Our Mission
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The Louisiana Restaurant Association Education Foundation (LRAEF) is a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization that was founded in 1995 and is governed by a board of directors made up of restaurants, industry experts and educators in the hospitality industry. The Louisiana Restaurant Association Education Foundation exists to enhance the industry's service to the public through education, community engagement and promotion of career opportunities.
The LRAEF offers: ProStart® - High School Culinary and Restaurant Management Program, and the Scholarship Fund. |
Current Leadership
LRAEF Board of Directors
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Alan Guilbeau, PJ's Coffee, Chair
Craig Dennison, Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, Vice Chair Jason Jones, Sysco, Secretary/Treasurer Matt Massey, Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, Immediate Past Chair Bruce Attinger, Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux Forrest Bethay III, Triple B's Cajun Corner Michael Carmouche, Ecolab Scot Craig, Katie’s Restaurant & Francesca by Katie's Tony D'Angelo, MMI Culinary John Eastman, Auto-Chlor System Octavio Mantilla, BRG Hospitality Greg Reggio, Taste Buds Management Tammy Smitherman, Heartland Payment Systems |
Past Chair
Matt Massey, Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers Industry Representative Michael Eastman, Auto-Chlor System Academic Advisor Dr. Yvette Green, UNO Kabacoff School of HRT Ex-Officio Stan Harris, LRA President & CEO Keith Bond, LRA Chair |
Click here to see past LRAEF Chairs.
LRAEF Articulation Agreements
The LRA Education Foundation is proud to partner with these educational institutions through articulation agreements, which provides a smooth transition of credits from the completion of ProStart I and II. We are grateful to these schools for their commitment to the foodservice and hospitality industry.
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