The Women's Foodservice Forum (WFF) has announced its 2011-12 executive committee and board of directors. The executive committee and board of directors were sworn in this week at the WFF Annual Leadership Development Conference in Orlando, Fla. They include:
Executive Committee
- Carin Stutz, chair, president, global business development, Brinker International
- Lorna Donatone, chair-elect, COO and education market president, Sodexo
- Laurie Burns, vice-chair, president, Bahama Breeze Island Grille
- John Buckles, secretary, EVP, sales and marketing, Ventura Foods LLC
- Julie Swan, treasurer, VP finance, specialty businesses, SYSCO Corporation
- Hattie Hill, member-at-large, CEO, Hattie Hill Enterprises Inc.
- Angela Hornsby, member-at-large, VP human resources, Applebee's Services Inc.
- Susan Gambardella, member-at-large, SVP integrated marketing, Coca-Cola North America
- Doug Barber, member-at-large, EVP and chief people officer, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.
The new board of directors includes:
- Susan Adzick, VP sales and marketing, McLane Foodservice Inc.
- Karen Bailey, VP national accounts, Georgia Pacific
- Debi Benedetti, CEO and founder, Beyond the Possible
- Gail Carter, partner, Schafer Condon Carter
- Kat Cole, president, Cinnabon Inc.
- Kevin T. Cottingim, SVP and chief administrative officer, Ignite Restaurant Group
- Gary Crompton, president, business dining, ARAMARK
- Wendy Davidson, VP and general manager, McCormick & Co.
- Maura Havenga, SVP restaurant solutions group, McDonald's Corporation
- Maureen Hurley, EVP and chief administrative officer, Rich Products Corporation
- Susan Kujava, director, industry relations, B&FS, General Mills
- Brenda Lotesta, VP, principal business and chain sales, KeyImpact Sales and Systems
- Lynette McKee, SVP and chief development officer, Checkers Drive-In Restaurants
- Krystin Mitchell, PhD, SVP human resources, 7-Eleven
- Julie Moore, SVP and GM-hospitality, healthcare, commercial division, Ecolab Inc.
- Sharon Orlopp, chief diversity officer & SVP, Walmart Stores Inc.
- Stacy Reichert, chief customer officer, PepsiCo Foodservice
- Tom Sampson, president, NA Foodservice, Kraft Foods
- Dawn Sweeney, president and CEO, National Restaurant Association
- Cathy Tang, chief legal officer, KFC Corporation
- Liisa Thomas, partner, Winston & Strawn LLP
- Anne Varano, SVP human resources, Carlson Restaurants
- Patricia Wilmot, EVP PeopleFirst, Domino's Pizza Inc.
- Kathleen Wood, founder and chief catalyst, Kathleen Wood Partners
