2024 Board of Trustees

The GROW Foundation is managed by a dedicated group of catering professionals who are passionate about the catering industry and want to help provide educational opportunities for the international catering industry at large.

Want to become involved? Contact one of our Board members today.

Brittney Melnick

Chairwoman

Curator Catering
Las Vegas, NV

Lon Lane

Immediate Past Chairman

Lon Lane’s Inspired Occasions
Kansas City, MO

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Frank Puleo

Treasurer

Catering by Framboise
Staten Island, NY

Tobe Finch

Secretary

Happy Day Catering
Lewiston, ID

Linda West

1st VP – Education

Melange Events
Houston, TX

Ingrid Nagy, CSEP

CLJ Chairwoman

Catering by Design
Denver, CO

Anthony Lambatos

Scholarship Chairman

Footers Catering & Events
Denver, CO

Kris Abbey

3rd Vice Chairman – Marketing

Abbey Road Catering
Norman, OK

Jason Capps

Trustee

Bella Sera Catering
Canonsburg, PA

Richard Chenoweth

Trustee

Scranton’s Restaurant & Catering
Pascagoula, MS

Kendall Collier

Trustee

A Divine Event
Peachtree Corners, GA

Ryan Crafts

Trustee

Culinary Crafts
Pleasant Grove, UT

Harriet Dopkin

Trustee

The Classic Catering People
Owings Mills, MD

Johnny Graham

Trustee

Revel Catering
Martha’s Vineyard

Tom McDowell

Trustee

Connecticut Wedding Group
Middletown, CT

Joann Roth-Oseary

Trustee

Someone’s in the Kitchen
Tarzana, CA

Bill Kaliff

Trustee

Alchemy Celebrations
Norwalk, CT

John Schiltz

Trustee

Lake Elmo Inn
Lake Elmo, MN

Debby Stein

Trustee

Cartewheels Catering
Kerrville, TX

Who We Are

The ICAEF is a not-for-profit Foundation dedicated to providing educational opportunities for catering professionals and those desiring to become catering professionals. The Foundation is registered with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

What We Do

The ICAEF makes arrangements with various educational organizations, trade shows and institutions to teach courses of instruction in catering, food handling and areas related to the field of catering, and provide qualified teaching personnel for such purposes.

The ICAEF supports the international catering industry at large by soliciting, managing and distributing funds for educational and charitable work related to the field of catering.