ICCA 2014 – 2015 Board Of Directors and Officers Elected at the 12th Annual Summit in San Diego

Each year retiring board members are recognized and new board members are elected to fill their positions.  Officer elections also take place at the ICCA Annual Board Meeting which takes place the day before the launch of the Annual ICCA Summit.  This year’s event took place in San Diego on June 20th at the Historic US Grant Hotel. This year we set a new record with five retiring and five new board members changing positions.  We also elected four new officer positions.  Most of these changes took place because the officers reached their maximum limit of four years on the ICCA board of directors. First of all we want to recognize our new board members who began their first two-year term at the close of the 12th Annual ICCA Summit during the Annual Dinner at the San Diego Zoo. The new ICCA Board of Directors include:

Amy Smith, Director Culinary Innovation, Buffalo Wild Wings

Robert Pesch, VP of Culinary and R & D, Cheddar’s Casual Cafe

Curt Seidl, Vice President, Culinary, Morrison Healthcare Food Services

Brian Campbell, Director of Culinary R & D, On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina

Kevin Bechtel, SR. VP Purchasing & Menu Development, Shari’s Management Corporation

Next we would like to recognize our new ICCA Officers.  The officers all play a significant role in the association hierarchy.  The president oversees the overall operation and works closely with the headquarters.  The Vice President is the chair of the education committee and works closely with the CEO/Executive Director on the Summit Agenda.  The Secretary is the chair of the communications committee and works with the headquarters on matters relating to the Web site and all other forms of communication while the treasurer chairs the finance committee. Here are the new 2014 – 2015 officers for the ICCA:

President: Shona Jonson, Sr. Manager Menu Development, Chick-fil-A

Vice President: Matt Harding, Corporate Chef, Bravo Cucina Italiana

Secretary: Renate DeGeorge, Chef, Director of Culinary, HMS Host

Treasurer: Curt Seidl, Vice President, Culinary, Morrison Healthcare Food Services

Last, but certainly not least, we want to say a special thank you to the retiring board members and officers who have helped steer the ICCA out of our first decade and into the next. These great members were also recognized at the Annual ICCA Dinner at the San Diego Zoo.  Here are the retired board members we would like to recognize and thank for their long-term commitment and valuable service to the association:

Keith Brunell, 2013 – 2014 ICCA President, Senior Director of Culinary, Maggiano’s Little Italy

Kurt Hankins, 2013 – 2014 ICCA Vice President, VP, Corporate Executive Chef, Longhorn Steakhouse

Jason Henderson, 2012 – 2013 ICCA President, Vice President of Product Innovation, Captain D’s, LLC

Michael LaDuke, 2010 – 2014 ICCA Director, VP Corporate Executive Chef, The Capital Grill

Dave Woolley, 2011 – 2014 ICCA Director, Chef President, CD Culinary Approach, LLC

 For the complete listing of the new ICCA Board of Directors – 2014-2015 ICCA Board listing