Certification

Research Chefs Association Certification Commission

Chair

Allison Rittman, CRC, Corporate Research Chef
Charlie Baggs, Inc.
9200 Walsall Cove
Austin, TX 78749
Phone: (512) 633-1628
Email: a.rittman@charliebaggsinc.com

Commission Members

Judith A. Beto, Ph.D., RD
Dominican University
Didactic Program in Dietetics
River Forest, IL 60305
Phone: (708) 524-6906
Email: judybeto@dom.edu

Albert Celentano
ChefCo Foods
730 N. Great Southwest Parkway
Arlington, TX 76011
Email: mailto:daniel.cohn@goldkist.com

Richard Cusick, CEPC
41 Castleton Rd.
Valparaiso, IN  46385
Phone: (212) 476-7001
Email: mailto:RichardCusick@smithfieldfoods.com

Mary Ann Firth, CRC
LaRosa's, Inc.
2334 Boudinot Avenue
Cincinnati, OH  45238
Phone: (513) 347-4775
Email: mafirth@larosas.com

Susan Licker, CCS
Frito-Lay
7701 Legacy Drive
Plano, TX 78749
Phone: (972) 334-4426
Email: mailto:a.rittman@charliebaggsinc.com

Catherine Skinner, CCS
WILD Flavors, Inc.
1261 Pacific Ave.
Erlanger, KY  41018
Phone: (859) 342-3771
Email: cskinner@wildflavors.com

RCA Board Member Representative

Charles Hayes, CEC, CRC
Cara Operations Ltd.
6303 Airport Rd.
Mississauga, Ontario L4V 1R8
Phone: (905) 405-6515
Email: mailto:cjulius@gfs.com

Public Member

Carol Kizer
Columbus State Community College
Hospitality Management Department
550 E. Spring St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 287-2579
Email: ckizer@cscc.edu

Immediate Past Chair

Jerald Chesser, CEC,CCE, FMP, Ed.D.
California State Polytechnic University- Pomona;
Collins School of Hospitality Management
3801 W. Temple Ave.
Pomona, CA 91768
Phone: (909) 869-3535
Email: jwchesser@csupomona.edu