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
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
M. Anderson (Andy) Piper, Chick-fil-A
Jim Squire, Firestorm
Executive Committee
Jamie Durrence, Chair, Daniel Reed Hospitality
Tripp Harrison, Past Chair, Goodwill of Middle Georgia & Augusta’s River Region | Helms College | Edgar’s Hospitality Group
Stephanie Fischer, Vice Chair, Paradies Lagardère
Perry McGuire, Treasurer, Chick-fil-A Franchisee
Shawn Hooks, Secretary, Firehouse Subs
Karen Bremer, CAE, CEO, Georgia Restaurant Association
Board of Directors
Don Balfour, Waffle House
Jay Bandy, Goliath Consulting Group
Tal Baum, Oliva Restaurant Group
Dr. Debra Cannon, Georgia State University
Reggie Coachman, RCD Business Consultants
Shannayl Deckard, Legacy Ventures
Mike Dixon, Focus Brands
Tray Doster, Zaxby’s
Stuart Fierman, Fifth Group Restaurants
Steve Gibson, TalentServed
Laura Grunwald, Taco Mac
LeMonica Hakeem, Conekt Hospitality
Thomas Halford, TSC Associates
Ellen Hartman, Hartman Public Relations
Matt Hene, Ironwood, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC Company
Joseph Hsiao, H Restaurant Group
Sean Hyslop, Sysco Atlanta
Kevin Jones, The Jones Restaurant Consulting Group
Alexis Kinsey, Fork U Concepts
Julie Kritz, Chick-fil-A
Charles Kuck, Kuck | Baxter Immigration Partners
Matt Mallory, Mallory Agency
Wilson Oswald, Sizzling Steak Concepts
Vipul Patel, US Café
Bill Ray, US Foods
Brian Renshaw, Moore Colson CPAs and Advisors
Jessica Rothacker, Heirloom Café
Jessica Smith, Ted’s Montana Grill
Richard Tang, Tang Hospitality
Matthew Thompson, Mary Mac’s Tea Room
Mike Torino, Amici
Justin Triplett, Cloud IX Concepts
Heather Trotter, The Coca-Cola Company
Hav Usry, Fat Man's Hospitality
Bob Wagner, NetFinancials
Katelin Yates, The Moonhanger Group
PJ Zonsius, Gas South