CIA Board of Trustees
2025–2026 Board of Trustees
- Marc Sarrazin, chair, president and CEO, DeBragga – New York’s Butcher
- Anne Fink, vice chair, president, Global Foodservice, PEPSICO
- Philip Jones, treasurer, chairman, president, and CEO, Jones Dairy Farm
- Regynald G. Washington, secretary, president and CEO RGW Enterprises
- Arash Azarbarzin ’89, principal and CEO, Highgate
- Stanley Cheng, CEO, Meyer Corporation
- Kyle Connaughton, chef/owner, SingleThread Farm
- Adam Crocini ’00, managing director—The Americas, Soho House & Co.
- Courtney della Cava, senior managing director, Blackstone
- Alice Elliot, CEO, The Elliot Group
- Noah Glass, founder and CEO, Olo
- Shep Gordon, agent, talent manager
- Marc Hoffman ’77, principal, Gleneagle Hospitality Advisors
- J. Riley Lagesen, shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Bridget McCall ’92, industry consultant
- Carlton McCoy ’06, managing partner, Lawrence Wine Estates
- Spike Mendelsohn ’05, co-founder/chief brewmaster, Just Ice Tea; CEO, We, the Pizza
- John C. Metz, Jr. ’92, executive chef/CEO/co-founder, Sterling Hospitality
- Nicole Miller Regan, CFO, 7Brew
- Allison Page, CPO and co-founder, SevenRooms
- Amber Pfau, president, Amplify
- Ted Rich, executive vice president, chief growth officer, Rich Products Corp.
- Dan A. Rowe, founder and CEO, Fransmart
- Claudia Schubert, senior advisor, Boston Consulting Group
- Clarice Turner, president and CEO, The Almond Board of California
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Meet the Administration
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Accreditation and Approvals
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