Frank Vollkommer CMPC
Master Pastry Chef Frank Vollkommer earned the Certified Master Pastry Chef title in 2005.
Career highlights:
- Frank Vollkommer is an educator, operator, and business builder with more than 30 years of experience across professional education, hospitality, product innovation, and food and beverage enterprise.
- Currently he is the Executive Pastry Chef at PRESS Napa Valley.
- His work has focused on turning culinary and educational concepts into practical models that can be taught, staffed, operated, funded, and connected to industry demand.
- He has held faculty and leadership roles at The Culinary Institute of America, Johnson & Wales University, New England Culinary Institute, and Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, with work spanning curriculum development, instructional design, digital and hybrid learning, workforce education, and professional programming.
- Frank’s background is grounded in entrepreneurial ownership, Michelin-level leadership, consulting, product development, and R&D for national and global food brands.
- He holds a Master of Education and brings both academic and operational perspective to work involving professional learning, hospitality concepts, industry partnerships, and business growth.
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