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EF Board of Directors

Our Education Foundation promotes the foodservice industry as a professional career path and provides quality training and education for current and future leaders. Meet our talented group of individuals who make up the Education Foundation's Board of Directors.
Bryon Coleman
BRYON COLEMAN
Chair of the Board
Jones Dairy Farm - Ft. Atkinson
Maggie Kauer
MAGGIE KAUER
Chair-Elect
Culvers - Little Chute
Joanne Palzkill
JOANNE PALZKILL
Treasurer
​Draganetti’s & Za51 - Eau Claire
Kristine Hillmer
KRISTINE HILLMER, CAE
WRA President and CEO
Erin Vranas
ERIN VRANAS
WRA Chair of the Board
Parthenon Gyros - Madison
Tom Anderson
TOM ANDERSON
​Immediate Past Chair
Buck & Honeys - Sun Prairie
Michael Carbiener
MICHAEL CARBIENER
Executive Committee
Sand Valley Resort
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EF Board of Directors

Mike Balistrieri
Fox Valley Technical College

Michael Bernard 
Ecolab

Todd Bernhardt
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP - Madison

Aaron Bickham
Bartolotta’s Restaurants - Milwaukee


Tracy Broekman
Lowlands Group - Milwaukee

Susan Bulgrin
Culver’s - Madison

Barkha Daily
The Cheel - Thiensville

Ryan Demers
Pewaukee High School - Pewaukee

Suzanne Fanning
Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin - Madison

Kristal Gerdes
UW Stout

Amanda Jabs
Food Fight

John Johnson
Madison College - Madison

Luis Melendez
La Taqueria

Klaus Nitsch
Geronimo Hospitality Group

Michael Pacovsky
The Pfister Hotel

Adam Price
Sysco - Jackson


Hakim Salaam
Blackhawk Technical College

Michael Sitte
​Milwaukee Area Technical College - Milwaukee


​Tammy Vaassen
Wisconsin Beef Council - Madison

Amy Wimmer
The Del-Bar - Wisconsin Dells

EF Honorary Directors

Joe Anderson
Anderson Foodservice Solutions - Waukesha

Lawrence Skip Avery, CCM, CCE
Middleton

Keith Blew
Madison

Kathleen Cullen
Wisconsin Technical College System - Madison

Lea Culver
Culver Foundation - Prairie du Sac

Steve Davis, FMP
Oshkosh

Larry Deutsch
The Vollrath Co., LLC - Stoughton

Mac Dorn
Culver's - Johnson Creek

Vicki Mendham
Nicolet Area Tech College - Rhinelander

Mike Pitzo, FMP
Polecat & Lace - Minocqua

David Ross
IDM Hospitality - Monona

Steve Schilling
Dousman

R.C. Schroeder, Jr.
Fox Valley Technical College - Appleton

​Scott Schupbach
Gordon Food Service - Kenosha

Russell Tronsen
Beaver Dam High School - Beaver Dam

​Mike Tsuchihashi
Waterford High School - Waterford

EF Directors Emeritus

Tim Craft
WE Energies - Milwaukee

Jeff Igel

Fox Valley Technical College - Appleton

Dorothy Klemmer

Greenfield

George Krug
Brookfield

Ward Torke

Torke Coffee Roasting Company - Sheboygan

​Linda Wilke

Hartford 
"Thank you for the honor to serve as chair and I am so proud to be part of such a great organization filled with amazingly talented, generous and inspiring people!  The WRA Education Foundation’s mission to assist in the advancement and development of the next generation of young leaders in our industry through the ProStart and scholarship programs is one of the most gratifying things I have done in my career.  I am looking forward to continuing these good works, with all of the members of this board!"

– EF Chair Statement – Bryon Coleman, Jones Dairy Farm

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