KCAA Director Candidate Chris Plemmons, CEC, AAC

Chris has over 20 years of experience as a chef and food service professional.  He is a Certified Executive Chef and a member of the American Academy of Chefs. He keeps current in his field by participating in ongoing continuing education programs offered by the American Culinary Federation.

Chef Chris Plemmons at the Local Food Chef Showoff

He has participated in several local food events that support the community.

They include: Kitsap County Agricultural Alliance – Chef’s Showcase of locally grown food; Festival of Trees Gala Dinner; food preparation demonstrations at local farmers’ markets (Poulsbo, Bremerton, Port Orchard, Auburn); The Bremerton Party in support of the Bremerton Foodline and Bremerton Rotary.  He headed a project of the Washington State Chefs Association that developed a Cook Book for food bank users. He was honored with a “Healthy
Tomorrows” award from the Kitsap SUN and the Kitsap Credit Union for this project.

Chris is active in the Washington State Chefs Association and currently serves on the Board of Trustees.
He has served on the American Culinary Federation accreditation team for collegiate culinary education programs. He is active in the Kitsap County Agricultural Alliance. He is a local food manufacturer of Two Snooty Chefs gourmet spice blends. He has provided consultation to the Kitsap Community Resources food services program and has prepared meals for the Kitsap County HIV/AIDS Foundation third Friday Red Ribbon Supper Club.

Chris has served on the Board of the Bremerton Foodline and done cooking classes for food bank users in partnership with the Bremerton Foodline. He currently serves on the Sustainability Taskforce at Olympic College.