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Board of Directors 2016-2017

Executive Committee

GAVIN COLEMAN

Immediate Past Chair
The Salt Line, The Dubliner

Marisa Casey

Secretary
Due South, Millie's Spring Valley, Jetties, Surfside

DIANE GROSS

Chair of the Board | Chair, Government Affairs Advisory Committee
Cork Wine Bar & Market

GREG CASTEN

PAC Chair | Operator Director
Tony & Joe's Seafood Place, Nick's Riverside Grille, Ivy City Smokehouse, The Point D.C.

JENNA VELELLA

Treasurer
El Presidente, Pastis Washington DC, Bread Alley, St. Anselm

Executive Committee At-Large

Rock Harper

Queen Mother's Kitchen and Hill Prince

Ana Reyes

El Tamarindo

Operator Directors

Jeff Miskiri

Po' Boy Jim, Creole on 14th, Suga & Spice, Miss Toya's Creole House, Miss Toya's Southern Kitchen

Timmy Norton

Jackson's, Silverado, Best Buns, Coastal Flats, Patsy's American, Artie's, Carlyle, Mike's American, Randy's Prime, Ozzie's Good Eats, Sweetwater Tavern

Kelvin Nwosu

Clyde's, The Hamilton, 1789 Restaurant & Bar, The Tombs, Old Ebbitt Grill, Fitzgerald's

SONYA ALI

Ben’s Chili Bowl, Ben’s Next Door

MESHELLE ARMSTRONG

Director - Mar. 2017
EatGoodFood Group

JEFF BLACK

Director – Mar. 2019
Black Restaurant Group

DEAN CIBEL

Nick’s Riverside Grill

Peter Johnson

Jaleo, China Chilcano, Oyamel, Zaytinya, Minibar, Beefsteak, Spanish Diner

Johnny Spero

Bar Spero

HOLLIS SILVERMAN

Director – Mar. 2017
Great American Restaurants

MICHELLE POTEAUX

Director – Mar. 2019
Bastille & Bistrot Royal

KYLE GAFFNEY

Director – Mar. 2017
The Capital Grille of Washington

FRANK SHULL

Director - Mar. 2017
RW Restaurant Group

RIS LACOSTE

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JEFFREY BANK

Carmine's, Alicart Restaurant Group

SCOTT DREWNO

CHIKO, Anju, I Egg You

Nadine Brown

At Your Service, Wine Experiences and Promotions

TIFFANY MACISAAC

RUTH GRESSER

Pizzeria Paradiso

KATSUYA FUKUSHIMA

Daikaya, Bantam King, Haikan, Tonari

CLARE PARKER

The Evening Star, Vermilion, Rustico, Josephine, Hi/Fi Tex Mex BBQ, B Side, Bluejacket, Iron Gate, Birch & Barley, Churchkey, The Sovereign, The Roost, Owen's Ordinary, Caruso's Grocery,

DANIELLA SENIOR

Colada Shop, Bresca, Zumo, Serenata

Allied Directors

Brandon Todd

Washington Gas

Dr. Erinn D. Tucker-Oluwole

DMV Black Restaurant Week; University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Kelly Paul

Cheryl Martin

Republic National Distributing Co.

ANDREW KLINE

Veritas Law Firm

KELLY MCMILLAN

Allied Director - Mar. 2019
American Express Company/Global Merchant Services Co.

JAY LIM

Saval Foodservice

Nina DiSandro

Potomac Construction Services

SOLOMON KEENE

Hotel Association of Washington, DC

AMY RICE

JBG Smith

Past Chair

STEPHEN FEDORCHAK

Immediate Past Chair
The Liberty Tavern, Lyon Hall, Northside Social, The Falls