Board Leadership

Board of Directors

FEDA's Board of Directors as a whole is responsible for the association's governance and oversight and, as such, monitors and guides its overall corporate structure, its financial sustainability and budget, and its larger strategic priorities on behalf of members.

Governance Vision

FEDA members feel well represented by a qualified and accountable governing Board of Directors that protects the association and keeps members fully informed about FEDA's financial, strategic and operational challenges and its achievements on behalf of distributors and dealers.

Governance Mission

FEDA's Board of Directors provides the governance oversight needed to protect the association's legal and financial interests and to ensure it meets strategic goals for advocacy, service and education on behalf of distributors and dealers.

Member Representation

FEDA's Board of Directors represents a membership that is composed of distributors and dealers that experience unique challenges related to their specific type of business, but who collectively share core advocacy, service and educational needs that FEDA can address and support.

2024-2025 Board Officers

The Board Officers, composed of the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary/Treasurer and Past Chairman, serve the Board Directors throughout the year to ensure FEDA meets annual governance and strategic goals.

FEDA’s Chairman leads the Board Directors and the Board Officers in governing the association to ensure:

  • Productive and meaningful volunteer experiences for the Board Directors, Board Officers, Committee Chairs and CEO.
  • Constructive policy and planning discussions among Board, Officers and Committee members.
  • The achievement and approval of strategic, financial and operational plans for the association.
  • Critical budgetary monitoring processes to ensure oversight of revenue growth and expense control.
  • The use of performance measurements that help the Board monitor association goal achievement.
  • Marc Tell

    Marc Tell

    Director of Sales, Sam Tell Companies

    Chairman

  • Jamie Arguello

    Jamie Arguello

    President, Grady's Foodservice Equipment & Supplies

    Vice Chairman

  • Eric Chaplick

    Eric Chaplick

    Vice President Operations and Design, Boelter Companies, Inc.

    Secretary

  • David M. Stafford

    David M. Stafford

    Stafford-Smith, Inc.

    Past Chairman

2024-2025 Board Directors

  • Tommaso Cardana

    Tommaso Cardana

    Former VP of Marketing, Tomson Hospitality Boutique

    Board Director

  • Stan Dabic

    Stan Dabic

    Russell Hendrix Foodservice Equipment

    Board Director

  • Colin Darcy

    Colin Darcy

    Financial Analyst, C&T Design & Equipment Co.

    Board Director

  • Lance Douglas

    Lance Douglas

    Douglas Equipment

    Board Director

  • A.J. Lewis IV

    A.J. Lewis IV

    Mission Restaurant Supply

    Board Director

  • Anthony Salemi

    Anthony Salemi

    Ace Mart Restaurant Supply

    Board Director

  • Leigh Thompson

    Leigh Thompson

    Operations Mgr., Mobile Fixture & Equipment Co.

    Board Director