Alan Reed
Executive Director
Alan Reed is the Executive Director of Chicagoland Food & Beverage Network. Prior to this role, Alan was Executive Vice President, Strategy & Innovation at Dairy Management, Inc., and was responsible for creating and driving innovative strategies to grow dairy demand. Alan has a degree in Telecommunications from Indiana University and an MBA in Management & Strategy from Northwestern University.
Email: alan@chicagolandfood.org

Mayra Cruz
Administrative Assistant
Mayra Cruz is the Administrative Assistant for Chicagoland Food & Beverage Network. Mayra comes to CFBN with over 20 years of administrative experience. Prior to joining CFBN, Mayra worked as an Executive Assistant at Dairy Management, Inc. She attended Northwestern Business College in Chicago.
Email: mayra@chicagolandfood.org

Andrea J. Carbine
Membership & Events
Andrea J. Carbine is an entrepreneur, chef, and consultant working in food for over twenty years. She was recognized with two James Beard nominations, a Local Hero award, and a Women of Excellence Award for Entrepreneurship for her work in the kitchen and in her own ventures. She has launched, operated, scaled, and sold her own entrepreneurial ventures. She also led operations for the Chicago outpost of the former Pilotworks, a culinary co-working space, helping to develop tools for entrepreneurs and B2B companies to build, scale, and develop their food-focused products. 
Email: andrea@chicagolandfood.org

Suneet Lad
Business & Program Development
Suneet has spent the past two and a half years executing one of the largest public/private partnerships in the history of the city using relationship building and leadership skills to bring together stakeholders representing developers, financial institutions, community development agencies, neighborhood groups, CPG’s, the City of Chicago, and more to help lead the development of a $34MM food business incubator on the City’s West Side. Prior to this role, Suneet spent five ears in brand marketing and innovation roles for two large food CPG companies and have also spent more than five years in the banking sector straddling finance and technology. 
Email: suneet@chicagolandfood.org

Patrick Schaffler

Finance, Operations & Planning

Patrick has been with Chicagoland Food & Beverage Network soon after its inception, initially serving as interim COO, and now primarily as a consultant for varying financial control needs and special projects. Prior to this role,

Patrick served as the Executive Director at the Northern Michigan Catholic Foundation, leading the organization through an operational stabilization.  He spent much of his career in Chicago in the banking and fund services sector, then serving as a Director in Dairy Management Inc.’s Strategy, Insights and Planning department.  Patrick has a degree in Finance and Business Economics from The University of Notre Dame.

Email: pat@chicagolandfood.org