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Mission Statement
The American Culinary Federation Upper Michigan Chapter
shall be a professional club dedicated to the promotion of Culinarians, the Hospitality Industry, and the Culinary Arts.
This Chapter shall strive to make our industry an honorable profession through education and example. We shall also be a
social club dedicated to the art of good living.
UP CHAPTER BOARD
President - Eric M. Juchemich
Vice President - Christopher Durley
The Courtyards; Home of Second line T-Boys and Tapas
Chairman of the Board - Christopher P. Sturzl,
CEC, CCE, CSCE
Retired
Secretary - Susan Tollefson
Treasurer - Robin J. Holmes, CEC
Wild's Food Service
Sergeant At Arms - Angela R. Verburg
Focus Restaurant Concepts
Trustee - David Cotanche
Yoop Coop
Trustee - Nichole Durley-Rust, CEC
Lagniappe Cajun Creole Eatery
Trustee - Alden Griffus, CCC
Northern Michigan University
Trustee - Jon G. Lasalle
Trustee- Alexandria Palzewicz
Barrel and Beam
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MEMBERS
Scott Bousson
Northern Michigan University
Christopher Cooley
Northern Michigan University
David Cotanche
Yoop Coop
Matthew Dunaj, CEC
Department of Corrections
Christopher Durley
The Courtyards; Home of Second Line T-Boys and Tapas
Donald Durley
Lagniappe Cajun Creole Eatery
Nichole Durley-Rust, CEC
Lagniappe Cajun Creole Eatery
Derek Estes
Northern Michigan University
Loganne Glendening
Northern Michigan University
Alden Griffus, CCC
Northern Michigan University
Robin J. Holmes, CEC
Eric Juchemich
Eric Karvonen, CEC
Michigan Tech University
Randy Jay Keough
Northern Michigan University
Eliot Kroll
Gordon Food Service
Jon G. LaSalle,
Enthusiast
Adam Lund
Brookridge Heights
Dan Lynch
Northern Michigan University
Tara Michelle McLean
Northern Michigan University
Nathan Mileski, CEC
Border Grill
Alexandria Palzewicz
Barrel and Beam
Deborah Pearce
Northern Michigan University
Jeremy Pomeroy, CEC
Zachary Schroeder
Les Cheneaux Culinary School
Chris Sturzl, CEC, CCE, CSCE
Susan Tollefson
Enthusiast
Angela Verburg
Focus Restaurant Concepts
Thomas Wahlstrom, CEC
Elizabeths Chophouse
Chadd Wellman, CEC
Laurette Group
Monthly Newsletter
Meeting Minutes
Board Meeting Minutes
Previous Chef of the Year Winners
1992 - Don Durley
1994 - Robin Holmes, CEC
1997 - Nathan D. Mileski, CEC
2001 - Eric Juchemich
2002 - Nathan D. Mileski, CEC
2005 - Robin Holmes, CEC
2006 - Todd LaFave
2007 Mike Chapman, CCC
2008 - Jeremy Pomeroy, CEC
2009 - Tom Wahlstrom, CEC
2010 - Nathan D. Mileski, CEC
2011 - Chad Wellman
2012 - Eric Juchemich
2013 - James Smiljanich, CSC
2014 - Nichole Durley, CEC
2015 - Robin Holmes, CEC
2016 - Jeremy Pomeroy, CEC, ACE
2017 - Christopher Sturzl, CEC, CCE, CSCE, ACE
2018 - Eric Juchemich
2019 - Angela Verburg
2021 - Christopher Durley
Educational Resources
