ACF 2010 Northeast Region Award Winners
Congratulations to the following winners from the 2010 ACF Northeast Regional
Conference held at Hershey Lodge, Hershey, Pa., March 13-15. The recipients will
compete for national titles against their winning regional counterparts at the 2010 ACF
National Convention in Anaheim, Calif., Aug. 2-5.
Chef of the Year
Sponsored by Unilever Foodsolutions
Michael Matarazzo
Executive Chef
Bear Mountain Inn
Bear Mountain, N. Y.
ACF National Chapter
Hermann G. Rusch Chef’s
Achievement Award
Americo DiFronzo, CCE, AAC
Executive Chef
American Food Systems, Inc.
Burlington, Mass.
ACF Epicurean Club of Boston
The award recipients listed below
were recognized for their outstanding
contributions and goodwill.
Chapter of the Year
ACF Rhode Island Chapter
Pastry Chef of the Year
Sponsored by Splenda®
Jennifer Kopp, CEPC
Pastry Chef
Chevy Chase Club
Chevy Chase, Md.
ACF Nations Capital Chefs Association
Chef Professionalism Award
Sponsored by Minor’s®
Douglas Patten, CEC, CCA
Corporate Executive Chef
Flik International/Compass Group
Rye Brook, N. Y.
ACF Epicurean Club of Boston
Chapter Achievement Awards
ACF Capital District—Central New York
ACF Columbus Chapter
ACF Epicurean Club of Boston
ACF Pittsburgh Chapter
ACF Rhode Island Chapter
Chef Educator of the Year
Maureen Costello-Garfolo, CEC, CCE
Chef-Instructor
Le Cordon Bleu Institute of Culinary Arts
in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
ACF Pittsburgh Chapter
Student Chef of the Year
Sponsored by Custom Culinary, Inc.
Corey Siegel, CC
Student
The Culinary Institute of America
Hyde Park, N. Y.
ACF of Greater Buffalo New York
American Academy of Chefs
The American Academy of Chefs
gave a $1,000 grant to the Northeast
Region Student Team Regional
Champion, ACF Chefs and Cooks
of the Catskill Mountains/State
University of New York at Delhi,
to assist the team with expenses to
travel to the national competition at
the 2010 ACF National Convention in
Anaheim, Calif., Aug. 2-5.
Baron H. Galand Culinary
Knowledge Bowl
Sponsored by American Technical Publishers
Westmoreland County Community
College
ACF Laurel Highlands Chapter
Carol Baier, Ellen Cervone, Rebecca Hawk,
Dianne Palmieri, Allison Yeagley; Cindy
Komarinski, CCC, CCE, coach
ACF President’s Medallions
Robert Forquer, CEC, AAC culinary-
arts instructor, Commonwealth Technical
Institute at the Hiram G. Andrews
Center;(HGAC),;Johnstown,;Pa.;;ACF
Conemaugh Valley Culinary Association
Thomas Hannum, CEC, safety
manager, DuPont Hospitality, Wilmington,
Del.; ACF First State Chefs Association
Brian Peffley, CEPC, CCE, pastry
instructor, Lebanon County Career and
Technology Center, Lebanon, Pa.; ACF
Harrisburg Chapter
Ka-Ron Thomas, executive chef, The
International Culinary School at The Art
Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia;
ACF Philadelphia Chapter
The American Academy of Chefs
and ACF Philadelphia Chapter each
donated $3,000 to ACF Culinary
Team USA.
Student Team Regional
Championship
Sponsored by R.L. Schreiber, Inc.
ACF Chefs and Cooks of the
Catskill Mountains
State University of New York at Delhi
Julie Hernandez, Kenneth Liranzo,
Joseph Michaud, Mike Specioso, Sarah
Thurgood; Victor Sommo, CSC, coach
Cutting Edge Award
Maria Campbell, CEC, chef-instructor,
The International Culinary School at The
Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia;
ACF Philadelphia Chapter
Mark Kent, CEC, operations manager,
University of Akron, Akron, Ohio; ACF
Akron-Canton Area Cooks and Chefs
Association
Linda Musch, CCE, AAC, chef-instructor, Chariho Area Career and
Technical Center, Wood River Junction,
R.I.; ACF Rhode Island Chapter
