ACF and ACFEF Committees

ACF Bylaws & Resolutions Committee

• Richard “Nick” Nickless, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Committee Chair
  (843) 821-5885
• Todd R. Gold, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Central Committee Member
  (501) 258-3319
• Barry R. Young, CEC, CCE
  Northeast Committee Member
  (614) 551-5236
• Travis L. Dale, CEC, CCA
  Southeast Committee Member
  (704) 507-1450
• Toussaint Potter
  Western Committee Member
  (209) 986-8360
• Catherine Mullarkey, Esq.
  Board Liaison
  (516) 680-6955
• Heidi Cramb
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 824-4468, ext. 124

ACF Certification Commission

• Ronald G. DeSantis, CMC, AAC
  Commission Chair
  (203) 432-6712
• Derek Spendlove, CEPC, CCE, AAC
  Commission Past Chair
  (502) 413-8683
• Don Dickinson, CEC, CCA, ACE, AAC
  Commission Chair Elect
  (916) 722-3000
• Alex Askew
  Commission Member
  (212) 643-6570
• Kirk T. Bachmann, CEC
  Committee Member
  (847) 585-3870
• Bradlee Barnes, CMC, CCA, AAC
  Commission Member
  (845) 451-1613
• Russell D. Campbell, CEC
  Commission Member
  (785) 341-6534
• Wendy Chan
  Commission Member
  (646) 827-8779
• Karl J. Guggenmos, AAC
  Commission Member
  (401) 598-1858
• Erica D. Lattimore, CC
  Commission Member
  (407) 239-4700
• Jeanette Scarcella
  Commission Member
  (401) 598-4678
• Leonard D. Scranton, CEC, CCA
  Commission Member
  (404) 293-8138
• Renee Shortlidge, CSC
  Commission Member
  (913) 469-8500
• Travis W. Smith, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Commission Member
  (405) 717-4229
• Nick Versteeg
  Commission Member
  (250) 746-4510
• Benjamin J. Whitmore, CEC
  Commission Member
  (641) 814-4691
• Grace S. Yek, CCC
  Commission Member
  (513) 556-4362
• Sandy Friend
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 484-0206
• ACF Certification Commission Subcommittees

ACF Chefs Move to Schools Task Force

• Paul O’Toole, CEC, AAC
  Committee Chair
  (610) 248-4790
• Andrew G. Bacigalupo
  Central Committee Member
  (989) 686-4770
• Yvette Curry
  Central Committee Member
  (405) 282-9930
• Michael J. McGreal, CEC, CCE, CHE, MCFE
  Central Committee Member
  (815) 280-2639
• Kevin M. Crawley
  Northeast Committee Member
  (401) 598-2822
• Brian D. Peffley, CEPC, CCE, AAC
  Northeast Committee Member
  (717) 273-8551, ext. 2140
• Bryan D. Frick, CEC, AAC
  Southeast Committee Member
• Mary M. Schaefer, CEPC
  Southeast Committee Member
  (904) 683-4362
• Christopher R. Johns
  Western Commitee Member
  (702) 796-7111
• Joseph W. Kraft, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Western Committee Member
  (520) 404-2718
• James W. Paul II, MS, CSC, CCE, FMP
  Industry Representative
  (308) 865-8418
• Michael A. Speranza, CEC
  Industry Representative
  (585) 924-4161
• Ira Fingerman
  Chef & Child Foundation Representative
  (773) 697-8157
• Michael Ty, CEC, AAC
  Board Liaison
  (702) 604-7294
• Kristy C. Nelson
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 484-0208

ACF Convention Committee

• Christopher Neary, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Committee Chair
  (631) 774-8910
• Noralyn Galdiano, CEC
  Committee Member
  (407) 864-8822
• Keith Gardiner, CEC, CCE, CCA, AAC
  Committee Member
  (336) 880-1935
• Paul Herren
  Committee Member
  (480) 205-8982
• Ronald Horgan, CEC
  Committee Member
  (404) 875-1687
• Randall Smith, CEC
  Committee Member
  (248) 982-4603
• Scott Steiner, CCE
  Committee Member
  (716) 698-5909
• Damian Thomas
  Committee Member
  (504) 559-7485
• Sharon Van Meter
  Committee Member
  (469) 235-7506
• Fred Wright, CEC
  Committee Member
  (775) 848-8305
• Barry Young, CEC, CCE, ACE
  Committee Member
  (614) 551-5236
• Michael Ty, CEC, AAC
  Board Liaison
  (702) 837-1543
• Kevin Brune
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 484-0225

