Workforce Program Advisory Committees
The Workforce Program has corporate advisory committees representing the culinary
arts, information technology (IT), and healthcare industries. These committees inform
the curricula and provide invaluable insights about the needs and expectations of local
employers. During the 2010-2011 academic year, the IT and healthcare committees
met once per semester and the culinary arts committee met three times.
Culinary Arts Advisory Committee
•Aaron Baxendale, Executive Chef, Gaylord Hotel
•Jay Haddock, President, Capital Hotels & Suites
•Frans J. Hagen, CFBE, Founder, Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington
Education Foundation (RAMWEF)
•Jamie Hartz, Sodexho, Manager, Nutrition/Menu Services, Sodexo
•Jennifer Lehman, Membership & Training Director, Restaurant Association
Metropolitan Washington
•Christopher N. Otway, Director of Sales/Catering, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
•Javier Romero, Executive Chef, Taberna del Alabardero
•Hector J. Torres, Vice President, Capital Hotels & Suites
Information Technology Advisory Committee
•Paul Beebe, Information Systems Manager, Africare
•David Dawson, Systems Engineer, Community Information Technology Innovators
•Jean Denis, IT Director, Africare
•Stephen Jarrett, U.S. Agency for International Development
•Nate Solloway, Systems Engineer, Raffa, P.C.
•Gail Whitaker, CEO, Whitaker Consulting Services
Other Services
Employability skills training is a fundamental component of the
Workforce Program. This training helps students build essential
competencies needed to secure and maintain jobs in their chosen
fields as well as excel in the workplace. The curriculum is tailored
to meet the unique needs of each student and is implemented
through one-on-one career counseling and skill building as well as
group workshops and other activities. Students receive more than 22
hours of employability skills training along with job search and job/
internship placement services.
Healthcare Advisory Committee
•Leah Lujan, RN, Emergency Room Nurse, The George Washington University
•Carmen Ramirez, PhD, PNP, RN, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Catholic University of
America, and Program Director, National Association of Hispanic Nurses
•Patricia Rohrer, BSN, RN, Nursing Instructor, Henrico County-St. Mary’s Hospital
School of Practical Nursing
•Susan A. Walker, Chair, D.C. Coalition on Long Term Care
•Helen White, President, Health Care Strategies Group, Inc.
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