Jiyoung Park is from Seoul, South Korea. She came to America at the age of 4 and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. She adopted her English name, Kathy, from one of her after school tutors. Today, many of her friends and family members know her by Kathy. Kathy is very proactive in dance and has a passion for gaming, cooking, and shopping. Her childhood has been rocky due to her parent’s divorce; however, she developed an unique and close relationship with her mother. Kathy looks up to her mother and older sister as her role models. They have been a crucial part of her life, in which they have supported her goals and dreams. Kathy graduated from Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences in 2012. She now attends City College of Technology, majoring in Hospitality Management, in hopes of becoming an event/wedding planner. She also wishes to open up a café in the city with her older sister.

She is a NYCCT student. She will become one of the future leaders that would take control of our planet and strive to make it better. Although her greatest accomplishment in life so far is graduating high school and now being in college, she will become an Executive Chef in her future. She will aim for this position and nothing will hold her back. She already has achieved awards in the past for film work and other minor things, but she wants to be acknowledged as the girl that came from nothing and now has everything. She wants to give back to both of the communities she holds close to her heart and bring them out of the rubble. She cares about those who surround her and cares about making this world a happier and safer world.

 Who is this girl you ask? She is Luishka Roberts.

My name is Evan Antonio Gutierrez. I came to City Tech to pursue a career in the Culinary and Pastry arts. I’ve always enjoyed cooking and baking and one day I plan to own my own restaurant. I have been lucky enough to have the influence of my dad who has been a chef for more than 30 years, as well as my mom who has experience managing restaurants. I have the support of my family and my strong passion, which will help me get everything I can from these.

Shakira started City tech in fall semester 2012. She is still trying to find out exactly what she hopes to do exactly but slowly finds herself heading down the path of wanting to be a hotel general manager. Keeping that in mind she decided to major in Hospitality Management. Her main goal is to travel the world. She loves being in new places and experiencing new things. She is a person who hopes to be in places she has never been before. She is described as a social butterfly mainly because she likes meeting new people. As a student her strongest trait is not giving up. Her greatest accomplishment so far was graduating high school with an advanced regents diploma. If she sets her mind to it she will accomplish it, she just really has to want it. Hopefully you can see her on her road to success.

Hi. My name is Nathaniel Bansi. I am from a small country in South America called Guyana. I come to NYCCT to seek a degree in hospitality management. I will accomplish this because like everyone else I have a goals and will try to see it through. I want to either open my own restaurant or become a head chef. I currently don’t work but, I am looking work at restaurants as a waiter, or anything in the kitchen. My favorite thing to do is either play handball with my friends, or try new and wondrous foods.

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My name is Stephanie Shimabuku. I am a freshmen student in City Tech. I am enrolled in the hospitality management program. I was introduced to hospitality management in high school through the culinary program I took for four years. The culinary class that I took consisted of cooking in the kitchen, learning about the food industry, baking and pastry and so much more. In addition taking part of catering events the culinary class was affiliated with non profit organization program called CCAP. CCAP had many events in volunteering, meeting chefs, and programs all based on culinary.Through this culinary program I learned about front and back of the house. The next step I took was gaining expereince in a real kitchen in NYC. My first internship was in a fine dining restaraunt called Dovetail being a prep cook. After my internship I decided to see what front of the house was. A second intership I did at Dovetail , setting up the dining table and seeing how different the kitchen in from the dining room. Through my experiences I learned what my strength was. I felt stronger in front of the house than in back of the house. I enjoyed working with people and seeing guests in the dining room enjoy their food. I set a goal to go to college and learn more about hospitality management and pursue that career. Now that I am in college I will take the advantage of these courses to learn about hospitality management.

Yesmin Aquino is a current freshman student at the New York City College of Technology, majoring in Hospitality Management. One thing that characterizes Yesmin is her desire to success and to make her family proud which keeps her on track, motivated to face any challenge and overcome whatever difficult situation that comes on her way. At the age of 14 she immigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic, starting her sophomore year in high school right away; this was one of her most difficult challenges yet not so hard to overcome due to her dedication to school and fighting spirit. Music and books are some her passions; she loves to going out with her friends and playing volleyball as a form of distraction, also taking long walks. As a new college student Yesmin is very excited about what the future holds, she is expecting to grow more as a person from this experience and give what it takes to achieve her goals.

Hello there! My name is Joyce Chan and I have come to NYCCT to seek a bachelors degree in the hospitality management department. I currently work as a barista at Starbucks and there, I  met many wonderful people who changed me into the person who I am today. Here at NYCCT, I am looking forward to an further education and knowledge in the service that is critical in the hospitality and the tourism industries. My dream is to open my own coffee shop one day. My favorite thing to do in life is being able to make my guests frown turn upside down.

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My name is Stephanie Shimabuku. I am a freshmen student in City Tech. I am enrolled in the hospitality management program. I was introduced to hospitality management in high school through the culinary program I took for four years. The culinary class that I took consisted of cooking in the kitchen, learning about the food industry, baking and pastry and so much more. In addition taking part of catering events the culinary class was affiliated with non profit organization program called CCAP. CCAP had many events in volunteering, meeting chefs, and programs all based on culinary.Through this culinary program I learned about front and back of the house. The next step I took was gaining expereince in a real kitchen in NYC. My first internship was in a fine dining restaraunt called Dovetail being a prep cook. After my internship I decided to see what front of the house was. A second intership I did at Dovetail , setting up the dining table and seeing how different the kitchen in from the dining room. Through my experiences I learned what my strength was. I felt stronger in front of the house than in back of the house. I enjoyed working with people and seeing guests in the dining room enjoy their food. I set a goal to go to college and learn more about hospitality management and pursue that career. Now that I am in college I will take the advantage of these courses to learn about hospitality management.