South Bend Chefs and Cooks Association Apprentice program
The Culinary Crusaders are the apprentices of the ACF South Bend.
The apprentice chair is Chef Don Miller CEC, CCE, AAC,
Executive Chef of Notre Dame Foodservice
Currently there are four apprentices:
Brad Crise, Notre Dame
Brett Jacobs, Elcona Country Club
James Brazo, Notre Dame
Adam Weber, Notre Dame
Apprentice Information
Attention all Students and Apprentices !!!
Your representatives, Deb and Sarah, would like to meet at 5:30 pm (before the June meeting) with anyone who’s interested in working on a committee to demo/create recipes for the Food Bank or other food ministries.
Complete information regarding the apprentice program.
Contact Deb Halpin or Sarah Mac Kenzie for ACF Student Member information and updates:
(574) 586-9570 (574) 272-2577
dhalpin@goodwill-ni.org wawamack@yahoo.com
Certification Information for Graduates
Any student completing the culinary course from Ivy Tech and all apprentice graduates are eligible for Certified Culinarian status at no charge. The forms are available here.
Certified Culinarian Information
Certified Culinarian Application
Apprentice Picasa page
Log Book Entries, Notes from apprentices
Bradley Crise writes about hydroponic farming.
Letters from Graduates
Shaun Kuriata, CC writes about his experiences since graduating
Apprentice Graduates
Following is the list of graduates from the ACF South Bend apprentice program.
Sen Trang, CC, CWPC
Ross Olling
Mark Anderlik
Bill Z. Szalay
Ryan Thornburg
Michael Bockelmann
Kimberly Reed
Margaret Sausman
Jonie Phillipi
Guiseppe Macerata
Angela C. Barnette
Karen L. Blumka
Andrew W. Thistlethwaite, CIC
Christopher H. Stull
Laura Strunk, CEC
April M. Lower, CC
Matthew R. Evans
Shawn K. Kuriata, CC
Brandon T. Smithson, CC
Laura Dickerson, CC
Gregory Larson, CC
Philip Wenzel, CC
April
Howell, CC
