National Officers & Board of Directors
ACF National President
Thomas J. Macrina, CEC®, CCA®, AAC®
Food Fanatics™ Chef
US Foods Philadelphia Division
Swedesboro, N.J.
> Office of the President
Secretary
Mark G. Wright, CEC®, AAC®
Department Chair of Hospitality Management
Erie Community College
Buffalo, N.Y.
Treasurer
James Taylor, CEC®, AAC®, MBA
Professor and Academic Chair
Columbus State Community College
Columbus, Ohio
American Academy of Chefs Chair
Americo “Rico” DiFronzo, CEC®, CCA®, AAC®
Executive Chef
Union Oyster House
Boston, Mass.
> American
Academy of Chefs
Vice President, Central Region
Steven Jilleba, CMC®, CCE®, AAC®
Executive Chef
SJ Culinary Consulting
Fox Lake, Ill.
Vice President, Northeast Region
Barry R. Young, CEC®, CCE®, AAC®
Assistant Professor
Columbus State Community College
Fredericktown, Ohio
Vice President, Southeast Region
Kimberly Brock Brown, CEPC®, CCA®, AAC®
Executive Chef
Culinary Concepts, LLC
Charleston, S.C.
Vice President, Western Region
Robert W. Phillips, CEC®, CCA®, AAC®
Executive Chef and Director of Food and Nutrition
Mission Community Hospital
Los Angeles, Calif.
Board Liaison & Executive Director, Operations
Heidi Cramb
Executive Director of Operations
American Culinary Federation, Inc.
St. Augustine, Fla.