Honorary Chairman
Jesse White, Illinois Secretary of State
Co-Founder, Chairman Emeritus
The Late John Castro
Co-Founder, President Emeritus
John Kaufmann, CFE, CEC, AAC, HOF, HGT
Board of Directors
President, Event Chair
Kyle Richardson, CFE, CEC, CHE, AAC
Treasurer
Thomas Ryan
President, The Chicago Chefs
Donald Zajac
Vice President, The Chicago Chefs
Mary Gorski
Secretary, Chef Selection Committee Chair
Cary Miller HAAC, Food Industry News
Donation Chair
Kate Newton, North Shore CC
Ambassador
Chef Hans Aeschbacher
Public Relations
Director of Public Relations
Julia Shell, Julia Shell Public Relations