JVTF's Board of Directors
Jason Teter, President
Argos Materials
Carita Venable, Vice President
Southern Regional Education Board
Erin Morgan, Secretary
Flagstar Bank
Casey Hardeman, Treasurer
Protective Life Corporation
Wendi Brown
PNC Bank
Leonard Casey
Spire Inc.
Will Clark
Altec Inc.
Silvia Espinosa-Laxson
Hispanic and Immigrant Center of Alabama
Shirley Fagan
Community Volunteer
Brandon Glover
Alabama Power Company
Braxton Goodrich,
Timberline Holdings
Rosa Hooper
Medical Properties Trust
Dewayne Jones
Embassy Suites by Hilton & Rotaract Fellow
Charles Esther Kellum
Community Volunteer
Kendra Key
Regions Financial
Hunter Lewis
Food & Wine Magazine
Taylor Pursell
Pursell Agri-Tech
Dave Stewart
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
Frank Stitt
Stitt Restaurant Group
Pardis Stitt
Stitt Restaurant Group
Amanda Storey
Jones Valley Teaching Farm
Lisa Von Feldt
Shipt
Sue Willis
GSK
Caroline Yeilding
Morgan Stanley
Community Advisory Board
Charles Ester Kellum
Vanessa Sanders
Cherie Dortch
Vickie Jones
Temperance Smiley
Bryan King
Kathryn Kimbrough
Johnnie Brown
Carmla Washington
Lauren Thomas
Paul Rand
Bill Carroll
LaToya Lambert
Marian (Bunny) Fite
Culinary Advisory Board
Rita Bernhardt
Executive Chef /Co- Owner
LUCA Restaurant
Zebbie Carney
CEO / Founder
Eugene’s Hot Chicken
Aimee Domingue-Castro
Co-Owner/ FOH Manager
Sol Y Luna Tapas and Tequilas
Emily Hall
Recipe Developer & Tester, Food Stylist at DotDash Food Studios
Owner, Breakup Cookie
John Hall
Executive Chef / Co-Owner
Post Office Pies
Roscoe Hall II
Culinary Director
Post Office Pies
Hunter Lewis
Editor-In-Chief
Food & Wine
Tina Liolio
Owner
Local Link
Rob McDaniel
Executive Chef / Owner
Helen Restaurant
Diann Pilgrim
Director, Academy of Hospitality and Tourism
Wenonah High School (Birmingham City Schools)
Tanesha Sims-Summers
Co-Owner
Naughty But Nice Kettle Corn Co.
Ama Ifágbàmílà’ Shambulia
Health Coach / Food Educator /Owner
A Beautiful Life Enterprises LLC
Pardis Stitt
Co-Owner / Operator
Bottega, Bottega Cafe, Chez Fonfon, Highlands Bar & Grill