The Society for Hospitality & Foodservice Management announced its 2023 – 2024 Board of Directors and Industry Advisory Board. Raquel Weiss Fusco, vice president, operations and client relations, elite | studio e, now serves as SHFM president.
SHFM also recently recognized the contributions of several of its members to the organization as well as to the overall foodservice industry with a series of annual awards.
Other members of SHFM’s Board of Directors include:
- President-Elect: Shayne Varnum, director, consultant services & north region Hobart-Traulsen-Baxter
- Treasurer: Jenna Calhoun, global product director, JLL
- Foundation Chair: Davin Wickstrom, director strategic partnerships - North America, Vivreau Advance Water Systems
- Senior Supplier: Eric Cooley, global director of sales – workplace, PepsiCo Foodservice
- Immediate Past President: Sharon Eliatamby, senior project manager, World Bank Group
- Director: Anna Bohbot, global food program manager, LinkedIn
- Director: Gary Crompton, president, business dining, Aramark
- Director: Katie DeSimone, regional sales director, Compass Group
- Director: Paul Fairhead, CEO/managing director, ISS Guckenheimer
- Director: Joe Ganci: president, corporate services, North America, Sodexo
- Director: Antonio Gray: global food and enterprise business executive, Bank of America
- Director: Kenneth Ivory, vice president of community life and chief operating officer, Clark Lindsey
- Director: Rick Postiglione, chief operations officer, Compass Group, USA
- Director: Doug Rogers, corporate vice president, New York Life Insurance Company
- Young Professional Board Advisor: Brad Silverstein director of dining services, Restaurant Associates
- Director: Mboone Umbima, vice president, brand strategy, David Rio Coffee and Tea
- Director: Justin Williams, SVP amenities strategy lead, Corporate Properties Group, Wells Fargo
- Director: Rob Yayac, PNW food program manager, Google
Eric Cooley, global director of sales - Workplace PepsiCo Foodservice, is the senior supplier/chair for the SHFM IAB. Other members of the SHFM IAB include:
- Lisa Addison, national sales manager, consultant services, Hobart
- Amanda Beni, vice president, HMG+
- Russ Benson, founder and CEO, Day One Hospitality Consulting
- RJ Bianculli, president, Planet B Solutions
- Gina Brinegar, managing principal, Webb Foodservice Design
- Gary Cohen, principal, RC Fine Foods
- Melanie Corey-Ferrini, consultant, 3.14 DC
- Jeanine Cosgrove-Albert, vice president, At Your Service Staffing
- Meghan Daro, vice president, consultant services, Middleby
- Stephanie Gilbert, executive vice president, corporate growth strategy, Food Service Holdings
- Todd Griffith, vice president, sales and marketing, Marra Forni
- Amy Lewis, director of marketing and business development, Kitchens To Go
- Laura Lozano, Innovative Hospitality Solutions
- Todd Snopkowski, CEO, partner, founder, SnapChef
- Scott Swiger, director of business development, JBH Advisory Group
- Brittany Thomas, key account manager, Vivreau Advanced Water Systems
- Mboone Umbima, vice president, brand strategy, David Rio Coffee and Tea
- Valerie Vander Berg, director of strategic partnerships, Nutrislice
- Ivan Weiss, president and COO, elite | studio e
