President & CEO

The ANFP President & CEO serves as the visionary leader, guiding the organization’s strategy, success, and culture. Together, the President & CEO and the Board of Directors assure ANFP’s relevance to the food service industry, the accomplishment of ANFP’s mission and vision, and the accountability of ANFP to its diverse constituents.

Position Responsibilities

• Assists the Board in determining ANFP’s values, mission, vision, short- and long-term goals.
• Assists the Board in monitoring and evaluating ANFP’s relevance to the food service industry, its effectiveness, and its results.
• Keeps the board informed through regular communication, providing both formal and informal updates on organization performance, strategy, and key issues.
• Identifies problems and opportunities and addresses them; brings those which are appropriate to the Board and/or its committees, facilitates discussion and deliberation.
• Informs the Board and its committees about trends, issues, problems, and activities to facilitate policy making. Recommends policy positions.
• Provides general oversight of all organizational activities, manages day-to-day operations, and assures a smoothly functioning, efficient organization.
• Leads the executive team by setting expectations, fostering collaboration, promoting a high-performance culture driving the organization strategically towards its objectives.
• Assures program quality and organizational stability through development and implementation of standards and controls, systems and procedures, and regular evaluation.
• Assures a work environment that supports and enables successful recruitment, retention, and the development of qualified personnel and volunteers. Drives organizational and cultural initiatives, fostering a positive and inclusive work environment.
• Oversees the fiscal activities of the organization, ensuring that resources and investments are managed prudently and according to policy, services are produced in a cost-effective manner, solid budgeting and accounting systems and controls are in place.

• Assures the filing of all legal and regulatory documents and monitors compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Acts as an advocate, within the public and private sectors, for issues relevant to the organization, its services, and constituencies.
• Facilitates the integration of the organization into the fabric of the food service industry by assuring the use of effective marketing and communications activities.
• Oversees comprehensive communications that incorporate various types of media to help keep members informed and current on ANFP activities, legislative and regulatory matters, and local and national issues impacting the member profession.
• Identifies the key relationships necessary to support an effective organization and assures proper planning, relationship building, and communications to develop and maintain these.
• Serves as organization’s chief spokesperson and acts as advocate for issues relevant to the organization including legislative and regulatory matters, partnerships, and other stakeholder concerns.

Required Experience and Education :

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; master’s and/or other advanced degree preferred; CAE desirable. RDN or CDM, CFPP credential desirable.
• Minimum of ten years’ executive level experience in association management, and/or a public or private business organization, with demonstrated increased responsibility. Food service industry related experience is a plus.
• Previous experience working with a Board of Directors.
• Must possess outstanding advocacy skills, business, and marketing skills as well as strong financial management, communication, strategic planning, public relations, community relations, governmental relations, and interpersonal skills.
• Proven track record of successfully managing a complex and diverse organization that provides the highest quality of service to its members, customers, employees, and stakeholders.
• Results oriented record of achievement in organizational leadership, strategic thinking, and interpersonal skills.
• Verbal and written communications skills to connect effectively with all levels of company and…