“This is another feather in our cap,” says Dr. Frank C. Costantino, CEC, CCE, AAC, dean of the School of Hospitality Management and the Culinary Arts, “and it’s the result of hard work and dedication by our faculty and the students who are really beginning to see the great value in perfecting their skills for competitions like these. When the results come in, we couldn’t be prouder.”
The Student Teams
Garde Manger—Veronica Marcano, Betania Lopez, Alberto Obando, Aaron Monis, Luz Santiago, Hosung Lim, Cuauhtemoc Cortez, Tiffany Gautier
Confectionery—Glen Jose Hernandez, Lourdes Mejia, Clarissa Rangel, Katrina Vasquez, Steven Medina, Gauris Melo, Maria Wu, Sade Collington, Naomi Torres, Brenda Lara, Jazmilette Velasquez, Shamel Donigan, Angela Jimenez, Jennifer Rivera
Table Design—Ezra Bailey, Raynelle Brown, Michelle Flores, Grizelle Garcia, Giselle Francisco
Monroe College Educational Booth
The PCMA Club: Katherine Garcia , Lucy Nieves, Wilarid Peralta, Estephanie Jeminez, Yvette Hernandez, Kristalie Negron, Lenny Sanchez, Vanesa Ramirez, Jocelyn Henderson, Neisha Simon, Ramona Samuels, Dominique Jamison-Jones, Antonio Martin, Jonathan Greenfield, Norrell Joseph, Donnell Davis, Yvette Gumbs, Liza Burgos, Marsha Marcelle, Tagewattie Khemraj, Argelia Cureno, Monique Arrucci, Nelissa Davis, Michelle Flores, Mario Grijalva
Faculty
Chef Tracy Zimmermann, CCC, CHE, chairperson
Professor St. Clair Thompson, CHE, deputy chairperson
Professor Tanya Hodges, CHE, director
Chef Eric Pellizzari, CEC, CCE, garde manger
Chef Ebow Dadzie, confectionery
Professor Sharon Gellman, CHE, table design
Chef Gerard Molloy, CEPC, advisor
Chef Michael Vignapiano, CCE, AAC, advisor
Professor Geeta Debisingh, CHE
Professor Patrick Hayes, CHE
Leon Monsanto