Board of Directors
Board Members Jeff Tunks, Anne Hart, and Jim Carter
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For Board specific information visit the private site here. Email Liz Williams for the password.
James Carter (Chairman) CEO: Cypress Pointe, Inc. in Hemp Hill, TX
Elizabeth M. Williams (President) President: SoFAB in New Orleans, LA
Butler Burdine (First Vice Chairman) Consultant: Butler Burdine in New Orleans, LA
Shawn Smith (Second Vice Chairman) CEO and Chairman:Hattie Mae & PALS Foundation in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana
Matt Konigsmark (Treasurer) Vice President, Marketing, KontrolFreek, Atlanta, GA
Anne Hart (Secretary) Chef and Owner: Provence Market Cafe in Bridgeport, WV
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Dr. Jennifer Baquer, Dentist in New Orleans, LA
Jeanette Bell, Owner: Fleur D’Eden Community Garden in New Orleans, LA
Lynne Breaux, President, Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, Washington, DC
Dickie Brennan, Owner: Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse, Palace Cafe, Bourbon House in New Orleans, LA
Regina Charboneau, Chef and Owner: Twin Oaks Plantation in Natchez, MS
Ann Colvin, Vice President: J.P. Morgan’s Private Bank in New Orleans, LA
Sheila Crye, Owner: Young Chefs, Inc. in Silver Spring, MD
Chena Dederian, Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing Executive, Bank of America in New York, NY
Randy Ensminger, Owner: Primrose Creek in Little Rock, AR
Cassandra Gaines, Director of Muskogee Civic Center in Muskogee, OK
David Guas, Pastry Chef: Damgoodsweet Consulting in Washington, DC
Dale Hawkins, Chef: Fish Hawk Acres in Rock Cave, WV
Edward Johnston, Retired Executive in Covington, LA
Julia Johnston, Owner: Kitchens for Cooking in Boca Raton, FL
Jane Long, Food Activist in Atlanta, GA
Maria Machita, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Consumer Division: Domino Foods, Inc in Iselin, NJ
Rebecca Maisel, Vice President: FIN Branding Group, LLC in Mobile, AL
Rex Nelson, President: Arkansas‘ Independent Colleges & Universities and prominent culture blogger (“Rex Nelson‘s Southern Fried“) in Little Rock, Arkansas
Caroline Rosen, Regional Sales Manager: Mountain Valley Spring Water in Montgomery, Alabama
Robert Schamber, Vice President of Operations: Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Destin, FL
Norman Van Aken, Director of Restaurants: The Miami Culinary Institute in Miami, Florida AND Chef-Founder: Norman’s at the Ritz Carlton in Grande Lakes, Orlando
Jay Wiener, Owner: Law Offices of Jay L. Wiener, San Francisco, CA and Jackson, MS
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ADVISORY BOARD
John Besh, Chef, Besh Restaurant Group, New Orleans, LA; James Beard Foundation Award 2006
John Egerton, Author and Journalist, Nashville, TN
Rick Ellis, Food Stylist: Rick Ellis Food in New York City, NY
C. Pat Garner, Professor, University of North Carolina, Raleigh-Durham, NC; President (past), Southeast and West Asia Division, The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA
Jim Gossen, Chairman, Sysco Louisiana Seafood; President & CEO, Louisiana Fine Food Companies, Houston, TX
Jessica Harris, PhD, Ray Charles Chair in African-American Material Culture, Dillard University, New Orleans, LA
Linton Hopkins, Executive Chef, Restaurant Eugene and Holeman and Finch Public House Atlanta, GA; James Beard Foundation Award 2012
John Kunkel , CEO, 50 Eggs Restaurant Group, Inc. in Miami, FL
Marcy Nathan, VP/Director of Advertising, Alford Advertising, New Orleans, LA
Louis Osteen, Chef, Louis’s at Sanford’s, Pawleys Island, SC; James Beard Foundation Award 2004
Jeff Tunks,Chef/Co-Owner: DC Coast, Ceiba, Acadiana, PassionFish, Burger Tap & Shake, District Commons and Fuego Cocina y Tequileria, Washington, DC in Washington, DC
Andrew Wallace, Senior Policy Adviser to Senator Tom Udall in Washington, DC
Nora Wetzel, Chef-Owner, Educated Palate, LLC, New Orleans, LA
knife photograph from Donovan Govan, Wikimedia Commons
