Board of Directors
Michele Lange, Chair
Anthony Zaller, Immediate Past Chair
Zaller Law Group
Kathy Alcaras
Eureka! Restaurant Group
Theodore J. Balestreri, II
Cannery Row Management Co./Sardine Factory
David Barrett
Southern California Gas Company
William H. Bender, FCSI
W.H. Bender & Associates
Brett Berglund
SYSCO Los Angeles
Scott Blanchard
The Ken Blanchard Companies
Jot Condie
CRA/CRAF President + CEO
Mike Connelly
Urban Plates
Cindy Galardi Culpepper
Galardi Group, Inc. / Wienerschnitzel
Kristin Daher
Powerhouse Communications
Rob DeLiema
BJ’s Restaurants Foundation
Salvador Falcon
ECOLAB
A. Thomas Ferdinandi
Milano Restaurants Int’l dba Me-n-Ed’s Pizzeria
Jean Hagan
KROST CPAs
Wayne Hilston
Employers Insurance
Dolores Jackson
Lolita’s Restaurants, Inc.
Alice Juarez
Wells Fargo
Amada Lacher
More Than Food Group – PorchBox
Roshan Mendis
Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar
Carolyn D. Olsen
Coca-Cola Refreshments (Foodservice)
John Tallichet
Specialty Restaurants Corp.
Pia Tinsley
The Lofte Creative
Kent Walrack
Retired Executive, Lyons Magnus (Food Manufacturer)
Emeritus Board Members:
Bob Spivak
Grill Concepts, Inc. dba Daily Grill
Russ Bendel
Habit Restaurants, LLC
Guy Fieri
Johnny Garlic’s
James Burke, Ph.D.
The Collins College of Hospitality Mgmt. – Cal Poly Pomona
Jerald Chesser, Ed.D.
The Collins College of Hospitality Mgmt. – Cal Poly Pomona
Bill Main
Bill Main & Associates
David E. Stockman
Maureen Trippe
M. Connect
Honorary Board Member:
Joe Brodie
Leverage Buying Group