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Women’s Foodservice Forum names 2011-12 board

April 13, 2011

The Women's Foodservice Forum (WFF) has announced its 2011-12 executive committee and board of directors. The executive committee and board of directors were sworn in this week at the WFF Annual Leadership Development Conference in Orlando, Fla. They include:

Executive Committee

• Carin Stutz, chair, president, global business development, Brinker International
• Lorna Donatone, chair-elect, COO and education market president, Sodexo
• Laurie Burns, vice-chair, president, Bahama Breeze Island Grille
• John Buckles, secretary, EVP, sales and marketing, Ventura Foods LLC
• Julie Swan, treasurer, VP finance, specialty businesses, SYSCO Corporation
• Hattie Hill, member-at-large, CEO, Hattie Hill Enterprises Inc.
• Angela Hornsby, member-at-large, VP human resources, Applebee's Services Inc.
• Susan Gambardella, member-at-large, SVP integrated marketing, Coca-Cola North America
• Doug Barber, member-at-large, EVP and chief people officer, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.

The new board of directors includes:

• Susan Adzick, VP sales and marketing, McLane Foodservice Inc.
• Karen Bailey, VP national accounts, Georgia Pacific
• Debi Benedetti, CEO and founder, Beyond the Possible
• Gail Carter, partner, Schafer Condon Carter
• Kat Cole, president, Cinnabon Inc.
• Kevin T. Cottingim, SVP and chief administrative officer, Ignite Restaurant Group
• Gary Crompton, president, business dining, ARAMARK
• Wendy Davidson, VP and general manager, McCormick & Co.
• Maura Havenga, SVP restaurant solutions group, McDonald's Corporation
• Maureen Hurley, EVP and chief administrative officer, Rich Products Corporation
• Susan Kujava, director, industry relations, B&FS, General Mills
• Brenda Lotesta, VP, principal business and chain sales, KeyImpact Sales and Systems
• Lynette McKee, SVP and chief development officer, Checkers Drive-In Restaurants
• Krystin Mitchell, PhD, SVP human resources, 7-Eleven
• Julie Moore, SVP and GM-hospitality, healthcare, commercial division, Ecolab Inc.
• Sharon Orlopp, chief diversity officer & SVP, Walmart Stores Inc.
• Stacy Reichert, chief customer officer, PepsiCo Foodservice
• Tom Sampson, president, NA Foodservice, Kraft Foods
• Dawn Sweeney, president and CEO, National Restaurant Association
• Cathy Tang, chief legal officer, KFC Corporation
• Liisa Thomas, partner, Winston & Strawn LLP
• Anne Varano, SVP human resources, Carlson Restaurants
• Patricia Wilmot, EVP PeopleFirst, Domino's Pizza Inc.
• Kathleen Wood, founder and chief catalyst, Kathleen Wood Partners