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John Kinsella, CMC, CCE, AACACF President John Kinsella

John Kinsella, CMC, CCE, AAC, is a distinguished leader, published author and an internationally recognized culinary figure, educator and businessman. Kinsella is one of only 61 American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF) certified master chefs (CMC) in the country, a master chef of the London Institute of City and Guilds, as well as an ACF-certified culinary educator (CCE) and a member of the American Academy of Chefs (AAC), the honor society of the American Culinary Federation. He is a graduate of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Cincinnati, and in May 2007, he received an honorary doctor of culinary arts degree from Johnson & Wales University, Miami.


Kinsella's career, spanning more than 50 years, is dedicated to elevating the fields of culinary arts and education, along with his relentless drive to develop young talent. He is currently a senior chef-instructor at Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Cincinnati, and serves as president of the ACF, the premier professional organization for culinarians in America. He has been a member of ACF since 1975, and in 2005, he was elected as the federation's president for a four-year term.


John Kinsella, CMC, CCE, AAC - Bio


ACF Past Presidents


2005-Present   John Kinsella, CMC, CCE, AAC
2001-2005   Edward G. Leonard, CMC, AAC
1997-2001 * Noel Cullen, CMC, AAC
1996-1997   Reimund Pitz, CEC, CCE, AAC
1995-1996   Tim Ryan, CMC, AAC
1994-1995   John Folse, CEC, AAC
1993-1994   Michael Ty, CEC, AAC
1991-1993   Keith Keogh, CEC, AAC
1987-1991 * Jack F. Braun, CEC, AAC, HOF
1983-1987 * Baron H. Galand, CEC, AAC, HOF
1979-1983   Ferdinand E. Metz, CMC, AAC, HOF
1975-1979 * Richard Bosnjak, CEC, AAC, HOF
1973-1975   Amato Ferrero, CEC, AAC, HOF
1967-1973 * Jack L. Sullivan, AAC, HOF
1964-1967 * John Bandera, CEC, AAC, HOF
1962-1964   Willy Rossel, AAC, HOF
1960-1962 * C. Orby Anderson, AAC, HOF
1959-1960 * Peter Berrini, AAC, HOF
1956-1959 * Eugene Ertle, HOF
1954-1956 * Pierre Berard, AAC, HOF
1953-1954 * Paul Laesecke, AAC, HOF
1929-1937 * Charles Scotto, HOF
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Deceased


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