Meet Mr. Casey
About the Program
Culinary Arts is a one-year program that provides students the training in all facets of the foodservice and hospitality industries. Students will rotate between quantity cooking, commercial baking, and house management. For more information, click on the "Culinary Arts Program Page" link in the blue box to the right.
- Instructor at ROC since 2019.
- California teaching credential (preliminary) in CTE Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation.
- Graduated from California Culinary Academy, 2003.
- Executive Chef at Wonderful Company, 2017 - 2019.
- Executive Chef, Thomas Hill Organics in Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo, 2016 - 2017.
- Executive Chef, SLO's Granada Hotel and Bistro, 2013 - 2016.
- Spent 10+ years cooking in the Bay Area.
- Worked under famed French Chef Laurant Manrique at Aqua, a 2 Michelin Star San Francisco restaurant.
- Cooked in numerous fine dining establishments in San Francisco, San Jose, and Santa Cruz, as well as Seattle.
- Graduated from Garces High School, 2000.