ACF Culinary Competition Committee

• David J. Turcotte, CEC, AAC
  Committee Chair
  (703) 304-5551
• Thomas F. Recinella, CEC, AAC
  Student Competition Chair
  (607) 435-3158
• Donald R. Miller, CEC, CCE, AAC
  Central Committee Member
  (574) 286-1042

• Michael “Mickey” Beriau, CEC, AAC
  Northeast Committee Member
  (774) 230-2605
• J. Kevin Walker, CMC, AAC
  Southeast Committee Member
  (678) 325-9095
• Randy J. Torres, CEC
  Western Committee Member
  (408) 364-6328
• John S. Hui, CEPC, AAC
  Committee Member
  (831) 920-7067
• Patricia J. Nash, CEPC
  Committee Member
  (203) 313-6780
• Stafford DeCambra, CEC, CCE, CCA, AAC
  Board Liaison
  (251) 253-2816
• Kevin Brune
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 484-0225

ACF Ethics Committee

• John Zehnder, CEC, AAC
  Committee Chair
  (989) 751-4426
• Glenn Brown, CEC, AAC
  Central Committee Member
  (317) 733-8942
• Michael A. Deihl, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Southeast Committee Member
  (404) 432-0149
• Jeffrey Knerr, CCC
  Northeast Committee Member
  (856) 451-9000 x242
• Walter Bronowitz, CCC, CCE, AAC
  Western Committee Member
  (206) 987-6057
• Thomas J. Macrina, CEC, CCA, HGT, AAC
  Board Liaison
• Heidi Cramb
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 484-0224

ACF Finance & Investment Task Force

• Bert P. Cutino, CEC, AAC, HBOT, HOF
  Committee Chair
  (831) 649-2610
• James Budros
  Committee Member
  (614) 397-5638
• Jim B. Lund, CEC
  Committee Member
  (612) 203-1980
• Joel D. Tanner, CEC, AAC
  Committee Member
  (616) 745-8794
• James Taylor, CEC, ACE, AAC, MBA
  Board Liaison
  (614) 214-8461
• Jim Denkler
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 484-0211

ACF Government Relations Committee

• Damian J. Martineau, AAC
  Committee Chair
  (603) 472-5877
• Ryan C. Schroeder Jr., CEC
  Central Committee Member
  (262) 370-5147
• Daniel D’Angelo, CEC, AAC
  Northeast Committee Member
  (215) 913-0636
• Rene J. Marquis, CEC, CCE, PCEC, CCA, AAC
  Southeast Committee Member
  (804) 605-2266
• Anthony J. Danna, CEC, AAC
  Western Committee Member
  (503) 880-1185
• Michael Ty, CEC, AAC
  Board Liaison
  (702) 604-7294
• Heidi Cramb
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 484-0224

ACF Historian Committee

• Hubert Schmieder, AAC
  Committee Chair
• Mark R. Schneider, CEC, CCE
  Central Committee Member
• Americo “Rico” DiFronzo, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Northeast Committee Member
• John R. Fisher, CEC, CCE, AAC
  Western Committee Member
• Kyle Richardson, CEC, CCE, AAC, CHE
  Board Liaison
• Lorie McKown
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 484-0248

ACF Internal Audit Committee

• Chris Donato, CEC, AAC
  Committee Chair
  (704) 575-7276
• Tom Ryan, CEC
  Central Committee Member
  (847) 322-0405
• Robert Ohlsen, CEC, CCA, WCC
  Northeast Committee Member
  (856) 451-9000
• David St.John-Grubb, CEC, CCE, MBA, CHE
  Southeast Committee Member
  (305) 974-8686
• Dieter Preiser, CEC, AAC
  Western Committee Member
  (602) 418-2157
• James R. Taylor, CEC, ACE, AAC, MBA
  Board Liaison
  (614) 287-5061
• Jim Denkler
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 484-0211

