ASK THE CIA EXPERTS

The Culinary Institute of America has more than 125 chef-instructors from 16 countries, and the highest concentration of American Culinary Federation Certified Master Chefs (C.M.C.s) anywhere in the world.
Our chefs and faculty are available for interview on a variety of subjects, and they are only a phone call or an e-mail away. Whether you are seeking an expert on basic baking & pastry or advanced culinary techniques, or perhaps trends in restaurant business or popular culture, table service, wine, health and nutrition – CIA chefs add spice to any story!

To request an interview with faculty at our Hyde Park, New York campus, please call Jeff Levine at 845-451-1372, or e-mail at j_levine@culinary.edu.

To request an interview with our faculty at our St. Helena, California campus, please call Cate Conniff at 707-967-2303, or e-mail at c_connif@culinary.edu.

Here is a sampling of the CIA’s Chef/Faculty experts:
 

Dr. Tim RyanDr. Tim Ryan, President, The Culinary Institute of America
& Certified Master Chef (C.M.C.)

Dr. Ryan is the fifth President of The Culinary Institute of America (CIA), having assumed the presidency on November 1, 2001. A 1977 graduate of the CIA, Chef Ryan is the first alumnus and first faculty member to rise through the ranks to President. Prior to becoming college president, Dr. Ryan was the CIA's Executive Vice President. His responsibilities in this role included supervision of all of the college's degree programs and continuing education, the CIA's intellectual...
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Mark Erickson
Mark Erickson, Vice President, Managing Director of Continuing Education
Greg Drescher
Greg Drescher, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives
Eve Felder
Eve Felder, Associate Dean of Culinary Arts
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Greg Fatigati
Greg Fatigati, Associate Dean of Culinary Arts
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Tom Vaccaro
Tom Vaccaro, Associate Dean of Baking and Pastry Arts
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Adam Busby
Adam Busby, Director of Education for the CIA at Greystone
Marjorie Livingston
Marjorie Livingston, Assistant Professor in Liberal Arts
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Francisco Migoya
Francisco Migoya, Lecturing Instructor in Baking and Pastry Arts
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Alison McLoughlin
Alison McLoughlin, Lecturing Instructor in Baking and Pastry Arts
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