Chef Thomas J. Mulzoff Jr. is a Cu- linary Institute of America alum with over 30 years of experience in Long Island’s culinary commu- nity. Yearning to give back to the community that had given him so much, Chef Tom now works as the Executive Chef at St. Charles Hos- pital in Port Jefferson. He is also a nationally recognized sanitation instructor and is the sitting Vice President of the American Culi- nary Federation Eastern Long Island Chapter.
Shawn McCall is the Area President for US Foods in the Metro New York Area. He has worked with US Foods for the past 25 years, where he has been an Area President for the last 11. Shawn received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Scranton in 1995. In 2019, he achieved his MBA from the Jack Welch Management In- stitute (JWMI), graduating as a Welch Scholar. Shawn is responsible for the oversight of two US Foods’ sites, distributing over $1B in Foodservice products in year, and employing about 700 associates. In addition, Shawn works closely with his local foodbanks in the fight against food insecurity.
Dan Plaut is the Director of Busi- ness Development at Imperial Dade, Jersey City with over 33 years servicing hospital and long- term care Food and Nutrition De- partments. He is a vendor board member of AHFNY since 2001. He specializes in all non-food as- pects of patient tray as well as food retail operations, with a focus on continuing to move products to sustainable and environmental- ly-friendly standards.
Steve Chassman serves as Ex- ecutive Director of the Long Is- land Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and is a Li- censed Clinical Social Worker and a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor. Mr. Chassman has served as a cli- nician and health care advocate for individuals and families with mental health and substance use issues since completing his Master of Social Work at the University of Pennsylvania in 1995.
Marc Fuchs has been in the food service industry for over 40 years and is currently Executive Vice President of Singer M Tucker lo- cated Paterson, NJ. Other current industry contributions include serving as President of FEDA (the Foodservice Equipment Dis- tributors Association) March 2001-March 2003, as a Trustee of the FEDA Education Foundation, and currently on the Board of Di- rectors of Supply America. He also serves on the Board of Gover- nors of the Partridge Invitational Scholarship Foundation. Marc is a vendor member on the Board of the AHF-NY chapter.
Simone Nicolas MS, RDN, CDN is an accomplished food and nutrition professional with more than 24 years of healthcare experience. She holds a Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management from the Commission on Dietetic Registration. She is currently the Nutrition Services Administrator 2 at New York State Office of Mental Health at Kingsboro Psychiatric Center in Brooklyn. Simone is a member on the board of the AHF-NY chapter.
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