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
Senior Manager of Administration, HR & Strategic Project Management
kstephens@ohiorestaurant.org
TOD BOWEN
TOD BOWEN
Managing Director of Member Growth & Government Affairs
tbowen@ohiorestaurant.org
LAURA MORRISON
LAURA MORRISON
Director of Employer and Foodservice Safety & Certification
lmorrison@ohiorestaurant.org
CARA LISENBY
CARA LISENBY
Senior Manager of Member Services & Retention
clisenby@ohiorestaurant.org
MELISSA DEGRAW
MELISSA DEGRAW
Director of Business Development & Growth
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
JENNIFER NIEUWSTADT
JENNIFER NIEUWSTADT
Coordinator of Member Services & Retention
jnieuwstadt@ohiorestaurant.org
MINDY USHER
MINDY USHER
Member Sales & Growth Specialist
musher@ohiorestaurant.org
PATRICIA HALPER
PATRICIA HALPER
Executive Director, ORA Education Foundation
phalper@ohiorestaurant.org
STEPH MAZZOCCO
STEPH MAZZOCCO
Manager of Programs & Events, ORA Education Foundation
smazzocco@ohiorestaurant.org
DANIELLE BELL
DANIELLE BELL
Administrative Assistant, ORAEF & Ohio ProStart®
dbell@ohiorestaurant.org
KEANNA CHATMAN
KEANNA CHATMAN
Accountant
kchatman@ohiorestaurant.org
DEBRA SEIPLE
DEBRA SEIPLE
Trade Show Manager
dseiple@ohiorestaurant.org