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Meet Our New York Admissions Team

Have questions about our programs? Need help with your application? Get answers from the CIA Admissions Team!

CIA, Hyde Park, NY
1946 Campus Drive
Hyde Park, NY 12538
Fax: 845-451-1068
1-800-CULINARY (285-4627)
admissions@culinary.edu

Rachel Birchwood
Rachel Birchwood,
Director of Admissions

Office: 845-451-1459
Cell: 914-456-0451
E-mail: r_birchw@culinary.edu
Terri Ann Parks
Terri Ann Parks,
Director of Regional Recruitment

Office: 860-378-0306
Cell: 707-321-5376
E-mail: t_parks@culinary.edu

Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington
Susan Lavender
Susan Lavender, CWP,
Manager of Recruitment

Office: 845-451-1557
Cell: 914-456-0452
E-mail: s_lavend@culinary.edu
Lauren C. Preiato
Lauren C. Preiato,
Manager of Admissions Communications

Office: 845-451-1563
Cell: 845-418-0112
E-mail: l_preiat@culinary.edu

Military addresses: AA, AE, AP, APO, FPO, and Veterans
Michael Brown '04
Michael Brown '04,
Senior Admissions Officer, Metro

Office: 845-451-1562
Cell: 914-456-0455
E-mail: mi_brown@culinary.edu

New York Counties: Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, and Westchester
Christopher Costa
Christopher Costa,
Admissions Officer

Office: 845-451-1456
Cell: 914-456-0457
E-mail: c_costa@culinary.edu

New York Counties: Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaward, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, St. Lawrence, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates
Bob Wilson
Bob Wilson,
Senior Admissions Officer

Office: 845-451-1524
Cell: 845-418-1119
E-mail: r_wilson@culinary.edu

Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and West Virginia
Michelle Mullooly
Michelle Mullooly,
Senior Admissions Officer

Office: 845-451-1508
E-mail: m_mulloo@culinary.edu

Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming
Kate Gromatsky
Kate Gromatsky,
Admissions Officer, International

Office: 845-451-1484
Cell: 845-418-1834
E-mail: k_gromat@culinary.edu

International students, including: American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands
Mandi Daddona
Mandi Daddona,
Admissions Officer

Office: 845-451-1604
Cell: 914-456-0458
E-mail: m_daddon@culinary.edu

New Jersey, Delaware
Jason Yander
Jason Yander,
Senior Admissions Officer, Mid Atlantic

Office: 570-280-2483
Cell: 570-499-9399
E-mail: j_yander@culinary.edu

Indiana, Maryland, Ohio, and Pennsylvania
Jessica Laycock
Jessica Laycock,
Admissions Officer, Central

Office: 608-845-9348
Cell: 845-337-2709
E-mail: j_laycoc@culinary.edu

Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Texas, and Wisconsin
Jacqui Pressinger '98
Jacqui Pressinger '98,
Senior Admissions Officer, Southeast

Office: 772-223-9498
Cell: 772-214-5984
E-mail: j_pressi@culinary.edu

Florida; Georgia; North Carolina; South Carolina; Virginia, and Washinton, DC
Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith,
Admissions Officer, Northern New England

Office: 978-594-5349
Cell: 978-304-7825
E-mail: s_smith@culinary.edu

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts Counties: Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk
Nicole Nickerson
Nicole Nickerson,
Admissions Officer, Southern New England

Office: 203-405-3357
Cell: 845-570-0509
E-mail: n_nick@culinary.edu

Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts Counties: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester
Katelyn McCarthy '08
Katelyn McCarthy '08,
Admissions Officer, Long Island
Culinary Demonstrations

Office: 845-451-1509
Cell: 914-456-0454
E-mail: k_mccart@culinary.edu

New York Counties: Nassau and Suffolk
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