National Board of Directors

Richard Grausman
Founder & President

Tim Zagat
Vice President
Chair & CEO, Zagat Survey

Edmund C. Duffy
Of Counsel
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom

Alan L. Stuart
Treasurer
Chairman and Managing Member
A. L. Stuart and Company, LLC

Alan Fisher
Owner
Fisher Associates

Ruediger J. Flik
Founder & CEO Ret.
Flik International Corporation,
A Division of Compass USA

Melvin Ginsberg, C.P.A.
Melvin Ginsberg & Associates

Susan Grausman
Community Volunteer

Sharon T. Sager
Senior Vice President, Investments
UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Marcus Samuelsson
Chef/Co-Owner
Aquavit/Riingo/Merkato 55

Rick Smilow
President
The Institute Of Culinary Education

Stanley Zabar
Vice President
Zabar’s & Co., Inc.

National Advisory Board

Jeffrey Dryfoos
Publisher
Dessert Professional

Gale Gand
Executive Pastry Chef/Partner
TRU, Chicago

Cary E. Neff
President
Culinary Innovations, LLC

Jacques Pépin
President
Jacques Pépin, Inc.

Rena & Rick Pocrass
President & CEO
Chocolates à la Carte

Judith A. Rizzo, Ed.D.
Executive Director & CEO
James B. Hunt, Jr.
Institute For Educational
Leadership and Policy

Al Roker
NBC

Donald G. Tober
Chairman/CEO
Sugar Foods Corporation

Scott Uehlein
Corporate Chef
Canyon Ranch

Sherry Yard
Executive Pastry Chef
Spago, Beverly Hills