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Ridgewells Catering Best Staff DC

The Best in the Biz

Top Hospitality Company East Coast

"Creating delicious, unbelievable experiences.

That's what we do."

Susan Lacz

-SUSAN LACZ, PRINCIPAL & CEO

JOSEPH POMPILI

General Manager

jpompili@ridgewells.com

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SARA KIRSCH

Operations Assistant Manager

skirsch@ridgewells.com

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CARRIE COFFEE

Senior Manager

ccoffee@ridgewells.com

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MCKENZIE MENSCH

Client Relations Manager

mmensch@ridgewells.com

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CARLY SNIDER

Client Relations Associate

csnider@ridgewells.com

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Major Events

TRENARD HODGE

Chief of Staff

thodge@ridgewells.com

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MAVIS PRAH

Controller

mprah@ridgewells.com

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CHERYL HUDSON

General Manager

chudson@ridgewells.com

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TEISHA LANCASTER

Unit Manager

tlancaster@ridgewells.com

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MARK HERNANDEZ

Purchasing Manager

mhernandez@ridgewells.com

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JULIO JOYA

Dispatch Operations Manager

jjoya@ridgewells.com

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Operations

KIM HANSON

Sales Development Manager

khanson@ridgewells.com

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MAGGIE MAYHEW

Senior Event Designer

mmayhew@ridgewells.com

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MARY MARGARET HART

Senior Event Designer

mhart@ridgewells.com

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MOLLY RUSS

Senior Event Designer

mruss@ridgewells.com

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ANTHONY PAOLINO

Event Designer

apaolino@ridgewells.com

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CLAIRE HUTNER

Event Designer

chutner@ridgewells.com

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MACKENZIE CARROLL

Event Designer

mcarroll@ridgewells.com

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ANDIE HIMMELRICH

Event Producer

ahimmelrich@ridgewells.com

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JONICA DEGRASSE

Event Producer

jdegrasse@ridgewells.com

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KAYCEE TUCKER

Event Producer

ktucker@ridgewells.com

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KAYLA HERNANDEZ

Event Producer

khernandez@ridgewells.com

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MACY SIMON

Event Producer

msimon@ridgewells.com

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MADELINE REMINGTON

Event Producer

mremington@ridgewells.com

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ROSE KELLEHER

Event Producer

rkelleher@ridgewells.com

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SAMANTHA ROBERTSON

Event Producer

srobertson@ridgewells.com

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LAUREN DIECKHAUS

Marketing Specialist

ldieckhaus@ridgewells.com

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Sales & Marketing

SUSAN LACZ

Principal & CEO 

info@ridgewells.com

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KEVIN DEWEY

Chief Financial Officer

kdewey@ridgewells.com

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RAUL BURGOS

Chief Development Officer

rburgos@ridgewells.com

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KASHIF BROWNE

Executive Chef

kbrowne@ridgewells.com

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BRIDGET NISTICO

Director of Sales

bnistico@ridgewells.com

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NATHAN GERSTEN

Director of Operations

ngersten@ridgewells.com

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CLAUDIA CASTRO

Director of Human Resources

ccastro@ridgewells.com

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HENRY HIRSCH

Director of Special Projects

hhirsch@ridgewells.com

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SHARON PETERSON

Director of Payroll

speterson@ridgewells.com

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ANDREW CHALFANT

Director of Major Events

achalfant@ridgewells.com

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Leadership

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