ACF 2013 NORTHEAST REGION
AWARD WINNERS
Congratulations to the following winners from the 2013
ACF Northeast Regional Conference held at Turning
Stone Resort Casino, Verona, N. Y. The recipients will
compete for national titles against their winning regional
counterparts at the 2013 ACF National Convention in Las
Vegas, July 21-25.
Chef of the Year
Sponsored by Unilever Food Solutions
Eddie Tancredi, CEC
Corporate Chef
Cleveland Restaurant Group
Cleveland, Ohio
ACF Cleveland Chapter
Student Chef of the Year
Sponsored by Custom Culinary, Inc.
Alexis Chamoff
Student
State University of New York at Delhi
Delhi, N. Y.
ACF Long Island Chapter
The award recipients listed below
were recognized for their outstanding
contributions and goodwill.
Chapter of the Year
ACF Philadelphia Delaware Valley
Chefs Association
Pastry Chef of the Year
Sponsored by Plugrá European-Style Butter
Tammy Lynn Fuchs, CEPC
Executive Pastry Chef
The Rolling Rock Club
Ligonier, Pa.
ACF Laurel Highlands Chapter
Chapter Achievement
Awards
ACF Columbus Chapter
ACF Epicurean Club of Boston
ACF of Greater Buffalo New York
ACF Philadelphia Delaware Valley
Chefs Association
Michael McCombe, CEC, CCE,
culinary arts instructor, Middle
Bucks Institute of Technology,
Jamison, Pa.; ACF Philadelphia
Niagara County Community
College, Sanborn, N. Y.; ACF of
Greater Buffalo New York
Chef Educator of the Year
David Campbell, CCC, CCE
Professor
State University of New York
at Cobleskill
Cobleskill, 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
Nicole Cervone, Christina Crouse
(alternate), Tonia Eisaman
(captain), Ryan Moore and
Courtney Nalevanko; Carol
Baier, CC, coach
Hermann G. Rusch Chef’s
Achievement Award
Robert Forquer, CEC, AAC
Retired
Johnstown, Pa.
ACF Conemaugh Valley Culinary
Association
Student Team
Regional Championship
Sponsored by R.L. Schreiber, Inc.
ACF Rhode Island Chapter
Johnson & Wales University
Frank Carrieri, Geoffrey Lanez, En
Chieh Liu, Matthew McDonald and
Tracy Morris; George O’Palenick,
CEC, CCE, AAC, coach
Flavors of the
Mediterranean—A Minute®
Rice Competition
Sponsored by Riviana® Foods
Cyril Ortigosa-Liaz
Chef
Yale University Catering
New Haven, Conn.
Connecticut Chefs Association
ACF President’s Medallions
Mary Kiernan, CCC, food and
beverage instructor, Syracuse
University, Syracuse, N. Y.; ACF
Syracuse New York Chapter
Bridget McManus-McCall,
corporate executive chef, Nestlé
Professional, Brightwaters, N. Y.;
ACF Long Island Chapter
Gregory Skibinski, CEC, AAC,
executive chef, Western Hills
Country Club, Cincinnati; ACF
Greater Cincinnati Chapter
Cornelia “Connie” Walmsley, CCE,
AAC, retired, Lewiston, N. Y.;
ACF of Greater Buffalo New York
ACF Northeast Region
American Academy
of Chefs Northeast
Region Service Award
Wilfred Beriau, CEC, CCE, AAC,
culinary arts department chair,
Southern Maine Community
College, South Portland,
Maine; ACF Casco Bay Culinary
Association of Portland, Maine
Willie Lewis, AAC, consultant,
executive chef, Halperns’
Purveyors of Steak & Seafood,
Brigantine, N.J.; ACF Professional
Chefs Association of South Jersey
Robert Roebuck, CEC, AAC,
chef, Wegmans Food Market
Inc., Mechanicsburg, Pa.; ACF
Harrisburg Chapter
Dr. L.J. Minor Chef
Professionalism Award
Sponsored by Minor’s®
James Connolly, CEC, CCA, AAC
Divisional Director of Culinary
ACF Epicurean Club of Boston
Cutting Edge Awards
David Banks, CEC, AAC, executive
chef, Harry’s Savoy Grill and
Ballroom, Wilmington, Del.; ACF
First State Chefs Association
Jason Drysdale, director of culinary
operations, Turning Stone Resort
Casino, Verona, N. Y.; ACF
Syracuse New York Chapter
ACF Northeast Region
$10K Challenge
The ACF Jersey Shore Chefs
Association
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHEFS
The American Academy of Chefs
gave a $1,000 grant to the Northeast
Region Student Team Regional
Champion, ACF Rhode Island
Chapter/Johnson & Wales University,
to assist the team with expenses to
travel to the national competition at
the 2013 ACF National Convention
in Las Vegas, July 21-25.
