BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The ORA and ORA Education Foundation Board of Directors consists of dedicated industry leaders from all aspects of restaurant, foodservice & hospitality operations throughout Ohio.
Sheila Trautner
Chair
Taste Hospitality Group
Gahanna
GARY CALLICOAT
Vice Chair
Rusty Bucket Restaurant & Tavern
Columbus
MIKE HAUNERT
Treasurer
Sysco Cincinnati, LLC
Cincinnati
ADRIAN ADORNETTO
Secretary
Adornetto's Selected Italian Foods
SAM LINDSLEY
Past Immediate Chair
Michael Symon Restaurants
Roy Getz
Top Notch Restaurant Group
Columbus
Julius Dorsey
Dorsey & Company
Cleveland
Prakash Karamchandani
Balance Pan-Asian Grille
Toledo
Kerry Boyle
Cameron Mitchell Restaurants
Columbus
Robert Abruzzi (Emeritus)
Bob Abruzzi Consulting, LLC
Warren
Paul D. Belle
Firehouse Subs
Columbus
Doug Fahrenholz
The Wasserstrom Company
Columbus
Michael S. Short
Royalwood Caterers
Cleveland
Michael P. LaMarca
Master Pizza Franchise Group
Cleveland
Johnathan Lanni
Thunderdome Restaurant Group
Cincinnati
Evan Andrews
Montgomery Inn
Cincinnati
Ryan Rose
Romeo's Pizza
Medina
Gus Mancy
Mancy Restaurant Group
Toledo
Britney Ruby Miller
Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment
Cincinnati
Jeffrey Hundt
Ecolab
Cleveland
Vince Stasiulewicz
Hylant
Columbus
Brody Danner
Submarine House
Dayton
Jeff Fix
RDP Foodservice
Columbus
Nick Kostis (Emeritus)
Pickwick & Frolic Restaurant and Club
Cleveland
Michael Sylvester
Hide-A-Way Buffalo Grill
Canton
Robert Blum
Dunkin'
Akron
Blaire Luciano
Wendy's Company
Columbus
Wayne Schick
Cameron Mitchell Restaurants
Columbus
Adrian Adornetto
Adornetto's Selected Italian Foods
Zanesville
Gary Rodriguez
El Rancho Grande
Dayton
Rick Cassara (Emeritus)
Pickwick & Frolic
Cleveland
Sheri Harper
Frisch’s Restaurants
Cincinnati
COMMITTEES
The ORA has 12 committees, each with its own objectives and chair, in order to tackle big issues and come up with solutions that impact our members and Ohio's restaurant, foodservice & hospitality industry. The committees are comprised of ORA Board of Director members, ORA staff, as well as top industry leaders and professionals throughout the Buckeye state.
Executive Committee
Finance Committee
Code of Regulations Committee
Nominating Committee
Subcommittee: Diversity & Inclusion
Government Affairs - PAC Committee
Ohio ProStart® (ORA Education Foundation) Committee
Local Restaurant Alliances Committee
Mid-America Restaurant Expo Committee
Long-Term Strategy Committee
Human Resources Committee
Technology Committee
Brand Transformation Committee