2019 - 2020 Texas Restaurant Association Officers
John Gessner
President
SVM Productions & Fox Rothschild, LLP, Dallas
Gary Johnson
President-Elect
Frontier Enterprises, San Antonio
Leo Duran
Vice President
L&J Cafe, El Paso
Jonathan Horowitz
Secretary-Treasurer
Convive Hospitality Consulting, Houston
Jimmy Hasslocher
Immediate Past President
Frontier Enterprises/Jim's Restaurants, San Antonio
Austin Headquarters Staff
Emily Williams Knight, Ed.D., President and CEO
Susan Petty, Chief of Staff
Joe Monastero, OSI, Chief Strategy and Operations Officer
Anna Tauzin, Chief Revenue and Innovation Officer
Craig Riley, Controller
Kelsey Erickson Streufert, Vice President, Government Relations and Advocacy
Todd Voorhees, Vice President, Exposition and Events
Region Leaders
Melissa Stewart, Regional Executive Director, Southeast Region of Texas
Dawn Larios, Regional Executive Director, West Texas Region
David Waddell, Regional Executive Director, Central South Texas Region