Edward Adel
Professor
Chris Bell
Associate Professor
Mary Berg
Professor
Damian Fraase
Associate Professor
Jason Gray
Professor
Lisa Markley
Adjucnt Assistant Professor
Claudia Martin-Ayoade
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Craig Maxim
Adjunct Professor
Russ Muehlberger
Adjunct Associate Professor
Javier Nunez
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Andrew Parkhurst
Adjunct Professor
Alison Reed
Associate Professor
Chrystal Tatum
Associate Professor
Nick Wesemann
Associate Professor
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.