IFSEA Announces New Leadership.

MARGATE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 1998--The International Food Service Executives Association (IFSEA) has elected new officers for 1998/99. Laurel Schutter, CFE, of the Northern Illinois Branch has been elected chairman of the board; Robert Mathews, CFE, of the Detroit Branch, is chairman-elect; and Colin Sendall, CFE, CBM, of the South Carolina Palmetto Branch has been elected international treasurer.

The announcement was made by Edward H. Manley, CFE, DHCFA, president and chief operating officer from the organization's Margate headquarters.

A member of IFSEA since 1979, Laurel Schutter served the past year as chairman-elect, and has been on the international board of directors for several years, acting as central region director, central region vice president and international treasurer. A resident of Wildwood, Ill., near Chicago, she has been on the local board for many years, and served as branch president for the Northern Illinois Branch for two terms. Schutter served as a U.S. Army Connelly Team evaluator, and is the recipient of two IFSEA Distinguished Service Citations and two Chairman's Awards.

Schutter holds a masters degree from Lake Forest Graduate School of Business and a bachelor's degree from the University of Evansville, Evansville, Ind. Currently director of food and nutrition at Condell Medical Center, Schutter has more than 28 years of healthcare food service management experience. She also is active and has served in several capacities in the American Society of Food Service Administrators and is past president of the Professional Women in Business Society. United Way of Lake County presented her with its outstanding service award, and Schutter plays an active role in the Libertyville Civic Center.

Chairman-elect Robert Mathews began his involvement with IFSEA as a hospitality curriculum student in 1972. Among his extensive contributions and achievements, Mathews served as international certification chairman, as a U.S. Army Connelly Team evaluator and member of Industry Advisory Committees.

Mathews was an International Student Branch chairman; Detroit Branch president, having served in all branch board positions; international director and Central Regional vice president; and has been chairman or a member of many branch and international committees. Mathews has been the recipient of 15 international awards, including the Peter Gust Economou and Chairman's Award.

International treasurer Colin Sendall, CFE, CBM, is a 27-year hospitality industry veteran, with 26 of those years dedicated to serving Peppermill/Western Village Hotel/Casinos. As food and beverage director of Western Village, this native of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada oversees more than 20,000 meals every week in the facility's three restaurants, snack bar and employee cafeteria.

Sendall often was called upon to train opening management teams for Peppermill Restaurants throughout California and Colorado in the 1970s. A strong proponent and instructor in alcohol awareness for the past eight years, his responsibilities extend to four bars and lounges staffed by approximately 260 food and beverage employees.

Named to the Who's Who of Junior College Students of America, Sendall holds an associate degree from Truckee Meadows Community College. After attending the University of Nevada Business College, he went on to teach food-related courses at the school. His IFSEA activities have included branch president, international director, Marine Corps traveler, certification chairman and Distinguished Service Citation recipient.

"IFSEA is blessed with leadership of this caliber," said Manley, "This is the team that will take the organization to the brink of the next century, and clearly they are up to the challenge."

The International Food Service Executives Association, the first hospitality association in the United States formed in 1901, has more than 4,000 members and 100 senior and students branches worldwide. All share IFSEA's mission, which is to enhance the careers of its members through professional and personal growth. Excellence in military food service; three professional certification programs, certified food executive (CFE), certified food manager (CFM), and certified bar manager (CBM); local programs to end hunger in America; and scholarships for hospitality students are among the programs supported by IFSEA. For more information on IFSEA call Edward Manley, at IFSEA headquarters, 954/977-0767, Ext. 3.

    CONTACT: International Food Service Executives Association
              Edward Manley, CFE, DHCFA
              954/977-0767, Ext. 3