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Alexa Ryan

Founder

BAKR

Alicia Bird

Owner/Operator

Spoke & Bird

Amelia Levin

Food Industry Writer, Magazine Editor, Cookbook Author

Amelia Levin Food Media Consulting

Annica Heymann

Dist. Manager; Heritage Division

RNDC

Anupy Singla Gupta

Cookbook Author & Journalist

Indian As Apple Pie

Arshiya Farheen

Executive Chef & Owner

Verzenay Chicago

Barbara Glunz-Donovan

Owner

The House of Glunz

Barbara Gorham

Owner

Margarita Club

Briana V. Reamer

Registered Dietitian & Food Photographer

More Than A Dietitian

Camilla Nielsen

Founder

Nielsen-Massey Vanilla

Candace Warner

Owner

Convito Café & Market

Carla Wytmar

Executive Vice President / Master Equus Coach

Carol Mighton Haddix

Food Editor/Writer/Consultant

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Carol Ritchie

Owner

Cookin' with Carol

Carole Segal

Co-Founder

Crate & Barrel

Carole Widmayer

Founder

The Widmayer Group

Carrie Nahabedian

Chef & Owner

Brindille

Catherine Deevy

Portfolio Manager

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Catherine Lambrecht

Programming Chair

Culinary Historians of Chicago

Charla Draper

President & Owner

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Christina Nixon

Chocolate & Culinary Tutor

Christine Cikowski

Owner

Honey Butter Fried Chicken

Christy Fuhrman

Sommelier & Educator

MySommSense

Claudia Royston

Owner

Global Gourmands

Colleen Sen

Freelance Writer & Food Historian

Colleen Sen

Deborah Lesley-Rivera

GM & Co-Owner

Ambrosia Euro-American Patisserie

Diane Sokolofski

Culinary Consultant

Dianne Devitt

Chief Executive Officer

Dianne Devitt

Dina Altieri, M.S.ED, CEC, CCE, AAC

Director of Education and Training

Catalyst Kitchens

Dobra Bielinski

Owner

Delightful Pastries

Donna Hesik

Owner & Pastry Chef

Suzette's Creperie

Elizabeth Donovan

Consultant

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Emily Paster

Recipe Developer and Writer

Emily Paster

Erica London

Co-Owner & Pastry Chef

The Chef & The Baker

Erin Drain

Strategic Communications & Creative Projects

ErinDrain.com

Erin Engels

SVP of Commercial Strategy

Breakthru Beverage Group

Flora Caputo

Creative Director

Flora Caputo

Gale Gand

Chef & Culinary Consultant

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Gina Voci

Central Division Sales Manager

Opus One Winery

Hannah Howard

Writer, Author & Editor

Hannah Howard

Heather Bublick

Co-Founder

Soul & Smoke

Heidi Coudal

Founder & Owner

Big Delicious Planet

Ina Pinkney

Chef, Author, Columnist & Speaker

Janet Helm

Registered Dietitian

Food At The Helm

Jean True

Culinary Educator & Consultant

Suzette's Creperie

JeanMarie Brownson

Culinary Consultant

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Jeanne McInerney

Executive Director

Heal Chicago

Jeanne Nolan

Founder and President

The Organic Gardener

Jennifer Anderson

Owner

Jennifer Anderson Events

Jennifer Wagoner

Global Head of Wine

Zuma Restaurants

Jenny Mehlman

Sr. Director of Marketing

Dairy Farmers of America

Jessica Ellington

Pastry Consultant

Sweet Bee

Jill Haas

Food Consultant

LinkedIn

Jill Zimorski

Adjunct Professor

DePaul University

Joan Driggs

VP, Content and Thought Leadership

Circana

Judith Dunbar Hines

Culinary Consultant

Judith Dunbar Hines Culinary Services

Julia Brom

In Room Dining Manager

Four Seasons Chicago

Julie Chernoff

Food Editor

Evanston Roundtable

Julie Ratowitz

Franchise Owner

Chefs for Seniors - North Shore Chicago

Karen Rose

Owner

City Olive

Kate Keogh Hepp

Sales Associate

RNDC

Kate Vrijmoet

CEO & Founder

Necessary Coffee

Katherine Duncan

Owner

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Katherine Young

VP, Operations Aramark

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Katheryn Ruff

Founder

Tablescapes

