Auxiliary Organizations
ACF Education Foundation
The American Culinary Federation Education Foundation, with the support of the American Academy of Chefs (AAC), offers educational scholarships to high school students, college students, and professional chefs looking to further their education or gain certification, and to student culinary teams competing at ACF regional and national conferences.
Our local Education Foundation is the 501(c)(3) tax-deductible arm of our chapter, to which funds from our fund-raising activities are directed. It has its own president and Board of Directors. The current president is Chris Desens.
The Education Foundation awards scholarships to professional and student chapter members, funds portions of the chapter's educational activities, such as Chef and Child, helps fund individual competitors and competition teams with expenses when going to regional, national, and international competitions.
For further information, contact Chris Desens at:
St. Louis Chefs de Cuisine Education Foundation
PO Box 510301
St. Louis, MO 63151
American Academy of Chefs®
The honor society of ACF, the American Academy of Chefs (A.A.C.) represents the highest standards of professionalism in the organization, society and industry. The Academy’s primary mission is to promote the education of all culinarians by mentoring culinarians, awarding scholarships to students seeking a future in the culinary industry, and by providing grants to professional working chefs looking to further their career. Learn more about the A.A.C.
Wolfgang A. Bierer, C.M.P.C., A.A.C.*
John E. Bogacki, C.E.C., C.C.E., A.A.C.
Salvatore Carcagno, A.A.C.*
Dubois TC Chen, A.A.C.*
Robert Colosimo, C.E.C., C.C.A., A.A.C.
Buel Day, C.E.C., A.A.C.*
Chris Desens, C.E.C., C.C.A., A.A.C.
George W. Dyhouse, C.E.C., A.A.C.
Thomas R. Elkin, C.E.C., A.A.C.*
Andre Gotti, C.E.C., A.A.C.*
Anthony Haacke, C.E.C., A.A.C.
Brian Hardy, C.E.C., C.C.A., A.A.C.
Robert B. Hertel, C.E.C., C.C.E., A.A.C., F.M.P
Edwin Keller, A.A.C.*
George Killius, A.A.C.*
Lynn Krause, A.A.C.
Helmut Loible, A.A.C.*
Ernest G. Louis, C.E.C., A.A.C.*
Edgar Mason, C.E.C., A.A.C.*
Aidan P. Murphy, C.M.C., A.A.C.
Christy Schlafly, A.A.C. (honorary)
Casey Shiller, CEPC, C.C.E., A.A.C.
Oliver H. Sommer, C.E.C., A.A.C., H.O.F.*
Kevin Storm, C.E.C., C.C.A., A.A.C.
Jan G. Verdonkschot, C.E.C., A.A.C., H.O.F.*
Wolfgang von Dressler, A.A.C.
Manfred P. Zettle, C.E.C., A.A.C.
* deceased
