2009 Election Results

Mark Kent, chair of the Nominations and Elections Committee, is pleased to announce the results of the ACF national Board of Directors elections. According to the results tallied by Survey & Ballot Systems, Eden Prairie, Minn., the following candidates secured the majority vote with 3,329 returned ballots from 9,707 eligible members for a participation rate of 34.4 percent. Installation of the new board will take place during the President’s Grand Ball at the ACF National Convention, Orlando, Fla., July 14, 2009. John Kinsella, CMC, CCE, WGMC, AAC, current president, will serve as immediate past president.

President: Michael Ty, CEC, AAC, executive chef, MT Cuisine LLC, Las Vegas, Nev.

Secretary: David Ivey-Soto, CEC, CCA, MBA, managing partner, Chef David Industries, Alexandria, Va.

Treasurer: James Taylor, CEC, AAC, MBA, associate professor, Columbus State Community College, Columbus, Ohio

Vice President Central Region: David Russell, CEC, AAC, division corporate chef, Unilever Foodsolutions, Lisle, Ill.

Vice President Northeast Region: William Tillinghast, CEC, AAC, MBA, director of culinary and pastry programs, The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.

Vice President Southeast Region: Jeff Bacon, CEC, CCA, AAC, executive chef/program director, Triad Community Kitchen, Winston Salem, N.C.

Vice President Western Region: William Franklin, CMC, AAC, corporate chef, Nestlé Professional, Centennial, Colo.

Chair, American Academy of Chefs: Thomas Macrina, CEC, CCA, AAC, executive chef, Desmond Great Valley Hotel and Conference Center, Malvern, Pa.

Posted: June 16, 2009

• Official Results