2023 Board Officers
James Fripp
Chair
Yum! Brands, Inc.
Shaun Beard
Vice Chair
SAVOR
William D. Kohl
Treasurer
Greenwood Hospitality Group/Hotel Equities
2023 Board of Trustees
Mike Axiotis
Talon Management Services & Lehigh Valley Restaurant Group
Teddy Balestreri, II
Canery Row Company/Sardine Factory
Louis Basile
Wildflower Bread Company
Archna M. Becker
Bhojanic Restaurant and Catering
Greg Cocchiarella
Ecolab
Sarah Daulton Oates
Alaska Cabaret, Hotel, Restaurant & Retailers Association
Horace G. Dawson
Red Lobster Seafood Co.
David E. Dittenber
Downtown Restaurant Investments
Mark Erickson
The Culinary Institute Of America
Joseph Essa
Gordon Ramsay North America
Hector Gallardo
The Coca-Cola Company
Kristine Hillmer
Wisconsin Restaurant Association
Steve Johnson
HMSHost
Brett Ladd
Sodexo Government
Carrie Leishman
Delaware Restaurant Association
Jeffrey Lobdell
Restaurant Partners Management, LLC (4gr8food Brands)
Perry Miele
Nestlé Professional
Donna L. Quadri-Felitti, Ph.D.
Penn State School of Hospitality Management
Scott Redler
Redler Hospitality Services, LLC
Sonia Riggs
Colorado Restaurant Association
Dan Rowe
Fransmart
Susannah Ryan
PepsiCo, Inc.
Christopher Savvides
Black Angus Restaurant
Laurie A. Schalow
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Richard Schneider
Areas USA
Jay Stieber
Lettuce Entertain You
Neil Sudaisar
DIRECTV
Kelli A. Valade
Denny’s
Curtis L. Wilson
American Express Company
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