mra board of directors

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 EXECUTIVE BOARD

DENISE HERRERA, Chair 
Burtons Grill and Red Heat Tavern​

PAUL DELORENZO 
​Danversport

DOUG BACON
Red Paint Hospitality Group

ANDY HUSBANDS
The Smoke Shop BBQ

JOHN CARLINO
Exchange Street Bistro

BRENDA KELLY
Viscariello Hospitality Group

OLIVE CHASE
The Casual Gourmet, Inc.

KATHI TURNER
Turner’s Seafood Grill & Market

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BOARD DIRECTORS

JEFF BEAN
TriMark United East

CAITLIN CAROLAN
Worcester Restaurant Group

LOU CARRIER
Distinctive Hospitality Group

SUMIAO CHEN
Sumiao Hunan Kitchen

STEVE CIFRINO
Sysco - Boston

​KAREN COLEMAN
ARF Financial LLC

ASHLEY CONEFF
Dunkin Brands

NANCY DeFINA
Niche Hospitality

​AL DeNAPOLI
Debevino Winery

DIANE DiANTONIO
MA Convention Center Authority

RYAN DION
110 Grill

​​DAN DOHERTY
Kelly’s Roast Beef

RON EMMA
Emma's Pub & Pizza

​ANN MARIE ESCOBAR
Legal Sea Foods

NIA GRACE
Darryl's Corner Bar & Kitchen

NICOLE GREEN
Webber Restaurant Group

NARINDER GUHANIA
Weltkuche Bistro and Passage to India

WILLIAM HACKING
Aura Restaurant at Seaport Hotel

NICK HARRON
REV Kitchen & Bar

GRETCHEN HERGRUETER
Broadway Restaurant Group

BOB JARVIS
The Quarterdeck Restaurant

JENNY JOHNSON
Dining Playbook

MARK KASHGEGIAN
Antares Group

JEREMIAH MICKA
Union Station

RODNEY MURILLO
Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse
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CHARLIE NOYES
Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub

BRIAN OGLESBY
Panera Bread/PR Management Corp

KATHY PLATH
Stone's Hospitality Group

PATRICK RENNA
Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza

MICHAEL SMITH
Serenitee Restaurant Group

RODRIGO SOUZA
Comeketo Steakhouse

STEVE ULISS
Firefly's BBQ

DOUG WILLIAMS
Mida

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ADVISORY COUNCIL

PAUL BARBATO
East Bay Grille
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CHRIS COOMBS
Boston Urban Hospitality

JEFF GATES, Chair
SoWa Hospitality Group

​REMON KARIAN
Fiorella's

​STEPHEN MILLER
Clarke’s

ERIC PAPACHRISTOS
Trade/Porto/Saloniki

​JOHN PETTINE
Ruby Wines

​JAMES RUDOLPH
Rudolph Friedmann, LLP

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MRA LEGAL COUNSEL

JOHN COYNE
Attorney at Law