
Administration
Meet ICE's Executive Leadership, Directors and Managers
Meet the ICE Team

Rick Smilow, Chairman and CEO

Matt Petersen, President

Richard Simpson, Vice President of Education

Cathy Boyle, VP of Marketing and Communications

Elliott Prag, Dean, Student Affairs

Orlando Mangual, Director of Admissions, New York campus

Ama Adusei, Director of Student Financial Services & Compliance

Martha Cotto, Chief Registrar

Barbara Rich, Lead Chef, Culinary Arts

Scott Larson, Lead Chef, Plant-Based Culinary Arts

Carmine Arroyo, Lead Chef, Pastry & Baking Arts

Sim Cass, Dean, Bread Baking

Toba Garrett, Dean, Cake Decorating

Barry Tonkinson, VP of Culinary Operations

Rick Camac, Dean, Restaurant & Hospitality Management

Steve Zagor, Lead Instructor, Restaurant & Culinary Management

Michael Laiskonis, Creative Director

Celine Beitchman, Director of Nutrition

Bill Telepan, Director of Sustainability

Mike Handal, Manager of Scheduling and Library Services

Scott Carney, Dean, Wine Studies

Richard Vayda, Director of Wine & Beverage Studies

Anthony Caporale, Director of Spirits Education

Maureen Drum Fagin, Director of Compliance

John Shields, Director of Information Technology

Stephanie Fraiman Weichselbaum, Director of Public Relations and Communications

Abbe Lewis, Content Director

Dita Kodraj, Human Resource Manager