Board of Directors
The Board of Directors for both WRA and its Education Foundation are comprised of industry authorities armed with solid experience in foodservice operations. These elected individuals operate different types and sizes of establishments from around the state, bringing their unique perspectives to the table.
The WRA Directors meet quarterly to fulfill the WRA mission of advocacy, education and communication for the foodservice industry and to ensure that the policies of the organization meet the needs of members. The EF Directors gather semi-annually to satisfy the EF vision to advance professionalism through education, scholarships and community involvement to ensure the future success of the foodservice industry.
The WRA Directors meet quarterly to fulfill the WRA mission of advocacy, education and communication for the foodservice industry and to ensure that the policies of the organization meet the needs of members. The EF Directors gather semi-annually to satisfy the EF vision to advance professionalism through education, scholarships and community involvement to ensure the future success of the foodservice industry.
DANIELLE BAERWALD
WRA Chair of the Board Erv's Mug - Oak Creek |
KRIS LARSON
Chair-Elect Becket's - Oshkosh |
BRAD HAMMEN
Treasurer Outback Steakhouse - Greenfield |
KRISTINE HILLMER, CAE
WRA President and CEO |
BOB PROSSER
Executive Committee Ishnala Supper Club - Lake Delton |
LARS JOHNSON
Executive Committee Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant & Butik - Sister Bay |
ERIN VRANAS
Executive Committee Parthenon Gyros - Madison |
CHRIS WIKEN
Immediate Past Chair The Packing House - Milwaukee |
Board of DirectorsMarlo Ambas
Manila Resto and Algoma Club - Oshkosh Steve Anderson Culver Franchising System - Prairie du Sac Paul Bartolotta Bartolotta Restaurant Group - Milwaukee Pat Buckley Buckley Enterprises, LLC, Dba Subway - Green Bay Blane Charles Borgens Café and Old Towne Inn Supper Club - Westby Ann Cross Wendt’s on the Lake - Van Dyne Eric Freund Sky Club - Plover Jack Holt Point Burger Bar - Waukesha Evan Hughes Central Standard Craft Distillery & Kitchen - Milwaukee Tony Jalan Heartland Payment Systems - Brookfield Jeff Kaminski Chula Vista Resort - Wisconsin Dells Curt Kluth Saz’s Hospitality Group - Milwaukee Rebecca Kollmann Society Insurance - Fond du Lac Tyson Koput Taphouse Twenty - Tomah Sue Lamers The Grand Meridian - Appleton Mark McDonald Marcus Hotels & Resorts - Milwaukee Citlali Mendieta-Ramos Antigua Latin Restaurant - West Allis Michael Pacovsky Destination Kohler/Kohler Lodging - Kohler Peter Peluso Sysco - Great Lakes Region Gary Rudy Rudy's Drive-In - La Crosse Jill Ruffing 600 East Cafe - Milwaukee Dan Sidner Black Shoe Hospitality - Milwaukee Erin Stoesz North & South Seafood & Smokehouse - Madison Chris Wiken NRA Director The Packing House - Milwaukee Eric Wolfe Erbert & Gerbert’s Sandwich Shop - Eau Claire Michelle Wood CliftonLarsonAllen - Fond du Lac |
Honorary DirectorsGary Anderson
Kenosha Paul Cunningham, FMP Fond du Lac Steve Davis, FMP Ardy & Ed's Drive-In - Oshkosh Mark Dougherty Appleton Dave Flannery Apple Holler Restaurant - Sturtevant Charlie Gray Culver's Frozen Custard - Rothschild Trey Hester NRA Director Emeritus Rocky Rococo Restaurants - Oconomowoc John Kavanaugh, FMP Esquire Club - Madison Jean Landreman Landreman's Family Restaurant - Kaukauna Dale Leffel, FMP Belvedere Supper Club - Marshfield Lynn McDonough Connell's Restaurants - Eau Claire Bob Otto, FMP Pewaukee Joanne Palzkill Draganetti's Ristorante | ZA51 - Eau Claire Susie Patterson Sheboygan Mike Pitzo, FMP Polecat & Lace - Minocqua Chico Pope Buckhorn Supper Club - Milton John Roherty Janesville Mary Rowley, FMP Goose Blind - Green Lake Tom Saxe Waukesha Steve Schilling Dousman Ron Slaght Pleasant Prairie Ada Lara Thimke Oshkosh Ronald Trimberger Sturgeon Bay W. B. von Rutenberg, FMP von Rutenberg Ventures - Waunakee Tom Warren Alioto’s Restaurant - Wauwatosa Linda Wendt Wendt's on the Lake - Van Dyne Chris Wiken NRA Director The Packing House - Milwaukee Bruce Wolf, FMP, CMA Rock Garden/Comfort Suites/1951 West - Green Bay |
Directors EmeritusJoe Anderson
Anderson Foodservice Solutions - Waukesha Eric Boelter Boelter Companies - Waukesha Edward Chin C&C Parent Company, LLC Dba Wong's Wok - Milwaukee Dick Rudin House of Gerhard - Kenosha Chris Runnalls Pewaukee Dave Schoonover Allouez Café - Green Bay Scott Schupbach Gordon Food Service - Kenosha Doris Thorn Roadhouse of Downtown Carlsville - Sturgeon Bay |
