Our Faculty

Executive Faculty and Department Heads

  • Tom Bivins, Executive Chef
  • Michael Rhoads, Department Chair, Baking and Pastry
  • Michelle Ford, Department Chair, Hospitality and Restaurant Management
  • Paul Sorgule, Vice President of Culinary Education
  • Adrian Westrope, Executive Pastry Chef
  • Michel LeBorgne, Vice President, Culinary Affairs

Senior Core Faculty

  • John Barton, Chef Instructor, Culinary Arts
  • Denis Boucher, Academic Instructor
  • Margaret Checchi, Coordinator, Online Instruction
  • Emma Cutler, Chef Instructor, Culinary Arts
  • Michelle Ford, Dept. Chair, Hospitality and Restaurant Management
  • Laureen Gauthier, Director of Academic Services
  • Joshua Gibbs, Chef Instructor, Culinary Arts
  • Curtiss Hemm, Interim Director, Online Education
  • Sarah Langan, Chef Instructor, Culinary Arts
  • David Miles, Chef Instructor, Culinary Arts
  • Dan Tabor, Chef Instructor, Baking and Pastry Arts
  • Lyndon Virkler, Faculty Development Coordinator/Instructor
  • Adrian Westrope, Executive Pastry Chef

Core Faculty

  • Darryl Benjamin, Academinc Instructor
  • Jim Birmingham, Chef Instructor, Culinary Arts
  • André Burnier, Chef Instructor, Culinary Arts
  • Martha Franklin, Chef Instructor, Culinary Arts
  • Michael Gunyan, Chef Instructor, Culinary Arts
  • Jill Lanpher, Chef Instructor, Baking and Pastry Arts
  • Mario Martinez, Academic Instructor
  • John McBride, Chef Instructor, Baking and Pastry Arts
  • Andrea Silva-McManus, Academic Advisor
  • Anne Vogel, Chef Instructor, Baking and Pastry Arts
  • Mat Zimmerman, Chef Instructor, Baking and Pastry Arts

Full Faculty List

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