Illinois Restaurant Association

Board of Directors			Officers
IRA Staff			Past Board Chairs
Advisory Council

Board of Directors
Steve Amato Allen Brothers Allen Brothers

Carlyn Berghoff Berghoff Catering & Restaurant Group Berghoff Catering & Restaurant Group

Tim Carey Ecolab Ecolab

Bill Carlson Turano Baking Company Turano Baking Company

John Clark Reggio's Pizza Reggio's Pizza

Carol Daniel Levy Restaurants Levy Restaurants

Vincent DiVincenzo Jr. Connie's Pizza Connie's Pizza

Patrick Donelly Hyatt Regency Chicago Hyatt Regency Chicago

Jim Doney Chicago Beverage Systems Chicago Beverage Systems

Tony Durpetti Gene & Georgetti's Gene & Georgetti's

Bob Gibson Micros Micros

Ed Hebson Hackney's Printers' Row Hackney's Printers' Row

Michael LaPidus Q-BBQ Q-BBQ

Billy Lawless Sr. The Gage Restaurant The Gage Restaurant

David Lissner Dining Chicago Dining Chicago

Tim McGrail Pepsi Americas Pepsi Americas

Ed Mugnani Eurest Dining Services - Compass Group Eurest Dining Services - Compass Group

Bob Nasshan Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

Gina Novak American Express American Express

Nate Phippen Wirtz Beverage Illinois Wirtz Beverage Illinois

Ken Raskin Manny's Cafeteria & Delicatessen Manny's Cafeteria & Delicatessen

Angela Roman The Signature Room at the 95th The Signature Room at the 95th

Billy Sianis Billy Goat Tavern & Grill Billy Goat Tavern & Grill

Derrick Taylor McDonald's McDonald's

Joey Terrell Denny's of Mokena Denny's of Mokena

Kathryn Thanas Lou Mitchell's Lou Mitchell's

Cliff Whitman Edward Don and Company Edward Don and Company

Charles Haskell - Honorary Director Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises

Arnold Morton (d) - Honorary Director Morton's The Steakhouse Morton's The Steakhouse

Ann Rose - Honorary Director Tastee Freez Tastee Freez

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Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: (312) 787-4000 / (800) 572-1086
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The Illinois Restaurant Association protects, promotes, educates and improves the restaurant industry in Illinois. The foodservice industry in Illinois produces $18.3 billion in annual sales and is the largest private sector employer in the State with 403,000 jobs. To become a member of the Illinois Restaurant Association, click here or call 800-572-1086.