NJ Restaurant Association
2011 Officers & Board of Director
*Denotes Past Chairman of the Board

NJRA's 2011 Executive Committee

George Ebinger - Chairman
IHOP/GTE Enterprises LLC

Jack Koumbis - Vice Chairman
Assembly Steakhouse

Hon. Jerry Fernandez - Vice Chairman
Spanish Pavillion

*Richard Dorchak - Vice Chairman
Cloverleaf Tavern & Restaurant

Jim Filip - Sr. Treasurer/Vice Chairman
Doris & Ed's

Sneh Metani - Director
Mehtani Restaurant Group

*Jimmy Thornton - Immediate Past Chairman
The Grand Summit Hotel/Hat Tavern

Directors

*Betsy Alger - Past Chairwoman
The Frog and The Peach

Jon Aneson
Tiki Taco

*Wade Avondoglio
Perona Farms

Larry Blatterfein
The Knight Club

Larry Boylan The Inn @ Sugar Hill

Laurie S. Boyle
Salt Gastropub

Thomas Budd
Barnsboro Inn

David Burke
The Burke Group

Maryellen Chappell
American Express Company

Tony Chigounis
Lacas Coffee Co.

Jeffrey Cook
Telford Inn/Riverview Inn/Carolina Blue

*Ray Cosgrove
Bahrs Landing Seafood Restaurant & Marina

Amy Coss
Milford Oyster House

*David Craig
The Washington Inn/Lucky Bones

Jeanne Cretella
The Liberty House Restaurant/Stone House at Sterling Ridge

Paul Dillon
Culinary Arts Institute, HCCC

Kurt Elsaesser
Citrin Cooperman & Compamy, LLP

*Chris Fifis
Erini Restaurant

Christopher D. Fifis
Hardenbergh Insurance Group

Greg Friedman
Ecolab

*Marty Horn
Pals Cabin/Mayfair Farms

*David Karner
Battleground Country Club

James Klein
NJRA TDB Plan, LLC

Craig Kunisch
Mahwah Bar and Grill

Ray Kuckuk
New Black Horse Diner

Nancy Laird
Restaurant Serenade

Jimmy Logothetis
Candlewyck Diner

Nick Manousos
45th Street Pub/Throwbacks Bar & Grill

Theresa Marshall
The Hooper Group/TGIF Newark Airport

Mark Metzger
American BD Company

Jon Perper
Raxx Bar & Grill

Steven Sanders
Sea Brreeze

Marilyn Schlossbach
Labrador Lounge/Langosta Lounge

Tom Schmierer
Alchemist & Barrister

Ronald Squillace
Castalia Trattotia

Nenad Tamburin
Eccola Italian Bistro

George Vlahos
Gusto Grill

Rick Weinstein
Allied Beverage Group, LLC

Brick Wenzel
Salty's

Cory Wingerter
Innkeepers- Tigers Tale/Chapter House

Deborah Dowdell
President

Gary Young, Esq
Herrick, Feinstein, LLP
Legal Counsel