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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, January 7, 2009 - 7
Explorers attend event at
Chatham County Courthouse
Culinary Institute of Savannah
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On Wednesday,
December 3, 2008, a group
of Law & Government
Explorers from public high
schools throughout the
Savannah-Chatham area
attended an Exploring event
at the Chatham County
Courthouse. The event
included interactive demon
strations, departmental tours
and a discussion with Judge
Louisa Abbot.
Special thanks are
extended to Nan Gamer at
the Chatham County
Courthouse, for presenting
these activities, Judge Louisa
Abbot for her participation,
and attorneys Drew Wilkes
and Brad Harmon for organ
izing this outstanding
Explorer Post event.
For more information
about Learning for Life’s
Explorer Post program and a
link to the Law &
Government Explorer Post
gallery, visit:
http://www.sccpss.com/Distr
ict/Academic+Affairs/High+
S cho ol s/C areer+and+Techni
cal+Education/Careers+Plan
ning/Explorer+Post.htm .
Submitted by:
Barbara Foley, M.Ed.
Learning for Life Program
Director
(912) 308-7892
Chef Jean Yves Vendeville
The Culinary Institute
of Savannah at Savannah
Technical College is proud to
announce the hire of two new
faculty members. Chef Jean
Yves Vendeville will serve as
the new Department Head
and Instructor for Culinary
Arts. Chef Matt Cohen joins
the Culinary Institute after
having been recruited for the
position of Associate
Instructor.
Chef Vendeville
received his formal culinary
training in his native country
of France. He is a Certified
Executive Chef and a
Certified Executive Pastry
Chef with the American
Culinary Federation and a
member of both the National
Pastry Committee and La
Chaine de Rotisseurs.
Vendeville brings years
of international experience to
the classroom, having served
as the Executive Pastry Chef
at the Landmark Ritz Carlton
in Montreal, Canada, and the
Corporate Pastry Chef for the
Four Seasons and Bristol
Place Hotels.
In most recent years, he
has held teaching and admin
istrative positions for culi
nary programs in Canada and
the United States.
A passion for the culi
nary arts has earned
Vendeville numerous profes-
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Police seek public’s assistance in
identifying a felony suspect
Savannah-Chatham
Metro Police are asking for
the public’s assistance in
identifying an Entering Auto
and Credit Card Fraud sus
pect caught on videotape
using Stolen Credit Cards at
a Walgreen’s Store on
Abercorn Street. The
unknown man is wanted by
Metro Police for numerous
felony charges stemming
from two separate entering
autos where the stolen credit
cards were used.
On December 9, 2008,
the unknown man broke out
a windshield of a parked
vehicle at the comer of
Waters and 67th Street and
stole a purse containing cred
it cards and cellular phones.
Later that same day, the
unknown man entered a
Walgreen’s Store located at
11509 Abercorn Street
(Abercom at Largo) where
he used the stolen credit card
to purchase a prepaid credit
card.
Again on December 21,
2008 the unknown male
broke into another vehicle,
this time parked at Candler
Hospital. A purse containing
money, credit cards, check
books and other personal
items were taken. Later that
same day the unknown male
entered the same Walgreen’s
from the first incident and
again purchased a prepaid
credit card with a credit card
stolen from the vehicle earli
er that day.
Anyone with informa
tion about this man’s identity
is asked to call Sergeant
Keith Edwards at 912-651-
6934 or Crime Stoppers at
912-234-2020 where you
may qualify for a cash reward
and remain anonymous.
Video of the suspect
entering the Walgreen’s is
available at the Public
Study Commission Expected
to Deliver Recommendations
ATLANTA - The Joint
Commercial Exploitation of
Minors Study Commission
convened the last of its five-
part meeting series at the
Capitol on Monday and is
now determining what leg
islative and policy recom
mendations it will make to
combat the prostitution of
children in Georgia. The
commission’s final report is
expected to be released mid-
January.
“This study commission
is a vital component to build
ing the infrastructure we need
statewide to fight those who
buy and sell our children for
sex,” says Kaffie
McCullough, director of A
Future. Not A Past., a cam
paign spearheaded by the
nonprofit Juvenile Justice
Fund to stop the prostitution
of children in Georgia. “This
is a serious issue that affects
thousands of adolescent girls
in our state, and we com
mend members of the
Georgia Legislature and the
Study Commission for seek
ing solutions to protect our
kids’ innocence.”
The prostitution of chil
dren has become an increas
ingly public issue in Georgia
as credible information has
emerged to quantify the
extent of the problem.
Groundbreaking, scientifical
ly defensible research com
missioned by A Future. Not A
Past, found 200-300 girls are
victimized by prostitution
each month on the streets;
over the Internet; through
escort services and in major
hotels.
Among the recommen
dations Study Commission
members are considering are
those supported by A Future.
Not A Past., including
restored funding for a
Georgia Regional
Assessment Center and an
amendment to state law that
would require reporting of all
commercially sexually
exploited children as child
sexual abuse.
Last year, A Future. Not
A Past, secured $560,000
new state dollars to provide
supportive therapeutic servic
es victims need to recover
from sexual exploitation and
become strong enough to tes
tify against their exploiters.
Due to the decline in tax rev
enue, funding for this pro
gram was frozen and is slated
for elimination in the
FY2009 and FY2010 state
budgets.
“Without assessment
services for child victims of
prostitution, these girls will
continue to be treated as
criminals - being sent to
juvenile detention centers or,
worse yet, forgotten,”
McCullough says. “When
this happens, it is virtually
impossible to identify and
prosecute the true criminals.”
The commission is also
considering making a small
change in the state child
abuse reporting law so
mandatory reporters of child
abuse also report a child who
they suspect is being prosti-
See Children, page 15
sional awards. He has been a
member of several associa
tions, including having
served as the President of the
American Culinary
Federation, NECI Chapter.
In September 2008, Chef
Vendeville was inducted as
Chef Rotisseur with the pres
tigious Chaine Des
Rotisseurs.
Chef Matt Cohen, a
native of Savannah, is the
owner of The New South
Cafe & Professional Chef
Services. He received his
formal culinary arts training
at the Culinary Institute of
America in Hyde Park, NY
and holds an undergraduate
Degree in Hospitality
Management from Florida
International.
Cohen has many years
of industry experience in
Savannah and Atlanta, as
well as in Florida, Texas, and
New York. Most recently,
Cohen founded the Coastal
Catering Alliance, a profes
sional hospitality co-op that
offers catering services for
up to 30,000 people. In
2008, Cohen formed
Savannah Destination
Management, a hospitality
organization that provides
event services for visitors to
Savannah. Cohen often
donates his time and talents
to raising money for non
profit organizations.
“We're honored to have
two incredibly talented chefs
in addition to Chef Torrance
Williams who will continue
at the Culinary Institute of
Savannah,” says Michael
Patterson, Dean of Business
and Services for Savannah
Technical College. “These
outstanding professionals
will build on the foundation
left by Chef Marvis Hinson
Chef Matt Cohen
who recently retired. This is
an exciting time for the
Culinary Institute of
Savannah as we look toward
the future of the program.”
The Culinary Institute
at Savannah Technical
College is accredited by the
American Culinary
Federation. The program
emphasizes technical and
theoretical knowledge com
bined with the practical
application of basic food
preparation and service tech
niques, sanitation, equipment
use, and safety. There are
currently over 70 students
enrolled in the Degree and
Diploma programs.
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