Chef & Child Committee Chairs for 2007-2008

ACF Chef & Child Committee, Chair

Elizabeth B. Mikesell, CEC, AAC
Chef Instructor, Pima Community College
(520) 206-5128
elizabeth.mikesell@pima.edu

ACF Chef & Child Committee, Vice Chair

Ira Fingerman
Tyson Foods
(773) 697-8157
Cell: (312) 286-1746
ira.fingerman@tyson.com

Northeast Region Chairs

David E. Ivey-Soto, CEC, MBA
Chef David Industries, Chair
216 Gretna Green Court, Alexandria, VA 22304-5601
chefdavidi@mac.com

David Wright, Co-Chair
Great Bay Chapter
chefd@metrocast.net

Central Region Chair

Dr. D'Aun Carrell, Chair
D'Aun Cooks Just For Kids
dac1940@earthlink.net

Southeast Region Chairs

John Szymanski, CEC, CCA, CFSP, Chair
SE Regional Corporate Chef, Kroger Co.
2175 Parklake Drive, Atlanta, GA 30345
(770) 496-7470
john.szymanski@kroger.com

Malika Robins, CEC, FMP, Co-Chair
Director, Food Service, Senior Connections
5238 Peachtree Road, Chamblee, GA 30341
(770) 455-7602, ext. 126
Fax: (770) 455-8157
mrobins@srconn.org

Western Region Chairs

Joe Eidem, CEC, AAC, Chair
Director/Sr. Executive Chef, Food and Nutrition Services, Renown Regional Medical Center
Reno, NV
(775) 982-4694
Cell: (775) 982-4006
Fax: (775) 982-4006
jeidem@renown.org

Elliot Katz, Co-Chair
Foodservice Coffee Consultant
(650) 508-1521
Cell: (650) 759-6660
Fax: (650) 508-1531
ekatz1@comcast.net

Communication and PR Committee

John Szymanski, CEC, CFSP, Chair
Atlanta, Georgia
(770) 496-7470
john.szymanski@kroger.com

Michael A. Jenkins, CEC, Co-Chair
Cornell Catering, Cornell University
(607) 319-0324
chefmikejenkins@aol.com

Education and Educational Programs Committee

Renee Zonka, CEC, RD, MBA, CHE, Chair
Associate Dean, School of Culinary Art at Kendall College
900 N North Branch, Chicago, IL 60622
(312) 752-2172
rzonka@kendall.edu

Jim Perko, CEC, AAC, Co-Chair
Administrative Executive Chef, Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Avenue UA20, Cleveland, Ohio 44195
(216) 445-1973
perkoj@ccf.org

Fundraising and Development Committee

Ira Fingerman, Chair
Tyson Foods
(773) 697-8157
Cell: (312) 286-1746
ira.fingerman@tyson.com

Harvey M. Golden, PCEC, Co-Chair
Greater Cincinnati Chapter, My Personal Gourmet
(513) 652-3080
hg@mypersonalgourmet.com

Vince Blancato, Co-Chair
(727) 735-4808
vblancato@verizon.net

Chapter Liaison and Development Committee

Jean Hull, CCE, AAC, Chair
Hospitality Consultant
75-240 Malulani Drive, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
jeanhull@hawaii.rr.com

Phil Cragg, CEC, CCE, AAC, Co-Chair
(609) 693-8120
pjc8709@aol.com

Willie Jemison, AAS, CCC, Co-Chair
Coordinator, Community Kitchen
(615) 460-4157
willie.jemison@centerstone.org