College of Food Innovation & Technology

Administration

  • Jason R. Evans, Ph.D., dean
  • Susan Marshall, Ed.D., associate dean
  • Gilbert Stansfield, MBA, CEC, assistant dean
  • T.J. Delle Donne, M.A.T., CEC, assistant dean of culinary relations & special projects
  • Erik E. Goellner, director of College of Food Innovation & Technology procurement & operations

Department Chairpersons

  • Jennifer Broderick, Ed.D., CHE, department chair, beverage and front of the house
  • Jeremy Houghton, MBA, B.S., department chair, culinary arts
  • Susan Lagalle, B.S., CEPC, department chair, international baking & pastry institute
  • Michael D. Makuch, M.A.T., CEC, department chair, interdisciplinary food studies
  • Richard Miscovich, MBA, CABB, department chair, international baking & pastry institute
  • Valeria Molinelli, M.A.T., department chair, culinary arts

Faculty Emeritus 

  • George O'Palenick, M.A.T., CCE, CEC, AAC, chef emeritus; M.A.T., Johnson & Wales University

Faculty

  • Rizwan Ahmed, B.S., associate instructor; University of Maine at Machias
  • Jeffery D. Alexander, M.Ed., CABB, associate instructor; B.S., Johnson & Wales University; M.Ed., Johnson and Wales University
  • Vanessa Ali, M.A.T., associate professor; B.S., Johnson & Wales University; M.A.T., Johnson & Wales University
     
  • John Aukstolis, A.S., instructor; A.S., Johnson & Wales University
  • Marina Brancely, B.S., senior instructor; B.S., Johnson & Wales University
  • Matthew Britt, M.Ed., assistant professor; BPS, Culinary Institute of America; M.Ed. Johnson and Wales University
  • Jennifer Broderick, Ed.D., CHE, professor, department chair; B.S., Southern Connecticut University; MBA, University of Phoenix; Ed.D., Johnson & Wales University
  • Robert L. Brown, MBA, CHE, associate professor; A.S., B.S., Johnson & Wales University; MBA, American Intercontinental University
  • Tim Brown, B.S., CHE, senior instructor; B.S., The International Education Council
  • Christoph Bruehwiler, CEPC, instructor
  • Thomas Choice, WSET, instructor
  • Marc DeMarchena, M.A.T., WSET, FDRP, SWE, associate professor; A.O.S., B.S., M.A.T., Johnson & Wales University
  • Richard DeMaria, M.A.T., assistant professor; B.S., University of Rhode Island; M.A.T., Johnson & Wales University
  • Kelly Fernandes, B.S., instructor; B.S., Johnson & Wales University
  • Renee Gemmer, M.S., assistant professor; B.S., Endicott College, M.S., George Washington University
  • Christina Harvey, A.O.S., CEPC, senior instructor; A.O.S., Culinary Institute of America
  • Mark Harvey, A.O.S., CEPC, associate instructor; A.O.S., Culinary Institute of America
  • Katrina Herold, M.Ed., professor; B.S., Johnson & Wales University; M.Ed., Northeastern University
  • Ciril Hitz, M.A.T., CABB, senior instructor; B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design; M.A.T., Johnson & Wales University
  • Jeremy Houghton, MBA, associate professor, department chair; B.S., MBA, Johnson & Wales University
  • Steven Johansson, A.O.S., CCC, instructor; A.O.S., Culinary Institute of America
  • Juergen Knorr, B.S., CEC, instructor; European Apprenticeship; B.S., Johnson & Wales University
  • Jean-Louis Lagalle, B.S., senior instructor; A.O.S., B.S., Johnson & Wales University
  • Susan Lagalle, B.S., CEPC, senior instructor, department chair; B.S., Johnson & Wales University
  • Dean Lavornia, M.Ed., CEPC, associate professor; A.O.S., B.S., M.Ed., Johnson & Wales University
  • William Lendway, M.S., assistant professor; B.S., M.S., University of Minnesota
  • Branden Lewis, Ed.D., CEC, professor; B.S., MBA, Johnson & Wales University; Ed.D., University of Wisconsin
  • Wyatt Maguire, B.S., associate instructor; B.S., Johnson & Wales University
  • Michael Makuch, M.A.T., associate professor, department chair; A.S., B.S., M.A.T., Johnson & Wales University
  • Ted McCall, Ed.D., professor; A.S., B.S., M.A.T., Johnson & Wales University; Ed.D., Northeastern University
  • Ray McCue, M.Ed., CEC, master instructor; A.S., B.S., M.Ed., Johnson & Wales University
  • Joseph Melanson, M.A.T., CHE, associate professor; A.S., B.S., M.A.T., Johnson & Wales University
  • Maura Metheny, B.F.A., assistant professor; B.F.A., Alfred University
  • Stacy Mirabello, M.S., CEPC, associate professor; A.S., B.S., M.S., Johnson & Wales University
  • Richard Miscovich, MBA, CABB, associate professor, department chair; B.A., Michigan State University; MBA, Johnson & Wales University
  • Valeria Molinelli, M.A.T., senior instructor, department chair; A.S., B.S., M.A.T., Johnson & Wales University
  • Ruben Morawicki, Ph.D., associate professor, director of EcoLab Center for Culinary Science; B.S., Universidad Argentina; M.S., State University of New York; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
  • Neath Pal, instructor; Grand Diplome, La Varenne École de Cuisine
  • Jennifer Parisi, M.S., CHE, assistant professor; M.S., New York University
  • Jennifer Pereira, MBA, DWS, CWE, associate professor; B.A., New England Culinary Institute; MBA, Johnson & Wales University 
  • David Petrone, B.S., CWC, CCE, CFE, associate instructor; A.O.S., B.S., Johnson & Wales University
  • Craig Piermarini, M.A.T., associate professor; A.S., B.S., M.A.T., Johnson & Wales University
  • Jonathan Poyourow, M.A., RD, associate professor; B.S., Johnson & Wales University; M.A., Liberty University
  • David Ricci, instructor
  • Thao T. Rich, B.S., CEPC, associate instructor; B.S., Johnson & Wales University
  • Valerie Ryan, assistant professor; B.S. Framingham State University; M.L.A., Boston University
  • Jaime Schick, M.Ed., assistant professor; B.S., M.Ed., Johnson & Wales University
  • Todd Seyfarth, M.S., RD, CSSD, associate professor; B.S., Johnson & Wales University; M.S., State University of New York — Stony Brook
  • Mark Soliday, A.O.S., associate instructor; A.O.S., Culinary Institute of America
  • Vincent Sperling, M.A.T., instructor; B.S., Delhi State University New York; M.A.T., Johnson & Wales University
  • Lynn Tripp, M.S., CFS, associate professor; B.S., Bridgewater State College; M.S., University of Massachusetts
  • Rolland Wesen, M.Ed., associate professor; B.S., Carnegie Mellon University; M.Ed., Johnson & Wales University
  • Robert Zielinski, A.S., CEPC, associate instructor; A.S., Johnson & Wales University
  • Russ Zito, M.S., associate professor; A.O.S., B.S., M.S., Johnson & Wales University