The Chef’s Academy Appoints Mary Margaret McCamic as Director of Career Services

Culinary Institution’s Instructor and Wine Educator to Serve in New Administrative Role

Raleigh, NC, November 03, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The Chef’s Academy (http://www.thechefsacademy.com), the Culinary Division of Harrison College, a 110-year-old, nationally accredited institution that offers 40 degree programs in five schools of study, has announced that Mary Margaret McCamic has been named the director of career services for the school’s Morrisville, N.C., campus. In her new position, McCamic will serve as a mediator between culinary students and prospective employers, prepare students for their future culinary careers, oversee The Chef’s Academy’s advisory board and maintain close relationships with alumni. In addition, McCamic will continue to teach wine courses to students of The Chef’s Academy.

Previously serving as the instructor of wine and communication studies for The Chef’s Academy in Morrisville, McCamic received the Wine Australia Scholarship as the top-scoring graduate from the United States in 2011. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English and creative writing, as well as her master’s degree in teaching, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. McCamic’s passion for wine led her to study at New York City’s International Wine Center, where she completed one of the most challenging courses of wine study in the country. She has been with The Chef’s Academy in Morrisville since it opened in 2011.

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“I am sincerely grateful to be presented with the opportunity to lead the career services department at The Chef’s Academy’s campus in Morrisville,” said McCamic. “Helping students develop the skills necessary to eventually become leaders in the culinary and food service industry is a tremendous honor, and I look forward to serving the school in this new role.”

“We are proud to offer this new position to Mary Margaret,” said Jayson M. Boyers, national division president of The Chef’s Academy. “Her educational experience paired with her passion for teaching will allow her to be a wonderful mentor to students at The Chef’s Academy.”

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About The Chef’s Academy:
The Chef’s Academy is the Culinary Division of Harrison College, a 110-year-old, nationally accredited institution that offers 40 degree programs in five schools of study. Approximately 4,500 students altogether are enrolled at Harrison College’s 12 campuses, its online division and The Chef’s Academy. Headquartered in Indianapolis, The Chef’s Academy opened a second academy on a 4.37-acre campus in North Carolina’s Triangle in August 2011. At The Chef’s Academy, students become prepared and marketable graduates entering the fields of culinary arts, pastry arts, and hospitality and restaurant management through classroom and experiential instruction that sets up expectations for the real-life industry. The college’s culinary division provides an environment that fosters students’ passion for culinary arts and hospitality and a curriculum developed by the most qualified instructors and leaders in the market. The Chef’s Academy is endorsed and accredited by the American Culinary Federation (ACF). For more information about The Chef’s Academy, visit http://www.thechefsacademy.com.

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