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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.
Scott Schupbach
SCOTT SCHUPBACH
​Chair of the Board
Gordon Food Service - Kenosha
Vicki Mendham
VICKI MENDHAM
Chair-Elect
Nicolet Area Tech College - Rhinelander
Tom Anderson
TOM ANDERSON
​Treasurer
Buck & Honeys - Sun Prairie
Kristine Hillmer
KRISTINE HILLMER, CAE
WRA President and CEO
Kris Larson
KRIS LARSON
WRA Chair of the Board
Becket's - Oshkosh
David Ross
DAVID ROSS
​Immediate Past Chair
IDM Hospitality - Monona
Bryon Coleman
BRYON COLEMAN
Executive Committee
Jones Dairy Farm - Ft. Atkinson
Maggie Kauer
MAGGIE KAUER
Executive Committee
Culvers - Little Chute

EF Board of Directors

Randy Beaver
Roaring Fork - Milwaukee

Bradley Beran
Waukesha County Technical College - Pewaukee

Todd Bernhardt
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP - Madison

Tracy Broekman
Lowlands Group - Milwaukee

Susan Bulgrin
Culver’s - Madison

Michael Carbiener
Sand Valley Resort - Rome

Barkha Daily
The Cheel - Thiensville

Ryan Demers
Pewaukee High School - Pewaukee

Suzanne Fanning
Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin - Madison

Lisa Hebbe
Sysco

John Johnson
Madison College - Madison
 
Tom Olson
Delaware North Sportservice - Milwaukee

Joanne Palzkill
Draganetti’s & Za51 - Eau Claire

Lindsey Pearson
Badger Liquor - Fond du Lac

Adam Roy
UW Stout

Diane Ryberg
Dept. of Public Instruction - Madison

Morgan Schnabl
Brunch - Milwaukee

Derek Small
National Restaurant Association
​Educational Foundation

​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

Mike Pitzo, FMP
Polecat & Lace - Minocqua

Steve Schilling
Dousman

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

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 
"I am so proud to represent the WRA Education Foundation as this year's chairperson. The WRA EF is a tremendous organization that works tirelessly for the betterment of our industry as a whole, and especially for those individuals who are entering our great industry.

From the High School ProStart program, to awarding scholarships to college students and beyond, the WRA Education Foundation provides much needed resources and training to keep our Food Service industry full of talented people - both now and long into the future."

– SCOTT SCHUPBACH, GORDON FOOD SERVICE

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