Meet the team
JOHN BARKER
President & CEO
jbarker@ohiorestaurant.org
STEVE KIRK
Director of Finance & IT
skirk@ohiorestaurant.org
TOD BOWEN
Managing Director of member Growth & Government Affairs
tbowen@ohiorestaurant.org
KAITLIN STEPHENS
Senior Manager of Administration, HR & Strategic Project Management
kstephens@ohiorestaurant.org
MAUREEN O'ROURKE
Managing Director of Marketing & Communications
morourke@ohiorestaurant.org
HOMA MOHEIMANI
manager of media & Communications
hmoheimani@ohiorestaurant.org
LAURA MORRISON
Director of Employer and Foodservice Safety & Certification
lmorrison@ohiorestaurant.org
CARA LISENBY
Senior Manager of Member Services & retention
clisenby@ohiorestaurant.org
SHOSHANNA GROSS
Manager of major Events
sgross@ohiorestaurant.org
MINDY USHER
Member sales & Growth Specialist
musher@ohiorestaurant.org
DEB SEIPLE
Trade show Manager, Mid-America Restaurant Expo
dseiple@ohiorestaurant.org
PATRICIA HALPER
Executive Director, ORA Education Foundation
phalper@ohiorestaurant.org
DANIELLE BELL
administrative Assistant & Office support, ora education foundation
dbell@ohiorestaurant.org
STEPH MAZZOCCO
Manager of Programs & Events, ORA Education Foundation
smazzocco@ohiorestaurant.org
JENNIFER NIEUWSTADT
Coordinator of Member services & retention
jniewstadt@ohiorestaurant.org
MELISSA DEGRAW
Director of Development & Growth
mdegraw@ohiorestaurant.org