Board of Directors

Officers

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

VICE 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

TREASURER
Marilyn Carlson
Owner/Principal Culinologist
Dogwood Solutions
Maple Valley, WA
Phone: (206) 499-9601
E-mail: Marilyn_carlson@nwlink.com

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

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Harry J. Crane
Executive Chef Culinary Resources & Strategy
Kraft Foods, Inc.
Glenview, IL
Phone: (847) 646-3450
E-mail: harry.crane@kraft.com

Directors

Kevin Anderson
Owner
Kevin M. Anderson, LLC
St. Petersburg, FL
Cell: (305) 496-4018
E-mail: mailto: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

Susan Edwards, CC
Foodservice Manager
Sealed Air/Cryovac
College Park, GA
Phone: (770) 335-7121
E-mail: susan.edwards@sealedair.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

Marshall Scarborough
Research & Development Chef
Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen
Atlanta, GA
Phone: (404) 459-4512
E-mail: marshall.scarborough@popeyes.com

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