National Board of Directors
| Richard Grausman FOUNDER & CHAIR EMERITUS . |
Marcus Samuelsson CO-CHAIR |
| Mark Weiss CO-CHAIR Chief Investment Officer RFR Holding LLC . |
Jeffrey B. Samuels VICE CHAIR Partner Paul Weiss |
| Sharon T. Sager SECRETARY Managing Director-Wealth Management Private Wealth Advisor UBS Financial Services, Inc. . |
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| I.D. Aruede Co-COO & CFO Whitney Museum of American Art . |
Maria Castro Vainer Managing Director J.P. Morgan Asset Management |
| Marco De Ceglie CEO Fillippo Berio/SALOV . |
Barbara Fairchild Food & Travel Writer, Editor, & Consultant |
| Alan Fisher Owner Fisher Associates . |
Danyelle Freeman Founder and Editor RestaurantGirl.com |
| Melvin Ginsberg, C.P.A Melvin Ginsberg & Associates . |
Deborah Grausman Actor/Singer/Voice-Over Artist |
| Doug Hsieh CEO Avero . |
Mark Kornblau Executive Vice President, Communications NBCUniversal News Group . |
| Michael Stillman President and Founder Quality Branded |
Stanislas Vilgrain Chairman and CEO Cuisine Solutions |
National Junior Board
The C-CAP Junior Board is a dynamic group of young professionals who promote C-CAP’s fundraising efforts and help raise its visibility in the community. E-mail development@ccapinc.org for more information.
| Samantha Kaczmarek Chair |
Benjamin Davison Co-Vice Chair |
| Katherine Milgram Co-Vice Chair |
Michael Lewin Treasurer |
| Eleanna Antoniou Membership Chair |
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| Terri Bullock | Cecily Shattan |
| Ashleigh Burns | Patrick Schepis |
| Valentine Lysikatos Carey | Alexandra Leavenworth |
| Teresa Chan | Nicole Leavenworth |
| Sarah Entwistle | Alexandra McCormack |
| Jordon Ferber | Ashton McLeod |
| Jennifer Grausman | Kimberly Miller |
| Sarah Gray | Maddy Moelis |
| Lindsay Kriger Kestenbaum | William Stern |
| Kelsey Knickerbocker | Brittany Wengel |
| John Lancione | Mariel Zelhart |
| Deborah Grausman, Ex Officio, Liaison to the Board of Directors | |
National Advisory Council
| JEFFREY S. BARBA Director, Food & Beverage The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa |
WILL BLUNT Managing Editor and Partner StarChefs.com
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| 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, The Institute of Culinary Education |
SCOTT UEHLEIN VP of Production Innovation and Development Sonic Drive-In |
| SHERRY YARD James Beard Award-winning Chef, Consultant, Restaurateur, and Author |