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Our Advisory Committees provide expert advice on a variety of issues to ensure that students earning degrees or certificates from JCCC are prepared to enter the workforce and become immediately productive.
Jonathan Brandsetter
Missouri Restaurant Association
President
Mike Chrostowski
Herndon Career Center
Culinary Arts Instructor
Jessica Hinkel
Embassy Suites Overland Park
General Manager
George Katz
Marriott Overland Park
General Manager/Hotel Management
Alan Kneeland
Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association
President
Donald Lenehan
Sheraton Overland Park Convention Center
General Manager
Andrea O’Hara
Kansas City Hotel and Lodging Association
Executive Director
Chrystal Tatum
Kansas City Chapter, American Culinary Organization
President
Kevin Timmons
Nick and Jakes
Owner
Jenn Turner
Independence School District
Chef
Jesse Vega
Greater Kansas City Chefs Association
Chairman
Warren Wilkinson
Visit Overland Park
President and CEO
Chrissy Zemenick
Cake Loft
Owner
The Hospitality Management department is aligned with the Business Division and Johnson County Community College’s overall mission of inspiring learning by offering courses aligned with industry expectations and standards promoting professionalism and success. Furthermore, we seek to transform students’ lives by providing technical training both in class and in the field in simulated, real-world environments to prepare them for job success. Finally, we are entrenched in the hospitality community as charter members of the Greater Kansas City ACF Chefs Association, the Kansas and Missouri Restaurant Associations, the Hotel and Lodging Association, and a Department of Labor registered apprenticeship program, whereby our apprentices are working throughout the area to support economic development and growth.
Our programs embrace diversity, prioritizing the students and their needs, while maintaining elevated levels of support and care in the learning process. We support lifelong learning and provide opportunities for students to enrich themselves in and out of the classroom. We foster innovation by collaborating on events, experiences, and opportunities with our community partners, exposing students to relevant career-focused programming.