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Richard Schneider
Areas USA
Susannah Sellers-Ryan
PepsiCo, Inc.
Jay Stieber
Lettuce Entertain You
Neil Sudaisar
DIRECTV
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