Western Region Competitors
Congratulations to all the 2009 Western Region award competitors and
best of luck to the winners, as they prepare to face-off against their
regional counterparts for the national title at the 2009 ACF National
Convention in Orlando, Fla., July 11–14.
Chef of the Year | Chef Educator
of the Year | Chef Professionalism
Award | Hermann G. Rusch Chef’s Achievement
Award | Pastry Chef of the Year | Student Chef of the Year | ACF
Student Team Regional Championship | Baron
H. Galand Culinary Knowledge Bowl™
Chef of the Year
Sponsored by Unilever Foodsolutions
2009 ACF Western Region Chef of the Year Award
Winner
Brian Hubner
Executive Sous Chef
Cherry Hills Country Club
Cherry Hills Village, Colo.
ACF Colorado Chefs Association
Edward Glebus, CEC
Executive Chef
Marriott Mission Valley
San Diego
ACF Chefs & Culinarians of San Diego
Wendy Hunter, CEC
Executive Chef
NuCafe @ NuSkin Enterprises
Provo, Utah
ACF Beehive Chefs Chapter Inc.
Wendi Mentink, CEC
Executive Chef
Bidwell Street Bistro
Folsom, Calif.
ACF California Capital Chefs Association
Chef Educator of the Year
2009 ACF Western Region Chef Educator of the Year
Winner
Heinz Lauer, CEC
Executive Chef
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts–Las Vegas
Las Vegas
ACF Chefs of Las Vegas
Thomas Roberts, CEC, CCE
Chef Instructor
Oregon Coast Culinary Institute
Coos Bay, Ore.
ACF Bay Area Chefs Association of Oregon
Chef Professionalism Award
Sponsored by Nestlé Professional
2009 ACF Western Region Chef Professionalism Award
Winner
Whitney Werner, CEC, CCA
Executive Chef
The Beach Club
Santa Monica, Calif.
ACF Chefs de Cuisine Association of California
Jacques Wilson, CEC, AAC
Executive Chef
El Camino Hospital
Mountain View, Calif.
ACF Monterey Bay Chapter
Hermann G. Rusch Chef’s Achievement Award
2009 ACF Western Region Hermann G. Rusch
Chef’s Achievement Award Winner
Mohammad Moghaddam, CEC, CCE
Director, Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts
Riverside Community College
Riverside, Calif.
ACF Southern CA Inland Empire Chefs & Cooks Association
Pastry Chef of the Year
Sponsored by Splenda®
2009 ACF Western Region Pastry Chef of the Year
Award Winner
Eric Phillips, CEPC
Executive Pastry Chef
Ameristar Black Hawk
Black Hawk, Colo.
ACF Colorado Chefs Association
Chad MacPhail
Executive Pastry Chef
Cherry Hills Country Club
Cherry Hills Village, Colo.
ACF Colorado Chefs Association
David Ogonowski, CEPC
Assistant Pastry Chef
Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino
Lakeside, Calif.
ACF Chefs & Culinarians of San Diego
Student Chef of the Year
Sponsored by Custom Culinary, Inc.
2009 ACF Western Region Student Chef of the Year
Award Winner
Victoria Maxfield
Student
Utah Valley State College
Orem, Utah
ACF Beehive Chefs Chapter Inc.
David Steed
Apprentice
Little America Hotel
Salt Lake City
ACF Beehive Chefs Chapter Inc.
Keriann Von Raesfeld
Student
Professional Culinary Institute
Campbell, Calif.
Santa Clara Valley Chapter
ACF Student Team Regional Championship
Sponsored by R.L. Schreiber, Inc.
2009 ACF Western Region Student Team Regional
Championship Winner
Chefs de Cuisine Association of Hawaii Honolulu; Kapi’olani
Community College, Honolulu, Hawaii; Anna Hirano, Keaka Lee, Tate
Nakano-Edwards, San Shoppell and Rena Suzuki. The team was coached by
Frank Leake, CCC, CCE.
ACF Beehive Chefs Chapter, Utah Valley
University
Coach: Peter Sproul, CEC
ACF Chefs Association of Arizona, The
International Culinary Schools At The AI of Phoenix
Coach: Eric Watson, CCC, CCE
ACF Chefs of Las Vegas, College of Southern
Nevada
Coach: Levy Acosta, Jr.
ACF Colorado Chefs Association, Western Colorado
Community College
Coach: Jonathan St. Peter, CEC
ACF Pacific Northwest Chapter, Western Culinary
Institute
Coach: Ginger Gross
ACF Washington State Chefs Association, Renton
Technical College
Coach: John Fisher, CEC, CCE, AAC
Santa Clara Valley Chapter, Professional Culinary
Institute
Coach: Randy Torres
Baron H. Galand Culinary Knowledge
Bowl™
Sponsored by Pearson Education
2009 ACF Western Region Baron H. Galand Culinary
Knowledge Bowl™ Winner
Broadmoor Hotel and Resort, Colorado Springs, Colo.: Katharine
Allen; Mikki Butler; Lucas Glau; Jacquelyn Gundelfinger; and Kendra
Peregrin. The team was coached by Robert Huckels.
ACF Alaska Culinary Association, Alaska Culinary
Academy
Coach: Elizabeth K. Fackler, CEPC, CCE
ACF California Capital Chefs Association, The
International Culinary School at The Art Institute of
California–Sacramento
Coach: Carol L. Thomas
ACF Chefs de Cuisine Association of California,
The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of
California–Los Angeles
Coach: Daniel Drumlake, CEC, CCE, CCA, AAC
ACF Chefs of the Inland NW, Inland Northwest
Culinary Academy at Spokane Community College
Coach: Curtis Smith and Julie Litzenberger
The International Culinary School at the Art
Institute of San Diego
Coach: Michael Zonfrilli and Kelly Funes
Pikes Peak Community College
Coach: Heidi Block
Pueblo Community College
Coach: Chuck Becker
ACF Washington State Chefs Association, Bellingham
Technical College Culinary Arts Program
Coach: Michael S. Baldwin, CCE