Alumni Profiles

NAIT's School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts has been providing skilled graduates to the hospitality industry for more than 40 years. Our graduates have found jobs all over the world – meet some of them and hear their stories about how their NAIT education helped them succeed.

For a guide to restaurants featuring NAIT Culinary Arts grads, visit NAIT's techlife website.

Video of Amanda Van Brabant, Culinary Arts '07

Amanda Van Brabant, Culinary Arts '07

Amanda Van Brabant (Culinary Arts '07) explains how NAIT's Culinary Arts program gave her the confidence to succeed in the industry.

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Daniel Bibby, Culinary Arts Apprenticeship '88

Daniel Bibby (Culinary Arts Apprenticeship '88) discusses how the instructors, networking opportunities, and contacts he found at NAIT opened doors to a successful career in the hotel industry.

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James Higuchi, Culinary Arts '07

James Higuchi (Culinary Arts '07) describes how NAIT and his instructors prepared him in a very real way for the daily demands on a restaurant chef.

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Steve Buzak, Culinary Arts '99

Steve Buzak (Culinary Arts '99) discusses how the passion and real world experience of his NAIT instructors inspired him to pursue his dreams.

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