Island-born Jeff McCourt is the vice president of the PEI Association of Chefs and Cooks. Jeff served as sous chef to Chef Michael Smith for five years before becoming executive chef at The Mountain Lodge and Spa at Delphi in the west of Ireland. He is now the chef at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino.

Allan Williams is president of the Association and a research chef at Canada's Smartest Kitchen, a division of the Culinary Institute of Canada located in Charlottetown.

Austin Clement is the program manager for the culinary and hospitality programs at the Culinary Institute of Canada.