ACF Membership Enhancements Committee

• Elizabeth A. Baase, CEC, AAC, ACE
  Committee Chair
  (478) 987-7049
• Kenneth R. Wagoner, CEC, CCA
  Central Committee Member
  (918) 629-8541
• Timothy R. Rios, CEC, AAC
  Northeast Committee Member
  (440) 488-1790
• Robert W. Marilla, CEC
  Southeast Committee Member
  (704) 330-6341
• Joseph E. Eidem, CEC, AAC
  Western Committee Member
  (775) 233-7378
• David A. Goodwin, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Board Liaison
  (775) 781-3625
• Suzanne Bohle
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 484-0212

ACF National Pastry Committee

• Darrin L. Aoyama, CEPC
  Committee Chair
  (713) 874-6348
• Mark G. Muszynski, CEPC
  Central Committee Member
  (815) 280-6705
• Megan G. Ketover, CEPC
  Northeast Committee Member
  (513) 706-9586
• Geoffrey A. Blount, CEPC
  Southeast Committee Member
  (704) 330-4638
• Paul Kasper, CEPC, AAC
  Western Committee Member
  (775) 265-7691
• Ira Kaplan, President, Irinox USA
  Industry Representative
  (508) 230-5818
• Kyle Richardson, CEC, CCE, AAC, CHE
  Board Liaison
  (815) 207-9401
• Kristy Nelson
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 484-0208

ACF Nominations & Elections Committee

• Mark S. Kent, CEC
  Committee Chair
  (330) 972-2349
• Jesse W. Cobb, CEC
  Central Committee Member
  (630) 995-5363
• Kenneth J. Bucholtz, CEC, AAC
  Northeast Committee Member
  (330) 477-4545, ext. 182
• Brian D. Knecht, CEC, CCA, ACE, AAC
  Southeast Committee Member
  (941) 924-1365, ext. 62438
• Brian Dragos, CEC, CCE, AAC
  Western Committee Member
  (602) 318-2157
• Thomas J. Macrina, CEC, CCA, HGT, AAC
  Board Liaison
• Heidi Cramb
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 484-0224

ACF Parliamentarian Committee

• Joseph D. Amabile, CCC
  Committee Chair
  (551) 208-7753
• Frederick “Fred” M. Ferrara, CEC, CCE
  Central Committee Member
  (815) 280-2529
• Donald Antinore, CEC, CCE, CCA, AAC, HOF
  Northeast Committee Member
  (585) 768-7339
• Mark H. Brown, CEC, CCA
  Southeast Committee Member
  (239) 472-6223
• Jay Marshall, CEC, AAC
  Western Committee Member
  (408) 712-7119
• Heidi Cramb
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 484-0224

ACF Seal of Approval Advisory Board

• Keith E. Davis, CEC, AAC
  Committee Chair
  (937) 253-1010
• Albert Imming, CMPC, CCE, AAC
  Central Committee Member
  (815) 955-4151
• David L. Banks, CEC, AAC
  Northeast Committee Member
  (302) 494-2408
• Alan L. Romano, CEC, CCE, AAC
  Southeast Committee Member
  (336) 817-1968
• Salvatore “Sal” Campagna, CEC, HAAC
  Western Committee Member
  (650) 787-9555
• James Taylor, CEC, ACE, AAC, MBA
  Board Liaison
  (614) 214-8461
• Cheryl Hays
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 484-0244

ACF Sergeant At Arms

• Harry Brockwell, CEC, AAC
  Committee Chair
  (805) 495-5518
• John K. Kartje, CEC, AAC
  Central Committee Member
  (847) 890-8560
• Robert Milam, CEC, AAC
  Northeast Committee Member
  (304) 545-0811
• Keith E. Gardiner, CEC, CCE, CCA, AAC
  Southeast Committee Member
  (336) 880-1935
• Michael D. Paradiso, CEPC
  Western Committee Member
  (709) 502-3192
• Kevin Brune
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 824-0225

