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Faculty Profiles

Meet Our Chefs & Instructors

 

Our talented and experienced instructors come from a variety of backgrounds and are key ingredients in ICE’s recipe for exceptional culinary and hospitality education.

Some have worked in America’s noteworthy restaurants. Others have won awards, opened and operated their own hospitality or food businesses, or held management positions with some of the nation’s leading culinary employers. ICE’s faculty members are frequently quoted by national media on a broad and impressive range of culinary & cooking topics.

All ICE faculty members bring an incredible range of skills and experience into the classroom. They are invited to teach in the areas for which they have subject matter expertise. Many of them have extensive networks of industry contacts. Beyond their credentials, our culinary, pastry, plant-based, wine and management instructors are dedicated to their students and committed to teaching the next generation.

Click through the faculty profiles below to learn more about our instructors.

Katie Chamberlain is the Dean of Tourism, Travel & Hospitality Management.

Katie Chamberlain

Director of Online Education
Dean of Tourism, Travel & Hospitality Management
ICE New York's Lead Chef-Instructor of Pastry & Baking Arts, Chef Richard Kennedy

Richard Kennedy

Lead Chef-Instructor, Pastry & Baking Arts
Brian Konopka

Brian Konopka

Director of Strategic Operations
Dean of Restaurant & Culinary Management
Chef Scott Larson

Scott Larson

Lead Chef-Instructor, Plant-Based Culinary Arts
Mishel LeDoux Headshot

Mishel LeDoux

Director of Restaurant & Hospitality Management
Chef-Instructor Shawn Matijevich Headshot

Shawn Matijevich

Lead Chef-Instructor, Online Culinary Arts & Food Operations
Chef Missy Smith-Chapman Headshot

Missy Smith-Chapman

Lead Chef-Instructor, Plant-Based Culinary Arts
Lead Chef-Instructor, Pastry & Baking Arts
Rick Camac

Rick Camac

Executive Director of Industry Relations
Sim Cass is the Dean of the Professional Bread Baking Program at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City.

Sim Cass

Dean, Techniques of Artisan Bread Baking
jurgen-david

Jürgen David

Director of Pastry Research and Development
Scott Carney, Dean of Wine Studies

Scott Carney, MS

Dean, Wine Studies, New York Campus
Richard Vayda is the Director of Wine Studies and a Culinary & Restaurant Management Instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education.

Richard Vayda

Director of Wine & Beverage Studies
ICE Restaurant and Culinary Management Instructor Stephen Zagor

Steve Zagor

Lead Instructor, Restaurant & Culinary Management
Chef Natsume Aoi

Natsume Aoi

Chef-Instructor, Pastry & Baking Arts
Pauline Balboa Pelea is a chef at the Institute of Culinary Education.

Pauline Balboa Pelea

Chef-Instructor, Pastry & Baking Arts
Chef Kierin Baldwin

Kierin Baldwin

Chef-Instructor, Pastry & Baking Arts
Chelsea Burgess is a chef at the Institute of Culinary Education.

Chelsea Burgess

Chef-Instructor, Pastry & Baking Arts
Special Events & Recreational Chef-Instructor
Andrew Catalano is an instructor at The Institute of Culinary Education

Andrew Catalano

Instructor, Hospitality & Hotel Management
Chef Luisa DeGirolamo

Luisa DeGirolamo

Chef-Instructor, Pastry & Baking Arts
Isabelle Gonzalez is an instructor at ICE.

Isabelle Gonzalez

Instructor, Hospitality & Hotel Management
kathryn-gordon

Kathryn Gordon

Co-Chair, CAPS program
Chef-Instructor, Pastry & Baking Arts & Instructor, Restaurant & Culinary Management
Jenna Greco teaches at ICE

Jenna Greco

Instructor, Restaurant & Culinary Management
Susan Greeley

Susan Greeley, MS, RDN

Instructor, Plant-Based Culinary Arts
Chef Jason Hawk

Jason Hawk

Chef-Instructor, Plant-Based Culinary Arts
Jordan Heissenberger is a chef at the Institute of Culinary Education.

Jordan Heissenberger

Recreational Chef-Instructor
Kyungmoon Kim

Kyungmoon Kim, MS

Guest Lecturer, Intensive Sommelier Training
Richard LaMarita is a chef at the Institute of Culinary Education.

Richard LaMarita

Chef-Instructor, Plant-Based Culinary Arts
ICE LA Instructor Garrett Mikell

Garrett Mikell

Instructor, Restaurant & Culinary Management
Instructor, Mixology Recreational Classes
Kathy Morgan, MS

Kathryn Morgan, MS

Guest Lecturer, Intensive Sommelier Training
Alex Orman is a Pastry & Baking Arts Chef-Instructor at The Institute of Culinary Education in New York City.

Alex Orman

Chef-Instructor, Pastry & Baking Arts
Keiry Palma is a chef at the Institute of Culinary Education.

Keiry Palma

Chef-Instructor, Pastry & Baking Arts
sandra-palmer

Sandra Palmer

Chef-Instructor, Pastry & Baking Arts
Fabio Pari-di-Monriva

Fabio Pari-di-Monriva

Instructor, Tourism, Travel & Hospitality Management
Chayanin Pornsriniyom Headshot

Chayanin Pornsriniyom

Chef-Instructor, Plant-Based Culinary Arts
Chef-Instructor, Culinary Arts
Olivia Roszkowski teaches Plant-Based Culinary Arts.

Olivia Roszkowski

Chef-Instructor, Plant-Based Culinary Arts
Chef Roger Sitrin

Roger Sitrin

Lead Chef, Recreational Instructor
Alan Someck is a Culinary & Restaurant Management Instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education.

Alan Someck

Instructor, Restaurant & Culinary Management
mia van de water

Mia Van de Water, MS

Guest Instructor, Intensive Sommelier Training
Chef Ravindra Verma

Ravindra Verma

Chef-Instructor, Pastry & Baking Arts
Bob Warman

Robert Warman

Instructor, Tourism, Travel & Hospitality Management
jay-weinstein

Jay Weinstein

Chef-Instructor, Plant-Based Culinary Arts
vicki-wells

Vicki Wells

Chef-Instructor, Pastry & Baking Arts
Laura Williamson, MS

Laura Williamson

Adjunct Wine Faculty, Intensive Sommelier Training
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