Conferences & Leadership Programs

The Culinary Institute of America's Leadership Programs, spearheaded by the CIA Strategic Initiatives Group, help foodservice professionals learn more about the next wave of change. Our conferences and leadership retreats focus on topics and trends crucial to the foodservice industry including flavor development, health and wellness, nutrition science, volume foodservice menu R&D, and collaboration between production agriculture and volume foodservice.

World Cuisines and Cultures

Sustainability and Food Ethics

Professional Excellence and Innovation

Health and Wellness

CONTACT US

For more information about sponsorship opportunities,
please contact:

Doug Goettsch
Director of Corporate Relations, Strategic Initiatives
707-967-2507
d_goetts@culinary.edu

Shara Orem
Director of Sponsorship Planning & Outreach, Strategic Initiatives & Advancement
707-967-2439
s_orem@culinary.edu

Patti Coleman
Business Development
203-209-0066
patticoleman@snet.net

Mark Linder
U.S. Agriculture Liaison
916-799-8345
Mark.p.linder@gmail.com

For program information, please contact:

Anne E. McBride
Director of Culinary Programs and Editorial, Strategic Initiatives
908-943-8272
aemcbride@gmail.com

Amy Myrdal Miller, MS, RD
Director of Programs and Culinary Nutrition, Strategic Initiatives
916-564-8086
a_myrdal@culinary.edu

For media inquiries, please contact:

Jan Stuebing Smyth
Manager of Marketing, Industry Leadership & Advancement
845-452-9600
j_smyth@culinary.edu

For information about digital media program opportunities, please contact:

John Barkley
Director of Strategic Initiatives
j_barkle@culinary.edu
707-967-2405

For general inquiries, please email us at SI@culinary.edu.