The Culinary Institute of America : Admissions Team

Meet Our Admissions Team

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

CIA New York Campus

Undergraduate Students
Kimberly Abbas
Assistant Director
Cell: 845-391-2720
k_abbas@culinary.edu
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming
Julia Tomann
Admissions Counselor
Office: 845-451-1517
j_tomann@culinary.edu
Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin,
Danielle Schmalz
Admissions Counselor
Office: 845-451-1484
d_schmal@culinary.edu
Delaware, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Erika Schmid
Admissions Counselor
Office: 845-451-1595
e_schmid@culinary.edu
Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina
Kate Saso
Admissions Counselor
Office: 845-451-1520
k_saso@culinary.edu
New York
Robert Tremblay ’10
Admissions Counselor
r_trembl@culinary.edu
Massachusetts and New Jersey
Adult and Transfer Students
Michael Brown ’04
Assistant Director
Office: 845-451-1562
mi_brown@culinary.edu
New York
Jessica Jones
Admissions Counselor
Office: 845-451-1606
je_jones@culinary.edu
Military Veterans Students
Susan Lavender, CWP
Assistant Director
Office: 845-451-1557
s_lavend@culinary.edu
International Students
Bob Wilson
Assistant Director
Office: 845-451-1524
r_wilson@culinary.edu
Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand
Stephanie Hsu ’12
Admissions Counselor
Office: 845-451-1604
st_hsu@culinary.edu
CIA California Campus
Emily Massimi
Associate Director—Branch Campuses
Office: 707-967-2496
e_massim@culinary.edu
Allison Stapleton
Admissions Counselor
Office: 707-967-2338
a_staple@culinary.edu
CIA Texas Campus
Jose Frade
Admissions Counselor
Office: 210-554-6453
j_frade@culinary.edu
Directors
Rachel Birchwood
Senior Director—Admissions and Enrollment
Office: 845-451-1459
r_birchw@culinary.edu
Michelle Mullooly
Director—Admissions
Office: 845-451-1508
m_mulloo@culinary.edu