2011 ACF NORTHEAST REGioN
AWARD WINNERS
Congratulations to the following
winners from the 2011 ACF
Northeast Regional Conference
held at Columbus Renaissance,
Columbus, Ohio, March 20-23.
The recipients will compete
for national titles against their
winning regional counterparts
at the 2011 ACF National
Convention in Dallas, July 22-26.
CHEF OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Unilever Food Solutions
Todd Kelly
Executive Chef/Director of Food and Beverage
Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza
Cincinnati
ACF Greater Cincinnati Chapter
PASTRY CHEF OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Splenda®
James Neuman, CWPC
Executive Pastry Chef
Genesee Valley Club
Rochester, N. Y.
ACF Professional Chefs/Cooks Association
of Rochester
CHEF EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
J. Desmond Keefe, CEC, CCE
Culinary Program Chair
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, N.H.
ACF Epicurean Club of Boston
HERMANN G. RUSCH CHEF’S
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Biagio Dente, CEC, AAC, HOF
Retired
Pittston, Pa.
ACF Professional Chefs of Northeast
Pennsylvania
CHEF PROFESSIONALISM
AWARD
Sponsored by Minor’s®
Charles Gipe, CEC, AAC
Executive Chef
Hershey Entertainment Complex
Hershey, Pa.
ACF Harrisburg Chapter
STUDENT CHEF OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Custom Culinary, Inc.
Caitlin Sive
Student
Schenectady County Community College
Schenectady, N. Y.
ACF Capital District—Central New York
BARON H. GALAND CULINARY
KNOWLEDGE BOWL
Sponsored by American Technical
Publishers
Westmoreland County Community
College
ACF Laurel Highlands Chapter
Ellen Cervone, Heather Ferrara, Patricia
Firestone, Rebecca Hawk, Adam Peroney;
Cindy Komarinski, CCC, CCE, coach
STUDENT TEAM REGIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sponsored by R.L. Schreiber, Inc.
Mid-Hudson Culinary Association
The Culinary institute of America
Lee Cummings, Nick Dugan, Tommy
Messina, Sean Pera, Prateek Sadhu; Brad
Barnes, CMC, CCE, AAC, coach
The award recipients listed below were
recognized for their outstanding
contributions and goodwill.
CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
ACF Harrisburg Chapter
CHAPTER ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
ACF Capital District—Central New York
ACF Columbus Chapter
ACF Harrisburg Chapter
ACF Pittsburgh Chapter
ACF PRESIDENT’S MEDALLIONS
Linda Boggioni, CWPC, teaching assistant/
adjunct instructor, Columbus State
Community College, Columbus; ACF
Columbus Chapter
Charlie Gipe, CEC, AAC, executive
chef, Hershey Entertainment Complex,
Hershey, Pa.; ACF Harrisburg Chapter
Cindy Komarinski, CCC, CCE, associate
professor, Westmoreland County
Community College, Youngwood, Pa.;
ACF Laurel Highlands Chapter
Steven Lautieri, CEC, Hope, R.i.;
ACF Rhode island Chapter
Paul Suplee, CEC, culinary/baking and
pastry instructor, Worcester Technical
High School, Newark, Md.; Delmarva
Chefs & Cooks Association
CUTTING EDGE AWARDS
Wilfred Beriau, CEC, CCE, AAC,
department chair, culinary arts, Southern
Maine Community College, South
Portland, Maine; ACF Casco Bay Culinary
Association of Portland ME
Patrick Britten, CEC, AAC, corporate
chef, Sysco of Northern New England,
Westbrook, Maine; ACF Casco Bay
Culinary Association of Portland ME
James Connolly, CEC, regional foodservice
director, Atria Senior Living Group, Nashua,
N.H.; ACF Epicurean Club of Boston
Francine Greff, HAAC, retired, Columbus;
ACF Columbus Chapter
Michael Miely, CEC, corporate chef,
Michaels & Associates, Grand Rapids,
Mich.; ACF Columbus Chapter
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHEFS
The American Academy of Chefs gave a $1,000 grant to the Northeast Region Student Team Regional Champion, Mid-Hudson Culinary
Association/The Culinary institute of America, to assist the team with expenses to travel to the national competition at the 2011 ACF
National Convention in Dallas, July 22-26.
