The Faculty | See Who Is Behind ACI


Dennis Bauman

University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ; Arizona Culinary Institute, Scottsdale, AZ; H2H General Contractors, Gilbert, AZ; Beazer Homes, Inc., Tempe, AZ; Brown Bear Brewery, Lawrence, KS; Three Cheers, Grand Rapids, MI

Randall Foote, CEC 

Former Instructor, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX; Corpus Christi Yacht Club, TX; Indigo Bakery, TX; Creative Hands Catering, Mesa, AZ; Former Instructor, Scottsdale Culinary Institute

Glenn Humphrey, CEC, CCE

Former Instructor, Scottsdale Culinary Institute; The Culinary Institute of America; Marie Callendar’s, Orange Co.; Restaurant Enterprises, Irvine; Hungry Tiger, Inc.; Friendly Hill Country Club, Whittier; Holland America Cruises, Seattle; The Burlington Inn, Burlington; Norwegian American Cruises, Oslo

Mark Maccherola, CCC 

Scottsdale Culinary Institute; Radisson Fort McDowell, Fountain Hills; The Wigwam Resort, Phoenix; Stern Produce, Phoenix; Compass Group, Tempe; Scottsdale Plaza Resort, Scottsdale

Matthew Mattox, CCC 

Institut Hotelier Cesar Ritz, Le Bouveret, Switzerland; Scottsdale Culinary Institute; The Phoenician, Phoenix; GreenStar Corporation, La Mesilla, New Mexico;El Meson de Mesilla, La Mesilla, New Mexico; Grand Hotel Excelsior, Pegorala di Amafi, Italy; Ferien Art Walliserhof, Saas-Fee, Switzerland, Hubbard’s Yellowstone Lodge, Emigrant, Montana  

Scott Meyer 

Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY; San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; U.S. Navy, Washington, DC; The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Scottsdale, AZ; Phoenix College, Phoenix, AZ; Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ

Philip Sayre, CEC, CCE, WCC, CPI 

Scottsdale Culinary Institute, Scottsdale, AZ; AMFAC Resorts, Grand Canyon, AZ; Lon's at the Hermosa Inn, Paradise Valley, AZ; Continental Catering, Phoenix, AZ; Hops Bistro and Brewery, Scottsdale, AZ; Colonial Inn, La Jolla, CA

Hamodi Siam

Former Instructor, Scottsdale Culinary Institute; The Boulders Resort, Scottsdale; Cuisines Unlimited Catering, Scottsdale; The Buttes, Tempe; Camelback Inn, Paradise Valley; Scottsdale Princess Resort

Crystal Sumner, RD

University of Missouri, Columbia; Arizona Culinary Institute; Armitage Wine Café, AZ; Fountain View Village, AZ; Michael’s at the Citadel, Scottsdale; Freedom Inn, AZ

Christopher Wolf, CCC, CCE 

Culinary Institute of America, NY; The Inn at Little Washington, VA; Mary Elaine’s at the Phoenician Resort, AZ; Alex at the Wynn, Las Vegas, NV; Whole Foods Market, Paradise Valley, AZ

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