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RBA ANNOUNCES WINNERS IN COMMERCIAL
BAKING 2006 SKILLSUSA CHAMPIONSHIPS


MC LEAN, VA - The Retail Bakers of America (RBA), sponsor of the SkillsUSA Championships in Commercial Baking, announced the winners of the competition on Friday, June 23, 2006 at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference Awards Ceremony. The Conference held June 19 - 23, 2006, in Kansas City, MO had over 4,700 outstanding career and technical education students join in the excitement of hands-on competition in eighty-four different trade, technical, and leadership fields.

The list of top medal winners in the Commercial Baking Competition is as follows:

First Place - Gold
Post-Secondary: Kim A. Stark - Utah Valley State College - Orem, UT
Secondary: Krista Burgoyne - Minuteman RHS - Lexington, MA

Second Place - Silver
Post-Secondary: Melissa Grimm - Johnson & Wales University - Providence, RI
Secondary: Tim Dunsmore - Cumberland-Perry AVTS - Mechanicsville, PA

Third Place - Bronze
Post-Secondary: Alexandra Fisher - Truckee Meadows Community College - Reno, NV
Secondary: Lisa Ercanbrack - Davis Applied Tech Center - Kaysville, UT

The Commercial Baking Competition challenges contestants to meet production and quality criteria consistent with industry standards. Students must scale, mix, prepare, and bake six products including breads, rolls, danish, cookies, and pies, as well as demonstrate cake-decorating skills. They must deliver a quality, salable product while working efficiently and under job-like conditions.

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Front row L to R: Contest technical committee members Chef Bruce Mattel, Culinary Institute of America (CIA); Technical Committee Co-Chair Heather Trusty, Retail Bakers of America (RBA); High School Medalists-Silver- Tim Dunsmore, Cumberland-Perry AVTS (Pa); Gold-Krista Burgoyne, Minuteman RHS (Mass.); Bronze-Lisa Ercanbrack, Davis Applied Tech Center (Utah); technical committee members, Chef April Goess, CIA; and Christa Preiss, CIA. Back row L to R: technical committee member Jeff Edwards; Postsecondary Medalists-Silver-Melissa Grimm, Johnson & Wales University (R.I.); Gold-Kim A. Stark, Utah Valley State College (Utah); Bronze-Alexandra Fisher, Truckee Meadows CC (Nev.); and, technical committee member Charlie Edwards.
"RBA is pleased to support SkillsUSA and congratulates the Commercial Baking Competition winners and all the dedicated students who participated," noted RBA Executive Vice President Susan Nicolais. "RBA's sponsorship of the competition is an investment in the retail baking industry, its future workforce, and the greater community."

As sponsor of the competition, RBA provides the equipment, ingredients and judges. The first place, second place, and third place winners receive stipends of $500, 300, and 200 respectively to use toward tuition, books, uniforms, supplies, equipment or other related expenses.

Members of the National Technical Committee for Commercial Baking include Co-Chairs Heather Trusty and Derek Jenks, Retail Bakers of America; Dave Aziere, Good Marketing Resources, Inc.; Charlie Edwards; Jeffery Edwards; Tom Cron; Peter Fendt, Quality Pastry Shop, Inc.; and Susan Nicolais, Retail Bakers of America.

The National Education Team assists the Technical Committee and includes Chair Judy Radant, Washtenaw Community College; Skip Ailstock, Virginia Beach Technical and Career Education Center; Vickie Fuller, Southwest Area Career Center; Terri Herrera, Washtenaw Community College; and Phillip Radant.

Joining RBA as supporters of the Commercial Baking Competition were Calphalon; CM Packaging; the Culinary Institute of America; Dawn Food Products; Decopac; Food Marketing Resources, Inc.; Hobart; Mid-Central Sysco; Rubbermaid, Inc.; and Superior Laundry.

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Retail Bakers of America (RBA)-a 501(c)6 not-for-profit trade association located in McLean, VA-with membership of approximately 1,100 retail bakeries, allied suppliers, educators, students and other industry partners-is committed to the success of the retail baking industry. Founded in 1918, RBA works as the bakers' business partner and resource provider, and is the nation's premier source of industry information.