ACF Student Culinarian Committee

• Jayme Schumacher-Moore
  Committee Chair
  (614) 214-0232
• Michael J. Shannon, CC
  Central Committee Member
  (815) 531-2334
• Maria A. Campbell
  Northeast Committee Member
  (484) 832-2065
• Phillip F. McManus
  Southeast Committee Member
  (208) 244-2314
• Anthony Sumpter
  Western Committee Member
  (360) 410-7945
• Christopher A. Tanner, CEC, WCC, CHE
  Advisor
  (518) 526-6427
• James Taylor, CEC, ACE, AAC, MBA
  Board Liaison
  (614) 214-8461
• Suzanne Bohle
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 824-0210

ACF Youth Movement Committee

• Rudy Smith, CEC
  Committee Chair
  (630) 310-1858
• Mary Jane Sampson
  Central Committee Member
  (806) 438-8080
• Suzette M. Simpson, CC
  Central Committee Member
  (630) 533-5018
• Denise D. Baxter, CSCE
  Northeast Committee Member
  (703) 593-1505
• Robert Milam, CEC, AAC
  Northeast Committee Member
  (304) 545-0811
• Roger W. Newell, CEC, CCE, CCA
  Southeast Committee Member
  (407) 344-5080, ext. 15604
• Jerald W. Chesser, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Western Committee Member
  (951) 440-8717
• Michael Ty, CEC, AAC
  Board Liaison
  (702) 604-7294
• Candice Childers
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 484-0220

ACFEF AAC Scholarship Committee

• Rajeev Patgaonkar, CEC, AAC
  Committee Chair
  (517) 432-4000, ext. 5136
• Jim H. Douglas, CEC, CCE, AAC
  Committee Member
• Louis Perrotte, CEC, AAC
  Committee Member
  (407) 851-6980
• Mark Tropea
  Committee Member
  (610) 249-2131
• John W. Zehnder, CEC, AAC
  Committee Member
  (989) 652-0410
• Kristy C. Nelson
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 484-0208

ACFEF Accrediting Commission

• Rob Hudson, CEC, CCE, AAC
  Commission Chair
  (719) 473-0937
• David Pantone, CEPC, CCE, CEC, AAC
  Past Chair
  (800) 826-9986
• Chris Koetke, MBA, CEC, CCE
  Chair Elect
  (312) 752-2302
• Steven Cornelius, M.Ed., FMP, CEC, CCE
  Commission Member
  (937) 512-2014
• Bryan Frick, CEC, AAC
  Commission Member
  (407) 523-7885
• Michael Joseph, CEC
  Commission Member
  (716) 878-8000
• James W. Paul II, CSC, CCE
  Commission Member
  (314) 977-1568
• Sue Ann Gleason, MS, HHC, DEPC
  Public Member
  (703) 242-8555
• Judith L. Lacorato
  Public Member
  (734) 326-0416
• Jeff Bacon, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Board Liaison
  (336) 784-5770

ACFEF Accrediting Commission Bachelor’s Subcommittee

• Jean Hertzman, Ph.D., CCE
  Bachelor Subcommittee
  (702) 895-3866
• Chris Koetke, MBA, CEC, CCE
  Committee Member

ACFEF Accrediting Commission Secondary Certification Subcommittee

• Paul Santaularia, CEC, CCE
  Central Committee Member
  (816) 858-5505
• Bruce Davis
  Northeast Committee Member
  (410) 969-3100, ext. 208
• Wes Goodman
  Southeast Committee Member
  (770) 388-5677
• Christopher Plemmons, CEC, AAC
  Western Committee Member
  (360) 475-7316
• Brian Peffley, CEPC, CCE
  Baking & Pastry Member
  (717) 273-8551, ext. 2140

