ACF SOUTHEAST REGION
2011 AWARD SEMIFINALISTS
CHEF OF THE YEAR | SPONSORED BY UNILEVER FOODSOLUTIONS
KEITH ARMSTRONG
Executive Chef
Greenwich Country Club
Greenwich, Conn.
ACF Greater Atlanta Chapter Inc.
BRYAN COZZI
Country Club Executive Chef
Cherokee Country Club
Atlanta
JAMIE KEATING, CEC
CEO/Executive Chef
JK Culinary Inc./ RiverMill Event Centre
Columbus, Ga.
ACF Greater Atlanta Chapter Inc.
JAMES THOMAS, CEC, AAC
Executive Chef
Mountain Brook Club
Birmingham, Ala.
ACF Birmingham Alabama Chapter
MICHAEL CARMEL, CEC, CCE
Department Head
Culinary Institute of Charleston
Trident Technical College
Charleston, S.C.
ACF Greater Charleston South Carolina Chapter
GERMAINE LEONARD, CCA
Chef-Instructor/Department Chair
Lorenzo Walker Institute of Technology
Naples, Fla.
ACF Caxambas Chapter of Naples & Marco Island
CHEF EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
LAUREN COOKE, CEPC
Program Director/Chef-Instructor
Mid Florida Tech
Orlando, Fla.
ACF Central Florida Chapter
MICHAEL RIGGS, PH.D., CEC, FMP
Assistant Professor—Culinary Arts/Executive Chef
Bowling Green Technical College
Bowling Green, Ky.
ACF national member
KEITH GARDINER, CEC, CCE,
CCA, AAC
Chef-Instructor
Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown, N.C.
ACF Triad Chapter NC
JEAN VENDEVILLE, CEPC
Department Chair
Culinary Institute of Savannah
ACF Chefs of the Low Country
TRAVIS HERR, CEC, CCE
Associate Professor
Pensacola State College
Pensacola, Fla.
ACF national member
The National Culinary Review | January 2011
PASTRY CHEF OF THE YEAR | SPONSORED BY SPLENDA®
PETER BABCOCK, CEPC
Chef-Instructor
The International Culinary School at The Art
Institute of Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Fort Lauderdale ACF Inc.
MALKA ESPINEL
Pastry Instructor
The International Culinary School at The Art
Institute of Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Fort Lauderdale ACF Inc.
GEOFFREY BLOUNT, CEPC
Baking/Pastry Arts Instructor
Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, N.C.
ACF Inc. Charlotte Chapter
STEPHANIE STELIGA
Executive Pastry Chef
Cafe L’Europe
Palm Beach, Fla.
ACF Palm Beach County Chefs Association
