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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
Max Langenkamp

Senior Vice President of Human Resources Cintas CorporationChair

James Fripp
James Fripp

Chief Diversity Officer Yum! Brands, Inc. Past Chair

Andrea Flatt
Andrea Flatt

National Client Group Director, American Express

Isaac Rocha
Isaac Rocha

Community Relations & Development Officer Bama Companies

Elliott Stephenson
W. Elliott Stephenson, Ph.D.

Vice President, Human Resources Ben E. Keith Foods

Heather Trotter
Heather Trotter

Senior Vice President Customer Leadership, Foodservice, South Coca – Cola Coca-Cola North America

Seela Simmons
Seela Simmons

Head of Learning & Development and Change Management Elior North America

TBD
Nicole Nelsen

Director, North America Retail FoodserviceGeneral Mills

April Kelly-Drummond
April Kelly-Drummond

Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Denny’s

Greg Cocchiarella
Greg Cocchiarella

Vice President Industry Relations ECOLAB

Damian Hanft
Damian Hanft

Vice President, Brand & Culture Ambassador Inspire Brands

Shelley Wolford
Shelley Wolford

Chief People Officer Golden Corral Corporation

Sheldon Ross
Sheldon Ross

CEO Hospitality Solutions Corporation

Roger Corbin
Roger Corbin

Senior Manager, Sales Excellence Kellogg’s Away From Home

Karmetria Dunham Burton
Karmetria Dunham Burton, PhD

Senior Director – Global Supply Chain -Business Diversity McDonald’s Corporation

Vivian Robillard
Vivian Robillard

Vice President, Workplace PepsiCo Global Foodservice

Mark Simpson
Richard Obayagbona

Market Partner Texas Roadhouse

Mike Essien, Esq.
Mike Essien, Esq.

Essien Law Office, PLLC Essien Law Office, PLLC MFHA Legal Counsel

Mike Essien, Esq.
Lourdes Diaz

VP Head of Diversity & Inclusion US Foods.

Tony Tenicela
Tony Tenicela

Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Sodexo, North America.

TBD
Angela Lagos

Organizational Development & Diversity Team Director Darden Restaurants Inc.