Administration

Rick Smilow, Chairman and Founder

Matt Petersen, Corporate President

Lachlan Sands, President, Los Angeles Campus

Barry Tonkinson, Senior Vice President of Culinary Operations

Herve Guillard, Director of Education & Dean of Students, Los Angeles Campus

Barbara Rich, Assistant Director of Education, New York Campus

Cathy Boyle, VP of Marketing and Communications

Rebecca Freeman, National Director of Career Services, Los Angeles Campus

Gabriela Arzate, Regional Director of Admissions, Los Angeles Campus

Fred Cesarano, Director of Admissions, New York Campus

Robin Hom, Assistant Dean of Students

Ama Adusei, Director of Student Financial Services & Compliance

Martha Cotto, Chief Registrar

Maureen Drum Fagin, Director of Compliance

Scott Larson, Lead Chef, Plant-Based Culinary Arts

Sim Cass, Dean, Bread Baking

Toba Garrett, Dean, Cake Decorating

Nora Semerdjian, Director of Business Operations, Los Angeles Campus

Brian Konopka, Director of Strategic Operations and Dean of Restaurant & Culinary Management

Mishel LeDoux, Director of Restaurant & Hospitality Management, Los Angeles Campus

Rick Camac, Executive Director of Industry Relations, New York Campus

Katie Chamberlain, Director of Online Education and Dean of Tourism, Travel & Hospitality Management

Michael Laiskonis, Creative Director

Celine Beitchman, Director of Nutrition

Scott Carney, Dean, Wine Studies

Richard Vayda, Director of Wine & Beverage Studies

Anthony Caporale, Director of Spirits Education

Jesus Loa, Director of Stewarding, Los Angeles Campus

John Shields, Director of Information Technology

Stephanie Fraiman Weichselbaum, Director of Public Relations and Communications

Maribel Crespo, Facilities Floor Manager

Rose Kernochan, Librarian, New York Campus