EVENT & CATERING TEAM

Sonya Villarreal
Director of Sales
‍svillarreal@therkgroup.com
Knowledgeable and highly experienced in the hospitality field and longtime partner with Rosemary’s Catering, Sonya brings her keen insight for creativity and responsive service to every event. She is a consummate professional, committed to providing clients with the most memorable guest experience for any occasion, from formal weddings and garden luncheons to corporate receptions and civic functions.

Dawn Dawes
Senior Account Executive
ddawes@therkgroup.com
With 20+ years at Rosemary’s Catering and a lifetime career encompassing hotel, country club and catering-dedicated experience, Dawn provides our clients with the most professional standards of service. Her industry familiarity with complex, luxury food and beverage operations at places like the Four Seasons Hotel, gives her the insight and responsiveness to help new and established clients with any need, for corporate, social, weddings and numerous other events.

Amy Riggle
Sales Account Manager
ariggle@therkgroup.com
Amy is responsible for bringing catering visions to life for clients across San Antonio. With over a decade of experience in the hospitality industry, she is passionate about planning and executing social and corporate events as well charitable fundraisers and galas. In 2019, Amy earned her CPCE designation - Certified Professional in Catering & Events. 

Neil Fuselier
Senior Vice-President
nfuselier@therkgroup.com
Hailing from the food-centric city of New Orleans, Neil began his career there in hospitality service as Director of Sales and Production for the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans. Neil's industry expertise and relationships with clients as well as vendor partners on a local and national stage has helped propel Rosemary's Catering and our sister company Illusions Rentals and Design to facilitate VIP experiences at multiple high visibility, private, and numerous other events.

Rachel Sommer
Director of Sales & Marketing
rsommer@therkgroup.com
A diversely experienced catering and event professional, Rachel's experience and creative culinary background has provided all clients with the benefit of her vision and outstanding leadership capabilities. For any function from bridal showers and family reunions to large-scale sporting events and all celebratory gatherings, she is adept at planning, managing, and facilitating each event.

William Ragsdale
Executive Chef
wragsdale@therkgroup.com
Chef William Ragsdale has been part of the Rosemary’s Catering tradition of excellence with The RK Group since 2001. He has served in diverse roles as Executive Sous-Chef and Director of Operations prior to his appointment as Executive Chef for Rosemary’s Catering Austin. William directs his team’s efforts in creating a global palette of cuisines, including European continental, interior Mexican, South American, and Asian specialties. Uniquely modern approaches to every menu provides the most exclusive guest experience for events of any size.

Amie Milby
Director of Sales & Events
amilby@therkgroup.com
Amie has demonstrated a lifelong passion for food that marks her notable culinary career. Over the past 18 years, she has held management positions in several catering companies, established and rebranded restaurants, promoted and sold venue space, and even oversaw food truck operations in Kentucky. Prior to her role with Rosemary’s Catering, she worked as Director of Sales and Events, Kentucky Derby Museum, and with the Louisville Convention.

Torri Coddington
Director of Operations
tcoddington@therkgroup.com
A native to Louisville, Torri brings her unique insight and years of experience in the event industry to all operations activities. Starting her career in sales, she joined the RK Group in 2018 and has been an integral part in planning and executing events for up to 14.000 people over two days. Torri is always seeking out innovative and interactive ways to enhance the guest experience.

Carter Gross
Senior Sales Manager
‍cgross@therkgroup.com
Carter has been a leader in Louisville’s culinary scene for over a decade, previously serving as executive chef at Wild Rita’s where he created his unique style that blends traditional Kentucky fare with French and South American cuisines. He also has been an executive chef for prominent businesses and at the beloved Louisville Zoo. Chef Carter now brings his valuable experience to his position as Senior Sales Manager. Carter's Knowledge of the business, and passion for curating one of a kind experience’s are an exciting addition to the RK Bluegrass Family.

Destiny Bratcher
‍Sales Manager
‍cgross@therkgroup.com
Native to Southern Indiana, Destiny brings 10 years experience in hospitality to Rosemary’s Catering. Destiny’s passion is working with her clients one-on-one to see their overall vision become a reality. Her dedication to each detail of an event, provides guests with an event to remember.

Jeremy Rogers
‍Vice President of Culinary
‍cgross@therkgroup.com
Jeremy attended the New England Culinary Institute and University of Central Arkansas and has been cooking professionally for 21 years. The last 10 years of his career has been with the RK Group, where he has proven to be a leader working on events such as Indeed, Barret Jackson, Breeders Cup and others. His passion for food has shown through his cooking and he has been an integral part of the continual growth of our company.