Get Involved with a Committee!
ICA is always looking for members who are willing to serve on one of our committees. Limited not just to company owners, any member of the association; be it a operations manager, sales manager, marketing manager or chef; if you have an interest, special skill that makes you an ideal candidate, or if you know someone who should be on one of our committees, we want you!
Membership
Recruitment of new members and retention of existing members as well as identifying and reviewing member services.
Committee Members:
Membership Committee Chair: Fausto Pifferrer, Blue Elephant Events & Catering
Geoff Barker, Simply Fresh Events
Jeremy Brown, Nameless Catering
Jonathan Jennings, CT Wedding Group
Lee Ann Kelly, American Metalcraft
Bryan Neuschaefer, Saz's Catering
Blake Richards, Picnic People (Solace Catering Group)
Tony Santos, Tony Caters
Meryl Snow, Feastivities Events
Melissa Tibben, Total Party Planner
Marketing
Develops marketing strategies for ICA branding, membership outreach, industry outreach including member communications and industry articles.
Committee Members:
Marketing Committee Chair: Rajan Mistry, District Events & Catering
Gina Barber, Gourmet Galley
Jennifer Fuentes, Brancato's Catering
Chase Mayer, CBK Catering
Jamie Peterson, Saz's Catering
Syd Sexton, Catering by Design
Jamie Tomaino, Nuphoriq
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
Develops and organizes diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts tied to the mission of ICA, which includes trainings and a robust scholarship program to an annual industry event.
Committee Members:
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee Chair: Suzi Shands, Mintahoe Catering & Events
Jolie Oree-Bailey, Low Country Quisine
Dean Mistretta, Decadent Catering
Fausto Pifferrer, Blue Elephant Catering
Syd Sexton, Catering by Design
Chris Villard, Rocky Top Catering
Education Committee
Develop educational opportunities for members that include but are not limited to: webinars, workshops, ICA Roundtable outreach, and the development of content for the resource library.
Committee Members:
Education Committee Chair: Chris Sanchez, LUX Catering & Events
Education Committee Co-Chair: Margaret Brower, Rainmaker Marketing & Sales Group
Jeff Dutzel, Dutzel's Catering & Events
Betty Kalin, Dish Food & Events
Johnny Graham, Revel Catering
Tim Mitchell, Mangia Catering (Culinary Council Liaison)
Lexi Opdenaker, Simply Fresh Events
Danielle Redmond, Occasions Caterers
Borja Rosales, Bold Catering and Design
Lisa Ware, Catering by Michaels
Culinary Council
Develop culinary educational opportunities for members that include, but are not limited to: chef driven ICA webinars and culinary curriculum building for several industry events.
Committee Members:
Culinary Council Chair: Jay Varga, The JDK Group
Jenny Bast, Catering Creations
Bryce Cherven, Footers Catering
Sean Dent, Eaternity Hospitality
Chris Evans Events & Catering
Keyon Hammond, Get Plated Catering
Joshua House, The JDK Group
Hunter Hunt, LUX Catering & Events
Bill Kaliff, Alchemy Celebrations
Andy Krause, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Jeremy Langemann, Bingemans
Matt Logan, Mangia Catering
Dan Mann, Rocky Mountain Catering
Tim Mitchell, Mangia Catering (Education Committee Liaison)
Kristen Opperman, The Kopper Kitchen
Aaron Plascencia, Taste Catering
Jason Sutton, Footers Catering
Chris Towne, Partyman Catering
Thach Than, Footers Catering
Keith Weller, Zilli Hospitality Group
Ryan Whitten, Bold Catering & Design
Board Development
Strengthens the board processes and procedures and keeps the pipeline of new potential board members.
Committee Members:
Jonathan Jennings, CT Wedding Group
Ryan Corvaia, Dish Food & Events
Chris Sanchez, LUX Catering & Events
Syd Sexton, Catering by Design (CO)
Steve Sanchez, The JDK Group
Jeffrey Selden, Marcia Selden Catering
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