The Women's Foodservice Forum (WFF) announced its 2011-2012 Executive Committee and Board of Directors. These individuals were sworn in during the WFF Annual Leadership Development Conference.
WFF Executive Committee
- Chair: Carin Stutz: president, global business development, Brinker International
- Chair-Elect: Lorna Donatone, COO and education market president, Sodexo
- Vice Chair: Laurie Burns, president, Bahama Breeze Island Grille
- Secretary: John Buckles, executive vice president, sales and marketing, Ventura Foods, LLC
- Treasurer: Julie Swan, vice president of specialty businesses, SYSCO Corp.
- Member-at-Large: Hattie Hill, CEO, Hattie Hill Enterprises, Inc.
- Member-at-Large: Angela Hornsby, vice president, human resources, Applebee's Services Inc.
- Member-at-Large: Susan Gambardella, senior vice president, integrated marketing, Coca-Cola North America
- Member-at-Large: Doug Barber, executive vice president and chief people officer, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
Board of Directors
- Susan Adzick, vice president, sales and marketing, McLane Foodservice, Inc.
- Karen Bailey, vice president national accounts, Georgia Pacific
- Debi Benedetti, CEO and founder, Beyond the Possible
- Gail Carter, partner, Schafer Condon Carter
- Kat Cole, president, Cinnabon, Inc.
- Kevin T. Cottingim, senior vice president and chief administrative officer, Ignite Restaurant Group
- Gary Crompton, president, Business Dining, ARAMARK
- Wendy Davidson, vice president and general manager, McCormick & Co.
- Maura Havenga, senior vice president, Restaurant Solutions Group, McDonald's Corp.
- Maureen Hurley, executive vice president and chief administrative officer, Rich Products Corp.
- Susan Kujava, director, industry relations, B&FS, General Mills
- Brenda Lotesta, vice president, principal business and chain sales, KeyImpact Sales and Systems
- Lynette McKee, senior vice president and chief development officer, Checkers Drive-In Restaurants
- Krystin Mitchell, PhD, senior vice president human resources, 7-Eleven
- Julie Moore, senior vice president and general manager-Hospitality, Healthcare, Commercial Division, Ecolab, Inc.
- Sharon Orlopp, chief diversity officer & senior vice president, Walmart Stores, Inc.
- Stacy Reichert, chief customer officer, PepsiCo Foodservice
- Tom Sampson, president, NA Foodservice, Kraft Foods
- Dawn Sweeney, president and CEO, National Restaurant Association
- Cathy Tang, chief legal officer, KFC Corp.
- Liisa Thomas, partner, Winston & Strawn LLP
- Anne Varano, senior vice president human resources, Carlson Restaurants
- Patricia Wilmot, executive vice president, PeopleFirst, Domino's Pizza, Inc.
- Kathleen Wood, founder and chief catalyst, Kathleen Wood Partners