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Spring • 2008 Contents spring Issue ★ 2008 Tips from the Top . 6 IFSEA International A message from your new leadership Board of Directors Inside Scoop . 9 Chairman of the Board What’s happening inside your association Peter Pao, MCFE, CHM, CPFM Pao and Associates Branch News . 16 808-837-0030 Membership-building success stories Chairman of the Board-Elect Rick Diaz, MCFE, CBM, CEC Military News City of Arvada, CO 720-898-7332 Culinary Competition . 19 International Treasurer Enlisted Aide Awards . 20 Bill Leonard, DODG, CFE Symposiums . 22 PMS, Inc. 505-453-7856 IFSEA Conference & Trade Show . 27 Directors Professional Education, Awards, and Patrick Beach, MCFE, William Rainey Harper College Networking in Denver 847-925-6874 Christian Block, MCFE, Student, J&W University Trade Show Yellow Pages . 29 704-578-5581 Conference Schedule . 32 Dr. Eloise Cantrell, MCFE, L. A. Mission College Conference Education . 33 818-366-6737 Lorri Davidson, Southwest Gas Corp 702-365-2445 Special Conference Issue: ■ John Frank, CFE, Southern Aluminum See centerfold for conference schedule 954-389-3054 ■ Flip over Hotline for Military Awards Jeff Jones, MCFE, CFBE, Hawthorne Inn 336-397-8308 David Kinney, DODG, CFE, Cash Management Solutions 505-867-9744 Rachel Korob, MCFE, L. A. Mission College 818-576-9719 Editor IFSEA Headquarters (new) Ed Manley, MCFE, CHM, 8155 Briar Cliff Drive Jack Kleckner, MCFE, Ecolab CPFM Castle Pines North, CO 80108 651-293-2312 IFSEA Headquarters Office: 720-733-8000 Peter Lam, RD, CFE, President, CAFP Art Director Toll Free: 800-893-5499 604-527-4288 Anna Jelstrom Fax: 720-733-8999 Stephanie Luros, Computrition Ann Sorosky & Associates E-mail: [email protected] 800-222-4488 x250 Orlando Web: www.ifsea.com Barbara Sadler, MCFE, Arvada Center Printing Contact Freddie Templeton 720-898-7334 Countywide Printing for dues, materials, questions Fort Lauderdale and requests. Virginia Schroeder, CFE, Preferred Brokerage Co. 505-842-5996 Hotline is published quarterly. Single and multiple ad rates E-mail [email protected] Fred Wright, MCFE, CEC, Washoe County School District available on request. 775-337-8666 4 • Reach HQ by e-mail at [email protected] It Was a Very Good Year he International Food Service Mountain Event Consultants. groups to help in the decision making TExecutives Association national IFSEA is in situations we have not processes of IFSEA. Helping our conference is fast approaching. That seen recently. We are growing—our Executive Committee and Board of means that my term as International membership is growing—in many Directors are our Branch Presidents Chairman is nearing its close. This year ways. We have existing branches which Council, Past Chairman’s Council and has been full of opportunities, and I are growing their membership, such as Student Advisory Councils. All are now hope that the future and you, the mem- Northern Illinois, who can and should involved and welcome. bership, deem my time as a success and be the benchmark for us all. There are The military partners we have are a positive time for IFSEA. new branches that have recently start- now, more than ever, involved with We have seen a few challenges, met ed, and grown exponentially, such as IFSEA. When we go to conference in them moving forward, and have risen the Texas Lone Star Branch. We have Denver, we will be assured that we above them. I am extremely proud of new branches started in the interna- have done everything we could have to our leadership team. I know that the tional arena, such as in Taiwan. We make a positive experience for our next few years will be even better than have interest from other new countries, service personnel. I am happy for the my time as Chair. I am confident the such as the Phillipines and Ghana. We programs we have instituted this past leadership coming in to term is one of are truly the International Food Service year. We have many more opportunities the best I have ever seen, and I am organization. ahead of us. I am more than sure our happy for IFSEA because of it. One of the greatest fund growth incoming leadership will achieve the In less than a year, we have had to avenues is Certification, and we have goals set before them. find a new location for our conference had a great year with them. The next Mahalo to all those who worked so (city and hotel) and have a great loca- year looks like it will even surpass the hard during the past year; your work tion in our Denver conference coming past year. Our conference and trade will have long-term, positive impact on up in April. We have had to leave our show are our largest funds raising func- IFSEA and our members. former management company, find an tions, and we have a great conference interim solution immediately, and planned. With one of our best trade Peter Pao, MCFE, CHM, CPFM search out a new