Arizona Culinary Institute: Faculty

ACI's Team has been Carefully Chosen & Trained

They are a diverse and well-balanced team of Chef / Instructors with real world experience combined with a passion for teaching. The combination of our staff, facilities and experience is a recipe for an educational experience second to none.

See our faculty in action

Every Wednesday morning one of Arizona Culinary Institute's faculty members appears

on ABC15's Sonoran Living Live program. Our talented Chefs love appearing on this local

program where they have a chance to reach so many viewers and home cooks. Our Chef

Educators share culinary techniques and classic recipes. Tune in at 9am on Wednesdays

or watch the recorded segments on our ABC15 website

Let our outstanding Chefs show you how easy and rewarding cooking can be!

The Faculty | See Who Is Behind ACI

Michael Dudley

Former Instructor, Scottsdale Culinary Institute; Texas Tech; College Station Restaurant & Bar, El Paso; Dudley’s Restaurant & Bar, El Paso; Associated Hosts, Lubbock; V.P. Texas Restaurant Association, El Paso; State Board of Directors, Texas Restaurant Association

Randall Foote

Former Instructor, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX; Corpus Christi Yacht Club, TX; Indigo Bakery, TX; Creative Hands Catering, Mesa, AZ

Crystal Hagans, RD

University of Missouri, Columbia; Arizona Culinary Institute; Armitage Wine Café, AZ; Fountain View Village, AZ; Michael’s at the Citadel, Scottsdale; Freedom Inn, AZ

Glenn Humphrey, CEC, CCE

Former Instructor, Scottsdale Culinary Institute; The Culinary Institute of America; Marie Callendar’s, Orange Co., Restaurant Enterprises, Irvine; Hungry Tiger, Inc.; Friendly Hill Country Club, Whittier; Holland America Cruises, Seattle; The Burlington Inn, Burlington; Norwegian American Cruises, Oslo

Spomenka McKinney

Scottsdale Culinary Institute; Chicago Academy of Fine Arts; Desert Hills Café, Carefree, AZ; Souper Salad; Arizona Golf Resort; Motorola Food Works; Red Mountain Ranch Country Club, Mesa, AZ

Jennifer Sedig

Former Instructor, Art Institute of Phoenix; Arizona Biltmore Resort; Catering In A Precious Way, Phoenix; Bennigan’s Restaurant, Phoenix; International School of Confectionery Arts

Hamodi Siam

Former Instructor, Scottsdale Culinary Institute; The Boulders Resort, Scottsdale; Cuisines Unlimited Catering, Scottsdale; The Buttes, Tempe; Camelback Inn, Paradise Valley; Scottsdale Princess Resort

Ronald Tudor

Former Instructor, Scottsdale Culinary Institute; Arizona State University; Hilton Hotels; Black Angus Restaurants; Pointe Resort, Phoenix; The Arizona Club; Consultant to the Hospitality Industry; Food Service Director, Recreation Centers of Sun City. Author of "The Chef Owner- Restaurant Start-up and Management." (Click here to learn more)

Jason Warden

Former Instructor, Scottsdale Culinary Institute; New England Culinary Institute; Culinary Institute of America; National Culinary & Baking School, CA; Hospitality Inc.; Festivities Catering, Picnic People; Hotel Del Coronado, San Diego

Christopher Wolf

Culinary Institute of America, NY; The Inn at Little Washington, VA; Mary Elaine’s at the Phoenician Resort, AZ; Alex at the Wynn, Las Vegas, NV; Whole Foods Market, Paradise Valley, AZ

I chose ACI for the small classes,