"The TRA Education Foundation allows anyone associated with our industry to get engaged in the nuts and bolts of the education and development of culinary students as well as individuals who have already chosen our industry as a career. This involvement will make you a better person." –Jerry Walker, TRAEF Chairman Elect

2011–2012 TRAEF Officers and Executive Committee

CHAIRMAN  
Tap Bentz, Outback Steakhouse, College Station

CHAIRMAN ELECT  
Jerry Walker, Conference Hospitality Group, Dallas

VICE CHAIRMAN
Earl Mulley, The River Terrace Restaurant, San Angelo

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN        
Cathy Cace, Johnny Cace's Seafood & Steak House, Longview

TREASURER          
Jay Goldstein, Advance Foodservice Consulting, Allen

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Larry Ahlhorn, Luby’s Cafeteria, Wichita Falls
Linda Bebee, Texas Beef Council
Charles Duit, Calder Woods, Beaumont
Jennifer Gause-Prestridge, Frisco ISD, CTE Center, Frisco
Kara Palermo, Cy-Fair ISD Culinary Academy, Cypress
Karl Titz, Ph.D, FMP, University of Houston, Houston

Bryan Baker, DeCoty Coffee, Tea & Spices, San Angelo
Gayle Bickel, San Angelo Central High School, San Angelo
Bob Bratcher, Wildcatter Steakhouse, Graham
Wayne Bunch, Jackson Walker, LLP, Houston
Ruben Cortez, M.T.C., Inc., San Antonio
Patrick Costello, St. Phillips College, San Antonio
Don Courville, Auto-Chlor Services, Arlington
Kevan Fenderson, Brinker International, Dallas
Jeffrey Frankel, Mattitio's Tex-Mex Cocina, Dallas
Roy Gillean, G & G Superior Food Management, Odessa
Scott Herald, Belton ISD, Belton
Gary Johnson, Frontier Enterprises, San Antonio
Brad Jones, Sysco, Lewisville
Roger Kaplan, Restaurant Innovations/Kent Rathbun Concepts, Dallas
Chef Timothy M. Kelly, Ft Worth ISD, Fort Worth
Patricia Kenjura, Miller Career & Technology Center, Katy
Danny Lewis, Edward Don & Co., Elgin
Reginald Martin, Martin Gourmet, Houston
Jane Nickles, The Art Institute of Austin
Robin Painovich, Career and Technology Association of Texas, Austin
Dorothea Polydoros, Lamar High School, Houston
Jana Rhoades, Chicken Express, College Station
Diane Salazar, Texas Education Agency, Austin
Mary Jane Sampson, Coronado High School—LISD, Lubbock
Sam Shafeeq, Glen Garden Gold & Country Club, Fort Worth
Ann Shaw, Scampi’s Catering & Bar Services, Fort Worth
Bernay Sheffield, Zentner’s Daughter Steak House, San Angelo
Michael Shine, Texas Food Group LLC, Spring
Steve Swofford, The Culinary Institute of America, Houston
Vicki Tramel, Longview High School, Longview
Chris Tripoli, A’la Carte Foodservice Consulting Group, Houston
Gary Turner, Hospitality Pro Search, Houston
Joseph Welge, Culver of the Woodlands, The Woodlands
David Werner, Ben E. Keith Company, Fort Worth