BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The ORA and ORA 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 CALLICOATVice Chair
Rusty Bucket Restaurant & Tavern
Columbus
MIKE HAUNERT
Treasurer
Sysco Mid Central Region, retiredJeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment Board of Advisors
Cincinnati
ADRIAN ADORNETTO
Secretary
Adornetto's Selected Italian Foods
Zanesville
SAM LINDSLEY
Past Immediate Chair
Kopplin, Keubler, & Wallace
Cleveland
Evan Andrews
Montgomery Inn
Cincinnati
Paul Belle
Firehouse Subs
Columbus
Kerry BoyleCameron Mitchell RestaurantsColumbus
Brody Danner
Submarine House
Dayton
Julius Dorsey
Dorsey & Company
Cleveland
Doug Fahrenholz
The Wasserstrom Company
Columbus
Jeff Fix
RDP Foodservice
Columbus
Roy Getz
Top Notch Restaurant Group
Columbus
Jeff Hundt
Ecolab
Cleveland
Ron Jordan
Jordan Hospitality Group
Columbus
Prakash Karamchandani
Balance Pan-Asian Grille
Toledo
Michael LaMarca
Master Pizza, LLC
Cleveland
John Lanni
Thunderdome Restaurant GroupCincinnati
Blaire Luciano
Wendy's CompanyColumbus
Gus Mancy
Mancy Restaurant GroupToledo
Britney Ruby Miller
Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment
Cincinnati
Julie Novak
Hail Mary's
Westlake
Gary Rodriguez
El Rancho Grande
Dayton
Wayne Schick
Cameron Mitchell Restaurants
Columbus
Michael Short
Royalwood Caterers
Mansfield
Vince Stasiulewicz
Hylant Group, Inc.
Columbus
Michael Sylvester
Hide-A-Way Buffalo Grill
Canton
Laurie Torres
Mallorca
Cleveland
Liz Valenti
Meadowlark Enterprises, Inc.
Dayton
Robert Abruzzi (Emeritus)
Bob Abruzzi Consulting
Warren
Rick Cassara (Emeritus)Pickwick & Frolic Restaurant and ClubCleveland
Nick Kostis (Emeritus)Pickwick & Frolic Restaurant and ClubCleveland
Ann Reichle (Emeritus)Angelina's Pizza
Cleveland
Dan Young (Emeritus)Young's Jersey DairyYellow Springs
COMMITTEES
The ORA has 13 committees, each with its own objectives and chair, in order to tackle big issues and find 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
Local Restaurant Alliance Committee
Government Affairs and Political Action Committee
Subcommittee: Endorsement Consideration