Board of Directors & Committees

IFEC 2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President
Megan McKenna
National Mango Board, Orlando, Florida

Vice President
Jeffrey Yarbrough
Big Ink PR, Dallas, Texas

Secretary
Amelia Levin
freelance writer, Chicago, Illinois

Treasurer
John Scroggins
NOBLE, Springfield, Missouri

Gail Bellamy
Restaurant Hospitality, Cleveland, Ohio

Blair Chancey
QSR magazine, Washington, D.C.

Liz Grossman
Plate, Chicago, Illinois 

Chris Koetke
School of Culinary Arts, Kendall College, Chicago, Illinois

Alexei Rudolf
Foodservice Connections, San Francisco, Illinois

Kelly Ruschman
Scott Advertising, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Jody Shee
freelance writer, Olathe, Kansas

Barry Shuster
Restaurant Startup & Growth magazine, Cary,North Carolina

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IFEC COMMITTEES 2012

STANDING COMMITTEES

Financial Planning & Investment 
Chairs:  John Scroggins & Patty Johnson
Linda Funk
Barry Shuster

Mentoring/New-Member Orientation
Chairs:  Gail Bellamy & Tom O’Brien
Jackie Tate
Kathy Blake
Kendall White

Member Recruitment & Retention
Chair:  Gail Bellamy & Alexei Rudolf
Ann Segerstrom
Brent Frei
Vicki Mabry
Gary Namm

Professional Development Awards
Chairs:  Amelia Levin & Jody Shee
Alice Heinze
Patty Fitzgerald
Andrea Schepke

Student Scholarships
Chairs:  Mark Miller & Doug Peckenpaugh
Debbie Lauricella
Cecily Walters
Mary Humann
 
Website Development
Chair:  Abbie Westra
Katie Ayoub
Dan Chiado
Amelia Levin
Angela Malcolm Stuckey
Pam Parseghian

SPECIAL PROGRAMS & EVENTS COMMITTEES

Chicago NRA Reception
Co-chairs:  Liz Grossman & Amelia Levin

Scholarship Auction
Chair:  Rachel Tracy
Susan Hughes
Mallory Jensen
Kim Kurata
Blake Swihart

CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

Program & Speakers
Co-chairs:  Megan McKenna & Blair Chancey
Jeffrey Yarbrough
Amelia Levin
John Scroggins
Jason Stemm
Alexei Rudolf

Chef Showcase 
Co-chairs: Liz Grossman & John Scroggins
Kay Orde
Jami Yanoski
Amber Hensley
Beth Munelly
Bertram Whitman

Community Service
Chair: Jason Stemm
Kim Reddin

Food Tours
Co-Chairs:  Karen Weisberg  & Cecily Sorensen
Katie Hamm
Karen Jenkins
Betsy Clendenen
John Williams

Gift Bags
Chair:  Sherise Jones
Kim Reddin
Amy Muzyka-McGuire

Meet The Press
Chair:  Gail Bellamy & Bill Schreiber
Jody Shee
Marjorie Borell
                     
Office Hours 
Chair:  Caroline Tippett
Mallory Jensen
Meredith Meyers

Press Relations 
Chair:  Wendy Brannen
Rodger Helwig
Grace Zarnas-Hoyer
Tanya Henry

Wine & Spirits Donations
Chair: Jeffrey Yarbrough
Pat Cobe
Liz Grossman
Amelia Levin

TASK FORCES & ADVISORY COMMITTEES

Sustainability Task Force
Chair:  Chris Koetke
Sara Hada
Ashley Kleckner

Product Presentations & Sponsorships Advisory Committee
Megan McKenna
Blair Chancey
Chris Koetke
Linda Collier
Peggy McCormick

 The 2011 Board is pictured in the Royal Sonesta courtyard celebrating a successful first meeting.  In clockwise order are:  Jeffrey Yarbrough, Vice President Megan McKenna, John Scroggins, Gail Bellamy, Liz Barrett, Amelia Levin, Liz Grossman, Abbie Westra, Chris Koetke, Immediate Past President Donna Hood Crecca and Blair Chancey.  Not pictured are President Jason Stemm and Treasurer Patty Johnson, both of whom had early flights to catch.