The American Academy of Chefs AAC Board and Committees

Joe Aiello

American Academy of Chefs Chair

Joe G. Aiello, CEC, AAC, HOF
Apropo Catering, Inc.
4318 River Rd
Schiller Park, IL 60176
chefjoeaiello@acfchefs.org

Reimund Pitz

American Academy of Chefs Vice Chair

Reimund D. Pitz, CEC, CCE, AAC, HOF
chefpitz@gmail.com

All AAC Chairs & Vice Chairs

Ambassador

  • Americo “Rico” S. DiFronzo, CEC, CCA, AAC, HBOT

Past Chair Council

  • Americo “Rico” S. DiFronzo, CEC, CCA, AAC, HOF, HBOT
  • Mark G. Wright, CEC, AAC, HOF, HBOT
  • Stafford T. DeCambra, CEC, CCE, CCA, AAC
  • Thomas J. Macrina, CEC, CCA, AAC, HOF, HBOT
  • John A. Minniti, CCE, AAC, HOF, HBOT
  • Fritz H. Sonnenschmidt, CMC, AAC, HOF
  • Bert P. Cutino, CEC, AAC, HOF, HBOT

Chair Honorary Board of Trustees

  • Bert P. Cutino, CEC, AAC, HOF, HBOT

Honorary Board of Trustees

  • Americo “Rico” S. DiFronzo, CEC, CCA, AAC, HOF, HBOT
  • Philip H. Jones, HAAC, HBOT, Jones Dairy Farm, Chairman/President/CEO
  • Thomas J. Macrina, CEC, CCA, AAC, HOF, HBOT
  • John A. Minniti, CCE, AAC, HOF, HBOT
  • Shawn Smith, HBOT, Hattie Mae & PALS Foundation/Owner/CEO/Chair of the Board of Directors
  • Mark G. Wright, CEC, AAC, HOF, HBOT

Emeritus

  • John D. Folse, CEC, AAC, HOF, HBOT
  • Dr. Michael J. Martello, HBOT, HAAC
  • Ferdinand E. Metz, CMC, AAC, HOF, HBOT

Chair Culinary Hall of Fame

  • Denise S. Graffeo, CEC, AAC, HOF

Culinary Hall of Fame

  • Alex R. Darvishi, CEC, AAC, HOF
  • Garry W. Waldie, CEC, CEPC, CCE, AAC, HOF
  • Hans J. Schadler, CEC, AAC, HOF
  • Americo “Rico” S. DiFronzo, CEC, CCA, AAC, HOF, HBOT

Regional Academy Directors

Central Region

  • Deborah Bando-Duit, CEC, AAC
  • Jim Churches, CEC, CCA, AAC
  • Patrick D. Mitchell, CEC, AAC

Northeast Region

  • Linda S. Musch, CCE, AAC
  • Douglas C. Patten, CEC, CCA, AAC

Southeast Region

  • Alan L. Romano, CEC, CCE, AAC

Western Region

  • Greg Matchett, CEC, AAC
  • Robert W. Phillips, CEC, CCA, AAC

Military Regional Director

  • Mark D. Veomett, CEC, AAC

Sergeants-at-Arms

  • John Kukucka, CEC, AAC

Committee Chairs

Scholarship Committee

  • Reimund D. Pitz, CEC, CCE, AAC, HOF; AAC Vice Chair; Committee Chair

Fellowship Committee

  • Paul O’Toole, CEC, AAC, Chair
  • Michael R. Thrash, CEC, CCA, CCE, AAC

Nominations and Elections Committee and Special Projects

  • Paul C. Jensen, CEC, AAC, Chair

Committees