

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.


Brian Konopka

Scott Larson

Herve Guillard

Mishel LeDoux

Barbara Rich

Shawn Matijevich

Paul Sherman

Missy Smith-Chapman

Rick Camac

Eric Rowse

Barry Tonkinson

Sim Cass

Toba Garrett

Celine Beitchman

Hervé Malivert

Jürgen David

Scott Carney, MS

Anthony Caporale

Richard Vayda

Steve Zagor

Norma Arellano-Salazar

Pauline Balboa Pelea

James Blatt

Chelsea Burgess

Stephen Chavez

Dustin Chen

Luisa DeGirolamo

Louis Eguaras

Connie Elick

Remy Forgues

Isabelle Gonzalez

Kathryn Gordon

Michael Handal

Jason Hawk

Jordan Heissenberger

Ozmar Heredia

Nora Kaywin

Kyungmoon Kim, MS

Richard LaMarita

Albert Lee

Kathryn Morgan, MS

Keiry Palma

Sandra Palmer

Jessie Riley

Sarah Rosenkrantz

Jeff Shields

Roger Sitrin

Carrie Smith

Alan Someck

Emilie Symons

Mia Van de Water, MS

Ravindra Verma

Bridget Vickers

Trung Vu

Robert Warman

Jay Weinstein

Laura Williamson

Ann Ziata

Joy Meyer

Jose Baca

Mckinzie Bridges

Marina Cope

Peter George

Samantha Stubbs-Wirtz

István Tóth

Vladimir Vaynkhadler

Danielle Wasserman

Patty Zagorski



