Deep Kumar spends a lot of his free time volunteering to help young people in our community learn about healthy eating.
The Rotorua Daily Post received many nominations for Mr Kumar for the Person of the Year award and today we name him one of three finalists.
The winners are Gina and Elmer Peiffer while the two other finalists are Greagh Love and David Massey.
Mr Kumar is the head chef at Capizzi Pizzeria on Tutanekai St and many of his nominators said his was the best pizza in Rotorua.
He also launched his first cookbook with the aim of inspiring Rotorua families to put down the takeaways and pick up the cooking utensils earlier this year.