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U.S.A.’s Chef of the Year, sponsored by Unilever Food Solutions
Central Region
Brian
Beland, CMC, executive chef/director of food and beverage, Country
Club of Detroit, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.; ACF Michigan Chefs de
Cuisine Association
Northeast Region
Scott
Ryan, CEC, executive chef, The Country Club, Pepper Pike, Ohio; ACF
Cleveland Chapter Inc.
Southeast Region
Bryan
Kelly, CCC, district executive chef, Aramark–University of
Virginia Dining, Charlottesville, Va.
Western Region
Percy
Whatley, CEC, executive chef, The Ahwahnee, Yosemite, Calif.;
Delaware North Companies Parks and Resorts Inc.
Pastry Chef of the Year
Central Region
Julia
Julian, CC, CWPC, culinary instructor, Madison College, Madison
Wis.; ACF Mad City Chapter
Northeast Region
Meegan
Roberts, pastry chef, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio; ACF
Columbus Chapter
Southeast Region
Matthew
Ratliff, assistant pastry chef, Everglades Club, Palm Beach,
Fla.
Western Region
Adalberto
Diaz Labrada, CEPC, executive chef/instructor, Harmons Grocery
Educational Center, Salt Lake City; ACF Beehive Chefs Chapter, Inc.
Student Chef of the Year, sponsored by Custom Culinary, Inc.
Central Region
Marissa
Bertram, student, Madison College, Madison, Wis.; ACF Mad City
Chapter
Northeast Region
Thomas
Groves, cook, Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, Cincinnati; ACF
Greater Cincinnati Chapter
Southeast Region
Daniel
Rodriguez, student, West Boca Raton Community High School, Boca
Raton, Fla.; ACF Palm Beach County Chefs Association
Western Region
Reilly
Meehan, graduate, Oregon Coast Culinary Institute, Coos Bay, Ore.,
private events chef, San Francisco Bay Area, Calif.; ACF national
member
Kristin Swaggart
Timothy Bucci, CEC, CCE, CHE
Anthony “Ben” Grupe
Joseph Leonardi, CEC
James “Kevin” Storm, CEC, CCA, AAC
Eddie Tancredi
