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 an 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
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
Bri Martin, Butler’s Pantry
Chase Mayer, CBK Catering
Jaime Peterson, Saz's Catering
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
Fausto Pifferrer, Blue Elephant Catering
Syd Sexton, Catering by Design
Chris Villard, Rocky Top Catering
Professional Development Committee
Develop educational opportunities for members that include but are not limited to webinars, ICA Roundtable outreach, and the development of content for the resource library.
Committee Members:
Education Committee Chair: Betty Kalin, Green Top Farms
Education Committee Vice Chair: Jeff Dutzel, Dutzel's Catering & Events
Rosie Gizlet, Puff 'n Stuff
Johnny Graham, Revel Catering
Tim Mitchell, Mangia Catering Co
Lexi Opdenaker, Simply Fresh Events
Danielle Redmond, Occasions Caterers
Borja Rosales, Bold Catering and 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: Jenny Stuart, Catering Creations
J.J. Aguilera, Catering & Events by Suzette
Meagan Carpenter, Beyond Catering SWVA
Mary Davidson, Sacred Eats
Sean Dent, Eaternity Hospitality
Nettie Frank, CITREVE
Johnny Graham, Revel Catering
Keyon Hammond, Get Plated Catering
AJ Harris, Dish Food & Events
Justin Hitt, Beyond Catering SWVA
Joshua House, The JDK Group
Richard Huber, SWIFT + COMPANY
Hunter Hunt, LUX Catering & Events
Jaime Jaramillo, Corks and Forks Catering
Anup Joshi, Green Top Farms
Bill Kaliff, Alchemy Celebrations
Andy Krause, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Jeremy Langemann, Bingemans
Tim Mitchell, Mangia Catering Co
Karen O'Connor, Daniel et Daniel Catering & Events
Michael Ober, Corks and Forks Catering
Kristen Opperman, The Kopper Kitchen
Aaron Plascencia, Taste Catering
Stephen Rogers, Dutzel's Catering & Events
Robin Selden, Marcia Selden Catering
McKenzie Spandet, Dutzel's Catering & Events
Jason Sutton, Footers Catering
Jonathan Till, Simply Fresh Events
Wendy Toribio, Green Top Farms
Chris Towne, Partyman Catering
Thach Tran, Footers Catering
Tzvi Weinreich, District Catering & Events
Noah Winn, Mangia Catering Co
Jay Varga, The JDK Group
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
Syd Sexton, Catering by Design (CO)
Steve Sanchez, The JDK Group
Program Committee
Responsible for the ICA Annual Conference, ASCEND, and Workshops.
Chair: Vacant - Looking for volunteers!
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