CIA Board of Trustees

2024–2025 Board of Trustees

  • Marc Sarrazin, chair, president and CEO, DeBragga – New York’s Butcher
  • Anne Fink, vice chair, president, Global Foodservice, PEPSICO
  • Philip Jones, treasurer, chairman, president, and CEO, Jones Dairy Farm
  • Regynald Washington, secretary, president and CEO RGW Enterprises
  • Arash Azarbarzin ’89, principal and CEO, Highgate
  • Ray Bickson, principal and CEO, Bickson Hospitality Group
  • Dr. Joyce Brown, president, Fashion Institute of Technology
  • Maneet Chauhan ’00, executive chef/co-founder, Morph Hospitality Group
  • Stanley Cheng, CEO, Meyer Corporation
  • Kyle Connaughton, chef/owner, SingleThread Farm
  • Adam Crocini ’00, senior vice president and Global Head F&B, Hilton
  • Alice Elliot, CEO, The Elliot Group
  • Noah Glass, founder and CEO, Olo
  • Shep Gordon, agent, talent manager
  • Marc Hoffman ’77, principal, Gleneagle Hospitality Advisors
  • J. Riley Lagesen, shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Bridget McCall ’92, industry consultant
  • Carlton McCoy ’06, managing partner, Lawrence Wine Estates
  • John Metz, Jr. ’92, executive chef/CEO/co-founder, Sterling Hospitality
  • Michael Mina ’89, CEO, Mina Group, LLC
  • Nicole Miller Regan, CFO, 7Brew
  • Ted Rich, executive vice president, chief growth officer, Rich Products Corp.
  • Claudia Schubert, industry consultant
  • Clarice Turner, president and CEO, The Almond Board of California
  • Bob Unanue, president, Goya Foods, Inc.

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Meet the Administration

The Leadership Team includes leading experts in culinary education, student affairs, strategic planning, and alumni support.

Accreditation and Approvals

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Not-For-Profit College

The Culinary Institute of America is an independent, not-for-profit college. 

The Culinary Institute of America

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Hyde Park, NY 12538