Board of Directors

The Board of Directors for both WRA and its Education Foundation are comprised of industry authorities armed with solid experience in foodservice operations. These elected individuals operate different types and sizes of establishments from around the state, bringing their unique perspectives to the table.

The WRA Directors meet quarterly to fulfill the WRA mission of advocacy, education and communication for the foodservice industry and to ensure that the policies of the organization meet the needs of members. The EF Directors gather semi-annually to satisfy the EF vision to advance professionalism through education, scholarships and community involvement to ensure the future success of the foodservice industry.

Wisconsin Restaurant Association Executive Committee	WRA Education Foundation Executive Committee
Chico Pope Chairman of the Board Buckhorn Supper Club - Milton	Lynn McDonough Chairman of the Board Connell’s Restaurants - Eau Claire
Susan Patterson Chairwoman-Elect Al & Al's, Inc. - Sheboygan	Russell Tronsen Chairman-Elect Badger High School - Lake Geneva
Jean Landreman Treasurer Landreman's Family Restaurant - Kaukauna	Rhoda Steffel Treasurer Mark's East Side - Appleton
David Flannery Apple Holler Restaurant - Sturtevant	Ed Lump, FMP Secretary/Executive Officer President and CEO, WRA & WRA EF
JoAnne Palzkill Dragonetti's Ristorante & Taverna Grill - Eau Claire	Mac Dorn Culver's - Johnson Creek
Chris Wiken The Packing House - Milwaukee	Joe Anderson Woolsey & Associates - Waukesha
Edward Lump, FMP President & CEO Wisconsin Restaurant Association - Madison	Chico Pope WRA Chairman of the Board Buckhorn Supper Club - Milton
Steve Schilling Immediate Past Chairman ZaZING! - Dousman	RC Schroeder, Jr. Immediate Past Chairman Fox Valley Technical College - Appleton
WRA Board Members	EF Board Members
Joe Anderson Woolsey & Associates - Waukesha	Brian Bergquist University of Wisconsin Stout - Menomonie
Danielle Baerwald Erv's Mug - Oak Creek	Todd Bernhardt Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP - Madison
Joe Bartolotta Bartolotta Restaurants - Milwaukee	Richard Busalacchi MATC - Milwaukee
Eric Boelter Boelter Companies - Waukesha	Tracy Clark Coca-Cola Refreshments - La Crosse
Terry Bolland Summertime Restaurant - Fish Creek	Bryon Coleman Jones Dairy Farm - Ft. Atkinson
Pat Buckley Subway - Green Bay	Deb Davis Davis and Associates, Inc - Muskego
Edward Carrella Marcus Hotels & Resorts - Milwaukee	Brian Frakes Pfister Hotel/Marcus Corp. - Milwaukee
Mike Engel Pastiche Bistro - Milwaukee	John Freitag Wisconsin Beef Council - Madison
Brad Hammen Outback Steakhouse - Brookfield	Peter Gebauer, GMC Sendik's Food Markets - Whitefish Bay
Kevin Henry Food Fight - Madison	Donald W. Hensiak Griddlers’ Café - Greenfield
Trey Hester, NRA DIRECTOR Rocky Rococo Restaurants - Oconomowoc	Beth Howard Westmoor Country Club - Brookfield
Jack Holt Point Burger Bar - Milwaukee	Vicki Mendham Nicolet Area Tech College - Rhinelander
Lars Johnson Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant - Sister Bay	Ray Osterlund Ecolab - Green Bay
Jeff Kaminski Chula Vista - Wisconsin Dells	David Ross Lake Lawn Resort - Delavan
Jamie Klug Outback Steakhouse	Diane Ryberg Dept. of Public Instruction - Madison
Tyson Koput Ground Round Grill & Bar - Tomah	Lacey Sadoff Badger Liquor - West Allis
Kris Larson Beckets - Oshkosh	Scott Schupbach Gordon Food Service - Kenosha
Joe LoPiparo That's Amore - Greenfield	Gregg Wozniak ACF Chefs of Milwaukee - Milwaukee
Mike Merrell Reinhart FoodService - La Crosse
Al Pentell Denny's Restaurant - Wisconsin Dells
Kyle Rudin House of Gerhard - Kenosha
Gary Rudy Rudy's Drive In - La Crosse
David Salm Al Corso Restaurant - Collins
Greg Swanberg Brisco County Wood Grill - Menomonee Falls
Brian Ward Ward's House of Prime - Milwaukee
Kevin Wondra Society Insurance - Fond du Lac
Glenda Woosley Culver's of Darboy - Appleton
WRA Honorary Directors	EF Honorary Directors
Gary Anderson Kenosha	Knut Apitz Milwaukee
Paul Cunningham, FMP Schreiner’s Restaurant - Fond du Lac	Skip Avery, CCM, CCE Middleton
Steve Davis, FMP Ardy & Ed's Drive-In - Oshkosh	Keith Blew Madison
Mark Dougherty Mark’s East Side - Appleton	Kathleen Cullen Wisconsin Technical College System - Madison
Charile Gray Culver's Frozen Custard - Mosinee	Lea Culver Culver Franchising System - Prairie du Sac
Trey Hester Rocky Rococo Restaurants - Oconomowoc	Steve Davis, FMP Ardy & Ed’s Drive In, Inc. - Oshkosh
John Kavanaugh, FMP Esquire Club - Madison	Larry Deutsch The Vollrath Co., LLC - Stoughton
Don Kennedy, FMP Elm Grove	Bernard Kurzawa Bernard’s Country Inn - Stevens Point
Bernard Kurzawa Bernard’s Country Inn - Stevens Point	Mike Pitzo, FMP Polecat & Lace - Minocqua
Dale Leffel, FMP Belvedere Supper Club - Marshfield	John Roherty Janesville
Lynn McDonough Connell’s Restaurants - Eau Claire	Steve Schilling ZaZING! - Dousman
Rollin Natter Edgerton
Bob Otto, FMP Pewaukee
Mike Pitzo, FMP Polecat & Lace - Minocqua
John Roherty Janesville
Mary Rowley, FMP Goose Blind - Green Lake
Thomas E. Saxe 18 West Dining & Banquets - Delafield
Ron Slaght Racine
Ada Lara Thimke Lara's Tortilla Flats - Oshkosh
Ronald Trimberger Sturgeon Bay
Karl Van Roy Green Bay
W. B. von Rutenberg, FMP von Rutenberg Ventures - Waunakee
Tom Warren Alioto’s Restaurant - Wauwatosa
Linda Wendt Wendt's on the Lake - Van Dyne
Bruce Wolf, FMP, CMA Rock Garden Supper Club - Green Bay
WRA Emeritus Directors	EF Emeritus Directors
Carl Brakebush Brakebush Brothers, Inc. - Westfield	Tim Craft WE Energies - Milwaukee
Edward Chin C&C Parent Company, LLC dba Wong's Wok - Milwaukee	Jeff Igel Fox Valley Technical College - Appleton
Bob Davis Davis & Associates - Muskego	Dorothy Klemmer Klemmer’s Banquet Center - Greenfield
Larry Deutsch Vollrath Company - Stoughton	George Krug Milwaukee
Dick Rudin House of Gerhard - Kenosha	Robert Spindell, Jr. Gottesman Company - Milwaukee
Chris Runnalls Acosta Foodservice - Pewaukee	Ward Torke Torke Coffee Roasting Company - Sheboygan
Dave Schoonover Allouez Café - Green Bay
Doris Thorn Roadhouse of Downtown Carlsville - Sturgeon Bay