Currently

Co-owner: Tee Jaye’s Country Place Restaurants
Real Estate Broker: Sokol Realty LLC
Owner: Sokol & Associates
Affiliations: Ohio Business Brokers Association, Ohio Restaurant Association & Central Ohio Restaurant Association

Professional Experience

• National Restaurant Association Public Affairs Conferences:1997-2006
• Election Advisory Committee: Tiberi for Congress
• NFIB representative to President Bush White House: Small Business Leaders 2000
• Personally contribute: ORA PAC Fund
• Personally contribute: NRA SAFE Fund
• Co-Chair: National Restaurant Association Ohio’s SAFE Fund Golf Outing 2001
• Phone calls to Senators and Congressman relating to small business issues
• National Restaurant Association winner: National Grassroots Award 2001

State Involvement

• Steering Committee: Ohio Hospitality Coalition (the legislative arm for ORA)1990-2001
• Chairman: Ohio Hospitality Coalition 1997-1998
• MC: Legislative Day Event while hosting Congressman Pat Tiberi 1999
• Developed OHC PAC fundraisers throughout Ohio
• Developed grassroots ‘Adopt a Candidate’ program for elections 2000
• Chairman: Ohio Restaurant Association 1999-2000
• Board Member: Ohio Restaurant Association 1991-2008
• Developed state-wide PAC for ORA locally
• Appointed by Taft & Voinovich to serve on Governors Food Service
• Advisory Committee to adopt new food code standards for Ohio 2002
• Advisory Board: Ohio State University Food Management 2002
• Member Ohio Restaurant Association
• Member of NFIB

Local Contribution

• Chairman: Central Ohio Restaurant Association 2007
• Executive Committee: Central Ohio Restaurant Association 2000-Present
• President: Children’s Hospital Development Board 2000
• Board Member: Children’s Hospital Development Board 1995-Present
• Chairman: Children’s Hospital Woody Hayes Golf Outing 2000
• Chairman: NFIB Columbus Action Committee
• Board Member: NFIB
• Merchant of the Year: Parson Avenue 1996
• Coach: Special Olympics Track & Basketball 1995-2000
• Founder: Jewish Business Forum 1999
• Chairman: Columbus Jewish Federation Annual Dinner 2003
• Member: Columbus Jewish Foundation 2000-Present
• Board Member: Ohio State University Hillel 2000-2005
• Board Member: Retail Food Safety Advisory 1999
• Committee member: JDRF Auction 2010-Present
• Founding member of board: Food & Wine Affair & Chair of Auction 2003
• Board Chair: Central Ohio Restaurant Association PAC 2005-2006
• Agudas Achim Board Member- 2014 to present
• Agudas Achim Brotherhood Chairman- 2014-2016
• Columbus Culinary School- Speaker quarterly
• In Christy Shoes Charity- Advsiory Board Member & on Founding Board
• City of Columbus Food Truck Board- Help create the laws and regulations
• City Of Columbus- Food Truck Advisory Board 2015- present
• City of Columbus- Local Food Action Plan Committee member 2014-2016
• SWAYCO- Single Use Bag Ban committee

Education

The Ohio State University

• Bachelor’s Degree: Restaurant Management
• Member: President’s Club
• Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity: Vice-President 1980

Dale Carnegie Institute

• Public Speaking
• Meeting Facilitation
• Award winner: Public Speaking

Capital University

• Professional Development: Management courses

Franklin University

• Professional Development: Communication classes

Hondros College

• Real Estate Broker License