Governance of the Personal Chefs Cooperative

The Personal Chefs Cooperative is governed by a board consisting of officers and directors elected from our membership. At this time the board consists of four officers and 17 directors. Officers rotate positions up with a new secretary to be elected from the members of the board and also new directors elected annually. The immediate past president will remain on the board and serve for one year. Following are the names of the members holding these positions currently and for the period ending January 31, 2011:

Executive Board

• Bill Furr President and Founder
• Debra Lane Vice President and Founder
• Leslee Barbosa Treasurer
• Winona Leonards Secretary

Board of Directors

• Conni Brownell Director of Cooking Instruction
• Debbie Burgess Chapter Liason and Editor
• Allison Coia Mentorship Co-Director
• Kelly Marie Currier Culinary School outreach Director
• Stacey DiVerde Director of Marketing—East Coast
• Stuart Drexler Mentorship Co-Director
• Jim Gray Director of Media Relations
•   Director of Corporate Associate Membership
• Lance Lemke Technology Director
• Diane Lestina Co-Director of our Charitable Foundation
• Sara Myron Catering Director
• Megan Nikolai Referral Director
• Paul Penney Co-Director of our Charitable Foundation
• Bill Waring New Member Director