Board of Directors

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2019 Officers

President John Wade Restaurants, Inc. 3803 N. 153rd St. Ste. 202 Omaha, NE 68116 (402) 991-7400 Cell (402) 212-3586 john@restaurantsinc.net 1st Vice President Doug Daize World Eats 12950 N. 1st Street Raymond, NE 68428 Cell (402) 730 -4306 ddaize@worldeats.com 2nd Vice President Michael Behrens Black Cow Fat Pig Pub & Steak 702 W. Norfolk Avenue Norfolk, NE 68701 (402) 316 -4315 blakccowfatpigrestaurant@gmail.com Secretary-Treasurer Mitch Tempus Fernando’s Cafe & Cantina 380 N. 114th Street Omaha, NE 68514 Cell (402) 680-3977 mtempus@fernandosomaha.com

Board of Directors

Kim Brown Sysco-Lincoln 900 King Bird Road Lincoln, NE 68521 (402) 423-1031 brown.kim@lincoln.sysco.com Brian Kitten Brewsky’s Food & Spirits 201 N. 8th Street Lincoln, NE 68508 (402) 323-8800 FAX: 323-8805 bkitten@brewskys.com Linda Dennis Runza Restaurants 8800 Firethorn Lane Suite 300 Lincoln, NE 68520 (402) 423-2394 Cell (402) 430-6156 ldennis@runzanational.com Judy Daniell Ricardo’s Mexican Restaurant 800 S. 13th Street Norfolk, NE 68701 (402) 371-4340 Cell (402) 841-9526 judy@ricardosnorfolk.com Kelly Knudson daVinci’s 1431 S 33rd St. Lincoln, NE 68506 402-434-3300 Cell (402) 580-1240 kelly@davinci’s.com Brian Magee Upstream Brewing Company 514 S. 11th Street Omaha, Ne 68102 (402) 344-0200 bmagee@upstreambrewing.com Larissa Codr Heartland 17705 Pebbe Circle Omaha, NE 68136 (402) 540-3185 larissa.codr@e-hps.com Chuck Parker Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Lincoln 1901 Windhoek Drive Lincoln, NE 68512 (402) 890-4276 chuck@linpepco.com Michelle Daize World Eats HEF Board Chairman 12950 N. 1st St Raymond, NE 68428 (402) 730-7830 md@worldeats.com Brent Lindner Ohana Hospitality Group PO Box 969 Grand Island, NE 68802 (308) 390-7607 bc1010701@yahoo.com Nicole Jesse LaCasa Pizzaria 4432 Leavenworth Omaha, NE 68505 (402) 556-6464 Cell: (402) 660-7760 nmjesse@cox.net Jay Jarvis Lazlo, Inc. 729 Q Street Lincoln, NE 68508 (402) 434-5630 Cell: 402-432-2085 jjarvis@telesis-inc.com

Advisors

Dale Bean Cash-Wa Distributing 401 W. 4th Street Kearney, NE 68845 CELL (308) 440-5624 800-652-0010 x7476 dale.bean@cashwa.com Anthony Messineo Valentino’s PO Box 83089 Lincoln, NE 68501 (402) 434-9350 ajmessineo@valscorp.com Tony Messineo Valentino’s 2601 S. 70th Street Lincoln, NE 68506 (402) 434-9650 FAX: 434-9325 aomessineo@valscorp.com John Benton Immediate Past President HEF Venue Restaurant & Lounge 4111 Pioneer Woods Drive, #100 Lincoln, NE 68506 (402) 488-8368 chefjohn@yourvenue.com Justin Jones Raising Cane’s 1340 P Street Lincoln, NE 68508 (402) 466-5334 justin@shv-inc.com Fayrene Hamouz ProStart Coordinator 1610 S 70th Street, Ste. 101 Lincoln, NE 68506 (402) 440-7253 neprostart@windstream.net Todd Carter Chesterman Coca-Cola of Lincoln 1200 King Bird Lane Lincoln, NE 68521 tcarter@chesterman.com Jennie Warren Omaha Restaurant Association 4270 N. 139th Street Omaha, NE 68164 (402) 493-4739 majwarren@cox.net Jim Jenkins JJ & SE Jenkins 43055 RD 791 Callaway, NE 68825 (308) 836-2450 wwjjenkins@aol.com