Research Chefs Association Certification Commission

Chair

Richard Cusick, CEPC
41 Castleton Rd.
Valparaiso, IN  46385
Phone: (212) 476-7001
Email: richardcusick@comcast.net

Commission Members

Albert Celentano
ChefCo Foods
730 N. Great Southwest Parkway
Arlington, TX 76011
Email: acelentano@ctifoods.com

Aubrey Coffee , Ph.D.
Lecturer & Sensory Coordinator
College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences
Dept Food Science & Human Nutrition
205 Poole Agriculture Ctr. Box340316
Clemson, SC  29634
Phone: (864)  656-1201
Fax: (864) 656-0331
Email: acoffee@clemson.edu

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: Susan.Licker@fritolay.com

Rachel Zemser, CCS®
1944 Garden Drive
Burlingame, CA  94010
Phone: (650)  678-0997 
Email: rzemser@sbcglobal.net

Mirko Zuehlke, CMB, MSFS
Western Sales Manager
T. HASEGAWA FLAVORS
14017 East 183rd St.
Cerritos, CA 90703
Phone: (562) 889 8941
Email: mzuehlke@THasegawa.com

RCA Board Member Representative

Dianna Fricke, CRC, CWPC
Executive Chef, Research & Development
J.R. Simplot Company
6360 South Federal Way
Boise, ID  83716
Phone: (208) 384-8265
Fax: (208) 384-8022
Email: Dianna.fricke@simplot.com

Public Member

Mary Petersen
The Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education (CAFE)
959 Melvin Road
Annapolis, MD  21403
(410) 268-5542
(410) 263-3110 (fax)
Email: marypetersen@prodigy.net

Immediate Past Chair

Allison Rittman, CRC®
Corporate Research Chef
Culinary Culture
9200 Walsall Cove
Austin, TX 78749
Cell: (512) 992-4501
Fax: (512) 628-3602
Email: arittman@culinary-culture.com