The Advisory Board | See Who Is Behind ACI


Elizabeth Leite | President, Advisory Committee

Founder & former President, Scottsdale Culinary Institute

Kenneth Arneson | Executive Chef

Radisson Fort McDowell Resort & Casino - Scottsdale, AZ

Glenn Belfield | Executive Chef

Water's Edge Restaurant - Fountain Hills, AZ

Kevin Binkley | Owner & Executive Chef

Binkley's Restaurant, Cafe Bink - Cave Creek, AZ

Zach Hunter | Executive Chef

Wildfish Seafood Grille - Scottsdale, AZ

Jack Kirby | Executive Chef

Shamrock Foods - Phoenix, AZ

Robert McGrath | Owner & Executive Chef

Restaurant REM - Paradise Valley, AZ

Pischke's "Blue Ribbon" Cafe - Scottsdale, AZ

Michael Rusconi | Executive Chef

LON'S at the Hermosa - Paradise Valley, AZ

Marci Symington | Honors Graduate

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