2024 Chapter Officers & Board Members
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President
Jay Rathmann, CEC CCA
Owner- BJs BBQ
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Vice President
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Treasurer
Culinary Arts & Hospitality Instructor- Academy of Arts, Careers & Technology,
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Secretary
Editor/Publisher- Reno-Tahoe Edible
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Sergeant at Arms
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Chef Board Member
Brian Rathmann
BJs BBQ
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Chef Board Member
Virat Vij
Director of Culinary Arts-Lake Tahoe Community College
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Chef Board Member
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Associate Board Member
Vice President- Sierra Gold Seafood
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Associate Board Member
Account Executive- Nicholas & Company
Chapter Members
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Zachary Allen
Grizzly Ranch Golf Course
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Nicholle Alumbaugh
CEPC, CCA
Chef | Owner-Homage
2021 ACF HSCA Pastry Chef of the Year
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Gabriela Arango
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Kevin Ashton
Pi Beta Phi Alpha Corporation
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John Banuelos
Truckee Meadows Community College
Roundabout Catering
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Kaya Banuelos
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Samuel Bravo-Robles
CFC
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Rico Bruan
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Kyler Buono
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Amanda Burden
Editor | Publisher-Reno Tahoe Edible
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Karen Cannan
CEPC, CCE
College Culinary Professor-Truckee Meadows Community College
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Jonathan Chapin
Chef | Owner-Reno Recipes
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Edward Chow
CEPC
Circus Circus Hotel Casino
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Joe Correia
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Raylynn Crawford
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Brandon Crowell
Vice President- Sierra Gold Seafood
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David DeMars
Account Sales Representative-Model Dairy
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Nic Dossey
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Libi Duenas Mercado
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Ronald Eber
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Keagan Edwards
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Joseph Eidem
CEC, ACE, AAC, HGT, HOF
Retired
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Bill Elliot
R.L. Schreiber
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Richard Ernst
CPC
in memoriam
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Hannah Figurski-Weeks
CFC
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Zachary Fitzpatrick
Tahoe Culinary Academy @ Lake Tahoe Community College
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Cesar Flores
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Gabriel Gallegos
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Kawai Garrido
CTE Culinary Instructor- McQueen High School, Washoe County School District
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Belen Gil
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Terri Gilmore
Account Executive-Nicholas & Company
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Walter Gonzalez
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Claude Goode
CCC
Round Hill Pines Resort
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Daenerys Hallam
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Ryan M. High
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Christian Hill
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Diane Hoffpauer
Founder & Managing Director- Light Heart, LLC
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John Hurzel
A Catered Affaire
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Mark Hutchings
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Jocelyn Hyatt
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
BJ’s BBQ
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John Karg
John Karg, LLC
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Clemence Kiserow
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Brian Lopez
Peppermill Reno
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Jack Loux
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Brendan MacRae
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Kaylee Martin
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Ricardo Martinez Alcala
CFC
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Angel Mendoza
CFC
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Tyler Millar
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Kyle Moyer
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Noah Musni
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Christopher Nealon
Roundabout Catering & Party Rentals
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Michael Norton
CEC, AAC
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Michelle Palmer
Urban Market
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Karl Peters
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Natalie Pienkoski
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
Nothing Bundt Cakes
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Mary Pipkin
Truckee Meadows Community College
BJ’s BBQ | Homage
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Dave Preston
JD, MBA, HAAC
in memoriam
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Richard Pritchard
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Octavio Ramirez
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Brian Rathmann
BJ’s BBQ
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Jay Rathmann
CEC, CCA
Owner-BJ’s BBQ
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Keith Roberts
CEC
Round Hill Pines Resort
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Craig Rodrigue, Sr.
Culinary Instructor-Truckee Meadows Community College
2021 ACF HSCA Chef of the Year
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Dawn Sanlorenzo
Director of Research & Development- High Quality Organics
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Tiffany Santiago
BJ’s BBQ
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Luke Schemenauer
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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David Smith
Director of Food & Beverage- Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel
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Travis Stehman
Private Chef
2022 ACF HSCA Chef of the Year
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Danielle Theobald
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Reya Vidal
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Virat Vij
Tahoe Culinary Academy @ Lake Tahoe Community College
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Noah Villanueva
CFC
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Daniel Vu
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Sean Walsh
CSC
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Julius Weiss
CEC, AAC
in memoriam
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Katharine Wentink
Truckee Meadows Community College
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Percy Whatley
CEC
Regional Executive Chef- Aramark
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Shawna Winslow
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Fred Wright
CEC, AAC
CTE Culinary Instructor - Academy of Arts Careers & Technologies, Washoe County School District
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Emily Zimmerman
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies
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Ian Zimmerman
Academy of Arts, Careers & Technologies