Membership & Activities

Membership in Professional Organizations

  • American Culinary Federation (ACF)
  • World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS)
  • Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals (ANFP)
  • Healthcare Caterers International (HCI)
  • Association of Healthcare Foodservice (AHF)
  • SkillsUSA (VICA)


Professional Volunteer Affiliations

  • Board of Directors, Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals; 2011 – Present
  • ANFP National Service, Chapter Leadership Team, Audit Finance & Item Writers Committees, Culinary Task Force; Present
  • AHF National Service,Culinary Competition Committee; Present
  • ACF National Service, Chef & Child Foundation Board Eastern Region Delegate; Present
  • ANFP National Service, Editorial Advisory Board,2010-2013
  • Volunteer, Yukon Quest Check Point Camp Chef, Circle, Alaska; Winter 2013
  • Curriculum Advisory Committee Member,Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board; 2010 – 2013
  • President, Alaska State Chapter, Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals; 2011 – 2012
  • Volunteer, US Navy Adopt-a-Chef Program, USS Boxer, USS Kid, and USS Dewey; 2010 – 2012
  • ACF National Service, Government Relations Committee, Western Region Rep; 2009 – 2011
  • Organizer, Alaska State Culinary Arts Competition, SkillsUSA, Anchorage, AK; 2010
  • President, Chefs & Cooks of the Heartland, Nebraska Chapter, American Culinary Federation; 2008 - 2009
  • Vice-President, Chefs & Cooks of the Heartland, Nebraska Chapter, American Culinary Federation; 2006 – 2008