Leadership

Advisory Board

Patrick Cuccaro, Affairs to Remember Caterers

Phil Hickey, Miller’s Ale House

Pano Karatassos, Buckhead Life Restaurant Group

Julie Kritz, Chick-fil-A

Alan LeBlanc, Brewed to Serve Restaurant Group

George McKerrow, Jr., Ted’s Montana Grill

John C. Metz, Sterling Culinary Management | Marlow’s Tavern

Mick Miklos, National Restaurant Association (Retired)

Nancy Oswald, Sizzling Steak Concepts

Jim Squire, Franchise Marketing Advisors

Executive Committee

Alexis Kinsey, Chair l Fork U Concepts

Justin Triplett, Past Chair | MBC Concessions

Shannayl Deckard, Vice Chair | Legacy Ventures

Mike Dixon, Treasurer | GoTo Foods

Joseph Hsiao, At-Large | H Restaurant Group

Jessica Smith, At-Large | Ted's Montana Grill

Board of Directors

Paul Baldasaro, Taco Mac

Jessica Bryant, NCR Voyix

Juan Calle, TQM Hospitality Group

Luke Christian, Surcheros

Pepe Fundora, Cork and Glass & Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant

Benjamin Greene, Ecolab

Bill Goudey, Copeland's of New Orleans

Thomas Hallford, TSC Associates

Matt Hene, IRONWOOD, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC Company

Kaffee Hopkins, Sterling Hospitality

Sean Hyslop, Goldbergs Group

Topher Jensen, Gas South

Tom Johnson, Associated Restaurant Ventures

Lisa Khatib, Laziza Mediterranean Grill

Camila Knowles, Chick-fil-A

Melissa Libby, Melissa Libby & Associates (MLA)

Bobby Morena, GoTo Foods

Tish Morris, Sizzling Steak Concepts

Susie Oddo, Unsukay

Caleb Poppell, Daniel Reed Hospitality

Brian Renshaw, Moore Colson CPAs and Advisors

David Rose, The Coca-Cola Company

Libby Sharp, Inspire Brands

Joe Sieve, Papa Johns

Steve Simon, Fifth Group Restaurants

Chris Smith, Zunzi's + Zunzibar

Richard Tang, Tang Hospitality

Hav Usry, Fat Man's Hospitality

Faith Vaughan

Bud Whitmire, Waffle House

Hank Clark, Board Emeriti, Marlow's Tavern & the Woodall