Our Team

Director

Lance has led the Savor team since its founding in 2011. He has more than 25 years of experience in the US foodservice industry. Lance enjoys watching his two boys participate in youth sports, golfing, cooking, and travel. His favorite travel location thus far is Seville, Spain and his bucket list destination is Tahiti. Lance’s favorite meal to cook at home is paella, and his favorite food ethnicity is Thai. Lance works out of Savor's corporate office in Chesterfield, Missouri.

National Sales Manager

Steve has 28 years of experience in the foodservice industry and has been part of the Savor team since 2019 and is passionate about Boston Sports Team—where he was born and raised. Steve is now a resident of North Carolina and is a proud father of two young men. He enjoys spending time at the beach with his wife. His favorite food to cook at home is a nicely grilled NY strip steak, and his favorite food ethnicity is Italian. Steve works remotely out of his home in Hampstead, North Carolina.

Corporate Chef Product Innovation

Chef Don evaluates all of Savor Imports items for quality, flavor, and overall fit in Savor’s pantry. Don is also responsible for continually sensory benchmarking Savor food items to ensure they are the "best in class" in the industry! Don has been a chef for 26 years and has had the privilege of traveling (and eating) his way around the world. His favorite food destination is Singapore, and he enjoys golfing, boating, and fishing near his home in the North Georgia Mountains.

National Accounts Manager

Maria has 25 years of national accounts sales and leadership experience in the foodservice industry. She lives in Denver, Colorado. In her free time, Maria enjoys spending time with family, cooking, entertaining, golfing, and yoga.

National Accounts Manager

Karen is one of Savor Import's National Account Managers. She has been with Savor since 2014 and in the foodservice industry more than 35 years, from owning and operating her own restaurant, to multiple roles in sales, especially in national accounts and specialty food. She is passionate about the food industry and a longtime member of Women’s Foodservice Forum. When Karen isn't traveling to see customers, she works out of her home in Bellingham, Washington.

National Accounts Manager - South

George is one of Savor's National Accounts Managers. He grew up in the industry through his family's company and is in his 4th decade in foodservice. After 8+ years as Protein Sales Manager at Dot Foods, he joined the Savor Imports team in 2018. George is a Mississippi State supporter and a lifelong Cardinals baseball fan. He works from his office in West Point, Mississippi.

National Accounts Manager

Derek has extensive experience in foodservice, having managed his family’s distribution business for over 26 years. Derek managed and developed strategies for restaurant operators, national accounts, club stores, and retail customers for food manufacturers.

Derek resides with his wife and daughter in Blue Mound, Illinois, where he spends his free time working on home remodel projects, raising chickens and gardening. He also loves traveling the world, cooking new dishes at home, and playing music at his local church.

Zone Manager - Midwest

Jim joined the Savor team in 2022 with 30 years of experience in the foodservice industry and an extensive background in sales, training, and culinary. Jim and his wife Kathy live in Omaha, Nebraska and have two adult daughters. When Jim and Kathy are not working, they enjoy Nebraska athletic events, various arts organizations' offerings, and, above all other interests, traveling. Jim’s favorite destination to date so far is Rome, or maybe Paris, or perhaps Barcelona. Jim is an avid cook and enjoys making and eating foods of many ethnicities with wood-fired pizzas leading the way.

Zone Manager - East

Pete has over 28 years of sales and marketing experience in the foodservice industry.  He has worked at companies such as Campbell Soup, Schwan’s, Superior Foods, and most recently InHarvest, as the Vice President of Foodservice.  Pete and his wife of 24 years, Rhonda, reside currently in Chanhassen, MN after spending 20 years in Kansas City.  They have 3 children, Peyton who is a Junior at the University of Minnesota, Avery who will be a freshman at the University of Nebraska, and Owen, who will be a sophomore at Chanhassen High School.  Pete and his family are avid Minnesota and Kansas City sports fans, and spend their free time watching all of their kid’s sports, enjoying boat time in the summer, cabin life in northern Minnesota and all things outdoors.  Pete’s favorite foods come from anything on the grill or smoker, and anything that comes from his garden. 

Zone Manager - West 

Marisa joined Savor Imports in 2023 as a Zone Manager. She has 12 years of experience in the foodservice industry and substantial culinary training. In her free time, she loves to golf, spend time with her 12 nieces and nephews, and relax near the San Diego Bay. Marisa’s favorite cuisine is East Asian, and she loves experimenting with new recipes and flavors. Marisa is also a massive fan of the San Diego Padres and enjoys going to games at Petco Park. When she isn’t traveling, Marisaworks out of her home office in San Diego, where her family has resided for 9 generations.

