HCAT Faculty

Meet the full-time faculty members in the School of Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism.

Michael Stamets, Dean
A.A.S., B.B.A., SUNY Delhi; M.S., American College of Education; Certified Executive Chef; American Culinary Federation’s American Academy of Chefs; American Culinary Federation’s Chef Educator of the Year 2023

Tamara Marcucci, Senior Reservation Specialist 
Assistant to the Dean
A.A.S., Maria College

Michelle T. Anaya, Technical Specialist/Purchaser
A.O.S., A.A.S., SUNY Schenectady County Community College; B.S., Siena University

James Larkin, Associate Professor
Certificate, Florida Atlantic University; A.A.S., SUNY Schenectady County Community College; B.S., Purdue University; SUNY Chancellor's Award for Faculty Service 2021

Michael Niccoli, Instructor
A.O.S., Culinary Institute of America; Certified Executive Chef; Certified Culinary Administrator

Ingrid C. O’Connell, Professor
A.A.S., SUNY Schenectady County Community College; B.S., Niagara University; M.S., State University of New York at Albany; SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2019

John L. O’Connell, Associate Professor
A.O.S., A.A.S., SUNY Schenectady County Community College; B.S., State University of New York at Albany; M.B.A., HRM Graduate Certificate, SUNY Empire State College; ServSafe® Certified Instructor/Exam Proctor

Rain O'Donnell, Assistant Professor
A.O.S., A.A.S., SUNY Schenectady County Community College; B.B.A., SUNY Delhi

Kim Otis, Associate Professor
B.A., Springfield College; M.S., Rochester Institute of Technology

 

Ronald Ragucci, Senior Technical Specialist
A.O.S., SUNY Schenectady County Community College

 

Vanessa T. Schulte, Associate Professor
A.O.S., Schenectady County Community College; B.A., State University of New York at Plattsburgh; Certified Executive Pastry Chef

Courtney Withey, Associate Professor
A.S., Johnson & Wales University; B.A., Boston College; Certified Executive Chef