Advisory Board 2024
MFHA’s Advisory Board is made up of respected and accomplished Diversity Champions. The companies represented by these individuals have shown their outstanding commitment to multicultural initiatives and they have been active members and supporters of MFHA and its mission.
Max Langenkamp
Senior Vice President of Human Resources Cintas CorporationChair
James Fripp
Chief Diversity Officer Yum! Brands, Inc. Past Chair
Andrea Flatt
National Client Group Director, American Express
Isaac Rocha
Community Relations & Development Officer Bama Companies
W. Elliott Stephenson, Ph.D.
Vice President, Human Resources Ben E. Keith Foods
Heather Trotter
Senior Vice President Customer Leadership, Foodservice, South Coca – Cola Coca-Cola North America
Seela Simmons
Head of Learning & Development and Change Management Elior North America
Nicole Nelsen
Director, North America Retail FoodserviceGeneral Mills
April Kelly-Drummond
Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Denny’s
Greg Cocchiarella
Vice President Industry Relations ECOLAB
Damian Hanft
Vice President, Brand & Culture Ambassador Inspire Brands
Shelley Wolford
Chief People Officer Golden Corral Corporation
Sheldon Ross
CEO Hospitality Solutions Corporation
Roger Corbin
Senior Manager, Sales Excellence Kellogg’s Away From Home
Karmetria Dunham Burton, PhD
Senior Director – Global Supply Chain -Business Diversity McDonald’s Corporation
Vivian Robillard
Vice President, Workplace PepsiCo Global Foodservice
Richard Obayagbona
Market Partner Texas Roadhouse
Mike Essien, Esq.
Essien Law Office, PLLC Essien Law Office, PLLC MFHA Legal Counsel
Lourdes Diaz
VP Head of Diversity & Inclusion US Foods.
Tony Tenicela
Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Sodexo, North America.
Angela Lagos
Director Inclusion & Diversity Darden Restaurants Inc.