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

Justin Triplett, Chair | MBC Concessions

Hank Clark, Past Chair | Sterling Hospitality

Alexis Kinsey, Vice Chair | Fork U Concepts

Mike Dixon, Treasurer | GoTo Foods

Joseph Hsiao, Secretary | H Restaurant Group

Board of Directors

Paul Baldasaro, Taco Mac

Jessica Bryant, NCR Voyix

Juan Calle, TQM Hospitality Group

Dr. Debra Cannon, Georgia State University

Reggie Coachman, RCD Business Consultants

Shannayl Deckard, Legacy Ventures

Pepe Fundora, Cork and Glass & Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant

Bill Goudey, Copeland's of New Orleans

Thomas Hallford, TSC Associates

Taylor Harper, Taylor English

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

Kaffee Hopkins, Sterling Hospitality

Sean Hyslop, Sysco Atlanta

Topher Jensen, Gas South

Tom Johnson, Associated Restaurant Ventures

Camila Knowles, Chick-fil-A

Melissa Libby, Melissa Libby & Associates (MLA)

Bobby Morena, GoTo Foods

Susie Oddo, Unsukay

Wilson Oswald, Sizzling Steak Concepts

Brian Renshaw, Moore Colson CPAs and Advisors

David Rose, The Coca-Cola Company

Bradley Saxe, Goldbergs Group

Joe Sieve, Papa Johns

Steve Simon, Fifth Group Restaurants

Jessica Smith, Ted’s Montana Grill

Richard Tang, Tang Hospitality

Hav Usry, Fat Man's Hospitality

Faith Vaughan, Ray's Restaurants, LLC

Bud Whitmire, Waffle House