Executive Board

Paul Hess

Chairman
Epoch Hospitality Group
Novi

Billy Downs

Vice Chairman
Ford's Garage 
Dearborn

Paul Wegert​

Treasurer
The Inn at St. John's
Plymouth

Andy French

Past Chairman
Aubree's Flagstar
Ypsilanti

Justin Winslow

President & CEO
Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association
Lansing

Board of Directors

Steve Aldridge 
Amerilodge Group
Whitmore Lake
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John Andrews
TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants
Livonia 
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Josh Beckett
Anna's House
Grand Rapids
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Peter Beukema
6PM Hospitality Partners, LLC
Hudsonville

Mark Burzych
Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes PLC
Okemos 
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​Dave Dittenber
Past Chairman
DRI Enterprises
Bay City
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Jeffery Elsworth
Michigan State University
East Lansing
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Brian Ewbank
Stafford's Hospitality
Petoskey

Sava Farah
SavCo Hospitality 
Ann Arbor

​Amy Zehnder Grossi
Bavarian Inn Restaurant
Frankenmuth
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Kevin Gudejko
Mainstreet Ventures Restaurants
Ann Arbor

Amy Hathaway
UnitedHealth Group-Optum
Wayland
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John Kesterke
Gordon Food Service
Wyoming
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Jean Lanfear
J K & T Wings, Inc.
​Shelby Township
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Scott Lowell
Traffic Jam and Snug
Detroit
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Greg Lobdell
Mission Restaurant Group
Ann Arbor
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Pam Marsh
Red Ginger
Traverse City
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Brian McAllister
The Hofbrau
Interlochen 
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Justin Mortier
Labelle Management
Traverse City
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Steve Neely
Sysco Michigan 
Detroit
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Andrew Neises
Ecolab
Royal Oak
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Brian Pizzuti
RNDC
Brownstown
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Dan Roma
National Coney Island
Roseville
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Steve Rossi
Magnum Hospitality
Traverse City
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Shawn Saputo
McDonald's 
East Lansing
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Jeremy Sasson
Heirloom Hospitality
Birmingham
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Doug Small
Experience Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids
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Jennifer Szwec
Raising Cane's 
Davisburg

Timothy Tharp
Grand Trunk Pub & Checker Bar
Detroit
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Liz Ware
Mission Point Resort
Mackinac Island

Paul Wegert
The Inn at St. John's
Plymouth
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Rick A. Winn
AHC + Hospitality
Grand Rapids
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