Leadership

AHF: Governed by a Committed Board

AHF’s leadership draws from the expertise and industry experience of our most valuable resource – our member base. Comprised of healthcare foodservice professionals, from facilities large and small, from acute care and senior living, AHF’s leadership believes healthcare is best served by the self-operated foodservice model. AHF Board terms run from January 1st to December 31st each year. 

The AHF Board of Directors

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President

Ryan Conklin, CEC
Executive Chef
UNC REX Healthcare

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Immediate Past President

Cyndi Roberts 
Food Services Manager
Saint Joseph Memorial Hospital

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President-Elect

Eric Eisenberg
Director of Dining Services
Rogue Valley Manor

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Secretary

Leisa Bryant
Director, Food and Nutrition
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Treasurer

Robert Darrah
Director of Dining Services
Legacy Retirement Communities

Treasurer-Elect

Angela O'Neill
Director Nutritional Services
Hunterdon Medical Center

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Director

Aatul Jain
Executive Chef
Saint Peter's University Hospital

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Director

Neal Lavender
Executive Director of Food and Nutrition Services
JPS Health Network

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Director

Thom Pastor
Nutrition Services Manager
Saint Charles Healthcare

Director

Patrick LaMont
Director of Food and Nutrition
Brookdale Hospital and Medical Center

Director

Timothy Schoonmaker
System Director/ Executive Chef

Centra Health

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IAB Chair

Barbara Kane
Vice President, Industry Relations
Ecolab

IAB Vice-Chair

Stephanie Gilbert
Vice President, Sales & Marketing

BSI, LLC

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IAB Past Chair

Ralph Goldbeck, AIA
Partner
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