Supply Chain Scene is a Service of the Supply Chain Expert Exchange
The National Restaurant Association’s Supply Chain Expert Exchange is a community of restaurant and hospitality supply chain professionals who gather in-person and virtually for networking, relationship building, education and mutual exchange of information relative to supply chain best practices. Our educational programs are designed to promote our members’ supply chain knowledge, promote supply chain management as a professional pursuit within our industry, and promote the ethical conduct and practices of supply chain professionals across the food service industry.
2026 Governing Board
Chair
Carl Mount
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Jack in the Box Inc.
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Vice Chair
Chris McNutt
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
GoTo Foods
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Dessi Zaneva
Senior Vice President Supply Chain
Jersey Mike’s Franchise Systems, Inc.
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Secretary
Lilah Taha-Rippett
Senior Vice President of Supply Chain
First Watch Restaurants, Inc.
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Treasurer
Stephen Hawrylik
Vice President, Commodities Management
Inspire Brands
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Fred Dudley
Vice President of Supply Chain
Noodles & Company
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Michelle Elwonger
Vice President of Supply Chain
Metro Diner
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Dan Gould
Director of Procurement and Supply Chain
Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurants
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Joelle Johnson
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Kyle Lindelof
Vice President, Food & Beverage Procurement
Brinker International
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Anissa Mandell-Chance
President
ARCOP, Inc. (Arby's Supply Chain Cooperative)
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Kirsten Michulka
President and CEO
Independent Purchasing Cooperative
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Joel Neikirk
Chief Executive Officer
Restaurant Services, Inc.
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Krista Pohlman
President & CEO
Wendy’s Quality Supply Chain Co-op, Inc.
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Steven Rodgers
Vice President, Supply Chain Operations
ARCOP, Inc. (Arby’s Supply Chain Cooperative)
2026 Officer Emeriti
Kristi Kingery
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Tropical Smoothie Café
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Charlie Lousignont
Supply Chain Executive/Industry Consultant
Charles Lousignont LLC
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2026 Advisory Council
John Barone
President
Market Vision, Inc.
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Ron Cegnar
President
CEO Partners
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Jeff Dorr
Division President – SaaS
Buyers Edge
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Brock Furlong
President & CEO
Stampede Culinary Partners, Inc.
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Cathy King
Executive Vice President, Sales
The Wasserstrom Company
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Greg Keller
Senior Vice President
National Accounts Sysco, SYGMA, and Guest Worldwide
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Loraine Yalch
President, National Accounts Division
ARMADA Supply Chain Solutions
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Heidi York
Director of Foodservice Sales
Cargill
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Dhamu Thamodaran
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Supply Chain Expert Exchange Group
Alicia Hicks
Program Director, Supply Chain Scene & Marketing Consultant
Hicks Marketing, LLC
Brandon Ray
SCEE Coordinator
Brinker International
Kari Yost
Director, Member Engagement
National Restaurant Association