SCC Chef Instructor Travis Green Earns American Culinary Federation Certification

Southeast Community College (SCC; www.southeast.edu) is proud to announce that Chef Instructor Travis Green is the latest in the Culinary/Hospitality program at SCC to be certified by the American Culinary Federation. Green spent the past year brushing up his culinary skills and was put to the test, both written and demonstrative. In order to be certified and earn his executive chef status, Green had to pass a written exam, take a three-hour practical exam, complete numerous classes, and work in the industry for a certain number of years.

Green used to own and operate Dish, a restaurant located in downtown Lincoln. After graduating from Nebraska Wesleyan University, he went to the Western Culinary Institute in Portland, OR. He then worked in Hawaii, Alaska, and Colorado before heading back to Lincoln.

Green said he relied on other instructors from the program for their expertise in preparing for the certification. To have another certified instructor in the College’s Culinary/Hospitality program will only make it stronger. The American Culinary Federation (ACF) is a professional organization for chefs and cooks with more than 15,000 members in North America. Other SCC instructors certified by the ACF are Program Chair Rob Epps, Brandon Harpster, Maybell Galusha, and Gerrine Schreck-Kirby.

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