Pillars of the ICA 

In 2012, the Board of Directors of the International Caterers Association developed a new action plan and four Pillars that will help strengthen the catering industry.  In 2013, we added a Marketing Pillar and a Culinary Pillar to our fold.  Below is a brief breakdown of each Pillar.

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!  Email the association at [email protected] to learn more.

 2018 Pillars

Membership

This committee assists in recruitment and retention of members as well as identifying and reviewing member services.

Pillar Members:

Co-Chair: Sandy Hammer

John Barsotti

Heidi Brice

Suzi Shands

Bill Pannhoff

Joann Roth-Oseary

Fausto Pifferer 

Lee Ann Kelly

Sarah Nett

Marketing

This committee develops marketing strategies for ICA Branding, membership outreach, industry outreach including member communications and industry articles.

Pillar Members:

Chair: Steve Sanchez

Frank Christian 

Cory Gosik

Jamie Quickert

Renee Miner

Sabdy Pacheco-Williams

Tricia Woodman

Education & Culinary

This committee develops educational opportunities for members that include but are not limited to:  Catersource, Webinars, ICA Roundtable, Tradeshows and other opportunities.

Pillar Members:
Chair: Bonnie Kravitz

Karen O'Connor
Ken Barrett-Sweet

John Barsotti

Jonathan Jennings

Nicole Jorgensen

Keith Lord

Paul Larson

Joanne Purnell

Robin Selden

Melissa Tibben 

Board Development

Strengthens the board processes and procedures and keep the pipeline of new potential board members full.

Pillar Members:

Karen O'Connor

Jennifer Perna

Robin Selden

Pat Christofolo

2018 Task Force Committees 

BizBash Partnership

Creating a partnership between the ICA & BizBash to further the ICA Brand. 

Task Force Members:

Chair: Robin Selden

Bridget Bitza

Sabdy Pacheco-Williams

Bill Pannhoff

Tricia Woodman

Pop Up Event: Mentor/Mentee

This goal is important to continue to grow the Mentor/Mentee Program. 

Task Force Members:

Chair: Keith Lord

Heidi Brice

Richard Chenoweth

Frank Christian

Sandy Hammer

Bonnie Kravitz

Karen O'Connor

Suzi Shands

Melissa Tibben 

Culinary School & Internships

Develop a program to leverage a recruitment resource for the ICA Membership.  This will increase brand awareness with speaking & developing mentoring and intern programs for schools and assist with members recruiting challenges. 

Task Force Members:

Co-Chair: Jennifer Perna

Co-Chair: Robin Selden

John Barsotti

Ken Barrett-Sweet

Heidi Brice

Richard Chenoweth

Cory Gosik

Lee Ann Kelly

Bill Pannhoff

Karen O'Connor

Steve Sanchez

Melissa Tibben

Tricia Woodman 

Virtual Garage Sale 

To establish an e-market to buy and sell used equipment and supplies, linked to the ICA Website. One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. This will promote new ideas throughout the catering community.

Task Force Members:

Chair: Ken Barrett-Sweet

John Barsotti

Amy Graham-Gates

Sandy Hammer

Cory Gosik

Lee Ann Kelly