National Staff

American Culinary Federation
6816 Southpoint Pkwy Ste 400
Jacksonville, FL 32216
(800) 624-9458
Fax: (904) 940-0741
acf@acfchefs.org

Leadership

Staff Members
Name Title Phone
Christopher Tanner, CEC, CCE, AAC Executive Director (904) 484-0224

Administration

Staff Members
Name Title Phone
Karen Stamper Executive Assistant
(AAC and Board Governance Administrator)		 (904) 484-0202
Nikki Haley Competition Coordinator
(ACF Culinary Competitions and ACF Culinary Team USA)		 (904) 484-0248

Communications Team

Staff Members
Name Title Phone
JJ Vitale Director of Communication Strategy (904) 484-0247
Stephanie Lewis Marketing and Fulfillment Specialist (904) 484-0255
David Ristau Creative Services Manager (904) 484-0245
Amelia Levin Editor-in-Chief, National Culinary Review, WeAreChefs.com (904) 484-0231

Continuing Education

Staff Members
Name Title Phone
Kivi Hermans Program Manager of Continuing Education (904) 484-0228
Robert Penry Project Administrator (904) 484-0201
Sarah Brown Program Recognitions Coordinator (904) 484-0244

Education

Staff Members
Name Title Phone
Dana Nagy-Baldwin Program Manager of Accreditation and Apprenticeship (904) 484-0235
Dejaunni Edwards Volunteer & Scheduling Coordinator (904) 484-0249

Finance

Staff Members
Name Title Phone
Roxana Parker Senior Director of Financial Strategy and Human Resources (904) 484-0220
Rachel Rieder Staff Accountant (904) 484-0215
Jeffrey Boster Staff Accountant (904) 484-0207

Information Technology

Staff Members
Name Title Phone
Michael Tadlock Director of Information Technology (904) 484-0234
Kevin Blackston Senior Web Administrator (904) 484-0238

Membership

Staff Members
Name Title Phone
Kathy Adams Property Membership Program Manager (904) 484-0242
John Kirby, CEC, CCA Membership Coordinator (904) 484-0246
Stacey Fleming Membership Sales Assistant (904) 484-0229