Kathryn Strickland

Chief Networking Officer

Feeding America

Kathy LaTour

Professor

Northwestern Medill

Katie Ayoub

Trendologist/F&B Consultant

Katie Ayoub & Associates

Kimberly Keslin

USA Sales Manager

Maison Barrière

Kristine Holtz

CEO

Cornerstone Foodservice Group

Laura Herman

Brand Specialist

Barry Callebaut

Laura Scherb

Food & Bev Photographer, Stylist, and Writer

Page & Plate

Leah Eskin

Food Columnist

Leah Eskin

Lindsey Rosenthal

Regional Impact Manager

Giving Kitchen

Lisa Miller

General Manager, DFA Butter

Dairy Farmers of America

Lisa Young

Director of the School of Hospitality

DePaul University

Liz Barrett

Beverage Communications Specialist

Liz Barrett Communications

Lois Levine

Culinary & Nutrition Educator

Culinary Kids

Madelaine Bullwinkel

Owner

Chez Madelaine Cooking School

Margaret Laport

Client Insights Principal

Circana

Margaret McSweeney

Head

Kitchen Chat

Mariam Parker

Principal

Cleverly Done

Marisa Miller

Private Chef

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Mary Abbott Hess

Partner, Author & Publisher

Culinary Nutrition Publishing

Mary Aregoni

CEO & Founder

Saigon Sisters

Mary Valentin

Food Stylist, Lecturer & Educator

Mary Valentin

Melani Duffrin

Professor of Food and Nutrition

Northern Illinois University

Melanie Bartelme

Associate Director

Mintel

Melissa Graham

Director of Individual & Planned Giving

Chicago Architecture Center

Monique Batteast

Corporate Relations Manager

Greater Chicago Food Depository

Nancy Harris

Retired

Natalie Olund

District Sales Manager

US Foods

Nicole Imparato

National Accounts Manager, Off-Premise - Central U.S.

Vintus

Nicole Putzel

Certified Nutrition Coach

Putzel Kitchen

Nina Barrett

Owner

Bookends & Beginnings

Nina Winston

Founder

Nina B. Winston Consulting

Olivia Noren

Sommelier & Sales Consultant

Breakthru Beverage Group

Pamela Downey

Principal Consultant

Downey Consulting

Patty Erd

Retired/Former Owner

The Spice House

Polly Peters

Culinary Consultant

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Portia Belloc Lowndes

Founder

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Queenie Burns

Creative Director

MTG Media Group

Raeanne Sarazen

Dietitian, Chef & Consultant

Culinary & Nutrition Consulting

Rebecca Andexler

Recipe Developer, Food Stylist & Photographer

Rebecca Andexler

Rebecca Fyffe

CEO & Director of Research

Landmark Pest Management

Regine Rousseau

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Shall We Wine

Rita Gutekanst

Founder

Limelight Catering

Rose Kallas

Co-Owner

Two Girls And A Hammer

Sandra Arlinghaus

Adjunct Professor

University of Michigan

Sandra Holl

Chef & Owner

Floriole

Sara Reddington

VP of Regulatory & Food Safety

Treehouse Foods

Sarah Stegner

Chef & Owner

Prairie Grass Cafe

Shannon Kinsella

Chef & Culinary Consultant

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Shannon Sherwood

Senior Event Coordinator

Catering by Michael's

Sharon Olson

President

Olson Communications

Sharon Powills

Chief Executive Officer

Mainland

Sofia Solomon

Owner

Tekla, Inc

Stacey Ballis

Writer

Stacey Ballis

Stacey Whitney

Culinary Director

Academy for Global Citizenship

Stephanie Banyas

Culinary Experience Manager

Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet

Susan Szymanski

SVP Business Development

Schafer Condon Carter

Susan Weinstein

Principal

weinWORKS, Inc

Susan Weller

Experience Specialist

Delta Sky Clubs

Suzanne Florek

Owner & President

Suzanne Florek

Tamar Mizrahi

Partner

Goddess And The Baker

Tigist Reda

Chef & Owner

Demera

Toria Emas

Retired

LinkedIn

Unah Choi

President

Sunstarr Apparel

Veronica Hastings

Wine Director & Sommelier

J&L Catering

Wei Fraser

Director of Marketing

Lakeshore Beverage

Yudith Bustos Taleno

Executive Pastry Chef

Four Seasons Chicago