Harry Brockwell, CEC, AAC
American Culinary Federation, Inc.
Harry Brockwell, CEC, AAC, as vice president of St. Augustine, Fla.-based ACF overseeing the Western United States, is a leader among chefs in the foodservice industry. He has served as executive-chef of myriad operations from coast to coast. He is a member of many distinguished culinary associations, including ACF/Channel Islands Chefs Association, Caterina d’Medici Societie Gastronomique, Culinary Historians of Southern California, International Food Service Executives Association, Les Amis d’Escoffier Society, Les Toques Blanches, Professional Chefs Association and the Research Chefs Association. He is also a member of the honor society of ACF, the American Academy of Chefs (AAC). Brockwell is an official certification practical-skills evaluator for ACF, as well as an accrediting evaluator of postsecondary training programs.

Gail Greco
DuPont™ Teflon®
Leading you through your kitchen on a breeze and with ease is Gail Greco, editor of the Carefree Cooking section of the DuPont™ Teflon® Web site. Cook, food journalist and award-winning author, Greco works with a team of cooking professionals to bring you recipes, inspirations and ideas for your kitchen every month. Many know Greco from her award-winning PBS-TV series, “Country Inn Cooking,” through her many cookbooks and her other culinary TV shows, such as “World Class Cuisine” on the Discovery Channel. Greco was also a featured guest on “Modern Cuisine,” hosted by Loni Anderson and aired on PAX cable. Now, Greco applies her considerable expertise and energy to help bring Carefree Cooking with Teflon® to kitchens all over the world. Working together with the experts at DuPont, Greco helps build your confidence and creativity to make Carefree Cooking a part of your life and shows how to do all that with fun, excitement and knowledge, so that cooking becomes as much an adventure as it is an experience.

Helene Kennan
Bon Appétit Management Company at the Getty
Center and the Getty Villa Women Chefs & Restaurateurs
After studying hotel and restaurant management at Pennsylvania State University, Kennan apprenticed with renowned Philadelphia chef George Stadler, giving her classical training in all areas of the kitchen and foodservice management. She began her career in 1982 as garde manger for the Adam’s Mark Hotel and saucier for Americas Restaurant in the Sheraton Society Hill under Henry Petrowski, beginning 10 years of finedining experience in premier Philadelphia hotels and country inns. Kennan then brought her talents to San Diego, where she became executive chef of Barnetts. She further strengthened her management skills working for Fisher Produce Company, acting as a corporate chef liaison to major hotel accounts. At the Getty, she oversees menu development of casual and fine-dining concepts, museum-exhibition openings and special projects. Kennan also serves as president of Louisville, Ky.-based Women Chefs & Restaurateurs.

Deborah Schneider, CEC
Del Mar Racetrack Turf Club and Fairgrounds
Deborah Schneider, CEC, is executive chef for Premier
Foods at Del Mar Fairgrounds and Race Track in San Diego. Prior to joining Premier in March 2006, she was executive chef of the popular Jsix/Jbar in downtown San Diego. Previously, she was executive chef of the four-star Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines for six years. Other stops in her 25-year career include the venerable Grant Grill (where she was the first female chef), Dobson’s Restaurant and La Gran Tapa, all in San Diego. Her first cookbook, ¡Baja! Cooking On the Edge, featuring the foods and wines of Baja California, debuted in May 2006. She writes food features for the San Diego Union-Tribune and San Diego Garden Compass, and teaches at area cooking schools and private classes. She is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) and a charter member of Les Dames d’Escoffier of San Diego. She is past president and secretary of the Chefs of San Diego Celebration Foundation, which raises money for culinary scholarships.

Lee Silber
CreativeLee Speaking
Lee Silber is the award-winning author of 11 books, including Self-Promotion for the Creative Person (2002 winner of the Theodor S. Geisel Award for outstanding writing), and four other books to help creative people build their businesses. The founder of five companies, Silber owned and operated Waves & Wheels Surfcenters, a chain of retail stores in San Diego. A popular presenter, Silber has delivered more than 700 presentations, and was the lead trainer for SkillPath Seminars for more than five years. He has appeared in the media more than 800 times (including USA Today and The New York Times) and is a former radio talk-show host.