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.
ERIN VRANAS
WRA Chair of the Board Parthenon Gyros - Madison |
JEFF KAMINSKI
Chair-Elect Chula Vista Resort - Wisconsin Dells |
ERIC FREUND
Treasurer Sky Club - Plover |
KRISTINE HILLMER, CAE
WRA President and CEO |
EVAN HUGHES
Executive Committee Central Standard Craft Distillery & Kitchen - Milwaukee |
CITLALI MENDIETA-RAMOS
Executive Committee Antigua Latin Restaurant - West Allis |
CURT KLUTH
Executive Committee Saz’s Hospitality Group - Milwaukee |
BRAD HAMMEN
Immediate Past Chair US Foods - Milwaukee |
Board of DirectorsMarlo Ambas
Manila Resto and Algoma Club - Oshkosh Paul Bartolotta Bartolotta Restaurant Group - Milwaukee Sarah Bauer Heartland - Waukesha Pat Buckley Buckley Enterprises, LLC, Dba Subway - Green Bay Kaelyn Cervero 41 Fork Hospitality Management - Milwaukee Bryon Coleman EF Chair Jones Dairy Farm - Ft. Atkinson Kristin Eickhorst Performance Foodservice/Milwaukee - Oak Creek Jack Holt Smokin' Jack's Bar-B-Que - Waukesha Bjorn Johnson Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant & Butiks, Inc - Sister Bay Johnny Kavanaugh LJ’s Sports Tavern & Grill - Madison Tyson Koput Taphouse Twenty - Tomah Mark McDonald Marcus Hotels & Resorts - Milwaukee Kevin Mitschke Sysco Foods - Jackson Rich Modjeski Culver Franchising - Prairie du Sac Kristin Ramthun Society Insurance - Fond du Lac Jill Ruffing 600 East Cafe - Milwaukee Elie Saad Fox North LLC, DBA The Taqueria - Oshkosh Matt Schmidt 4th Street Management - Milwaukee Dan Sidner Black Shoe Hospitality - Milwaukee Erin Stoesz North & South Seafood & Smokehouse - Madison Hans Weissgerber III HB Milwaukee, Inc./Old German Beer Hall - Milwaukee Eric Wolfe Erbert & Gerbert’s Sandwich Shop - Eau Claire |
Honorary DirectorsGary Anderson
Kenosha Danielle Baerwald Erv's Mug - Oak Creek Paul Cunningham, FMP Fond du Lac Steve Davis, FMP Oshkosh Mark Dougherty Appleton Charlie Gray Culver's Frozen Custard - Rothschild Brad Hammen US Foods - Milwaukee Trey Hester NRA Director Emeritus Rocky Rococo Restaurants - Oconomowoc John Kavanaugh, FMP Waunakee Jean Landreman Kaukauna Kris Larson Becket's - Oshkosh Dale Leffel, FMP Belvedere Supper Club - Marshfield Bob Otto, FMP Pewaukee Joanne Palzkill Draganetti's Ristorante - 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 Lars Johnson Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant & Butik - Sister Bay Rebecca Kollmann Society Insurance - Fond du Lac Gary Rudy La Crosse Scott Schupbach Gordon Food Service - Kenosha Michelle Wood CliftonLarsonAllen - Fond du Lac |
