ACF Pastry Chef of the Year Award Previous Winners
* denotes National Winner
2024 National Winner
2024 Regional Winners & National Competitors
- Central - Kelli D. Marks
- Northeast - Erin Reed, CEPC, CCE
- Military - CW2 Christine Stanley
2023 National Winner
2023 Regional Winners & National Competitors
- Central Winner - Lauren Aleman (competing at Nationals)
- Central - Donna L. Mallett, CPC (competing at Nationals)
- Southeast Winner - Chrissy M. Jensen, CEPC (competing at Nationals)
- Western Winner - Rebecca Freeman, CEPC (competing at Nationals)
- Military Representative - E PO1 Miriam E. Lutz (competing at Nationals)
2022
Troy Matthew Shaw
2021
Southeast - * Gunnery Sergeant Michael D. Watts
Central - Annette Greenslade
Central - Jan Sun Lewandowski, CEPC
Central - Jennifer L. Miller, CPC
Central - Matthew P. Steinbronn
Central - Tia Throckmorton
Western - David Lewis
Western - Fionna R. Espana, CWPC
2020
Competition was rolled over to 2021 due to COVID-19 Pandemic. All regional competitors were rolled into the National Convention competition.
2019
Military- * Samantha Poe
Central - Ryse Swanson
Northeast - Nguyet Nguyen
Southeast - Melinda Wilkins, CEPC
2018
Northeast - * William Racin, CEPC
Central - Mark Slessor
Southeast - Joseph Cumm, CEPC
Western - Diana Fallis, CEPC
2017
Western - * Dan Boman, CEPC
Central - Julia Julian, CEPC
Northeast - Maria Wu
Southeast - Cicely Austin
2016
Northeast - * Cher Harris, CEPC
Central - Jan Lewandowski, CEPC
Southeast - Kelly Bellmore, CEPC
Western - Andrew Corrao, CCC, CEPC
2015
Central - * Laura Johnson-Lachowecki, CC
Northeast - Jason Buscovich, CEPC
Southeast - Rodrigo Domingono Nunez Jr.
Western - David Lewis
2014
Central - * Stephan Schubert
Northeast - Susan Notter, CEPC
Southeast - Leslie Eckert, CEPC, CCE, MBA
Western - Chris Cwierz
2013
Western - * Alison Murphy
Central - Cory Barrett
Northeast - Tammy Lynn Fuchs, CEPC
Southeast - Geoffrey Blount, CEPC
2012
Western - * Adalberto Diaz Labrada, CEPC
Central - Julia Julian, CC, CWPC
Northeast - Meegan Roberts
Southeast - Matthew Ratliff
2011
Southeast - * Kyongran “Alex” Hwang
Central - Jeffrey Guy
Northeast - James Neuman, CWPC
Western - Paul John Padua
2010
Southeast - * Andreas Proisl
Central - Nguyet Nguyen
Northeast - Jennifer Kopp, CEPC
Western - Tracy DeWitt
2009
Southeast - * Heather Hurlbert
Central - Ford Culbertson
Northeast - Megan Ketover, CPC
Western - Eric Phillips, CEPC
2008
Central - * R. Andrew Chlebana, II, CEPC
Northeast - Kathleen Kessler
Southeast - Vanessa Haden, CPC
Western - Loïc Laffargue
2007
Northeast - * Patricia Nash
Central - Michelle Garcia
Southeast - Natasha Capper, CEPC
Western - Loan Co
2006
Southeast - * Steven Rujak
Central - Julie Adauto
Northeast - Biago Settepani
Western - Herschel “Mickey” Harden IV
2005
Central - * Darrin Aoyama, CEPC
Northeast - Jennifer Kopp, CEPC
Southeast - Charles Rosselli
Western - Brenda L. Hitchins
2004
Northeast - * Thomas Vaccaro, CEPC
Central - Tariq Hanna
Southeast - Stefan Riemer
Western - John Hui, CEPC