Workforce Program Advisory Committee
T
he Workforce Program has corporate advisory committees for Culinary Arts, Information
Technology, and Healthcare Industries. These committees have been established to inform the
curricula as they relate to the needs and expectations of local employers. During the 2009-2010
academic year, the committees met once per semester.
The members of the Corporate Advisory Committees are as follows:
Culinary Arts Advisory Committee
Duane Doty, Human Resources Executive
Mauricio Fraga-Rosenfeld, CEO, Latin Concepts
Jay Haddock, President, Capital Hotels & Suites
Frans J. Hagen, Education Director, National Restaurant Association
Jamie Hartz, Sodexho, Manager, Nutrition/Menu Services, Sodexo
Jennifer Lehman, Program Director, Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington Education
Foundation
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, Director, Information Systems, The Eurasia Foundation
Nate Solloway, Systems Engineer, Raffa, P.C.
Gail Whitaker, CEO, Whitaker Consulting Services
Healthcare Advisory Committee
Leah Lujan, R.N., Emergency Room Nurse, The George Washington University
Carmen Ramirez, R.N., PhD, Program Director, Latino Nursing Career Opportunity, The Catholic
University of America
Pat Rohrer, BS, R.N., Lead Teacher, Henrico County, Virginia, Practical Nursing Program
Helen White, President, Health Care Strategies
Information Technology Advisory Committee
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