AAC® Board and Committees
American Academy of Chefs Chair
Americo “Rico” DiFronzo, CEC®, CCA®, AAC®
Executive Chef
Union Oyster House
41 Union Street
Boston, MA 02108-2494
American Academy of Chefs Vice Chair
Joe G. Aiello, CEC®, AAC®, HOF
Apropo Catering, Inc.
4318 River Rd.
Schiller Park, IL 60176
Ambassador
John A. Minniti, CCE®, AAC®, HBOT, HOF
Past Chair Council
Bert P. Cutino, CEC®, AAC®, HBOT, HOF
John A. Minniti, CCE®, AAC®, HBOT, HOF
Thomas J. Macrina, CEC®, CCA®, AAC®, HBOT, HOF
Mark G. Wright, CEC®, AAC®
Chair Honorary Board of Trustees
Bert P. Cutino, CEC®, AAC®, HBOT, HOF
Honorary Board of Trustees
John D. Folse, CEC®, AAC®, HOF, HBOT
Phillip Jones, Jones Dairy Farm, Chairman/President/CEO
Thomas J. Macrina, CEC®, CCA®, AAC®, HBOT, HOF
Ferdinand E. Metz, CMC®, AAC®, HOF, HBOT
John A. Minniti, CCE®, AAC®, HBOT, HOF
Harold S. Small, HAAC®, HBOT, JD
Dr. Michael J. Martello, HBOT, HAAC®, Emeritus
Chair Culinary Hall of Fame
Roland E. Schaeffer, CEC®, AAC®, HOF
Culinary Hall of Fame
Wolfgang D. Geckeler, CEC®, AAC®, HOF
John Kaufmann CEC®, AAC®, HOF
Walter W. Leible, CMC®, AAC®, HOF
John A. Minitti, CCE, AAC, HOF, HBOT
Regional Academy Directors
Central Region
Brian A. Hardy, CEC®, CCA®, AAC®
Patrick D. Mitchell, CEC®, AAC®
Northeast Region
David Leo Banks, CEC®, AAC®
Linda S. Musch, CCE®, AAC®
Southeast Region
Michael J. Rigberg, CEC®,CCE®, CCA®, AAC®
Alan L. Romano, CEC®, CCE®, AAC®
Western Region
Eric D. Ernest, CEC®, CCA®, AAC®
Jacqueline Hamilton, CEC®, AAC®
Frank Leake, CCC®, CCE®, AAC®
Military Regional Director
Rene J. Marquis, CEC®, CCE®, CCA®, AAC®
Sergeants-at-Arms
Kenneth B. Trout, CEC®, CCA®, AAC®
Committee Chairs
Public Relations and Marketing
Deborah Bando-Duit, CEC®, AAC®
Scholarship Committee
Rajeev Patgaonkar, CEC®, AAC®, Chair, Industry Member
Richard M. Hoffman, CEC®, CCA®, AAC®, Northeast Regional Member
Peter F. Vossenberg, CEC®, CCE®, CCA®, AAC®, Southeast Regional Member
Eloise Fernandez, CEC®, CCE®, AAC®, Western Regional Member
Senior Chefs Committee
Vincent Blancato, Southeast Region Member
Charles Duit, CEC®, AAC®, Central Region Member
Anthony Graffeo, CEC®, AAC®, HOF, Northeast Region Member
Denise Graffeo, CEC®, AAC®, HOF, Northeast Region Member
Fellowship Committee
Paul O’Toole, CEC®, AAC®
Nominations and Elections Committee and Special Projects
Frank Leake, CCC®, CCE®, AAC®, Chair
Kenneth B. Trout, CEC®, CCA®, AAC®
Lifetime Achievement Committee
Dale Miller, CMC®, AAC®
James G. Rhoads, CEC®, AAC®
Linda S. Musch, CCE®, AAC® - Advisor
Jim M. Tinkham, CEC®,CCA® AAC® - Advisor
Past American Academy of Chefs Officers |
2015–2019 |
Chair – Mark G. Wright, CEC®, AAC® |
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Vice Chair – Americo S. DiFronzo, CEC®, CCA®, AAC® |
2011–2015 |
Chair - Stafford T. DeCambra, CEC®, CCE®,
CCA®, AAC® |
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Vice Chair - Mark Wright, CEC®, AAC® |
2007–2011 |
Chair - Thomas J. Macrina, CCE®, AAC®, HOF, HBOT |
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Vice Chair - Stafford T. DeCambra, CEC®, CCE®,
CCA, AAC |
2003–2007 |
Chair - John Minniti, CCE®, AAC®, HBOT, HOF |
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Vice Chair - Thomas J. Macrina, CEC®, CCA®, AAC®, HBOT |
1999–2003 |
Chair - Fritz Sonnenschmidt, CMC, AAC®, HOF® |
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Vice Chair - John Minniti, CCE®, AAC®, HBOT, HOF |
1997–1999 |
Chairman - Bert Cutino, CEC®, AAC®, HBOT, HOF |
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Secretary/Treasurer - Fritz Sonnenschmidt, CMC, AAC®, HOF |
1996–1997 |
Chairman - Bert Cutino, CEC®, AAC®, HBOT, HOF |
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Secretary/Treasurer - Joseph Amendola, CEPC®, CCE®, AAC®, HOF |
1995–1996 |
Chairman - Bert Cutino, CEC®, AAC®, HOF, HBOT |
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Secretary/Treasurer - Dieter Preiser, CEC®, AAC® |
1993–1995 |
Chairman - Richard Bosnjak, CEC®, AAC®, HOF |
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Secretary/Treasurer - Hartmut Handke, CMC, AAC® |
1989–1993 |
Chairman - Lawrence Conti, CEC®, AAC®, HOF |
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Secretary/Treasurer - Harry Hoffstadt, CEC®, AAC®, HOF |
1985–1989 |
Chairman - Jon Greenwalt, CEC®, AAC®, HOF |
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Secretary/Treasurer - Lawrence Conti, CEC®, AAC®, HOF |
1981–1985 |
Chairman - Rene Roncari, AAC®, HOF |
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Secretary/Treasurer - Jon Greenwalt, CEC®, AAC®, HOF |
1977–1981 |
Chairman - U. Max Behr, CEC®, AAC®, HOF |
1971–1977 |
Chairman - Anthony Bartolotta, AAC®, HHOF |
1965–1971 |
Chairman - Paul Laesecke, AAC®, HOF |
1960–1965 |
Chairman - Walter Wingberg, AAC® |
1954–1959 |
Chairman - Peter Berrini, AAC®, HOF |