Welcome New Dames!

This year we had an amazing group of 16 prospective new members.  The Membership Committee, comprising Stacey Adams, Janet Yu, CiCi Williamson, Ann Yonkers, Diane Neas, and Katherine Newell Smith, selected six extraordinary women who will add value and contribute to our chapter.  We are very excited to welcome and induct them into our chapter at the Spring GMM.  Please make time to introduce yourselves during the opening reception or brunch and help them get involved in our chapter activities.  

Dr.  Erinn D. Tucker, PhD
(Sponsor:   Danielle Turner)
Dr. Tucker, faculty director and associate professor of the practice of the Global Hospitality Leadership program at Georgetown University has worked for over 20 years in academia, sport and event management. She is the co-founder of DMV Black Restaurant Week and has been quoted in articles in The Washington Post, Food & Wine Magazine, Washingtonian, DCist, and Wall Street Journal. She was awarded Dean's Service Award (2018) at Georgetown University.  Before Georgetown, she has held faculty appointments at Boston University, Temple University, and Johnson and Wales University.
 
Kimberly Lapinski
(Sponsor:  Rose Clifford)
Founder/CEO, Elder Nourish, she has worked in restaurants and food businesses for most of her adult life.  After a long career as a medical illustrator and art director she began work in 2000 as a private chef to the elderly in my community in Vermont.   After seeing the positive outcomes of her clients' health as a result of her service, she decided to start a business to serve older adults in a more impactful way.  In 2018, she was awarded the Seed Spot Business Accelerator Impact Award. 
 
Linda Davis
(Sponsor:   Ann Stratte)
Linda's professional career began in 1983 when she launched Company's Coming, a full service catering company in Annapolis MD. Spanning 36 years, Linda's career in the industry has included the expansion of Company's Coming to a destination management service for groups travelling to Annapolis and Washington DC looking for customized and exciting off-premise events, the creation of The Wild Orchid Café, an early concept farm-to-table restaurant which offered fresh locally sourced ingredients located in a quaint converted cottage in Eastport, and now Davis Group Events, an event management and production company. In addition to creating private, corporate and non-profit events for its clients, Davis Group Events manages the historic Charles Carroll House on the banks of Spa Creek in downtown Annapolis. Davis en Blanc, an arm of Davis Group Events, is a partner with the international company Diner en Blanc International and produces the iconic French pop-up picnic Diner en Blanc  in Washington DC, Charleston SC, Boston MA and New York.

Sandra Kay Miller
(Sponsor:   Deb Moser)
For the last thirty years, Sandra has been a champion of locally-produced-and-purchased foods. Her experience spans from retail to restaurants but her passion is production.  She was a food writer for the Los Angeles Times and sous chef/purchaser for Wheeler Hot Springs in Ojai, CA.   Sandra has been an active member and leader in food-based non-profits including being a board member for the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture and the Pennsylvania Women's Agricultural Network. She owns and operates Painted Hand Farm located in Mount Holly Springs, PA. 
 
 
Sheryl Cottrell Hoehner
(Sponsor:  Nancy Piho)
Sheryl C. Hoehner MS, RDN, LDN has practiced in a variety of ways during her productive career, from education, to research, to clinical nutrition. A retired lieutenant colonel, she served the military on active duty, in the reserves, and as a private sector contractor on several military projects. Her former employers include Anne Arundel Dept. of Aging, the United States Naval Academy, BGreen Grocers and Co., Inc. and the Consortium on Health and Military Performance.   She has published several articles on healthy eating and is currently enjoying building her company, Hoehner Health and Wellness, in Millersville, MD.  
 
Taueret Thomas
(Sponsor:  Nona Nielsen-Parker)
Taueret Khepera Thomas wears many hats, among them are chef, educator, entrepreneur, consultant, brand ambassador and competition judge.  A culinary maven whose passion is food, Chef Thomas is endorsed by other chefs and culinary professionals for her uncompromising standards and discipline for the culinary arts.  She has a Bachelor of Science from Frostburg State University, a Master in Public Administration from the University of Baltimore, and an AAS, Hotel and Restaurant Management from Anne Arundel Community College.  Taueret is also the promotion committee chair for the Waverly Mainstreet board of directors.  She is chef and owner of Khepera's Kitchen, LLC, an elite chef service that also hosts weekend-only brunch in her production kitchen in Baltimore.