Board of Directors

2023-2024 Executive Committee

Chairman of the Board
Tiffany Turner, Adrift Hospitality

Immediate Past Chair
Brian Moreno, McDonald’s

Vice-Chair and Chair of Government Affairs
Jacque Farrell, Farrelli’s Pizza

Secretary/Treasurer & Finance Chair
Karen Gibson, Heavy Restaurant Group

Education Foundation Chair
Brian Moreno, McDonald’s

Editorial Committee Chair
Keri Robinson, Marriott International

MSC Board Chair
Bob Donegan, Ivar’s

2023-2024 Directors

Small: Fewer than 50 Employees
Jenny Rojanasthien, Atlas Fare
Tracy Clark, Paradise Heights Bed & Breakfast
Jason Hoff, Evergreen Lanes and Restaurant

Mid-Size: 50-100 Employees
Kerri Lonergan-Dreke, Lombardi’s Restaurants
Kristen Keltz, Spinach Bus Ventures
Carla Barajas, Tecate

Large: 100 Employees or More
Sonia Ramos, Azteca Mexican Restaurants
Zahoor Ahmed, R.C. Hedreen Co.
Buggsi Patel, BHG Hotels

Chapters
Charlie Anthe, Moshi Moshi (Seattle Restaurant Association Chair)
Robin Bernhart, Landmark Restaurants (Spokane Chapter Chair)
Juergen Oswald, Renaissance Seattle (Seattle Hotel Association Chair)
Taran Patel, A1 Hospitality (AAHOA Chapter)
Claudia Arechiga, Kahlo’s Cantina (Latino Chapter)

Allied
Deborah Barnard, Barnard Griffin Winery
Eric Grosser, Dyne Technologies
Julie Eisenhauer, Clark Nuber PS
Mike McShane, URM
Lennart Bentsen, Point Forward Hospitality

At-Large Directors
Rion Ramirez, Port Madison Enterprises
Merrisa “Missy” Firnstahl-Claridge, Heritage 1904
Luke Pisors, Ambrosia
Lewis Rudd, Ezell’s Chicken

National Restaurant Association Board Representative