2023-2024 MEMBER DIRECTORY
Stephanie Carter | Freelance Journalist/Author
Beth D’Addono | Freelance Journalist/Author
Emily Vanlandingham | Food Systems Entreprenuer | Farmstand Entertainment | The School Bakery
Julie Cavignac | Owner |Destination Kitchen/Simply Julie
Nina Compton | Chef/Co-Owner | Compere Lapin | American Bywater Bistro stro.com | Nina’s Creole Cottage
Mani Dawes |Owner | Tia Pol
Liz Williams | Founder/Author |National Food & Beverage Foundation
Lauren Busch Singer | Publicist | Brustman Carrino Public Relations
Amy Sins | Owner | Langlois
Anna Whitlow | Publicist | Be Nimble PR
Ashley Hansen | Owner | Hansen's Sno-Blitz & Sweetshop, Inc.
Chaya Conrad | Owner/Baker | Bywater Bakery
Emily Shaya | Co-Owner | Pomegranate Hospitality
Katy Casbarian | Co-Owner | Arnaud’s Restaurant
Liz Bodet | Publicist
Megan Foreman | Co-Owner/Baker | Gracious Bakery
Mia Devillier | Co-Owner/Director of Operations | La Petite Grocery | Justine
Rebecca Friedman | Writer
Simone Reggie | Director of Marketing | French Truck Coffee
Torre Solazzo | Co-Owner/Chef |Del Porto Ristorante, The Greyhound
Elizabeth Pearce | Cocktail Historian/Tour Guide/Author
Jessica Harris | Culinary Historian/Author
Ali Loftin | Owner | Loftin Oysters
Maggie Scales | Executive Pastry Chef | Link Restaurant Group | Executive Chef/Partner | La Boulangerie
Camille Collins | Executive Director of Marketing | Ruby Slipper Restaurant Group
Christa Cotton | Owner | El Guapo Bitters/New Orleans Beverage Group, LLC
Jennifer Kelley Killian | Director | Aarón Sánchez Impact Fund
Polly Watts | Retired
Dwynesha Lavigne |Owner | Deelightful Roux School of Cooking
Lisa Blount | Project Manager | Antoine's Restaurant
Amanda Quintal | Chief Operating Officer | Pomegranate Hospitality
Melissa Araujo | Owner/Executive Chef | Alma, Oscar
Lauren Darnell | Founder | Made in New Orleans Foundation
Cara Benson | Owner/Baker | Tartine
Meg Bickford |Executive Chef | Commander’s Palace
Mali Carow | General Manager | Four Seasons New Orleans
Marielle Dupre | Co-Owner/Executive Pastry Chef | Windowsill Pies
Nicole Eiden | Co-Owner/Executive Pastry Chef | Windowsill Pies
Kaitlin Guerin | Owner/Baker | Lagniappe Baking Co.
Antonia Keller | Vice President | Emeril Lagasse Foundation
Jessica Malecki | General Manager | Hotel Fontenot Kimpton
Myisha (Maya) Mastersson | Founder/Executive Chef | Black Roux Culinary Collective
Amy Mehrtens | Executive Chef | Copper Vine
Rebecca Schattman | Area Manager | Creole Cuisine Restaurant Concepts
Shelby Westfeldt Mills | Coffee Trader | Westfeldt Brothers, Inc.
Micheline "Micki" Maynard | Author/Educator/Contributing Writer @ The Washington Post
Aimee Brown | Executive Director |NOWFE
Colleen Rush | Chief Enchilada Officer | Crush Editorial
Grace DiGeorge | Area Sales Manager | Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
Jillian Duran | Owner | Rahm Haus Ice Cream
Kendall Gensler | Food Stylist
Maureen "Moe"Kerkovich | Event Coordinator | Southern Food & Beverage Museum
Sophina Uong | Co-Owner/Executive Chef | Mister Mao
Suzanne Becker | General Manager | Henry Howard Hotel
Martha Gilreath | Chef/Owner | NOLITA
Sue Strachan | Writer/Editor/Public Relations
Mary B. Hammet | Loews Hotel Director of Sales/Marketing
Suzanne Felber | Lifestylist Brands
Lisa Stewart | Photographer
Marcy Nathan | Creative Director | Rouses Markets
Michelle Terrebonne Becker | Senior Business Development Manager, Reily Foods and Co-founder, Louie Louie Seltzer
Candace Frosch | Regional Director of Sales & Director National Accounts | Cathead Distillery
Sandy Gomez | Owner + Head of Design | Chomp City Creative Agency
updated October 2021