Advisory Council

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The program's Advisory Council provides counsel to the faculty in matters relating to the curriculum, career placement for students and graduates and fund raising, in order to advance the level of excellence and the reputation of the program.

Members

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Pete Bromelkamp
Chief Human Resources Officer
TPI Hospitality, Willmar, MN

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Mark Alan Chura
Executive R&D Chef
Burley Foods, Edina, MN

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Dustin Goslin
VP of Business & Economic Development
Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures, Onamia, MN

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Brenda Knapp-Polzin
Director: Enterprise Customer Technical Leader - Food Ingredients
Cargill, Minneapolis, MN

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Jaimie Mattes
Senior Director, Global Accounts
HelmsBriscoe, Woodbury, MN

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Madison Merritt
Lab Analyst
General Mills, Minneapolis, MN

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Lolly Occhino
Scientist of Food & Nutrition
AURI, Marshall, MN

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Mark Petchenik
Corporate Executive Chef
Land O'Lakes, St.Paul, MN

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Tom Sahlstrom
Financial Advisor
Edward Jones, Onalaska, WI

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Julie Simonson, Ph.D
VP of Technology Development
Schwan's Company, Marshall, MN

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Brandon Supernault
Faculty and Coordinator for Hospitality MGT. Program
Normandale Community College, Bloomington, MN

Kris Taylor
VP of Community and Public Relations
Ecolab, St.Paul, MN

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Gary Whitney
VP of Global Hotel Learning
InterContinental Hotels Group, Atlanta, GA

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Nadeem Zafar
VP of Midwest Region
Chartwells, Chicago, IL