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Catersource and The Special Event
Feb 24 – 27, 2025
Broward County Convention CenterFort Lauderdale, FL

Michael Roman Lifetime Achievement Award

The Michael Roman Lifetime Achievement Award is named for the founder of Catersource, a person who uplifted others and whose vision, approachability, and passion for catering made him a dynamic force. Prior recent winners include Rosemary Kowalski, Roy Porter, Lon Lane, Lee Epting, and Warren Dietel.

The 2024 Michael Roman Lifetime Achievement Award goes to...

Mary Crafts
Founder 
Culinary Crafts

It’s been said, with Mary you get one-hundred percent. Building an award winning, successful company? 100% done. Do you need service on boards and committees? She’s there for you 100%. Her children and family? Yep. 100%. Her own health and fitness? She’s got that covered too. And what about HEART? How about 1,000%!! 

There are many heroic people in our world, and it’s especially poignant to meet a woman who graduated cum laude from the school of life. A woman dedicated to lifting others up by sharing her stories, her insights, and the many lessons she’s learned during her journey thus far. 

Mary has been involved in service all her life. From being the CEO of her company, to hosting chic black tie charity events, to shoveling gravel at an orphanage in Central America, Mary’s commitment to service runs from High Level – to rubber-meets-the road.