TABLE OF CONTENTS
2016 Issue 3
FBS Board of Directors
Wray Hutchinson
Chairman
Mark Jones
Vice Chairman
James Bitzonis
Director
Brian Carmody
Director
Jerry Franklin Jr.
Director
ON THE COVER
Buffalo Wild Wings® franchisees took part in the brand’s Capitol
Hill Day. BWW Vice President of Franchise Operations Dale Gallion,
far left, joined franchisees Jenny Beaudoin, Brian Carmody, second
from right, and Mark Jones, right, in a visit with Wyoming Sen.
John Barrasso, center.
COLUMNS
2
Chairman’s Column
By Wray Hutchinson, FBS Chairman
Steve Grube
Director
DEPARTMENTS
Roz Mallet
Director
12 Recognitions
4
FBS Member News
Amy O’Neil
Director
13 Team Up for Kids™
Bobby Pancake
Director
19 Franchisee Spotlight
15 Event Calendar and New Store Openings
Karim Webb
Director
FEATURES
Christy Williams
Executive Director
18 Meet VP of Franchise Operations: Dale Gallion
16 In Memoriam: Remembering Marnie Carabell
20 Spotlight on 114th Congress: Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH-01)
FBS Editorial Board
26 5 States Key to Future Fate of U.S. Senate
by Misty Chally, FBS vice president of legislative affairs
Kristi Keith-Hoffman
Editor-in-Chief
[email protected]
30 The Other Election: Battle for Control of an Ever-More Partisan Senate
by Brad Todd, OnMessage Inc.
Jessica Loeding
Managing Editor
[email protected]
33 NRA and State Partners Launch Political Engagement Program
contributed by the National Restaurant Asso