ACFEF Apprenticeship Committee

• Lindy Robinson
  Apprenticeship Chair
  (913) 469-8500
• Kevin Clarke, CCE
  Chair Elect & Western Committee Member
  (970) 496-4153
• Joseph St. Paul
  Central Committee Member
  (504) 671-6199
• Cindy A. Komarinski, CCC, CCE
  Northeast Committee Member
  (724) 925-4251
• Steven F. Learned
  Northeast Committee Member
  (603) 237-9337
• Robert Cawley, CEC, CEPC, AAC
  Southeast Committee Member
  (334) 420-4200
• Brian D. Knecht, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Southeast Committee Member
  (941) 924-1365, ext. 62438
• Debora Aragon, CCC, CCE
  Western Committee Member
  (775) 789-0872
• SGM Mark Warren, CEC, AAC
  Military Liaison
  (804) 734-3016
• Franchella Kendall
  U.S. Department of Labor Liaison
  (202) 693-3798
• Rob Hudson, CEC, CCE
  Chair, ACFEF Accrediting Commission
  (719) 502-3193
• William Tillinghast, CEC, AAC
  Board Liaison
  (215) 518-7645
• Candice Childers
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 484-0220

ACFEF Culinary Knowledge Bowl Task Force

• Michael J. McGreal, CEC, CCE, CHE, MCFE
  Committee Chair
  (815) 482-2731
• Jeffrey A. Bricker, CEC, CCE, AAC
  Central Committee Member
  (317) 439-1698
• Lou Rice, CCC
  Central Committee Member
  (479) 426-5225
• J. Desmond Keefe III, CEC, CCE
  Northeast Committee Member
  (603) 969-9153
• Christopher C. Misiak, CEC, CCE
  Northeast Committee Member
  (734) 462-4492
• Kerri Crean, CSC, CCE
  Southeast Committee Member
  (678) 226-6625
• Kevin J. Keating, CEC, CCE
  Southeast Committee Member
  (850) 509-4875
• Carlton W. Brooks, CCE, CEPC
  Western Committee Member
  (602) 739-5715
• Scott R. Smith, PhD, CEC, CCE
  Western Committee Member
  (303) 256-9455
• Kyle D. Richardson, CEC, CCE, AAC, CHE
  Board Liaison
  (815) 207-9401
• Kristy Nelson
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 484-0208

ACFEF Disaster Relief Task Force

• Lynn R. Krause, CEPC, AAC
  Committee Chair
  (314) 581-2901
• Deborah A. Bando-Duit, CEC, AAC
  Central Committee Member
  (409) 782-0912
• Brian M. Romano, CEC
  Central Committee Member
  (417) 388-5377
• Kathleen Salemno, HAAC
  Northeast Committee Member
  (215) 527-8494
• Ronald L. Andrews, CEC
  Southeast Committee Member
  (843) 812-1619
• Peter J. Hodgson, CEC, AAC
  Western Committee Member
  (801) 548-1176
• Jeff Bacon, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Board Liaison
  (336) 399-6774
• Patricia Carroll
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 484-0247

ACFEF Education Task Force

• Bill Sy, CEC, AAC
  Committee Chair
  (480) 643-9704
• Daniel M. Pliska, CEC
  Central Committee Member
  (573) 771-9082
• Timothy M. Michitsch, CEC, CCE, AAC
  Northeast Committee Member
  (440) 774-1051
• Michael D. Rosen, CEC
  Southeast Committee Member
  (704) 497-4664
• Gary L. Fuller, CEC, CCE, AAC
  Western Committee Member
  (360) 509-2682
• William Tillinghast, CEC, AAC
  Board Liaison
  (215) 518-7645
• Kristy Nelson
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 484-0208

ACFEF Senior Chefs Committee

• Noble L. Masi, CEPC, CMB, AAC, HOF
  Committee Chair
  (845) 416-8725
• Albert Imming, CMPC, CCE, AAC
  Central Committee Member
  (815) 955-4151
• Frederick A. Robinson, CEC, AAC
  Northeast Committee Member
  (610) 628-4747
• Bruce G. Staebler, CEC, AAC
  Western Committee Member
  (559) 360-3491
• John Kinsella, CMC, CCE, WGMC, AAC
  Board Liaison
  (513) 967-4067
• Lorie McKown
  Staff Liaison
  (904) 484-0248