Board of Directors & Committees

2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
In photo from left to right, seated: Immediate Past President Megan McKenna, President Jeffrey Yarbrough, and Vice President Alexei Rudolf.  Standing, from left: Same Oches, Sherise Jones, Kelly Ruschman, Gail Bellamy, Advisor Linda Funk, Amelia Levin, Secretary Jody Shee, Rachel Tracy, Treasurer John Scroggins and Barry Shuster.  Pat Cobe is not pictured.

President
Jeffrey Yarbrough
Big Ink PR, Dallas Texas

Vice President
Alexei Rudolf
Foodservice Connections, LLC, Oakland, California

Secretary
Jody Shee
Freelance Writer/Editor, Olathe, Kansas

Treasurer
John Scroggins
NOBLE, Springfield, Missouri

Gail Bellamy
Restaurant Hospitality magazine, Cleveland, Ohio

Pat Cobe
Restaurant Business magazine, New York City

Sherise Jones
USA Onions, Parma, Idaho

Amelia Levin
Freelance Writer/Editor, Chicago, Illinois

Sam Oches
QSR magazine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Kelly Ruschman
Scott Advertising, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Barry Shuster
Restaurant Startup & Growth magazine, Cary, North Carolina

Rachel Tracy
Olson Communications, Chicago, Illinois

Immediate Past President
Megan McKenna
National Mango Board, Orlando, Florida.

Advisor / Betty Awardee
Linda Funk
Flavorful Insight, Ankeny, Iowa

 IFEC COMMITTEES 2013

STANDING COMMITTEES

Financial Planning & Investment 
Chairs:  John Scroggins
Linda Funk
Bob Krummert
Barry Shuster

Mentoring/New-Member Orientation
Chairs:  Gail Bellamy & Tom O’Brien
Erin Balch
Peggy Castaldi
Patty Fitzgerald
Vickie Mabry

Member Recruitment & Retention
Chair:  Alexei Rudolf
Pat Cobe
Gennifer Horowitz
Sherise Jones
Megan McKenna
Sam Oches

Professional Development Awards
Chair:  Kelly Ruschman
Mary Humann
Courtney Romano
Cecily Walters

Scholarships
Chair:  Jody Shee
Melinda Morgan Kartsonis
Katie Preis
Bret Thorn
Pat Cobe

Website Development
Chair:  Katie Ayoub
Amelia Levin
Priscilla Martel
Angela Malcolm Stucker

SPECIAL PROGRAMS & EVENTS COMMITTEES

Chicago NRA Reception
Co-chairs:  Amelia Levin & Rachel Tracy
Linda Funk
Kelly Ruschman
Bill Schreiber

Scholarship Auction
Chair: Rachel Tracy
Mary Avant
Susan Hughes
Jamey Ivey
Ann Segerstrom
 
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

Program & Speakers
Chair:  Jeffrey Yarbrough
Alexei Rudolf
Susan Boyer Renke

Chef Showcase 
Co-chairs: John Scroggins & Jami Yanoski
Jamie Estes
Sam Oches
Joann Whitcher
 
Community Service in Portland
Cristie Mather

Food Tours
Chair:  Karen Weisberg  
Stacey Baxter
Linda Collier
Sherise Jones
Sunshine Morrison
Stephanie Selk

Gift Bags
Chair:  Megan McKenna
Lauren Highfill Williams

Meet The Press
Chair: Bill Schreiber
Gail Bellamy
Joy Capps
                     
Office Hours 
Chair:  Mallory Jensen
Meredith Meyers
Kelly Ruschman

Media Relations in Portland 
Chair:  Amy Wood
Allison Ducote
Sam Oches

Wine & Spirits Donations
Chair: Pat Cobe
Cristie Mather

TASK FORCES & ADVISORY COMMITTEES

Product Presentations & Sponsorships Advisory Committee
Pat Cobe
Brent Frei
Linda Funk
Amy Rosendahl
Rachel Tracy

Sustainability Task Force
Chair:
Marti De Moss
Allison Ducote
Amanda Walter

Social Media Task Force
Chairs:  Susan Hughes & Cecily Sorenson
Marti De Moss
Kyle Plotkin
Jackie Tate