About C-CAP
National Board of Directors
Richard Grausman
FOUNDER & CHAIR EMERITUS
Marcus Samuelsson
CO-CHAIR
Jeffrey B. Samuels
CO-CHAIR
Partner, Paul Weiss
I.D. Aruede
CO-VICE-CHAIR
Deputy Director, Whitney Museum of American Art
Maria Castro Vainer
CO-VICE CHAIR & TREASURER
Managing Director, Head of Business and Community Integration, JP Morgan
Barbara Fairchild
SECRETARY
Food & Travel Writer, Editor, & Consultant
Ed Brown
CEO, Restaurant Associates
Marco De Feo
Vice President of Marketing, Filippo Berio USA
Danyelle Freeman
Founder and Editor RestaurantGirl.com
Beatriz Garcia
Managing Director, Teneo
Diana Getchius
Vice President of Human Resources, Union Square Hospitality Group
Deborah Grausman
Actor/Singer/Voice-Over Artist
Doug Hsieh
CEO, Avero
Patty Intrator
Independent Consultant
Gaurav Misra
President & Chief Marketing Officer, RxSense, SingleCare & FamilyWize
Heather Molin
Managing Director – Investments, Wells Fargo Advisors
Smita Reddy
Global Chair, Food & Beverage, Edelman
Alexandra Shapiro
Former Executive Vice President, NBCUnviersal
Mark Tarbell
Chef, Tarbell's
National Associate Board
The C-CAP Associate Board is a dynamic group of young professionals who promote C-CAP’s fundraising efforts and help raise its visibility in the community. Email hello@ccapinc.org for more information.
Catherine Silver Smith
Chair
Casey Hyken
Vice President
Kavi Bansal
Valentine Lysikatos Carey
Ben Davison
Jordon Ferber
Logan Horowitz
Jennifer Grausman
Thomas Isaacs
Samantha Kaczmarek
Katherine Milgram
National Advisory Council
Jeffrey S. Barba
Director, Food & Beverage
The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa
Will Blunt
Managing Editor and Partner
StarChefs.com
Philip DeMaiolo
Executive Chef
CEO PK Hospitality Consultants
Jeffrey Dryfoos
Publisher
Dessert Professional
Gale Gand
James Beard Award-winning
Pastry Chef, Teacher, and Author
Cary E. Neff
Vice President
Corporate Culinary Services
Morrison Management Specialists
Jacques Pépin
President
Jacques Pépin, Inc.
Rena Pocrass
Consultant, Dobla USA
Judith A. Rizzo, Ed. D.
Executive Director and CEO
James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy
Al Roker
Al Roker Entertainment, Inc
Rick Smilow
President & CEO, Institute of Culinary Education
Scott Uehlein
Culinary Excellence and Innovation, MOD Pizza
National Apprenticeship Advisory Council
Matt Stein, Chair
Chief Operating Officer, Blueprint Ventures
Nick Guerrieri
Founder, CHELLY - Modernized Limoncello
Andrew Helmandollar
Executive Chef, Casino Arizona
JoAnn Holland
Chief Executive Officer, Central Phoenix Women
Jim Janosik
Managing Partner, J. Paul Partners LLC
Adam Laor
Chief Executive Officer, Sinatra
Randall McNamara, EdD
Director of Special Projects, Rouxbe Online Culinary School
Patricia Nadzieja
Culinary Arts Instructor, Paradise Valley High School
Jason Schwartz
Director of Safety & Risk Management, Southwest Foodservice Excellence
Louis Shaban
Manager, Chef Works Inc.
Rebecca Tillman
Executive Chef, The Ritz-Carlton Bacara
James Valentino
Retired
C-CAP Arizona Council
Mark Tarbell
Owner/Chef, Tarbell's
Dina Altieri
Director of Membership Development,
American Culinary Federation
Christopher Gross
Owner/Chef, Christopher's
Lenard Rubin
Director of Food & Beverage/Executive Chef, Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak
Louis Shaban
Manager, Chef Works Inc.
Lonnie Shatz
Director of Sales, Cult Coffee Roaster
Walter Sterling
Chef & Restaurant Owner,
Ocotillo, Starlite BBQ, Chantico
Armando Suarez
Desert Peak Marketing LLC
Khari Towns
Global Operations-Digital Client Services, Discover
C-CAP Chicago Council
Angila Faison
Director, Community Engagement,
Aramark Hospitality
Robin Bauer
Independent Financial Advisor
Chef Morgan Bellalves
Executive Chef,
Aramark Hospitality
Perry Hendrix
Chef, Avec
C-CAP DC Council
Charles Bluemle
Concessions International, LLC
Kareem "Mr. Bake" Queeman
Baker, Entrepreneur
Franz Corrales
Well Done Catering
Nicholas Tang
Personal Chef
Jerome Grant
Jackie
Sarah Tucker
Compass Group
Ellis McCue
Territory Foods
Mykel Winterstine
Punjab Grill DC
C-CAP Los Angeles Council
Barbara Fairchild
Council Chair
Food/travel writer, speaker, consultant
Matthew Allnatt
Jonathan Club LA and Beach
Eric Boardman
Food TV Personality
Caryl Chinn
Caryl Chinn Culinary Consulting
Terrie Cooper
Former C-CAP LA Staff Member
Gina Christian
SoCalGas
Andrew Harris
SoCal Restaurant Show
Elissa Phillips
Mise En Place Restaurant Services, Inc.
Jayne Portnoy
JP Consulting
Art Sezgin
Bedoian Restaurant Group Inc.
Caitlin Smith
Modernist Cuisine
C-CAP Miami Council
Marco de Ceglie
Former CEO, Filippo Berio
Michael Cheng
Dean, FIU's Chaplin School of Hospitality
Chef Haydee Collado
C-CAP Alum, Personal Chef
Victoria Pesce Elliott
Food & Travel Writer, Former Miami Herald Restaurant Critic
Chef Norman Van Arken
Norman’s Orlando, Norman’s Florida Kitchen
C-CAP Philadelphia Councils
C-CAP Philadelphia Advisory Council Members
Tom Hunton
C-CAP Philadelphia Advisory Council Chair
Shake Shack
Jennifer Cho
Barclays US Consumer Bank
Charisse McGill
Lokal Artisan Foods LLC
Qamara Edwards
Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association
Kelly Roses
Grupo Bimbo
Dr. Dean Hammer
Franklin and Marshall College
Dr. Carol Scheffner Hammer
Columbia University
David Kipphut
Educational Consultant
Kriti Sehgal
Pure Fare
Andy Marin
Community College of Philadelphia
Scott Swiger
JBH Advisory Group
Amy Zitelman
Soom Foods
C-CAP Philadelphia Chef Council Members
Andrew Boxer
Aramark
Angelina Branca
Sate Kampar
Dr. Jonathan Deutsch
Drexel University
Adam Diltz
ELWOOD
Tova Du Plessis
Essen Bakery
Elijah Milligan
Cooking 4 the Culture
Keith Pretlow
Upper Moreland Township School District
Joy Parham-Thomas
Community College of Philadelphia