Administration & Government Relations

Sam Toia
President & CEO
ext. 114
stoia@illinoisrestaurants.org

 

Mary Kay Bonoma
Chief Operating Officer
ext. 141
mbonoma@illinoisrestaurants.org

 

Jean Schmid
Vice President of Finance & Administration
ext. 119
jschmid@illinoisrestaurants.org

 

Alison DeGuide
Communications & Government Relations Manager
ext. 122
adeguide@illinoisrestaurants.org

 

Ashley Laboy
Senior Accountant
ext. 118
alaboy@illinoisrestaurants.org

Education

Mary Wilkie
Director of Education
ext. 121
mwilkie@illinoisrestaurants.org

 

Theresa Crisanti
Director of Small Business Programs
ext. 115
tcrisanti@illinoisrestaurants.org

Brittney Reyes
Small Business Advisor
breyes@illinoisrestaurants.org

 

Bill Trotter
Certified ServSafe Instructor

 

Gabriela Velazquez
Education & Small Business Programs Coordinator
ext. 110
gvelazquez@illinoisrestaurants.org

 

Elizabeth Washington
Education Coordinator
ext. 124
ewashington@illinoisrestaurants.org

Membership

Lisa Gilbert
Director of Membership
ext. 146
lgilbert@illinoisrestaurants.org

 

Kyle Hoffenberg
Membership Sales Coordinator
ext. 125
khoffenberg@illinoisrestaurants.org

Special Events 

Leslie Delworth
Vice President of Special Events
ext. 145
ldelworth@illinoisrestaurants.org

 

Megan DuPont
Director of Special Events
ext. 139
mdupont@illinoisrestaurants.org

 

Lisette Medina
Director of Programming & Events
ext. 134
lmedina@illinoisrestaurants.org

 

Carmen Loi
Special Events Manager
ext. 111
cloi@illinoisrestaurants.org

 

Phoebe Nerem
Special Events Manager
ext. 150
pnerem@illinoisrestaurants.org

Educational Foundation 

Jessica Blomquist
Executive Director
ext. 147
jblomquist@illinoisrestaurants.org