2020 Committees

Executive Committee
Marilou Halvorsen, President, New Jersey Restaurant & Hospitality Association
Sonia Riggs, Vice President, Colorado Restaurant Association
Justin Winslow, Secretary/Treasurer, Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association
Karen Bremer, Immediate Past President, Georgia Restaurant Association

Awards Committee
Dale Venturini, Rhode Island Hospitality Association, Chair
Montine McNulty, Arkansas Hospitality Association
Stacy Roof, Kentucky Restaurant Association
Kathy Hollinger, Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington
Marilou Halvorsen, New Jersey Restaurant & Hospitality Association, Ex Officio

Finance Committee
Sonia Riggs, Colorado Restaurant Association, Chair
Marilou Halvorsen, New Jersey Restaurant & Hospitality Association
Gadiel Lebron, Puerto Rico Restaurant Association
Patrick Tamm, Indiana Restaurant & Lodging Association
Justin Winslow, Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association

Government Affairs Conference Programming Committee
Carol Dover, Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association, Co-Chair
Sean Kennedy, National Restaurant Association, Co-Chair
Sarah Oates, Alaska Cabaret, Hotel, Restaurant & Retailers Association
Steve Chucri, Arizona Restaurant Association
Nick Hoover, Colorado Restaurant Association
Adam Mills, Kansas Restaurant & Hospitality Association
Pat Fontaine, Mississippi Hospitality & Restaurant Association
Brendan Flanagan, National Restaurant Association
Keith Stephenson, National Restaurant Association
Joe Wallace, National Restaurant Association
Mike Whatley, National Restaurant Association, Co-Chair
Kevin Dugan, New York State Restaurant Association
John Barker, Ohio Restaurant Association
Tod Bowen, Ohio Restaurant Association
Marshall Weston, Restaurant Association of Maryland
John Durst, South Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association
Nathan Sanderson, South Dakota Retailers Association Restaurant Division
Eric Terry, Virginia Restaurant, Lodging & Travel Association
Susan Quam, Wisconsin Restaurant Association
Marilou Halvorsen, New Jersey Restaurant & Hospitality Association, Ex Officio

Membership & Marketing Programming Committee
Carol Wight, New Mexico Restaurant Association, Co-Chair
Kathie Vu, National Restaurant Association, Co-Chair
Montine McNulty, Arkansas Hospitality Association
Devany McNeill, Colorado Restaurant Association
Scott Dolch, Connecticut Restaurant Association
Pam Eaton, Idaho Lodging & Restaurant Association
Maryam Hyder, Indiana Restaurant & Lodging Association
Emily Daunt, Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association
Grace Knapp, National Restaurant Association
Brendan Flanagan, National Restaurant Association
Joe Wallace, National Restaurant Association
Shah Perry, New Jersey Restaurant & Hospitality Association
Alyssa Barkley, North Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association
Laura Morrison, Ohio Restaurant Association
Jason Brandt, Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association
Rich Linger, Restaurant Association of Maryland
Kristine Hillmer, Wisconsin Restaurant Association
Marilou Halvorsen, New Jersey Restaurant & Hospitality Association, Ex Officio

Nominating Committee 
Sonia Riggs, Colorado Restaurant Association, Chair
Justin Winslow, Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association
Bob Bonney, Missouri Restaurant Association
Melissa Fleischut, New York State Restaurant Association
John Longstreet, Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association
Marilou Halvorsen, New Jersey Restaurant & Hospitality Association, Ex Officio 

Strategic Planning
Marilou Halvorsen New Jersey Restaurant & Hospitality Association, Chair
Mindy Hanan, Alabama Restaurant & Hospitality Association
Steve Chucri, Arizona Restaurant Association
Sonia Riggs, Colorado Restaurant Association
Karen Bremer, Georgia Restaurant Association
Justin Winslow, Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association
Terry Erdle, National Restaurant Association
Brendan Flanagan, National Restaurant Association
John Longstreet, Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association