NATIONAL CONSEIL CHANGES 2018 Thanks to our Exiting Conseil Members Takashi Murakami, Conseiller Culinaire Honoraire. As outlined earlier in this edition of La Chine in Canada in the article on the 2018 National Meeting in Edmonton, Chef Murakami has decided to take a step back from his duties nationally and internationally. It is impossible to do justice to the background of Chef Murakami and his long and dedicated service to the Chaine in this article, so we refer you to a the Profile article re-run in this issue of the magazine (originally run in 2015). Patricia Koyich, Conseiller Gastronomique Honoraire, has decided to leave council at this time. Patricia has been a dedicated member of la Chaine since 2008. She joined the Chaine as a professional member, and prior to serving with
distinction on National Council, also served on local council for four years. Her contributions to National Council showed great insight not only around the culinary community, but also a unique understanding of people. Patricia devoted many hours to training and mentoring our international sommelier competitors during the last two competitions. Michael Grimes, Echanson Honoraire, put forth an outstanding effort over the past nine years building the Ordre Mondial in Canada, as we can now see in the latest successful Order Mondial chapters in Victoria and Vancouver. We have 166 members of the OM in Canada, which is position 8 of all international Bailliages.
New “Job Descriptions� for Tony Catanese and Jean-Guy Gorley Tony Catanese, formerly Argentier, will assume the position of Chancelier. His prime responsibility in this role will be membership development, including new members and member retention. His innovative ideas as Argentier have led to the modernization of many of the accounting and reporting functions of Chaine Canada.
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