Mark Bachta's Schools

• University of Massachusetts , Class of 2000 Bachelors in Criminology

Mark Bachta's Publications

• Massachusetts Association of Crime Analysts, Mark Bachta January, 2011 Veteran police analyst Mark Bachta is a former member and Vice President of the Massachusetts Association of Crime Analysts, a nonprofit professional organization dedicated to training individuals in law enforcement agencies to become experts in crime analysis. The association provides crime analysts with the essential tools and techniques to help them solve crimes. While a majority of Massachusetts Association of Crime Analysts members work in Massachusetts, the organization serves all of New England and boasts a number of members from all around the country, including New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maine, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Maryland, Kansas, Washington, and Colorado. Officer Robert Stering, who served the Waltham Police Department, established the Massachusetts Association of Crime Analysts in 1997. The Massachusetts Association of Crime Analysts aims to provide guidance and training to agencies at every level, to ensure that all members maintain high professional and ethical standards, and to generate an effective and communicative crime analysis network. To that end, the Massachusetts Association of Crime Analysts aspires to achieve five long-term goals: advancing a regional intelligence exchange system; acquiring and utilizing progressive training technology; advancing a police agency that works on behalf of the community; enhancing the quality of the organization’s training courses; and remaining a professional organization. The Massachusetts Association of Crime Analysts does more than provide a crucial service to police agencies through its training courses. The organization also supplies information and training to any non-law enforcement personnel and private citizens who have a personal interest in crime analysis, as well as students who are training to become professionals in the field. To learn more about becoming a member of the Massachusetts Association of Crime Analysts, visit macrimeanalysts.com.

• Mark Bachta on Julia Child, Mark Bachta February, 2011 Some of my earliest childhood memories are based on food. I always looked forward to our Christmas Eve dinners, which showcased remarkable Italian cuisine cooked by my grandmother. My favorite shows were cooking programs, and I was fascinated by The French Chef starring Julia Child, which debuted in 1963 and after airing for 10 years, went into syndicate for many more. I have admired her for years and firmly believe she was one of the greatest chefs that ever lived. Julia Child was born Julia McWilliams in Pasadena, California, in 1912. She was well loved for her stature as an author, American chef, and television personality. Child graduated from Paris’ Le Cordon Bleu cooking school and studied with a host of master chefs. In her first book, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Julia Child brought French cuisine to the United States. She never forgot her first French meal, which she enjoyed in Rouen and which sealed her fate as an avid fan of the country’s cuisine. A true Francophile, she built a home near Provence in 1963. The French Chef was not Child’s only show on television. In the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, she appeared on numerous others, including Dinner at Julia’s; Julia Child & Company; Baking With Julia; Cooking with Master Chefs; Julia Child & Jacques Pépin Cooking at Home; and In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs. Although she enjoyed a busy professional life on television, she never stopped writing and pursuing other endeavors. In 1981, along with vintners Robert Mondavi and Richard Graff, Child founded The American Institute of Wine & Food to promote the understanding of good food and wine. In 1989, one of her most famous books, The Way to Cook, was published. Julia Child passed away in 1994 and continues to be missed in the food world. Her re-assembled kitchen and her memorable copper pots and pans are on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.

• Culture of Zagreb, Croatia, Mark Bachta February, 2011 For Massachusetts-native Mark Bachta, traveling and living abroad in Europe fulfilled a lifelong dream and allowed the culinary expert and World War II history buff to indulge in two of his passions, as Europe is a land renowned for its rich foods and wealth of historic military sites. For two years, Mark Bachta and his wife lived and worked in the city of Zagreb, considered the cultural and economic heart of the Republic of Croatia. Exposed to a new and vibrant society with a storied past, Mark Bachta and his wife took advantage of Zagreb’s central European location to travel throughout much of the continent, visiting Poland, Slovenia, Hungary, Austria, Germany, and beyond. While residing in Zagreb, Mark Bachta divided his time between exploring the city’s heritage and cultural sites and operating as a Special Projects Coordinator at the U.S. Embassy, where he earned The Franklin Award for his on-the-job excellence. Situated south of a mountain called Medvednica and along the winding banks of the Sava River, Zagreb possesses more than 10 centuries of history, its name dating back to end of the 11th century. Following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Zagreb emerged as the capital of the sovereign state of Croatia in 1991. Home to more than 1.2 million people, Zagreb operates as the nation’s largest city, with Croats comprising approximately 92 percent of the population. Serving as an international trade and business headquarters for Central and Eastern Europe, Zagreb’s predominant industries include pharmaceutical businesses, chemical firms, and electronics manufacturers. Renowned for its cultural sites, Zagreb features 30 collections and millions of exhibits. Some of the city’s more prominent museums include the Croatian Natural History Museum, the Museum of the City of Zagreb, the Mimara Museum, the Museum of Technology, and The Museum of Contemporary Art. Home to an active and historic performing arts community, Zagreb serves as the headquarters for nearly two-dozen theaters and stages, most notably the Croatian National Theater, founded in 1895. Croatian National Theater in Zagreb

• Emeril Lagasse, Mark Bachta March, 2011 by Mark Bachta One of the most famous chefs of the past two decades, Emeril Lagasse has earned a reputation as a talented and passionate chef with a plethora of well-known catch phrases. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, in 1959 to a French-Canadian father and Portuguese mother, Lagasse displayed an early inclination toward cooking during his employment at a local Portuguese restaurant. Lagasse also showed promise as a musician, but turned down a scholarship to the New England Conservatory of Music to become an aspiring professional chef. While studying the culinary arts at the University of Johnson and Wales in Rhode Island, Lagasse worked at a local restaurant and met Elizabeth Kief, his future wife. Lagasse married Kief after completing his coursework in 1978 and soon moved to France to further refine his cooking skills in Paris and Lyon. After returning to the United States, Lagasse held positions in a number of prestigious New England restaurants before accepting an offer to become the executive chef at the renowned Commander’s Palace in New Orleans. During his time at Commander’s Palace, Lagasse worked 18-hour days and gained the experience necessary to open his own restaurant. In 1990, Lagasse opened his own New Orleans restaurant, which featured a fusion of Spanish, French, Caribbean, Asian, and Portuguese foods. The restaurant was met with overwhelmingly positive reviews, earning the distinction of Best New Restaurant of the Year by Esquire magazine. In the wake of his restaurant success, Lagasse released his Emeril’s New New Orleans Cooking cookbook, which topped a number of bestseller lists around the country. Lagasse made the leap to television in 1995 with his show titled Essence of Emeril. The show was a huge success, earning a spot on Time magazine’s 10 best shows on television. During this time, Lagasse developed catch phrases such as “BAM!” and “Kick it up a notch” which became well known in kitchens across the world. Lagasse’s next show, Emeril Live! made him an instant celebrity and took him to filming locations across the United States. Today, Lagasse continues to make television appearances, endorse his own line of cookware, and contribute to charitable organizations and disaster relief efforts.

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