International Category Manager

Elong is responsible for managing a large portion of our product offering. She searches the world to find the right items for the Savor pantry, works with vendors throughout the buying process, and manages inventory sales growth. She brings 10 years of foodservice industry experience to the team. Her favorite cuisines are Taiwanese because she's from Taiwan, and TexMex because she grew up in Texas. Elong works remotely from her home in Dallas.

International Category Manager

Joe recently joined the Savor team and is responsible for managing a portion of our product offering, mostly focused in South America and Europe. Joe spent the previous 10 years in the Dot Foods Business Development department working with supplier partners and running the Domestic Commodity offering. Joe and his wife Amanda live in the St. Louis area, where they were both born and raised, along with their twins, Reed and Kinley. Most of Joe’s time is spent at a ballpark, field, or court helping coach or simply watching the twins play sports. Joe enjoys all types of cuisine, especially when they are focused around seafood. He works out of Savor’s corporate office in Chesterfield, MO.

Logistics and Trade Compliance Manager

Tammie manages all of Savor’s logistics and international trade compliance processes. She joined the team in 2013 and has 20 years international logistics and compliance experience. Her passions are quilting and cooking and she is an avid reader. Tammie lives and works remotely in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sourcing Specialist

Danielle has been working with the entire Savor team since 2016 supporting all areas of the business. Most Recently assisting in handling the logistics process, along with Supplier and item onboarding. Danielle works out of Dot’s corporate headquarters in Mt. Sterling, where she lives with her husband, Chad, and son, Wayson.

Marketing Manager

Trish Lovan joined the Savor team in 2024. Trish brings 18 years of marketing and branding experience. As Savor Marketing Manager, she leads Savor’s branding, digital marketing, event planning, packaging design and sales collateral development.
In her free time, she loves cooking, spending time outdoors with her three young sons, traveling (anywhere!), reading, gardening and attending her kids’ various games and performances. She loves all food ethnicities and is passionate about trying new flavors and sharing them with her sons.
Trish works out of Savor’s corporate office in Chesterfield, Missouri.

Graphic Designer

Tamber joined Savor in early 2021 as graphic designer. Tamber supports the entire team by designing sales collateral, emails, packaging labels, and assisting with all marketing activities. Tamber moved to Illinois from Louisiana in 2017 and has a background in tourism. Outside of work, her hobbies are freelancing, DIYing, creative writing, and watching Youtube. Tamber enjoys home cooking and cajun cuisine. Tamber works out of Savor’s corporate office in Chesterfield, MO.

FSQA Import Manager

Keira Gilmore joined the Savor team in 2022. She came to us with 11 years of experience in quality. She has a bachelors degree from Quincy University. She enjoys creating memories with her boys, crafting, and exploring new restaurants and wineries.

FSQA Manager

Anne joined the Savor team in early 2023 as an FSQA manager. She has been with Dot Foods for 4 years at the headquarters in Mt Sterling, IL. She has a bachelor’s degree in food science from the University of Illinois and has experience in quality assurance. Anne enjoys baking and spending time outdoors with her husband and young daughter, Julia.

FSQA Import Specialist

Alex joined the Savor team in 2024. He assists in maintaining Savor’s quality assurance and product compliance.

Alex received his Bachelor’s Degree at SIU Carbondale. He currently resides in Mt. Sterling with his partner Stephanie and their pets Olive and Henry.

In his free time, Alex enjoys Frisbee Golf, gardening, cooking, motorcycle rides and wedding videography.

Master Data Analyst

Bailey has worked with the Savor team since 2020 to gather, upload, and enhance item data for all Savor items. She maintains everything from core spec information, such as dimensions and weights, to marketing information such as images and nutrition panels within Savor’s internal systems that then populate customer-facing e-commerce platforms where Savor's products are sold. Bailey has been with Dot Foods for 7 years at the headquartrs in Mt. Sterling. She loves hunting, fishing, jet-skiing, water skiing, and helping out on her family horse and cattle farm.

Ecommerce Merchandiser

Danielle joined the Savor team in late 2022 as an Ecommerce Merchandiser. Danielle supports the team by analyzing customer data, optimizing product search results, as well as building and maintaining digital content. As a graduate from Virginia Commonwealth University, Danielle has 7 years of experience in the foodservice merchandising industry, where she first began working in Richmond, Virginia. Danielle relocated to Brooklyn, New York in 2019 where she currently lives and works remotely for Savor. Outside of work, her hobbies include taking pottery classes, sewing, and exploring the vast number of restaurants in New York City.