Past Presidents

CHEF has been fortunate to have a diverse group of people serving as President of our organization. These individuals gave generously of their time and energy, making CHEF a dynamic and ever-evolving organization. Many of these individuals continue to serve CHEF through the Past President’s Advisory Board.

  • 1976 - Bruce Campbell, FACHE
  • 1977 - Bruce Campbell, FACHE
  • 1978 - Robert Remer, FACHE
  • 1979 - Wayne Lerner, FACHE
  • 1980 - Samuel Friede, FACHE
  • 1981 - Rusty Knight
  • 1982 - Kevin Gritzke
  • 1983 - Reed L. Morton, FACHE
  • 1984 - Stanley D. Jaworski
  • 1985 - Kathleen Holycross
  • 1986 - Howard W. Hamilton, FACHE
  • 1987 - Frances H. Anderson
  • 1988 - Janet I. Guptill, FACHE
  • 1989 - Edward (“Ted”) W. Hatch
  • 1990 - Gail S. Warner, FACHE
  • 1991 - John J. Short, FACHE
  • 1992 - Heidi Romans
  • 1993 - Claire Heideman
  • 1994 - Linda Gump
  • 1995 - Edie Loper Johns
  • 1996 - Alicia B. Klein
  • 1997 - Rebecca B. Chickey
  • 1998 - Marcie A. Stern
  • 1999 - Mary J. Rasmusson
  • 2000 - Michelle L. Hutchinson
  • 2001 - Matthew Katz
  • 2002 - Leslie Compere
  • 2003 - Laura Dorenfest
  • 2004 - Greg Ryan, FACHE
  • 2005 - Raymond Swisher, FACHE
  • 2006 - Deborah Hodges
  • 2007 - Jim Renneker, FACHE
  • 2008 - Mark Mansell, FACHE
  • 2009 - Georgia Casciato, FACHE
  • 2010 - Chester T. Szerlag, FACHE
  • 2011 - Helen Catherine “Kate” Liebelt
  • 2012 - Christopher Looby, FACHE
  • 2013 - Anita J. Halvorsen, FACHE
  • 2014 - Raymond J. Swisher, FACHE
  • 2015 - Richard Buchler, FACHE
  • 2016 - Georgia Casciato, FACHE
  • 2017 - Earnest Davis, Jr., FACHE
  • 2018 - Timothy Weidman
  • 2019 - Craig Miller, FACHE
  • 2020 - Leslie R. Johnson, FACHE
  • 2021 - Leslie R. Johnson, FACHE
  • 2022 - Dawn Gay
  • 2023 - Jack Ahern, FACHE
  • 2024 - Anna Scaccia, FACHE
  • 2025 - Rani Williams, FACHE