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:
April Howell, Notre Dame
Brad Crise, Notre Dame
Brett Jacobs, Elcona Country Club
James Brazo, Notre Dame
Apprentice Information
Complete information regarding the apprentice program.
Contact April Howell for ACF Student Member information and updates:
(574) 360-0528 aprilhowell21@hotmail.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
