Advisory Committee

Baking & Pastry Arts Programs

Name: Courtney White
Company: Amrina
Title: Pastry Chef

Name: Jesus Rosas
Company: Chef Jesus Rosas
Title: Pastry Chef/Owner

Name: Rachel McKinley
Company: Winfields Chocolate Bar
Title: Executive Chocolatier

Name: Omar Pereney
Company: Love Croissants
Title: Executive Chef/Owner

Name: Vanessa Tristan
Company: The Club at Carlton Woods
Title: Executive Pastry Chef

Name: Samantha Maldonado
Company: The Post Oak Hotel
Title: Pastry Sous Chef

Name: Sarang Marek
Company: SRM Hospitality Group, LLC
Title: Pastry Chef/Owner

Name: Emily Castillo
Company: Duckstache Hospitality Company: Local Public Eatery
Title: Executive Pastry Chef

Culinary Arts programs

Name: Abe Sanchez
Company: The Coctel Lounge
Title: Executive Chef

Name: Adam Perky
Company: Eagles Trace Retirement Community
Title: Executive Chef

Name: Fernanda Caro
Company: Eagles Trace Retirement Community
Title: Executive Chef

Name: Michael Silva
Company: C Baldwin Hotel
Title: Executive Chef

Name: Mike Kowbel
Company: Joey Uptown
Title: Regional Chef

Name: Trenis G. Shields IV
Company: Thistle DraftShop
Title: Executive Chef

Name: Adan Jauregui
Company: Joey Uptown (Houston)
Title: Head Chef

Name: Oliver Lewis
Company: Local Public Eatery
Title: Regional Chef

Hospitality & Restaurant Management programs

Name: Martin Dennis
Company: Duckstache Hospitality
Title: Chief Operating Officer

Name: Mary Thorn
Company: Thistle DraftShop
Title: Owner

Name: Kenyya Thomas
Company: ALife Hospitality
Title: Human Resources Director

Name: Melissa Deacon (Culinary)
Company: Thistle DraftShop
Title: Kitchen Manager

Name: Hilda Pineda
Company: Spring Hill Suites
Title: Director of Sales

Name: Santiago Pelaez
Company: Zanti Cucina Italiana
Title: CEO and Founder

Distance Education

Name: Diane Butler
Company: Rice University
Title: Associate VP, Learning Environments