MESSAGE FROM YOUR PRESIDENT
Gary Fuller, CCE CEC AAC
January 2011
Happy New Year Everyone!
Out with the old and in with the new board members, officers and committee chairs. We are looking forward to serving you this year and hope you will take advantage of what our chapter can offer you. Our monthly meetings are in the months of September-June. We offer special dinners, educational seminars, competitions and great networking opportunities.
If you are interested in becoming ACF certified, see our Certification Chair and board member Michael McBride CEC and John Fisher CCE CEC AAC. Mark Linden is our ACE leader who is in charge of the practical testing.
Here are the new officers, board members, trustees and committee chairs:
Chairman of the Board: Brian Date CEC
Trustees: Jim Douglas CEC CCE AAC, Walter Bronowitz CCE CCC AAC, Darrel Anderson CEC CCE AAC, John Fisher CEC CCE AAC, Chris Plemmons CEC AAC
Officers: Vice President: Dan Lewark CEC CCA
Secretary: Janet Shaffer CWPC
Treasurer: Tony Parker CEC
Board Members:
Jeff Pratt - Apprentice member
Steven Schrader CCA - Sergeant of Arms
Steve Lammers CEC - Educational Chairman
Kevin Blaylock CEC - Competition Chairman
Michael Baldwin CEC CCE - Membership Chairman
Michael McBride CEC - Certification Chairman
Mark Linden CEC AAC AAC - Chairman
Karl Nore - Food Services of America Seattle - Associate Member Chairman
Apprenticeship Chair: Sharlene Greendyk
Certification Chair: John Fisher, CCE, CEC, AAC and Michael McBride, CEC
Chef & Child Chairperson: Brad Everett
Association Photographer: Holly Yu
Wine Representative: Lilli Marlene
Website: Jan and Andrew Taylor
December Monthly Meeting
The December dinner meeting and silent auction was a huge success, the dinner under the direction of Executive Chef Bruce Fry CEC was a feast to be had. From the appetizers, and the scrumptious 5-course dinner, every morsel was hand crafted to perfection. It was indeed one of the best dinners we have had this year. The silent auction was a fundraising event for our apprenticeship program. I would like to thank Chef Jeff Pratt, Tony Sumpter, Dianna Rigell and the members who made their donations to help raise funds for our students. We had a special guest, Western Regional Vice President William Franklin CMC AAC join us for dinner. He spoke about the challenges he faced while taking the ACF Master Chefs examine and a little history about his background growing up in the Pacific Northwest. It was indeed a pleasure and honor to have Chef Franklin attend our board meeting and dinner. "Looking good Bill".
Darrell Anderson Scholarship
We awarded the Darrell Anderson scholarship to Renton Technical College student Tony Sumpter. Tony received a $1,000.00 scholarship from the association and our local Academy of Chefs chapter. Tony has spent many hours working as a volunteer for the chapter and also works hard to improve his cooking skills. Evelyn Enslow is our next available scholarship, check our website for details. The deadline is March 15th, 2011.
January WSCA Meeting This months meeting will be held at the Tacoma Goodwill Bistro, where Chef Jeff Pratt and his students will prepare our appetizer menu. Our educational segment will be The Canadian Beef Council. Bring your appetite and be ready to enjoy the food. We look forward to seeing you all there. Visit the WSCA Meetings page to make a reservation.
Hope to see you at the January meeting!
Happy Holidays to All!
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Gary Fuller CEC CCE AAC
Washington State Chefs Association Website
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