Classes Taught at GCC

CULIN 111- Fundamentals of Professional Cooking 1

CULIN 112- Fundamentals of Professional Cooking 2

CULIN 113- Institutional Sanitation Practices for Food Service & Hospitality

CULIN 124- Basic Baking and Dessert Making

Teaching & Leadership Experience

Full-time instructor, Glendale Community College (Current)

Department Chair, Culinary Arts (Current)

Instructor, Los Angeles Trade Technical College and Los Angeles Mission College

Education

B.A. in Philosophy and Religion, Colgate University (1982)

Honors graduate, Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York (1987)

Industry Experience

Movie catering business owner

Café restaurant owner

Food and Beverage operations manager, multi-unit operator, Los Angeles

Apprentice under Master Chef Raimond Hofmeister, Century Plaza Hotel Los Angeles

Restaurant Chef, New York City

Hotel Chef, Boston hotel

Service Experience

Led a five week college study abroad program to Argentina.

Served as Director of a three year U. S. Department of Agriculture Hispanic Serving Institutions grant, in partnership with The Collins School of Hospitality Management at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, designed to enhance the ability of students to transfer and attain a B.S. degree in Hospitality Management.

Professional Interest

Management of large scale catering events

Ethnic cuisines of Latin America & Asia

Mentoring tomorrow’s food service professionals