Person in charge: Edward G. Leonard, CMC, AAC

Message from the WACS Education Committee Chairman

Hello fellow members and colleagues of WACS. I hope everyone is having great success in all of the culinary endeavors we wake every day the chef’s coat is worn and we do what we so love to do cook and focus on cuisine.

In my kitchens there are signs that state the following;

“To be idle and not strive daily to be a great cook is a short road to culinary death. To be passionate & diligent with your craft is a cooks way of life; foolish cooks are idle, wise cooks are passionate & diligent”

It is a meaning for my cooks that when they walk in the kitchen they must be passionate and diligent about everything they are about to do with the ultimate goal of having excellent cuisine reach our customers.

In WACS the need to be passionate and diligent about all we do is more important than ever. The hard work of your directors and the presidium needs to be embraced with passion and diligence. At times our passion in the board room gets quite heavy but I know in everyone’s heart they have the best for WACS at hand and are striving to make the global culinary community a great one.

When I look at the many associations and federations in the world not just those of culinary one may always ask what do theses groups do for me?

Many members never see what has been done or accomplished they just see what remains to be done to make a federation better in their eyes and to see what value it has for the members they represent and at times for them individually.

It is good when one looks at the past to see what we had, then the present to see how far we have come and then the future to have vision and see what can be. If all members took interest and took part in the energy of what the group can be; then that group will flourish and no person will have to ask what does it do for me?

If members always ask what is in it for me without contributing and adding value themselves to the group then the group remains unchanged and always in question. WACS will give to you what you in return give to WACS as with most things in life.

Education is the foundation of every organization you look at. Whether a doctors group, craftsmen group, or a culinary group education needs to be the sole purpose and foundation of the group.

Providing resources and a knowledge for those who seek it while offering the opportunity for each and every member to become more knowledgeable at what they do and to become better in their respective profession is a must for any federation or association. WACS has been working hard to do this and start the process of offering education. Our first item is certification. Certifying ones skill level does many things it enables the person taking on this endeavor to learn and become better at their craft. Once the certification is accomplished a sense of pride and accomplishment flourish which creates great energy and that passes on to others.


WACS Global Certification
Managed by the WACS education Committee &
Administrated by the American Culinary Federation