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