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Board of Directors 2009-2010

At –Large

JENNA VELELLA

Director – Mar. 2026
Starr Restaurants

Operator Directors

DEAN CIBEL

Director – Mar. 2026
Nick’s Riverside Grill

Nadine Brown

Director – Mar. 2026
At Your Service, Wine Experiences and Promotions

TIFFANY MACISAAC

Director – Mar. 2026
Buttercream Bakeshop

CLARE PARKER

Director – Mar. 2026
Neighborhood Restaurant Group

DANIELLA SENIOR

Director – Mar. 2026
Colada Shop, Bresca, Zumo, Serenata

Jeff Miskiri

Director – Mar. 2026
Miskiri Hospitality Group

Timmy Norton

Director – Mar. 2026
Great American Restaurants

Ana Reyes

Director – Mar. 2025
El Tamarindo

Ron Parker

Director – Mar. 2025
Jose Andres Group

Johnny Spero

Director – Mar. 2025
Bar Spero

Allied Directors

CHAD THOMPSON

Allied Director – Mar. 2025
USI Insurance Services

ANDREW KLINE

Allied Director – Mar. 2025
Veritas Law Firm

JAY LIM

Allied Director - Mar. 2025
Saval Foodservice

Nina DiSandro

Allied Director – Mar. 2025
Potomac Construction Services

Board of Directors

Kristin Rohr

Guest Services, Inc.

John Snellgrove

Saint Ex Group

K. Dean Heinzman

Sysco FoodServices of Baltimore

Claude Andersen

Chairman
Clyde's Restaurant Group

Jeffery Rubery

BB&T

Greg Casten

Treasurer
Tony & Joe's Seafood Place

Ron Hallagan

Guest Services, Inc.

Paul Cohn

Capital Restaurant Concepts

Saul Lubar

Independent Consultant

Robert Hudson

Maggiano's Little Italy

Michael Sternberg

Essential Restaurant Holdings, Inc.

Jon Norton

Great American Restaurants

Zed Wondemu

Zed's Ethopian Cuisine

Grace Abi-Najm Shea

Lebanese Taverna

Rob Wilder

THINKfoodGROUP

Jodi Lehr

Santa Lucia Estate Coffee

Michael Curtin, Jr.

DC Central Kitchen

Giovanni Coratolo

US Chamber of Commerce

Dan Mesches

Stir Restaurant Group

Dr. Charles N. Toftoy

George Washington Univ.

Dan Woodley

AJ Dwoskin & Associates

Oren Molovinsky

Vice Chairman
Mie N Yu

Geoff Tracy

Chef Geoff's, LIA's

Michael Babin

Neighborhood Restaurant Group

Anthony Ford

Independant Contractor

Ris Lacoste

Ris

Peter Smith

PS7's Restaurant

Paul Fields

Restaurant Development Services

Victoria Jackson

American Express Company

Frans Hagen

Independent Consultant

Ben Hiatt

The Optimum Group

Karen Shannon

David Wizenberg

Passion Food Hospitality

Gus DiMillo

Passion Food Hospitality

Joe Corey

Faccia Luna Pizzeria, Boulveard WoodGrill

Hervè Houdrè

The Willard Intercontinental Hotel

Jamie Leeds

Hanks Oyster Bar, CommonWealth Gastro Pub