Jeff Guinn

Jeff Guinn graduated from the University of Missouri with a B.S.in Hotel and Restaurant Management and a M.S. in Food Science. Guinn began working in the F&B profession in 1992. That tenure includes both independent and chain restaurants, bars, and resorts in both front of house and back of house positions at the line level, management, and executive level. Guinn joined the faculty of the College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri in 2005 with a joint position within the departments of Hospitality Management, Food Science, and Agricultural Engineering. In 2013, Chef Guinn accepted the Food and Beverage Director and Executive Chef positions for The Broadway, a DoubleTree by Hilton in Columbia, MO, which opened in the spring of 2014. In January 2017 Guinn became the Vice President of Food and Beverage Hospitality for Chesterfield Hotels. Jeff Guinn is also active in the Missouri Restaurant Association and was the 2016 President of the Mid-MO Restaurant Association, and is the Chairman of the Board for 2017. Guinn also joined the MRA state board as the Secretary/Treasurer in 2017.