Leadership

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

    CEO, Sam Tell Companies

    Chairman

  • Jamie Arguello

    Jamie Arguello

    Principal and CEO, 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

    President and CEO, Stafford-Smith, Inc.

    Past Chairman

2024-2025 Board Directors

  • Tommaso Cardana

    Tommaso Cardana

    President, Tomson Hospitality Boutique

    Board Director

  • Stan Dabic

    Stan Dabic

    CEO, Russell Hendrix Foodservice Equipment

    Board Director

  • Colin Darcy

    Colin Darcy

    Financial Analyst, C&T Design & Equipment Co.

    Board Director

  • Lance Douglas

    Lance Douglas

    President, Douglas Equipment

    Board Director

  • A.J. Lewis IV

    A.J. Lewis IV

    CEO, Mission Restaurant Supply

    Board Director

  • Anthony Salemi

    Anthony Salemi

    Vice President of Strategic Sales, Ace Mart Restaurant Supply

    Board Director

  • Leigh Thompson

    Leigh Thompson

    CFO, Mobile Fixture & Equipment Co.

    Board Director