Meet the Team

Deb Robinson
Debbie Robinson is a 30-year food service professional, with prior positions throughout Ohio. She is thrilled to currently be at RHIT. In her spare time, Debbie loves to garden and...
Ryan Forsness
Ryan Forsness joined Bon Appétit in August of 2021. In his 22 years as a food service professional, Ryan has experienced many aspects of the industry including fine dining, country...
Matthew Leeper
Matthew has twenty-six years of culinary experience, including a background in Michelin Star restaurants and fine dining at Ritz Carlton. He was formerly an Army Ranger and studies Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...
Ryan Rogers
Ryan Rogers joined Bon Appétit in June of 2016 as a catering director. He has a degree in accounting and human resource management. Ryan previously worked for Aramark at Rose-Hulman...
Josh Hedrick
Josh is from Columbus, Ohio and is a culinary graduate of Johnson and Wales. He joined Bon Appétit in 2014 and is thrilled to be part of the Rose-Hulman team...
Ryan Smith
Ryan joined Bon Appétit in 2017. Before starting at Rose Hulman in January 2021, he worked at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. With 20 years of experience in...
Hannah Newsome
Hannah joined Bon Appetit Management Company in 2016. She started as a line cook then and is now the Executive Sous Chef. She had a passion for the industry from...
Chris Shelton
Chris has over two decades of experience cooking in professional settings. He is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu Chicago and has ample experience in both fine dining and catering....
Shawn Chambers
Shawn was born and raised in Terre Haute, Indiana and has been working in retail and hospitality for a large part of her adult life. She spent several years at...
Grace Mennerick
Grace was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri where she grew up in a food and farm-loving family. She attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN where she worked...
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