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Meet the Staff

Bill Adams, ID, CCC

B. Addams
  • Chairperson of the Culinary Arts Department
  • Has instructed in the Culinary Arts Department at OC for 17 years
  • Has held numerous Chef positions at Hotels and Restaurants in BC and other parts of Canada

 

Mike Barillaro, ID

M. Barillaro
  • 18 years in industry - 5-diamond hotels to large convention centers and top golf resorts in BC
  • Joined the instructional team in 2002
  • Journeyperson cook
     


Perry Bentley, ID, CCC

 

P. Bentley
  • 20 years in hospitality industry prior to becoming an instructor
  • HCIMA Hotel Management Diploma
  • Journeyperson confectioner
  • Journeyperson cook
  • Joined the instructional team in 1993

 

Kathryn Neilsen, ID

K. Nielsen
  • Apprenticed at Hyatt Regency
  • Journeyperson cook
  • 20 years in the industry prior to becoming an instructor
  • SVI Director
  • Past Vice-President Chefs' Association
  • Joined the instructional team in 1995

 

Jim Armstrong, ID

Culinary Arts Instructor
  •  Joined the instruction team in 2007