<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/press-releases/2026/julie-selonke-chef-educator-award.html" dsn="news"><title>American Culinary Federation Names OCC Chef Educator of the Year</title><pubDate>07/09/2026 10:55:08 AM</pubDate><author/><image><img src="/news/press-releases/images/Chef-Julie-National-Educator-Award.jpg" alt="Chef Julie Selonke holds awards from American Culinary Federation "/></image><caption>OCC Chef Julie Selonke has been named the 2026 American Culinary Federation (ACF) National Educator of the Year, earning a gold medal score in the organization’s national competition.  Selonke was also inducted into the American Academy of Chefs, the prestigious honor society of the ACF.  </caption><image-toggle>true</image-toggle><teaser>Julie Selonke, CEC, Culinary Management Instructor and Program Coordinator at OCC’s Culinary Studies Institute, has been named the 2026 American Culinary Federation (ACF) National Educator of the Year, earning a gold medal score in the organization’s national competition. </teaser><tags><tag>Awards &amp;amp; Recognition</tag><tag>Culinary</tag></tags><description>Julie Selonke, CEC, Culinary Management Instructor and Program Coordinator at OCC’s Culinary Studies Institute, has been named the 2026 American Culinary Federation (ACF) National Educator of the Year, earning a gold medal score in the organization’s national competition. </description></item>