Vince worked in the food service industry for 17 years before becoming a part of the United States Personal Chefs Association. He received culinary training at the Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute. He worked for the Marriott and Doubletree Hotels and opened a series of local restaurants before moving to Café Oceana as Executive Chef. During his service there, the restaurant was voted “Best Seafood restaurant in Albuquerque for 3 successive years. Vince became the corporate chef overseeing the Café Oceana and its two sister restaurants.

Vince joined USPCA in 1995 as the chef for Personally Yours Personal Chef Service. In 1998 he took over as the USPCA Director of Training. In 1999 the U.S. Air Force contracted Vince to serve as an instructor for the Air Force Diplomatic Fleet Flight Attendants at Andrews AFB. Vince was named National Director of USPCA in 2005 and Executive Director in 2009. Vince is currently the Director of Member Service and Chapter Relations. Vince is married to his lovely wife Marcy and has a teenage son, Jared