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ACFAZ Certification, Art Institute of Phoenix

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September 15, 2018 @ 7:30 am – 12:30 pm America/Phoenix

Next Certification Exam: Sept. 15Location: Art Institute of PhoenixThe host site fee for this location is $50 and can be paid directly to the test administrator.

Contact the test site administrator for any event details (i.e., start time, fees, etc.)

Start Date:Saturday, September 15, 2018
End Date:Saturday, September 15, 2018
Coordinators:Carlton W. Brooks, CEPC – acf.west.vp@gmail.com (602) 739-5715

If you need to cancel an exam after you have registered, you must contact both the ACF office and the test site administrator within two weeks of the test date. The ACF registration fee may be transferred to a new test date within six months or will be forfeited.

Candidates must cancel scheduled weekday exams within 24 hours of the exam date. Exams on Saturday or Sunday, must be cancelled by close of business on Friday. If the scheduled exam is not cancelled within that timeframe, registration fees will be forfeited and candidate will still need to pay any host site fees before registering for another practical exam.

In the event of an emergency and a candidate is not able to contact the ACF to cancel, the ACF may request the candidate to provide documentation verifying the emergency.Link to event posting on ACFChefs,org

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Next ACFAZ Certification Exam Sept. 15

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The Art Institute of Phoenix will be hosting the next ACFAZ Certification Exam.  The host site fee for this location is $50 and can be paid directly to the test administrator. Contact the test site administrator for any event details (i.e., start time, fees, etc.)
Start Date: Saturday, September 15, 2018
End Date: Saturday, September 15, 2018
Coordinators: Carlton W. Brooks, CEPC – acf.west.vp@gmail.com (602) 739-571

If you need to cancel an exam after you have registered, you must contact both the ACF office and the test site administrator within two weeks of the test date. The ACF registration fee may be transferred to a new test date within six months or will be forfeited.

Candidates must cancel scheduled weekday exams within 24 hours of the exam date. Exams on Saturday or Sunday, must be cancelled by close of business on Friday. If the scheduled exam is not cancelled within that timeframe, registration fees will be forfeited and candidate will still need to pay any host site fees before registering for another practical exam.

In the event of an emergency and a candidate is not able to contact the ACF to cancel, the ACF may request the candidate to provide documentation verifying the emergency.

ACFAZ June 11th Meeting

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June 7th is the next ACFAZ meeting and it will be held at the Casino Arizona, McKellips and the 101.  This meeting will be hosted by Casino Arizona’s Executive Chef Andrew Helmadollar.

Board Meeting

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM

General Meeting

5 PM-7 PM

General networking and information sharing, meal will be provided.

ACFAZ April Recap

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Recap of the April meeting:

Chef Carlton Brooks shared points of interest from the ACF Conference in Newport Beach. –

Congratulations to Chef Bill Sy, Hermann G. Rusch Western Region recipient.  He will also be going to National Convention in July.  Congratulations to Student Chef of the Year, Brittany Goldberg placed second earning a Bronze Medal.  Art Institute Knowledge Bowl Team did not place.  Pastry Chef of the Year did not place.  Thank you to all for participating, hope you enjoyed the experience.

Cook. Craft. Create. ACF National Convention & Show, July 15-19, 2108.

Student update: AI Jr. Chapter will begin in April per AI Director Noel Ridsdale.  At the C-CAP Breakfast, Chef Juan Martinez, ACFAZ Chapter President presented two $750.00 scholarship awards on March 26 on behalf of the ACFAZ.

Congratulations to all competitors for competing. Good experience and award winners.  Ideas from members for Certification Awareness Month.

Pledge and introductions by Chef Butch Raphael.  Western Region Chef Connect update with Chef Carlton Brooks.  National Convention Registration now open, register here.

Meeting was held at Helpings Cafe, which is the social enterprise business of UMOM, is a restaurant, catering operations and market offering a full menu, and on the job training for UMOM clients.  Six weeks of on the job training in both front and back of the house.  We learned more about the program and toured the facility.

Once clients graduate, they are ready for work so if you’re looking for employees, please consider UMOM in your search.  It’s also a great place to volunteer or donate.  Our main contact is Chef Dina Altieri, and you can reach here via the main number, 602-275-7852.

Next ACFAZ meeting will be held at Southwest Gas on May 7, 2018 (1600 E. Northern Ave, Phoenix AZ 85020) hosted by Armando Suarez, Principle/Owner, Desert Peak Marketing.

Certification date at AI April 21, 2018.  To date, one CEPC scheduled.  Chef Butch Raphael will be Apprentice Certification Evaluator.

Madonna Kash

Secretary, ACFAZ

ACFAZ February Meeting and Dinner at AIPhx

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Monday February 5th is the next meeting of the ACFAZ and it will be held at the Art Institute of Phoenix.  Master Chef Bill Sy and AI students will be preparing the meal for this event and a Knowledge Bowl competition afterwards in preparation for the the Western Region ChefConnect in Newport Beach, March 18-20.

The cost to attend is $20, which will go towards funding seven students and two coaches trip to the conference.

Without a doubt, this will be a great meeting to attend.  Open to all to attend.

To RSVP and pay in advance for this meeting, please contact Chef Carlon Brooks.  If you have a PayPal account, you can pay for the event in advance here.

All proceeds are going to support the AI ACF Knowledge Bowl Team and their bid to win the Western Region Championship.