WASHINGTON STATE CHEFS ASSOCIATION
DECEMBER 2013 NEWSLETTER

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Message from WSCA President Mark Linden
January 2014 WSCA Meeting
February 2014 WSCA Meeting
Member News
Scholarships

MESSAGE FROM WSCA PRESIDENT, MARK LINDEN



Mark Linden, CEC AAC

DECEMBER 2013

 

From the Range

 

Greetings Fellow Culinarians and Associates

This will be my last letter to all of you as president of the WSCA. I have truly enjoyed serving you in this capacity and look forward to the exciting things that lay in store for each of us as we welcome Chef Tony Parker as our incoming president. Tony brings with him a great sense of dedication to the chapter, the culinary profession as well as a very respectful sense of volunteering for those around him who may need assistance. He serves as the chair for the Special Olympics Box Lunch Event, commits to our certification program as an approved evaluator, and has served in the capacity of many of the officer and board roles for our chapter. 

 

My parting words to each of you would be to always be ready to help those around you, remember the good fortune you had in your culinary profession and look for ways to offer thanks for such by looking for ways to make an improvement or serve in an area that is close to your heart.  This is a great chapter to belong to as it offers many exciting learning opportunities and is recognized by the national office for the many things that we do on a regular basis. So thanks to each of you for all that you do and I know Tony will be able to count on you as well. 


Upcoming Events 

The month of January (13th) will have a board meeting only. The location will be at the Rainer Country Club hosted by Chef John Clark. Meeting will start at 4:00 Pm and go until about 6:00 PM. The Presidents Gala will be on February 10th, 2014 and will be hosted by Chef Bruce Frye, Executive Chef of the Double Tree Hotel in Sea-Tac.  This is the evening we celebrate our fellow members for their outstanding achievements for the year and the dedication in volunteerism that they do. Please RSVP so that we can have an accurate reservation. Chef Frye is a dedicated member and a great culinarian. The menu he will prepare will be outstanding as usual. We will hold the cost to each of you to the level we have in previous years and as a chapter will co-host the event so that as many as possible are able to attend. The menu will be forth coming. 

 

Certification 

I want to remind you that the value of certification is such a great addition to your career that we as a chapter will pay for the fees associated with certification. The rule is simple, pass the test and we will reimburse the certification test fees up to $500.00.

 

Join us on WE ARE CHEFS and FACEBOOK

 

Gouter a la Cuisine
Mark Linden CEC ACE AAC

 

Washington State Chefs Association Website

 

JANUARY 2014 BOARD MEETING
 

JANUARY 2014  BOARD MEETING ONLY 

January 13th, 2014
 
at
 
Rainer Golf and Country Club 
 
Location:
Rainer Golf and Country Club
 
11133 Des Moines Memorial Dr. South
Seattle, WA 98168
Telephone: (206)242-2222
Directions

 

Times:
Board Meeting: 4-6PM
 

   

For more info,
visit the Meetings page.  

  

 

FEBRUARY 2014 WSCA MEETING
 

PRESIDENTS AWARDS DINNER 

February 10th, 2014
 
at
 
SeaTac Doubletree
 

 

Times:
Board Meeting: 4-6PM
Appetizers and No-host Bar: 6-6:45PM
3 Course Dinner: 6:45-8PM 
 
 

For more info or to make a reservation,
visit the Meetings page.  

  

 

MEMBER NEWS!
 
Welcome New Members!
Alexander Arseneau
David D. Dost
Ashley J. Haight
Brittney Henderson
Jalyn R. Jubert
Lexie Kunecke
Skylar S. Lamb
Leyann Lusung
Annie L. Martin
Vicente Rose
Diann M. Somes
Amy White
 
Looking for a job, staff or business opportunity?
We receive new job openings and resumes all the time. 
Members can post their resumes or job openings for free. We also have culinary related classified ads which are free for members to post.
 

2013 Member Spotlight

FEBRUARY - JENNIFER SOHONIE

2012 Member Spotlight

OCTOBER - MATTHEW DIMEO
JUNE - CHRIS BOWENS
MAY - JEFF PRATT
APRIL - RICH HILL

MARCH - HILDE KORSMO

2011 Member Spotlight

JANUARY - KRISTA NAKUMURA

FEBRUARY - KARL HUTTER

MARCH - LINDA STRONG

JUNE - BRUCE BONHOLZER

AUGUST - JEFF DUNCAN
SEPTEMBER - DENISE FARKAS
OCTOBER - STEVEN SCHRADER
NOVEMBER - MICHAEL BALDWIN
DECEMBER - TONY SUMPTER 

2010 Member Spotlight

JANUARY - TAMAS RONYAI
FEBRUARY - STEFANIE BRANICA
APRIL - JANET SHAFFER CWPC
MAY - DAN LEWARK, CEC ACE
JUNE  - ROB NATHE
JULY - SHARLENE GREENDYK
SEPTEMBER - KEVIN BLAYLOCK
OCTOBER - CHRIS PLEMMONS
NOVEMBER - WALTER BRONOWITZ
DECEMBER - HOLLI YU

2009 Member Spotlight

JUNE - NANCY BEAUCHAMP
SEPTEMBER - JOSH SCHIESSL
OCTOBER - MARK LINDEN CEC AAC
NOVEMBER - TONY PARKER CEC
DECEMBER - JOHN FISHER CEC, CCE, AAC

Click here to view each Member Spotlight

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
Are you a culinary student? Looking for some green?

Our local American Academy of Chefs and our ACF Washington State Chapter student scholarship applications are available online. To find out when our next scholarship will be awarded and the application due dates please visit the scholarships page on our website for details.

Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have ideas for the association.   

 

Sincerely,

 

Mark Linden
Washington State Chefs Association 
  
UPCOMING EVENTS
2014

 

January 13th, 2014
Board Meeting Only
4-6PM
Rainier Golf Club
Click for details... 

 

 February 10th, 2014
Presidents Gala
SeaTac Doubletree

 

March 10th, 2014
Board Meeting Only
4-6PM 
  

April 14th, 2014
Bite of the Apprentice
Renton Technical College  

 

May 12th, 2014
Board Meeting Only
4-6PM 

 

May 29th-31st, 2014
Special Olympics Fundraiser

 

June 9th, 2014
Appreciation Event
Possibly Argosy Cruises

 

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2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Mark Linden CEC AAC

VICE-PRESIDENT 
Dan Lewark CEC CCA

TREASURER
Jeff Pratt

SECRETARY
Janet Shaffer CWPC

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Gary Fuller CEC CCE AAC

BOARD MEMBERS
Jeff Pratt
Steven Schrader CCA
Kevin Blaylock CEC, CSCE, CCA
Michael Baldwin CEC CCE
Lori Taylor
Jeffrey Duncan

TRUSTEES
Jim H. Douglas CEC CCE AAC
Walter Bronowitz
 CCC CEC AAC
John Fisher CEC CCE AAC
Chris Plemmons CEC AAC
Karl Hutter


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