WASHINGTON STATE CHEFS ASSOCIATION
JULY 2014 NEWSLETTER

Leading the Northwest's Culinary Arts
 into the 21st Century through
Professionalism, Education & Community Service
  
In This Issue
Message from WSCA President Tony Parker
August Board Meeting
September WSCA Meeting
2014 Chocolate Competition
Member News
Scholarships

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE FROM TONY PARKER

 

    

WSCA President
Tony Parker CEC, ACE

July 2014

 

I hope you everyone is having a great summer so far. Our June Volunteer Appreciation Event at Muckleshoot Casino was a great success. Thank you to all the WSCA Volunteers who make this association as great as it is.

 

Don't miss these upcoming WSCA Events: 


Our August board meeting will be August 18th, 2014 (please note this date change) at Western Food Service Marketing at 4pm. You can find more info below and on the WSCA meetings page.

 

The September WSCA Meeting at Rays Boathouse on Monday, September 8th, 2014. Please make reservations early so we have a count for the venue.  For more details on this event, click here.

 

We also have an exciting Chocolate Competition coming up September 27th, 2014. There is more info below or on the Chocolate Competition page.

 

Enjoy the rest of your summer!

 

Join us on WE ARE CHEFS and FACEBOOK

 

Tony Parker CEC, ACE 

 

Washington State Chefs Association Website

 

AUGUST 2014 BOARD MEETING
 

August 2014 WSCA Meeting
 
Monday, August 18th, 2014

 

Location: 
Western Foodservice Marketing
3003 Northup Way
Bellevue, WA 98004

Time:  

Board Meeting: 4PM

  

No Reservation Required


 

 

 
 
SEPTEMBER 2014 WSCA MEETING
 

September 2014 WSCA Meeting
 
Monday, September 8th, 2014

 

Location: 
Rays Boathouse
6049 Seaview Ave NW
Seattle, WA 98107

Times:  

Board Meeting: 4-6PM
Cash Bar: 6-7PM
3 Course Dinner: 7PM

  

Price:  

Students: $40
Members: $50
Non-Members: $65


 

Reservations Required!


 

Visit the WSCA Meetings page 
to make a reservation or pay online. 

 

 
 
2014 CHOCOLATE COMPETITION
  
The WSCA will be having the Salon Du Chocolat Competition on Saturday, September 27th, 2014, hosted by Le Cordon Bleu Seattle. 
 
There will be a Chocolate and Wine Tasting reception for spectators($20-pay on webpage) and competitors(included in entry fee).

Please visit the Chocolate competition webpage to find Competitors registration packets and payment options for spectators and competitors entry fees. 
  
For additional competition information,
 

 

MEMBER NEWS!
 
Welcome New Members!
William Carriegan
Larry Knapp
Colin Reed
Anna Horodetska
Alex Todd
Connor Grubb
Anastasia Lagutochkin
Karina Kalender
Sam Anderson
Benjamin Garding 

 
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,

 

Tony Parker
Washington State Chefs Association 
  
UPCOMING EVENTS
2014

  

August 18th, 2014
  Board Meeting Only
Western Food Service Marketing 

Click for details

 

September 8th, 2014
 September WSCA Meeting
Rays Boathouse 

Click for details

 

September 27th, 2014

Chocolate Competition

Le Cordon Bleu
Click for details


 

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2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Tony Parker CEC ACE

VICE-PRESIDENT 
Dan Lewark CEC CCA

TREASURER
Jeff Pratt

SECRETARY
Janet Shaffer CWPC

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Mark Linden CEC AAC

BOARD MEMBERS
Gary Fuller CEC CCE AAC
Jeff Pratt
Steven Schrader CCA
Kevin Blaylock CEC, CSCE, CCA
Michael Baldwin CEC CCE
Lori Taylor
Jeffrey Duncan
Tamas Ronyai

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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