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Board of Directors 2017-2018
Executive Committee

GAVIN COLEMAN
Chair
Long Shot Hospitality & The Dubliner

DAVID MORAN
Treasurer
Clyde’s Restaurant Group

SCOTT ATTMAN
Educated Eats Chair | Allied Director - Mar. 2024
Acme Paper & Supply Co.

DIANE GROSS
Secretary | Chair, Government Affairs Advisory Committee
Cork Wine Bar & Market

GREG CASTEN
PAC Chair | Director - Mar. 2025
Fish & Fire Food Group

STEPHEN FEDORCHAK
Immediate Past Chair
The Liberty Tavern Group
At –Large

JENNA VELELLA
Director – Mar. 2026
Starr Restaurants
Operator Directors

SCOTT DREWNO
Director – Mar. 2025
CHIKO, Anju

Rock Harper
Director – Mar. 2025
Queen Mother's

Marisa Casey
Director – Mar. 2025
Georgetown Events Restaurants

SONYA ALI
Director – Mar. 2025
Ben’s Chili Bowl and Ben’s Next Door

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

JEFF BLACK
Director – Mar. 2019
Black Restaurant Group

TIFFANY MACISAAC
Director – Mar. 2026
Buttercream Bakeshop

Ana Reyes
Director – Mar. 2025
El Tamarindo

DEAN CIBEL
Director – Mar. 2026
Nick’s Riverside Grill

RUTH GRESSER
Director – Mar. 2025
Pizzeria Paradiso

Alex Momeni
Director – Mar. 2025
Moby Dick House of Kabob

COLIN MCDONOUGH
Director – Mar. 2025
Red Stone (All Purpose, The Red Hen, Boundary Stone)

Ron Parker
Director – Mar. 2025
Jose Andres Group

KATSUYA FUKUSHIMA
Director – Mar. 2025
Daikaya Group

Johnny Spero
Director – Mar. 2025
Bar Spero

CLARE PARKER
Director – Mar. 2026
Neighborhood Restaurant Group

MICHELLE POTEAUX
Director – Mar. 2019
Bastille & Bistrot Royal

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

RIS LACOSTE
Director – Mar. 2025
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Jeff Miskiri
Director – Mar. 2026
Miskiri Hospitality Group

JEFFREY BANK
Director – Mar. 2025
Alicart Restaurant Group

Timmy Norton
Director – Mar. 2026
Great American Restaurants
Allied Directors

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

JAY LIM
Allied Director - Mar. 2025
Saval Foodservice

Brandon Todd
Allied Director - Mar. 2024
Washington Gas

Dr. Erinn D. Tucker-Oluwole
Allied Director - Mar. 2024
DMV Black Restaurant Week; University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Nina DiSandro
Allied Director – Mar. 2025
Potomac Construction Services

CHAD THOMPSON
Allied Director – Mar. 2025
USI Insurance Services

Cheryl Martin
Allied Director - Mar. 2024
Republic National Distributing Co.

SOLOMON KEENE
Allied Director - Mar. 2024
Hotel Association of Washington, DC

ANDREW KLINE
Allied Director – Mar. 2025
Veritas Law Firm

AMY RICE
Allied Director - Mar. 2024
JBG Smith
Past Chair

JOHN SNEDDEN
Director – Mar. 2025
Rocklands Barbecue & Grilling Co., Right Proper Brewing, Earl's Sandwiches