Elections

ACF Nominations and Elections Committee Election

The Nominations and Elections Committee shall facilitate the nominations process and supervise the election of the National and Regional Officers within the American Culinary Federation (ACF) in accordance with policies and procedures established by the Board of Directors.

Elections for the Nominations and Elections Chair and Committee Members will be held electronically September 19–October 3, 2023. Ballots will be emailed to compliant Chapter Presidents.

The Committee’s term will begin immediately following the announcement of the election through the close of the 2025 ACF National Convention.

2023 – 2025 Nominations and Elections Candidates

Chair

Christopher Donato wearing a chef coat

Christopher F. Donato, CEC, AAC

Paul Jensen II wearing a hat and a chef coat

Paul C. Jensen II, CEC, CCA, AAC

Central Region

W. Jinnings Burruss wearing a chef coat

W. Jinnings Burruss

Silhouette of chef wearing toque

Kristopher W. Cyprian, CEC

Northeast Region

Lisa Tomecek wearing a toque and a chef coat

Lisa D. Tomecek, CEPC, AAC

Robert Walljasper wearing a toque and a chef coat

Robert Walljasper, CEC, CCE, AAC

Southeast Region

Ronnie Blankenship wearing a toque and a chef coat

Ronnie Blankenship, CEC

Edward Fuchs wearing a toque and a chef coat

Edward E. Fuchs, CEC, CCE

Lisa Ramsey wearing a toque and a chef coat

Lisa M. Ramsey, CEC, CEPC, AAC

Western Region

Joshua Martin wearing a chef coat

Joshua L. Martin, CEC

ACF Certification Commission

The Certification Commission has two open positions to be voted on by the ACF Board of Governors.

The Certification Commission implements and validates certification programs conducted by ACF in accordance with the Certification Commission policy and procedures that have been approved by the ACF Board of Directors.

Elections for the Certification Commission positions will be held electronically September 19–October 3, 2023.

The deadline to submit your Intent to Run Form and documentation is September 12, 2023.

The Commission member term will begin immediately following the announcement of the election. Commission members serve a two-year term and may be reappointed for a second term.

Candidates

Richard Brumm, CEC, CCA, AAC

Andy Chlebana, CMPC, CCA

Kristopher Cyprian, CEC

Edward Fuchs, CEC, CCE

Keith Gardiner, CEC, CCE, CCA

Robert Hall, CEC, CCE, CCA

Kirk Kief, CEC, CCA, CPC, AAC

Kurt Kwiatkowski, CEC, CCA, AAC

Lawrence Matson, CEC, CCE, AAC

Gerard Murphy, CEC, CCE

Lisa Ramsey, CEC, CEPC, AAC

Joseph St. Paul, CEC

Tom Tobin, CEC

Lisa Tomecek, CEPC, AAC

Scott Turley, CEC, AAC

John Woods, CEC, CWPC