ACF Chef Educator of the Year Award Previous Winners
* denotes National Winner
2024 National Winner
Katrina Warner, CEC
Runners Up
- Carl Conway, CEC
- Lance Nitahara, CEC
- Stefan Ryll, CEC, CCE, AAC
- Samantha Sletcha, CEC
- Russell W. Zampich, CEC, CCE
2023 National Winner
2022 National Winner
2021
* Chef Pamela Bedford, CCE
Chef Stefan Ryll, CEC, CCE, AAC
Chef Rusty Weatherly
Chef Earle Test, CEC, CCE, CCA
2020
Southeast - * Jennifer Denlinger, Ph.D
Central - Larry Matson, CEC, CCE, AAC
Western - Christopher Plemmons CEC, AAC
2019
Northeast - * Scott Steiner, CCE, AAC
Central - Joanna Bryant, CCC, CCE
Southeast - John Schopp, CEC, CEPC, CCE, CCA, AAC
Western - Rudy Kloeble, CEC
2018
Western - * Leonard Bailey, CEC
Central - Wook Kang, CEC
Northeast - Lisa Tomecek, CEPC
Southeast - Peter Vossenberg, CEC, CCE, CCA, AAC
2017
Southeast - * Costa Magoulas, CEC, CCE, CCA, AAC
Central - Mark Schneider, CEC, CCE, AAC
Northeast - Linda Musch, CCE, AAC
Western - Stuart Stein, CEC, CCE
2016
Central - * Christopher Misiak, CEC, CCE
Northeast - Gerard Prevost, CEC, CCE
Southeast - Kathleen Vossenberg, CCC, CCE
Western - Cheryl Lewis, CCC, CCE
2015
Northeast - * Ray McCue, CEC
Central - Carl Conway, CEC
Southeast - Christian Markussen, CEC
Western - Andrew McColley, CEC, CCE
2014
Southeast - * Jean Yves Vendeville, CEPC
Central - Frederick Ferrara, CEC, CCE
Northeast - Judy Walsh, CCE, CSCE, CPC
Western - Noel G. Ridsdale, CEC, CCE, AAC
2013
Southeast - * Leslie Eckert, CWPC, CCE
Central - Stephen DeShazo, CEC
Northeast - David Campbell, CCC, CCE
Western - Randy Torres, CEC, AAC
2012
Central - * Casey Shiller, CEPC
Northeast - Mark Mistriner, CEC
Southeast - Costa Magoulas, CEC, CCE, CCA, AAC, MHA
Western - Frank Leake, CCC, CCE, AAC
2011
Central - * Dina Altieri, CEC, CCE
Northeast - Desmond Keefe, CEC, CCE
Southeast - Michael Carmel, CEC, CCE
Western - Bill Sy, CEC, AAC
2010
Western - * Jeffrey Brown, Ed.D., CEC, CCE
Central - Timothy Meyers, CCC, CCE
Northeast - Maureen Costello-Garfolo, CEC, CCE
Southeast - Kenneth Bourgoin, CEC
2009
Central - * Timothy Bucci, CEC, CCE, CHE
Northeast - Thomas Griffiths, CMC
Southeast - David Weir, CEC, CCE
Western - Heinz Lauer, CEC
2008
Northeast - * Wilfred Beriau, CEC, CCE, AAC
Central - Robert Anderson, CEC, CCE
Southeast - David Pantone, CEC, CEPC, CCE, AAC
Western - Robert Hudson, CEC, CCE
2007
Northeast - * Norman Hart, CEC, CCE, AAC
Central - Michael Artlip, CEC, CCE, CHE
Southeast - Bruce Ozga, CEC, CCE
Western - Jerald Chesser, CEC, CCE, AAC
2006
Western - * Raimund Hofmeister, CMC, AAC
Central - Kevin Enright, CEC, CCE, AAC
Northeast - James Taylor, CEC, AAC
Southeast - G. Michael Harris, CEC, CCE, AAC
2005
Northeast - * Timothy Michitsch, CEC, CCE
Central - Phillip F. Gatto, CEC, CCE
Southeast - Keith E. Gardiner, CEC, CCE, CCA, AAC
Western - Steven Ted Lammers, CCE
2004
Northeast - * George O'Palenick
2003
Northeast - * Thomas Recinella, CEC
2002
Central - * Derek Spendlove, CEPC, CCE, AAC
2001
Paul Sorgule, CCE, AAC
2000
Dr. John Bowen
1999
Kevin Duffy, CEPC, CCE, AAC
1998
Ferdinand Metz, CMC, AAC