Barry is founding editor of

Restaurant Startup & Growth

(RS&G), the official magazine of RestaurantOwner.com.

A UC-Davis

alumnus, he became interested in the agricultural and food industry while in

college, and began his publishing career covering agribusiness in California's

Salinas Valley for Casey Newspapers, Inc. He has been a contributor and editor

with Parkville, Mo.-based Specialized Publications Company, the parent company

of RS&G, since 1991.

Barry's interest in foodservice and hospitality management education extends

into the university classroom. He is a faculty member at both East Carolina

University and North Carolina Central University where he teaches law and ethics

in their respective hospitality management degree programs. He holds the

Certified Hospitality Educator designation from the American Hotel & Lodging

Association.

Barry earned his MBA at Pepperdine University and his J.D. at North Carolina

Central University School of Law. He is admitted to practice before all North

Carolina State and U.S. district courts, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court. He

is a certified superior court mediator and court-appointed arbitrator, and has

advised and represented businesses in a variety of industries, including

restaurants.

He assisted Jim Laube, president of RestaurantOwner.com, as co-editor of the

National Restaurant Association's Uniform System of Accounts for Restaurants,

Eighth Edition, scheduled for publication in fall 2011.