Trustees and Committees

Board of Trustees
Membership Committee
Council for Professional Standards – The Americas
Marketing Committee
Committee for Emerging Consultants
Allied Advisory Council
Conference Planning Committee
Ethics Committee

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2023 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

CHAIR

Christine Guyott, FCSI, RDN

Rippe Associates, Inc.
cguyott@rippeassociates.com

Christine Guyott is a registered dietitian who has worked in the foodservice industry for over 25 years. She leads the healthcare team as a Principal with Rippe Associates, Inc. While her primary area of expertise is healthcare, she has worked on a variety of project types since starting her career in 1985 and enjoys working with clients throughout the country. Christine enjoys speaking to dietetic and architectural classes on non-traditional dietetics and foodservice design. Currently, she is part of the AHF Industry Advisory Board and KState Dietetics Advisory Board.

CHAIR ELECT

Brent Hall, FCSI
Clevenger Associates
brent@clevengerassoc.com

Brent has over 28 years of foodservice experience which includes custom equipment design and manufacturing, installation, specifications, schematic design, design development, construction documents and project management. Complete project experience listings include a vast number of projects worldwide.

SECRETARY

Kristin Sedej, FCSI
S2O Consultants, Inc
kristin@s2oconsultants.net

TREASURER

Joe Schumaker, FCSI
SCG FoodSpace
joe@scgfoodspace.com

After graduating with honors from the California Culinary Academy, San Francisco, Joe co-founded Cosmopolitan Catering.  After growing the business to over $15M in revenue he exited and began consulting full-time in 2015.  Joe is an expert in foodservice management, food business growth and mentorship.

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

Eric Norman, FCSI
Clevenger Associates
eric@clevengerassoc.com

Eric began his career in foodservice at the young age of 14 working at a local Dairy Queen which eventually progressed into bartending at age 19, where he worked his way through college until graduating with his BA in Business Management. Having interned at MVP Services Group since he was 18, Eric would go to work for the firm right out of college, staying there until MVP merged with Clevenger Associates in early 2017. Mentoring under his father Ed Norman, Eric’s consulting career has focused on proper foodservice design and quality documentation. While focusing heavily on Education, Eric has also completed many design projects in all segments in his 20+ years as a professional consultant.

Eric has been heavily involved with FCSI for the past 15 years. He has worked with the FCSI Worldwide Academy Task Force f the Young Member Forum (ICON) as Chair and Past Chair, the Bylaws & Governance Task Force, Conference Steering Committee, and the Conference Planning Committee. Eric most recently has served on the FCSI The Americas Board of Trustees as Trustee and Secretary from 2014 to 2018 and Chair of The America’s Board from 2020 to 2023. 

TRUSTEES

At Large Trustee – Mike Berard, FCSI
Commercial Kitchen Consulting, LLC
mberard@ckc-llc.net

Mike is the founder and President of Commercial Kitchen Consulting, LLC.  Mike served over 32 years of combined service in the USMC and US Navy Seabees.  He retired in 2010 as a Chief Warrant Officer Four (CWO4).  Mike earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and an AAS in Construction Technology.  Mike is a service disabled veteran and CKC is a registered Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) with New York State and CVE (Federal).  Mike served as an active member of FCSI’s CPSTA committee (Council for Professional Standards).

At Large Trustee – Leonard Condenzio, FCSI
Ricca Design Studios
lcondenzio@ricca.com

At Large Trustee – Howard Stanford, FCSI
SSA, Inc.
howard@studiofs.com

Howard Stanford has been a member of the SSA team since 2002. Howard has been recognized as one of the top foodservice consultants/designers in the United States. His ever increasing focus on design excellence has resulted in outstanding guest experience while bringing more diversity to the foodservice consulting and design profession utilizing educational networks, organization involvement, innovative concepts and advanced technologies.

Allied Trustee – Jay Bravinder
Champion Industries
jbravinder@championindustries.com

Jay has spent over 28 years in the hospitality/foodservice industry and throughout this time he has served in several volunteer capacities always with the objective of improving the industry as a whole. Having worked alongside and providing educational content to foodservice consultants from across the nation, Jay is extremely passionate about supporting FCSI-The Americas and its consultant membership, as well as, elevating the partnership with the hundreds of Allied members that support FCSI.  Jay has been an active member of FCSI for many years, most recently serving on the FCSI Allied Advisory Council and the FCSI Educational Foundation.

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Membership Committee

Council for Professional Standards – The Americas (CPSTA)

Marketing Committee

Committee for Emerging Consultants (C4EC)

Allied Advisory Council

Conference Planning Committee