NJ Restaurant Association
2008 Officers & Board of Directors
*Denotes Past Chairman of the Board

BETSY ALGER - Chairwoman of the Board
The Frog and The Peach

JIMMY THORNTON - Vice Chairman
The Grand Summit Hotel/Blackburn Tavern

JAMIE HOYOS - Vice Chairman
Manhattan Steak House

JACK KOUMBIS - Sr. Treasurer
Assembly Steakhouse/Assembly East Hill

GEORGE EBINGER - Treasurer
International House Of Pancakes 4672 - Toms River, Manahawkin

RICHARD DORCHAK, FMP - Immediate Past Chairman
Cloverleaf Tavern & Restaurant

DIRECTORS

SAVERIO ALLOCCA
L' Allegria

JON ANESON
Café Madison/Madison Pub

*WADE AVONDOGLIO
Perona Farms

LARRY BOYLAN
The Inn @ Sugar Hill

THOMAS BUDD
Barnsboro Inn

MARYELLEN CHAPPELL
American Express Company

TONY CHIGOUNIS
Lacas Coffee Co.

JOE CORTESE
Ecolab - District Manager

*RAY COSGROVE
Bahrs Landing Seafood Restaurant & Marina

RICHARD COVEY
Charlie Browns Steakhouse/The Office Bar & Grill

AMY COSS
Milford Oyster House

*DAVID CRAIG
The Washington Inn/Lucky Bones

AMY DOWNEY
Landmark Tavern & Cafe

KURT ELSAESSER
Citrin Cooperman

JERRY FERNANDEZ
Spanish Pavillion

*CHRIS FIFIS
Erini Restaurant

JIM FILIP
Doris & Ed's

ARMANDO FRALLICCIARDI, JR.
Lorenzo's Restaurant

*MARC GILLMAN
The Mascott Corporation/ Markers Restaurant/Popeyes

STEPHEN HALLET
Carrabba's Italian Grill

*MARTY HORN
Pals Cabin/Mayfair Farms

JAMES KLEIN
NJRA TDB Plan, LLC

SNEH MEHTANI
Mehtani Restaurant Group/Savi Enterprises, LLC

MARK METZGER
American BD Company

JON PERPER
Raxx Bar & Grill

*FRANK POMBO
The Bethwood Restaurant

JOE SALZANO
Peasants

STEVEN SANDERS
Sea Breeze

TOM SCHMIERER
Alchemist & Barrister

MARILYN SCHLOSSBACH
Labrador Lounge/Market in the Middle/Pop's Garage

JOE TORMEY
Fairleigh Dickinson University

JIM WEAVER
Tre Piani

RICK WEINSTEIN
Allied Beverage Group, LLC

CORY WINGERTER
Innkeepers, Tigers Tale, Chapter House

DEBORAH DOWDELL - NJRA President
NJRA- New Jersey Restaurant Association

Gary Young, Esq
Mandelbaum, Salsburg Law Firm