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Executive Committee

Peter Grills, NCRLA Foundation Chair
Beaufort Hotel · Beaufort, NC
Max Houseworth, Foundation Vice Chair
Residence Inn — Raleigh Downtown · Raleigh, NC
Teresa Thorb, Foundation Treasurer
Loden Hospitality · Raleigh, NC
Francis Clements, Foundation Secretary
US Foods · Zebulon, NC
Jerry Lanuzza, NCRLA Foundation Immediate Past Chair
Johnson and Wales University · Charlotte, NC
Lynn Minges, President/CEO - ex officio
NCRLA · Raleigh, NC
Jason Smith, NCRLA Chair - ex officio
18 Restaurant Group · Raleigh, NC

Board of Trustees

Andrew Baker
EZBrew.Beer · Cary, NC
Benjamin Chapman, Ph.D.
North Carolina State University, North Carolina Cooperative Extension · Raleigh, NC
Leon Cox
CMC Hotels · Raleigh, NC
Andy Dinkin
The Seals · Charlotte, NC
Sheri Erhart, NCRLA Vice Chair, ex officio
CMC Hotels · Cary, NC
Daniel Lotz
Washington Duke Inn · Durham, NC
Scott Meltzer
Ecolab, Inc. · Huntersville, NC
David Palumbo
Raleigh Marriott City Center · Raleigh, NC
Tom Pashley, NCRLA Immediate Past Chair, ex officio
Pinehurst Resorts · Village of Pinehurst, NC
Keith Rhodes
Catch Modern Seafood Cuisine · Wilmington, NC
Stephanie Shear
Retired-Pepsi Bottling Ventures · Garner, NC
Barry Shuster
Restaurant Start Up and Growth · Cary, NC
Cary Snow
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Steve Thanhauser
Angus Barn Ltd. · Raleigh, NC
Gwen Turner
NC Department of Public Instruction · Raleigh, NC
Eddie Wilson
ARAMARK at NCCU · Durham, NC
Shelly Wolford
Golden Corral Corporation · Raleigh, NC

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