NRAEF Leadership

NRAEF Board Officers and Senior Leadership

William L. Hyde, Jr.
Chair

Abacus/Jasper's Restaurant Group
Dallas, Texas

Carlton Curtis
Vice Chair

Coca-Cola North America
Atlanta, Ga.

Xavier Teixido
Treasurer

Harry's Savoy Grill
Wilmington, De.

Dawn Sweeney
President and Chief Executive Officer

National Restaurant Association and National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
Washington, DC

Sharon Tiknis
Interim Executive Director

National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
Chicago, Ill.

NRAEF Board of Trustees

William C. Anton, FMP
Anton Airfood, Inc.

Douglas M. Baker, Jr.
Ecolab, Inc.

Marilyn Benson
Twelve Palms, LLC

Tim Connor
T.J. Connor Associates LLC

Mary Ann Cricchio, FMP
Da Mimmo Finest Italian Cuisine

Jeffrey W. Davis
United States Beef Corp

Sam J. Facchini, FMP
Arena Corporation

Julie A. Flik, FMP
Consultant, Compass Group, North America

Ted M. Fowler, Jr., FMP
Golden Corral Corporation

Philip Friedman
McAlister's Corporation

Denise Marie Fugo, FMP
Sammy's

Michael Gibbons
Mainstreet Ventures, Inc.

David Goronkin, FMP
Bennigan's Franchise Company

Gregory Hamer, Sr., FMP
B&G Food Ent., Inc.

Franco Harris
Super Bakery, Inc.

Paul Hartgen
Restaurant Association of Maryland, Inc.

Philip J. Hickey, Jr.
Jocks II, Inc.

Dick Holbrook
Holbrook Enterprises

Kevan Johnston
Performance Restaurant Source

Karen King
McDonald's Corporation

Kevin R. Malchoff
Rich Products Corporation

Rosalyn Mallet
PhaseNext Hospitality

Harris H. (Bud) Rusitzky, FMP
The Restaurant Group, LLC

Sally Smith
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.

Sandy Solmon
Sweet Street Desserts

Carmen Vacalebre, FMP
Carmen Anthony Restaurant Group

Ruben Villavicencio, FMP
R&M Food Services, Inc.

Regynald G. Washington, FMP, CFBE

Curtis W. Wilson
American Express

James M. Wordsworth, FMP
J.R. Goodtimes, Inc.

Kevin Yost
Belle Camp Associates, LLC