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Advisory Board
- Rick Benninghove
Resort General Manager, The Resort at Longboat Key Club
- Earnest Boger
- Dave Burton
Burton Holdings, LLC
- Ed Chiles
Restauranteur, The Chiles Group
- Julie Corlew
VP Managing Partner, Mainsail Lodging & Development
- Ken Edwards
CEO/President, Tristar Hotel Group
- Elliott Falcione
Executive Director, Bradenton Gulf Islands
- C.J. Fishman
President, Fishman & Associates
- Charles Githler
Chairman, Githler Development
- Rob Grimes
President, International Food and Beverage Technology Association (IFBTA)
- Virginia Haley
President, Visit Sarasota County
- John Horne
Owner, Anna Maria Oyster Bar
- Casi Johnson
Chief Operations Officer, M3
- Michael Klauber
Owner, Michael’s on East
- Dannette Lynch
Regional Director Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association
- Bill Mariotti
President, Site Development Co. Bill Mariotti Paving
- Paul Mattison
Chef and Proprietor, Mattison’s
- John C. Metz
Founder & Executive Chairman, Metz Culinary Management
- Katherine Moulton
President, Hospitality Advisory Services
- Jason Pabst
Front Office Supervisor & USF Hospitality Alumnus, Lido Beach Resort
- Jiten "J" Patel
GM & Owner, Holiday Inn Airport Sarasota
- Damien O’Riordan
General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota
- Drew Peloubet
Chairman, Restaurant Magic
- Gil Reyes
General Manager, The Westin Sarasota
- Dick Rivera
General Manager, Bricks Barbeque
- Asa Thomas
Director of Sales, Art Ovation Hotel Sarasota
- Chris Tomasso
President, First Watch Restaurants, Inc.
- Valerie Viands
Director, Manatee Technical College
- Nick Vojnovic
President and Majority Partner, Little Greek Fresh Grill
- Richard Weil
Senior Consultant, National Restaurant Consultants
- Semsettin “Sam” Oguz Yuksek
HM Bookstore & USF Alumnus