management com- shows ever, and record setting confer- Chairman of the Board pany. We have done that, and have an ence attendance, we have exceeded our excellent company on board to steward expectations. our organization into the future, Rocky We have started new advisory Peter Pao Rick Diaz Bill Leonard Ed Manley Chairman of the Board Chairman-Elect Treasurer IFSEA HQ 6 • Reach HQ by e-mail at [email protected] New management Company By Keith and Freddie Templeton Rocky Mountain Event Consultants, LLC (RMEC) is very excited to have been chosen as the new Management Company for the International Food Service Executives Association (IFSEA) starting in April of 2008. RMEC owners, Keith and Fredrica (Freddie) Templeton, look forward to meeting as many members as possible at the IFSEA Annual Conference this April in Denver! We value your mem- bership and want to hear from you on how we can further enhance and grow Corporate this great association while helping Memberships you get the most out of your member- ship. We welcome any feedback you instrumental in helping us start our have in the coming months so please own event planning company that YOUR COMPANY can provide its employ- feel free to call or email us at the below grew into a full-service Association ees with VERY special membership contact information. Management Company twelve years pricing by paying a modest sum ($300 Freddie Templeton, CFE, and soon ago. We look forward to bringing the or $500 for operators, $500 or $1000 to be MCFE, has been involved with expertise we have learned over the for supply chain). For information IFSEA through the Colorado years to IFSEA in the coming years! check www.ifsea.com under the Centennial Branch since 1993 and Membership tab. served on their Board for six-years. Rocky Mountain Event She was awarded the distinguished Consultants, LLC Current companies include: honor of the International Certificate 8155 Briar Cliff Drive • Anton Airfood of Merit and Presidents Award for Castle Pines North, CO 80108 • Arvada Center Humanitarian Efforts twice in those Phone (720) 733-8000 • CareOne of New Jersey years among other awards. The Fax (720) 733-8999 • Central New Mexico C. C. Colorado Centennial Chapter was [email protected] • Ecolab • Enlisted Aide Community • Farmer Brothers Coffee • Great Lakes Naval Training Center • Johnson & Wales University • King’s Bay Submarine Base • Madison County Tourism • Morrisville Auxiliary Corp. • Morrisville State College • Navy Region Hawaii • Nick-n-Willy’s Pizza • North Carolina Schools • Personal Touch Food Service • Piedmont Natural Gas • Robert Morris College • Sara Lee Coffee & Tea • SUNY at Delhi • Virginia - All military (l-r) Donald McIntosh, Bea and Edgar DeGasper and Bob Mathews (the artist) • Warner Sysco showing off the new DODG award, which goes with a medallion. It is IFSEA's highest • Work Services Corp. award, which the three gentlemen have won. Continued on page 11 For a vast array of information visit IFSEA’s Web Site at www.ifsea.com • 9 10 • Reach HQ by e-mail at [email protected] his experiences in most line positions INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORS (2) to his management capabilities. He Three-Year Positions obtained his MCFE in 2007. He has been a member of many ad-hoc com- Dr. Eloise Cantrell, MCFE mittees within various organizations Los Angeles County Branch and was the N. Illinois Branch Dr. Eloise is a professor and was President and Chairman of the IFSEA Department Chair at Los Angeles Branch President's Council in 2007- Mission College. She owned a catering 2008. He has also served on the boards business for 25 years. Having served 3 and committees of CHRIE, Heartland years as Branch President, and 2 years and the local CVB. on the International Board, Dr. Cantrell is pleased to continue to sup- INTERNATIONAL TREASURER (1) port the student programs offered by IFSEA. With a Bachelors and two Lorri Davidson, CFE Continued from page 9 Masters Degrees, she received her PhD Las Vegas Branch in Development of Learning Having served for 3 years as Branch Communities in Hospitality. Candidates President of the Las Vegas Branch, and an Int'l Board member since 2006, Fred Wright, MCFE For 2008 Lorri looks forward to helping us build Reno-Tahoe Branch a stronger organization. Lorri is From Dishwasher to Culinary Arts International Manager of the Food Service Instructor, where his students have Board Demonstration Center at the won regional culinary awards, Fred has Southwest Gas Corp. in Las Vegas. She focused on the ethics of food service. also serves on the Board of the Nevada Since he joined, in 1998, Fred has been Restaurant Association and the ACF CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD very active in the Branch, now back for Las Vegas Chapter, where she was his second tour as Branch President No vote required Purveyor of the Year.