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 Laura Fabian, 24 Carrots Jonathan Jennings, CT Wedding Group April Lambatos, Footers Catering 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 Lisa Ware, Catering by Michaels
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 Pritscher 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 Kt McCalla, Dutzel's Catering & Events Fausto Pifferrer, Blue Elephant Catering Syd Sexton, Catering by Design Chris Villard, Bold Catering & Design
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 Margaret Brower, Rainmaker Marketing & Sales Group Jeremy Brown, Nameless Catering Jeff Dutzel, Dutzel's Catering & Events Betty Kalin, Dish Food & Events Dean Mistretta, Johnson & Wales University Tim Mitchell, Mangia Catering Lexi Opdenaker, Simply Fresh Events Danielle Redmond, Occasions Caterers Borja Rosales, Catering by Design
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 Conner Black, Footers Catering Mary Davidson, Kopper Kitchen Sean Dent, Local LA Catering Clint Elkins, SB Value Keyon Hammond, Get Plated Catering Joshua House, The JDK Group Bill Kaliff, Alchemy Celebrations Jeremy Langemann, Bingemans Matt Logan, Mangia Catering Jackson Locklear, District Events & Catering Dan Mann, Rocky Mountain Catering Jason Sutton, Footers Catering Chris Towne, Partyman Catering Thach Than, Footers Catering 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 Steve Sanchez, The JDK Group Jeffrey Selden, Marcia Selden Catering
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