Leadership
georgia restaurant association Board of Directors
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
Justin Triplett, Chair | Cloud IX Concepts & MBC Concessions
Stephanie Fischer, Vice Chair | Paradies Lagardère
Alexis Kinsey, Vice Chair | Fork U Concepts
Perry McGuire, Treasurer | Rinnai
Joseph Hsiao, Secretary | H Restaurant Group
Karen Bremer, CAE, President + CEO | Georgia Restaurant Association
Board of Directors
Tal Baum, Oliva Restaurant Group
Juan Calle, Buena Vida Tapas, Big Sky Buckhead, Green Line Rates
Dr. Debra Cannon, Georgia State University
Wade Chancellor, Southern Proper Hospitality
Reggie Coachman, RCD Business Consultants
Shannayl Deckard, Legacy Ventures
Mike Dixon, Focus Brands
Stuart Fierman, Fifth Group Restaurants
Bill Goudey, Copeland's of New Orleans
LeMonica Hakeem, Conekt Hospitality
Thomas Hallford, TSC Associates
D. Taylor Harper, TFH Legal
Ellen Hartman, Hartman Public Relations
Matt Hene, Ironwood, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC Company
Sean Hyslop, Sysco
Topher Jensen, Gas South
Camila Knowles, Chick-fil-A
Wayne Martin, Jr., Starbucks Coffee Company
Susie Oddo, Unsukay
Wilson Oswald, Sizzling Steak Concepts
Vipul Patel, US Café
Bill Ray, US Foods
Brian Renshaw, Moore Colson CPAs and Advisors
Bradley Saxe, Mainline Foods
Jessica Smith, Ted’s Montana Grill
Richard Tang, Tang Hospitality
Mike Torino, Amici
Heather Trotter, The Coca-Cola Company
Hav Usry, Fat Man's Hospitality
Bud Whitmire, Waffle House