Board of Directors

Officers

PRESIDENT
Christian "Kit" Kiefer, CEC, CCE, AAC, FMP
Dir. Culinary Services, Corp. Exec. Chef
Schwan's Food Service, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Phone: (678) 362-7352
E-mail: kit.kiefer@schwans.com

VICE PRESIDENT
Charles Hayes, CRC, CEC
Director of Culinary - National Accounts
Awrey Bakeries, LLC
Belmont, MI
Phone: (616) 916-9438
E-mail: charles.hayes@awrey.com

TREASURER
Susan Edwards
Foodservice Manager
Cryovac Food Solutions/Sealed Air Corporation
Atlanta, GA
Phone: (770) 335-7121
E-mail: susan.edwards@sealediar.com

SECRETARY
Marshall Scarborough
Manager of Global Product Development/Research Chef
Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen
Atlanta, GA
Phone: (404) 459-4512 
Email: 
marshall.scarborough@popeyes.com
 

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Janet Carver
Senior Culinary Group Leader
National Starch Food Innovation
Bridgewater, NJ  
Phone: (908) 685-7464
E-mail: janet.carver@nstarch.com

Directors

Kevin Anderson
Owner
Excellence With Innovation
St. Petersburg, FL
Phone: (305) 496-4018
E-mail: kevandersonone@gmail.com

Steve Bonasia
Corporate Chef
Sanderson Farms
Flowood, MS 39232
Phone: (601) 939-9790
E-mail: sbonasia@sandersonfarms.com  

John Draz, CEC, CCE
Executive Research Chef
Ed Miniat, Inc.
South Holland, IL
Phone: (708) 598-2441
E-mail: jdraz@miniat.com

Dianna Fricke, CRC, CWPC
Executive Chef, Research & Development
J.R. Simplot Company
Boise, ID
Phone: (208) 384-8265
E-mail: dianna.fricke@simplot.com

Michael Leitner
Sr. Executive Chef
ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston
Richland, WA
Phone: (509) 375-5875
Email: leitners7@yahoo.com  

Christopher R. Loss, Ph.D., AOS
Director of Menu Research and Development
The Culinary Institute of America
Hyde Park, NY
Phone: (845) 905-4412
E-mail: c_loss@culinary.edu

Allison Rittman, CRC
Corporate Chef/Owner
Culinary Culture
Austin, TX
Phone: (512) 992-4501
E-mail: arittman@culinary-culture.com

Suzanne Vieira, MS, RD
Department Chair
Johnson & Wales University
Providence, RI
Phone: (401) 598-1881
E-mail: svieira@jwu.edu