The Foundation of NACE has announced its 2018-2019 board of directors. The board will be working toward achieving their strategic goals by guiding the Foundation of NACE in continuing its mission to support the catering and events industry by educating NACE members and investing in their communities.

• President, Zena Phillips, CPCE, CMP
  Zena Phillips is the Senior Director, Luxury Catering & Events at Hilton Hotels, Americas Region. Zena has over 20 years of sales and management experience with the last 15 spent in catering and events. Zena is also this year's recipient of the Pacesetter Award in Innovation from the Events Industry Council.
• Vice President, Harvey Stern, CPCE, CMPHarvey Stern is the Executive Director of Catering and Banquets for Bellagio Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stern also serves on the Board of One Night for One Drop as the Culinary Chair.
• Secretary/Treasurer, Gary McCreary, CPCE, CMP, CSEP
  Gary McCreary serves as the Vice President of Catering & Convention Operations for The Venetian | The Palazzo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gary oversees Banquet Operations which generates over $100M annually in banquet revenue.
• Past-President, Dave Buckley, CSEP
  Dave is the Regional Sales Manager overseeing several of AFR's Locations, including Las Vegas, Chicago, Maryland, DC, Virginia and the Carolinas.

The Foundation Trustees include:

• Trustee, Timothy Lam, CHT, CGSP
  Executive Director
  The International School of Hospitality
  Las Vegas, Nevada
• Trustee, Walter Nemeth, CPCEDirector – Social Catering
  Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza
  Cincinnati, Ohio
• Trustee, Michael Dwork
  Founder and CEO
  VerTerra, Ltd.
  New York, New York
• Trustee, Terry Shields, CPCE, CSEP
  Director of Catering
  Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek
  Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
• Trustee, Tracey Amernick, CPCEVice President of Event Sales
  Cohn Restaurant Group
  San Diego, California

ABOUT THE FONDATION OF NACE The Foundation of NACE is the charitable arm of the National Association for Catering and Events. The Foundation's mission is to support the catering and events industry by educating our members and investing in our community. Learn more at www.nace.net/give.

ABOUT NACE With 3,500 members, the National Association for Catering and Events (NACE), www.nace.net is committed to building a vibrant community and providing essential resources to the catering and events industry. NACE offers education, professional certification (CPCE), national and local networking opportunities, recognition, a job bank, and the industry's most prestigious annual conference. Learn more at www.nace.net.