ACF and ACFEF Committees

ACF Bylaws & Resolutions Committee

• Frank Leake, CCC, CCE, AAC
  Committee Chair
• Mark Schneider, CEC, CCE, AAC
  Central Committee Member
• James Connolly, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Northeast Committee Member
• Samuel T. Spencer
  Southeast Committee Member
• Nathan Dirnberger, CEC
  Western Committee Member
• Robert Phillips CEC, CCA, AAC
  Board Liaison
• Heidi Cramb
  Staff Liaison

ACF Culinary Competition Committee

• Jill K. Bosich, CEC, CCE, AAC
  Committee Chair
• Lawrence Matson, CEC, CCE, AAC
  Central Committee Member
• Michael Morgan, CEC, AAC
  Northeast Committee Member
• George Castaneda, CEC
  Southeast Committee Member
• Peter Sproul, CEC
  Western Committee Member
• Derrick Davenport, CEC, CEPC, CCE
  Pastry Competition Chair
• Victor Sommo, CEC
  Student Competition Chair
• Steven Jilleba, CMC, CCE, AAC
  Board Liaison

ACF Ethics Committee

• Dr. Eloise Fernandez, CEC, CCE, AAC
  Committee Chair
• David Cameron Russell, CEC, AAC
  Central Committee Member
• Lawrence Allen Alexander, Jr., CCC
  Northeast Committee Member
• Michael J. Rigberg, CEC, CCE, CCA, AAC
  Southeast Committee Member
• John Casto, III, CEC
  Western Committee Member
• Barry Young CEC, CCE, AAC
  Board Liaison
• Heidi Cramb hcramb@acfchefs.net
  Staff Liaison

ACF Finance & Investment Task Force

• Christopher F. Donato, CEC, AAC
  Committee Chair
• Aidan Murphy, CMC, AAC
  Central Committee Member
• Kerry J. Beadle, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Northeast Committee Member
• Helmut Holzer, CMC
  Southeast Committee Member
• David M. Preston, JD, MBA, HAAC
  Western Committee Member
• James Taylor, CEC, AAC, MBA
  Board Liaison
• Everett C. Parker
  Staff Liaison

ACF Internal Audit Committee

• Kent L. Andersen, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Committee Chair
• Diego Critelli
  Central Committee Member
• John Selick, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Northeast Committee Member
• Chuck Martin, CEC, CCA
  Southeast Committee Member
• Kristopher W. Cyprian
  Western Committee Member
• James R. Taylor, CEC, AAC, MBA
  Board Liaison
• Everett Parker
  Staff Liaison

ACF Nominations & Elections Committee

• Kyle Richardson, CEC, CCE, AAC
  Committee Chair
• Joseph P. St. Paul, CEC
  Central Committee Member
• Kenneth B. Trout, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Northeast Committee Member
• Michael D. Rosen, CEC, AAC
  Southeast Committee Member
• Jerald "LJ" FC Klinkenberg, CEC, CCA
  Western Committee Member
• Heidi Cramb
  Staff Liaison

ACF & ACFEF Task Forces

Diversity and Inclusion Task Force

• Frank Leake, CCC, CCE, AAC
  Chairperson
• Sharon Van Meter
  Central Region
• Mary Ann Kiernan, CCC, CCE, AAC, MBA
  Northeast Region
• Mary Alice (Mo) Montgomery
  Western Region
• Dina Altieri, CEC, CCE, M.S.
  Central Region
• Derrick Henry
  Southeast Region
• Shayne McCrady
  Central Region
• Jeffery Mitchell, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Northeast Region
• Fernando Mojica, CEC
  Northeast Region
• Yun Yang
  Western Region
• Stephanie L. Charns
  Southeast Region
• Kimberly Brock Brown, CEPC, CCA, AAC
  Board Liaison

ACFEF Knowledge Bowl Task Force

• Rocco Paradiso
  Task Force Chair
• Dean Luttrell, CEC
  Central Region
• Richard Kugelmann, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Southeast Region
• Jacqueline Hamilton, CEC, AAC
  Western Region
• Gerard Prevost, CEC, CCE, AAC
  Northeast Region

