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History - Chicago
2014 - 2015 Board Members
President: Joe Aiello, CEC, AAC
Chairman of the Board: Chas Boydston, AAC
Vice President: Dwight Evans
Vice President: Andres Bustamante
Treasurer: Tom Ryan, CEC
Corresponding Secretary: Larry Alexander Jr. CEC
Membership Chair: Dwight Ferguson
Sergeant at Arms: Scott Thompson
Trustees
Jessie Mercado
John Kartje, CEC, AAC
John Kaufmann, CEC, CFE, AAC, HOF, HGT
Past Chapter Presidents
2010-2013 - Chas Boydston AAC
2008-2009 - Rich Naglich CEC, AAC
2006-2007 - Jesse Cobb Jr. CEC, AAC
2004-2005 - Lawrence R. O’Sullivan CEC, AAC
2002-2003 - Fawzi (Alex) Ottman CEC, AAC
1998-2001 - David C. Russell CEC, AAC
1994-1997 - John Kartje CEC, AAC
1992-1993 - Joe Aiello CEC, AAC
1990-1991 - Fawazi (Alex) Ottman CEC, AAC
1988-1989 - Jesse C. Mercado CEC, AAC
1986-1987 - Michele Bouit CEC AAC
1984-1985 - Dean Jaramillo CEC, AAC
1984 - Eugene O. Burger CEC, AAC
1982-1983 - John W. Kaufmann CFE, CEC, AAC
1978-1981 - Harry H. Hoffstadt CFE, CEC, AAC
1977 - Argante Cibattari CEC AAC
1976 - Denis Ellis CEC, AAC
1974-1975 - Clem Davia AAC
1964-1973 - Amato Ferrero CEC, AAC
1960-1963 - John L. Bandera CEC, AAC
1959 Paul Brunet
1946 Henry Bastian
1944-1945 Pierre Meunier
1940, 1942-1943 Armand Chevalle
1935 Charles Scotto
1933 Ernest E Amiet
1932 J Van Mullem
1925 - Ernest Ghyssaert
3 years – Joseph Van Mullen
Honorary Members
August Escoffier ~ 1927
Janos Kiss - 1986
Charlie Trotter ~ 2006
Jimmy Bannos ~ 2007
Rick Bayless ~ 2008
Carrie Nahabedian ~ 2009
Art Smith ~ 2010
John Kinsella ~ 2010
Tom Macrina ~ 2010
Cary Miller ~ 2010
Priscila Satkoff ~ 2011
Stafford DeCambra ~ 2012 AAC Chair
Don Gyurkovits ~ 2012
President Canadian Culinary Federation
Ahron Goldman ~2012
Vice President Canadian Culinary Federation
Past Chefs Of The Year

2014 - Audry Triplett
2014 - Austin D. Yancey, CEC (WCPC)
2013 - Dwight Evans
2012 - Tom Ryan
2012 - Mark A. Angeles, CEC, CCA (WCPC)
2011 - Stephen Henry
2011 - Juan C. Gaytan
2010 - Jimmy Calzante
2010 - Michael H. Garbin, CEC, AAC (WCPC)
2009 - Veronica Folak
2008 - Chas Boydston
2007 - Rich Naglich
2007 - Matthew S. Southard (WCPC)
2006 Jesse Cobb
2005 - Charlie Fargo **
2004 - Larry Sullivan
2003 - Michael Reich
2002 - Steve Jilleba
2001 - Joe Kraft
2000 - Jack Delby
1999 - Michael Garbin
1998 - Audiel Alanis
1997 - Dean Jaramillo
1996 - Bela Horvath
1995 - David Russel
1994 - Lenard Trevino
1993 - Jose Luna
1992 - Chuck Tonyan
1991 - John Bandera
1990 - Erwin Dreger
1989 - Fawzi Ottman
1988 - John Kartje
1987 - Joe Aiello
1986 - Jorgen Poulsen
1985 - Jesse Mercado
1984 - Hans Aeschbacher
1983 - Egon Siewert
1982 - Argante Caibattari
1981 - Clem Davia
1980 - Michel Bouit
1979 - Eugene Burger
1978 - Amato Ferrero
1977 - John Kaufmann
1976 - Harry Hoffstadt
1975 - Christian Inen
1974- Rene Roncari
Past Pastry Chefs of the Year
2012 - Bernardo Silva
2011 - Fabrice Bouet




