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Board of Directors 2010-2011

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

Rob Wilder

THINKfoodGROUP

Paul Fields

Restaurant Development Services

Victoria Jackson

American Express Company

Claude Andersen

Chairman
Clyde's Restaurant Group

Frans Hagen

Independent Consultant

Greg Casten

Treasurer
Tony & Joe's Seafood Place

Ben Hiatt

The Optimum Group

Paul Cohn

Capital Restaurant Concepts

Karen Shannon

Kemble Park Tavern

Ashok Bajaj

701, Ardeo /Bardeo, Bibiana, The Bombay Club, The Oval Room & Rasika

David Wizenberg

Passion Food Hospitality

Jamie Leeds

Hanks Oyster Bar CommonWealth Gastro Pub

Grace Abi-Najm Shea

Lebanese Taverna

Adam Williamwosky

BLT Steak D.C.

K. Dean Heinzman

Sysco FoodServices of Baltimore

Jeffery Rubery

BB&T

Ron Hallagan

Guest Services, Inc.

Saul Lubar

Independent Consultant

Michael Sternberg

Essential Restaurant Holdings, Inc.

Zed Wondemu

Zed's Ethopian Cuisine

Oren Molovinsky

Vice Chairman
Harry's Tap Room

Geoff Tracy

Chef Geoff's, LIA's

Meshelle Armstrong

Restaurant Eve

Joe Corey

Faccia Luna, Pizzeria, Boulveard WoodGrill

Ris Lacoste

Ris

Jon Norton

Great American Restaurants

John Snellgrove

Saint Ex Group

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

Gus DiMillo

Acadiana, DC Coast, Ceiba, PassionFish & TenPenh

Michael Babin

Neighborhood Restaurant Group

Kristin Rohr

Guest Services, Inc.