Meet the team
JOHN BARKER
JOHN BARKER
President & CEO
jbarker@ohiorestaurant.org
STEVE KIRK
STEVE KIRK
Director of Finance & IT
skirk@ohiorestaurant.org
MAUREEN O'ROURKE
MAUREEN O'ROURKE
Managing Director of Marketing & Communications
morourke@ohiorestaurant.org
KAITLIN STEPHENS
KAITLIN STEPHENS
Director of Operations & Human Resources
kstephens@ohiorestaurant.org
TOD BOWEN
TOD BOWEN
Managing Director of External Affairs & Government Relations
tbowen@ohiorestaurant.org
LAURA MORRISON
LAURA MORRISON
Managing Director of Membership & Employer/Food Safety
lmorrison@ohiorestaurant.org
MELISSA DEGRAW
MELISSA DEGRAW
Director of Business Development & Growth
Director of Business Development & Growth
mdegraw@ohiorestaurant.org
mdegraw@ohiorestaurant.org
HOMA MOHEIMANI
HOMA MOHEIMANI
Manager of Media & Communications
hmoheimani@ohiorestaurant.org
SHOSHANNA GROSS
SHOSHANNA GROSS
Manager of Major Events
sgross@ohiorestaurant.org
PATRICIA HALPER
PATRICIA HALPER
Executive Director, ORAEF & Ohio ProStart
phalper@ohiorestaurant.org
STEPH MAZZOCCO
STEPH MAZZOCCO
ORAEF Manager of
Events & Programs
smazzocco@ohiorestaurant.org
DANIELLE BELL
DANIELLE BELL
Executive Assistant, ORAEF
dbell@ohiorestaurant.org
KEANNA CHATMAN
KEANNA CHATMAN
Accountant
kchatman@ohiorestaurant.org
DEBRA SEIPLE
DEBRA SEIPLE
Membership & Trade Show Manager
dseiple@ohiorestaurant.org