Rebecca van Bommel
Chef & Sales specialist, C.W. Shasky & Associates Ltd. and Baking & Culinary professor, Centennial College, Mississauga, Ont.
Despite being within the first decade of her career, Rebecca van Bommel has already accomplished incredible things. While attending the Culinary Institute of Canada in Charlottetown, P.E.I., van Bommel volunteered for every event, competition and opportunity possible to gain more experience and further her education. She also worked part-time as a weekend cook at a senior-care home.
During school, van Bommel became involved with the Canadian Culinary Federation and represented P.E.I. as the provincial competitor at the Culinary Federation National Conference in Windsor, Ont. in 2016. She has been attending the annual conference ever since. That same year, she represented P.E.I. at the Skills National Competition in Moncton, N.B.
From there, van Bommel became involved with WorldChefs, attending congresses as a guest speaker in Malaysia (2018) and Abu Dhabi (2022). Mentoring the next generation of chefs and bakers is something close to her heart. Today, in addition to her role at C.W. Shasky & Associates Ltd., van Bommel teaches first and second-semester students in baking and culinary courses and labs at Centennial College.
Over the years, van Bommel has worked in a number of establishments, including hotels, retirement homes, independent restaurants, events and a Michelin-Star restaurant. She has competed in more than a dozen competitions on a local, provincial and international level and has recently turned her attention to earning global judging certification.