ACFEF Accrediting Commission

• Michael Moench, CEC
  Chair
• Michael Harants, CEC, CCE, AAC
  Incoming Chair
• Bryan Frick, CEC, AAC
  Past Chair
• Michael Downey, CCC, CCE, CCA
  Central Educator
• Steve Mannion, CEC, CEPC
  Central Industry
• Dorothy Johnston, CEC, CCE, AAC
  Northeast Educator
• Paul Deiana-Molnar, CEC
  Northeast Industry
• Alexander Bladowski, CEC, CCE
  Southeast Educator
• Ted Polfelt CEC, CCA, AAC
  Southeast Industry
• Michael Baldwin, CEC, AAC
  Western Educator
• Jay Marshall, CEC, AAC
  Western Industry
• Sally Combs
  Public Member
• Nicole Russ
  Public Member
• Julie Doyle
  Foodservice Coordinator
• Thomas Macrina, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Chair, ACF Education Foundation
• Dana Baldwin
  Staff Liaison

ACFEF Secondary Accreditation Committee

• Brian Peffley, CEPC, CCE, AAC
  Secondary Committee Chair
• George Dennis, CEC, CCE, AAC
  Central Educator
• W. Clarke Hammond
  Northeast Educator
• John Woods, CEC
  Southeast Educator
• Fred Wright, CEC, AAC
  Western Educator
• Thomas Macrina, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Chair, ACF Education Foundation
• Dana Baldwin
  Staff Liaison

ACFEF Apprenticeship Committee

• Robert Patton, CEC, CCA
  Committee Chair
• Kevin C. Clarke, CCE, J.D.
  Committee Past Chair
• Jamie Callison, CEC, AAC
  Committee Member
• Scott W. Schmucker, EdD, CEC, CCE
  Committee Member
• Jerry Marcellus, CCC, CCE, HAAC
  Committee Member
• Cher Dapp Harris, CEPC
  Committee Member
• Doug Maneely, CEC, CCA
  Committee Member
• William Racin, CEPC
  Committee Member
• Michael Schnitzer, CEC
  Committee Member
• Thomas Macrina, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Board Liaison

ACFEF Senior Chefs Committee

• Vince Blancato
  Chair and Southeast Region Member
• Jim Douglas, CEC, CCE, AAC, HOF
  Past Chair Advisor
• Anthony Graffeo, CEC, AAC, HOF
  Northeast Committee Member
• Denise Graffeo, CEC, AAC, HOF
  Northeast Committee Member
• Charles Duit, CEC, AAC, CDM, CFPP
  Central Committee Member
• Murat Day, CEC, AAC
  Western Committee Member

ACF Certification Commission

• John C. Schopp, CEC, CEPC, CCE, CCA, AAC
  Commission Chair
• Scott Parks, CC
  Immediate Past Chair
• Jonathan Moosmiller, CMC
  Chair Elect
• Michele Brown, CEPC
  Commission Member
• Chris Crosthwaite, CEC, CEPC, CCE
  Commission Member
• Ramona Elmer
  Public Member
• Samuel Glass, CEC, CCE, AAC
  Commission Member
• Justin Reed
  Commission Member
• Leah Schuler, PCEC
  Commission Member
• Marc Paul Susa
  Commission Member
• David Voelz, CEC, CCA
  Commission Member
• Mark G. Wright, CEC, AAC
  Board Liaison

ACFEF/AAC Scholarship Committee

• Rajeev Patgaonkar, CEC, AAC
  Chair, Industry Member
• Jim Taylor, CEC, AAC, MBA
  Apprenticeship Member
• Eloise Fernandez-Cantrell, CEC, CCE, AAC
  Post-secondary Member
• Garrett Sanborn, CEC, CCE, AAC, Ed.D.
  High School Member

ACFEF Chef & Child Initiative

• Kenneth Trout, CEC, CCA, AAC
  Advisor