Omaha Restaurant Association Board of Directors
PRESIDENT: Jessica Keith
Corkscrew Wine & Cheese
3908 Farnam Street (31)
(w) 402-933-3150
jessica@corkscrewwineandcheese.com
SECRETARY: Maura Carolan
Performance Foodservice – Omaha
6720 N 9th Street (12)
(w) 402-598-5474
maura.carolan@pfgc.com
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: Matt Brown
V Mertz
1022 Howard Street (02)
(w) 402-345-8980
mbrown.vmertz@gmail.com
VICE PRESIDENT: Natalie Hankins
DJ’s Dugout
10309 South 25th Street, Bellevue (123)
(cell) 402-517-5553
natalie@djsdugout.com
TREASURER: Joel Priest
Hospitality Management Systems
6886 S 118th St #1 (37)
(w) 800-242-8679 #7840
jpriest@hmskc.com
Restaurant Directors – 2023
Dale Brandsberg
801 Chophouse
1403 Farnam Street (02)
(w) 402-341-1222
dbrandsberg@icloud.com
Caitlyn Hazlewood
Jam’s Old Market
1101 Harney Street (102)
(w) 402-614-9333
Caitlyn@cutchallmanagement.com
Shawn LaHood
Monarch
316 South 15th Street (02)
(w) 402-933-7437
slahood@hoteldecoomaha.com
MJ Potter
Embassy Suites Downtown
555 South 10th Street (102)
(w) 402-740-1507
mj.potter@atriumhospitality.com
Sarah Wallace
Flemings Steakhouse
140 Regency Parkway (14)
(w) 402-393-0811
wallace@flemingssteakhouse.com
Roland Day
J Gilbert’s Wood Fired Steaks & Seafood
1010 Capitol Ave (02)
(w) 531-222-9218
rday@jgilberts.com
Blane Hunter
Porky Butts BBQ
15475 Ruggles St (16)
(w) 531-466-7343
porkybuttsbbq@gmail.com
Gavin Pino
Stokes
13615 California Street (54)
(w) 402-498-0804
gavin@restaurantsinc.net
Nick Saldi
Legends Patio Grill and Bar
6910 N 102nd Circle (122)
(w) 402-598-7614
nsaldi@me.com
Dan Watts
Mainstreet Theatres(Backlot, Inkwell…)
6200 S 205th Street, Elkhorn (022)
(cell) 402-650-6385
dwatts@mainstreettheatres.com
Purveyor Directors – 2023
John DiGiorgio
Republic National Distributing Co
8648 So. 117th Street (28)
(w) 402-339-9100
john.digiorgio@mdc-usa.com
Jeff Gilliland
TriMark Hockenberg’s
14063 Cornhusker Road (38)
(w) 402-339-8900
jeff.gilliland@trimarkusa.com
Vicki Jenkins
Johnson Brothers of NE
9320 J Street (27)
(w) 402-331-2200
vjenkins@johnsonbrothers.com
Michael Rhoades
Sysco
900 King Bird Road,
Lincoln, NE 68521
(w) 402-423-1031
michael.rhoades@sysco.com
Bryon Zechmann
Premier Midwest Beverage
10367 South 134th Street (38)
(w) 402-891-1212
bzechmann@premierbeverage.net
Jim Edwards
Quality Brands of Omaha
13255 Centech Rd (38)
(w) 402-896-8900
jim.edwards@qbdist.com
Richard “Dickie” Grenier
Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits
13855 Cornhusker Rd (38)
(w) 402-216-7507
richard.greiner@sgws.com
Jeremy Medved
US Foods
6315 Pershing Drive (10)
(w) 402-770-3420
jeremy.medved@usfoods.com
Craig Ulrich
Quail Distributing
7735 South 134th Street (03)
(w) 402-309-0721
culrich@quaildist.com
Gary Zoucha
Chesterman Coca-Cola
5415 Dayton Street (17)
(w) 402-738-3038
gzoucha@chesterman.com
Directors Ex Officio – 2023
Adam Carlson
Douglas County Health Dept.
1111 S. 41st Street (05)
(w) 444-7488
adam.carlson@douglascounty-ne.gov
Greg Hanson
Access Payment Processing
2710 S 140th Street (44)
(w) 402-905-9936
ghanson@access-processing.com
Liasons – 2023
Brian O’Malley
Institute for the Culinary Arts @ MCC
PO BOX 3777
Omaha, NE 68103-0777
(w) 531-622-2615
bomalley@mccneb.edu
Zoe Olson
Nebraska Hospitality Association
5100 North 27th Street Ste A2 #238
Lincoln, NE 68521
(w) 402-570-9676
zoe.olson@nebraskadining.org
Brian Barks
Food Bank for the Heartland
10525 J Street (27)
(w) 402-905-4808
bbarks@foodbankheartland.org
Sheri Potter
Di Tendenza Foodstyling, Photography & Design
4816 North 134th Avenue
Omaha, NE 68164
(w) 402-321-3928
sheripotter@me.com
Executive Director
Jennie Warren
Omaha Restaurant Association
4270 N. 139th Street
Omaha, NE 68164
(w) 493-4739
jwarren@dineoutoften.com