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Roland Henin Named  Yosemite Corporate Chef
 
 
BUFFALO, NY - Aug. 19, 1998--Roland G. Henin, an award-winning, internationally recognized culinary expert, has been named Corporate Executive Chef for Delaware North Parks Services (DNPS), one of the nation's leading hospitality management companies.

Henin, one of only 57 chefs in the United States to have earned the highly respected designation of Master Chef from the American Culinary Federation, will provide consultation and direction on foodservice operations for all DNPS-operated facilities. He will be based at Yosemite National Park, where he has been a consultant to Yosemite Concession Services Corporation, a DNPS subsidiary.

"We are very pleased to have Roland's professional expertise to assist us in upgrading our food and beverage operations," said Dennis Szefel, president of Delaware North Park Services. "He brings a wealth of knowledge in culinary arts, and extensive experience in cooking and teaching. We believe our guests and staff will benefit greatly from his many talents."

A native of Lyon, France, Henin most recently served as director of the culinary arts department at the Art Institute of Seattle. Prior to that, he held various teaching positions at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, Calif., and Johnson Wales College in Rhode Island.

In addition to his educational roles, Henin has served as Executive Chef at Oregon-based OSF International and Truitt Bros., as well as Chef des Cuisines at the five-star Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Fla. He also served as the coach of the gold medal U.S. Olympic Culinary team in 1992 and currently is preparing the U.S. team for competition in the Culinary Olympics in 2000. In 1991, he received the first National Chef Professional Award ever given by the American Culinary Federation. Educated at the College Moderne in Nancy, France, Henin was designated a certified Executive Chef in 1979 and a Certified Culinary Educator in 1982 by the American Culinary Federation. He received the coveted honor of Certified Master Chef in 1983.

Delaware North Parks Services manages foodservice, lodging and all other visitor services at a host of national and state parks, as well as other major tourist attractions across the country. The company provides comprehensive visitor services at Yosemite and Sequoia national parks in California; Niagara Falls State Park in New York; Kennedy Space Center in Florida; Roaring River State Park in the Missouri Ozarks; Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds on California's Monterey Peninsula; and Jones Beach, Captree and Robert Moses state parks on New York's Long Island. The company also manages retail operations at the U.S. Mint in Denver and Philadelphia.
 

Chef Roland Henin
Certifications, Education  Training
  • Approved Culinary Judge, 1993, 
  • American Culinary Federation Certified Master Chef, 1983, 
  • American Culinary Federation (one of only 57 in the United States).
  • Certified Culinary Educator, 1982, American Culinary Federation
  • Certified Executive Chef, 1979, American Culinary Federation
  • Educational Institute, American Hotel Motel Association
  • Extension de L'enseignement Lavel University, Quebec, Canada
  • CAP Diploma, Nancy, France
  • College Moderne, Nancy, France
  • Author of the textbook, "A Practical Understanding of Fonds de Cuisine and Sauces"
Honors and Appointments
  • Inductee, American Academy of Chefs
  • Recipient, Chef Professionalism Award,(a) 
  • American Culinary Federation Winner, 
  • International  National Gold Medals, 
  • Culinary Competitions Captain, 
  • Western Regional Culinary Team, 1988(b)
  • Coach, U.S. Culinary Team(c)
  • Approved Culinary Judge

  • (a)  The first ever awarded
    (b)  28 medals in the International Culinary Competition
    (c)  Chef Henin coached the United States Team to the gold medal in 1992 and will be the coach once again for the 1998 in the upcoming competition.
 
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Contact:
Brenda Follmer
716-858-5092
or
George Spach
 209-253-5611
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Also See:
Newly Constructed Old Faithful Snow Lodge Opens at Yellowstone National Park / July 1998  
Corporation / June 1998 
El Tovar Hotel and Grand Canyon National Park to Reopen after $1 Million Renovation / Mar 1998 

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