Our Team
Meet the M Masterminds
Learn more about the amazing people who make up our team at M Culinary Concepts.
- All
- Executive Office
- Sales
- Marketing
- Culinary
- Operations
- Special Events
- Human Resources
- Finance
- Nibblers and Workplace Dining
Brandon Maxwell
Co-Founder / CEO
Chef Michael DeMaria
Co-Founder / Chief Culinary Officer
Michael Chiulli
President
Pete Corpstein
Chief Financial Officer
Michael Stavros
VP of Business Development
ToniAnn Petrella-Diaz
Director of Human Resources
Ron Tomko
District Manager, Workplace Dining
Chef Cody Abrams
Director of Culinary Operations
Chris Ebben
Andrew Morrison
Catering General Manager
Doug Janison
Business and Event Operations
Emily Quail
Associate Director of Sales
Taylor Donato
Senior Marketing Manager
Jenn Baluch
Content Specialist
Deirdre Furlow
Senior Sales Account Executive
Sydnee Rodriguez
Senior Sales Account Executive
Kalie Petrovsky
Kosher Sales & Development Executive
D'Anna Davis
Event Producer
Katie Tyree
Event Producer
Jillian Butus
Event Support Coordinator
Erik Karvonen
Scott Paget
Executive Chef

Ngoc Chau-Castaneda
Executive Sous Chef

Chef Daniel Rivera
Executive Kosher Chef
Chef Kurt Karaffa
Executive Pastry Chef
Makenzie Davidson
Senior Event Chef
Michael Robles
Event Chef
Nick Martinez
Production Sous Chef
Cristina Perez
Paul Kerckhoff
Lead Baker
Patrick Stange
Catering Operations Manager
Skyleigh Diesner
Beverage Operations Manager
Joe Bobbie
Assistant Warehouse Manager
Joey Quihuis
Facilities Manager
Wes Rasmussen
Building & Maintenance Manager
Jen Mallo
Lauren Fisher
Associate Director of Special Events
Scott Casey
Special Events Operations Manager
Noah Conquorgood
Special Events People Operations Manager
Jakeob Eskew
WestWorld General Manager
Wesely Dicks
Event Operations Supervisor
Molly Arellano
Controller
Adrienne Paget
Senior Staff Accountant
Justyna Ebben
Bill Machiavello
Procurement Manager
David Schwartzkopf
Procurement Supervisor
Lucy Piza
Human Resources Manager

Frances Schutz
Senior Human Resources Recruiter

Amanda Straus
Event Staffing Operations Manager

Jene Esquivias-Davis
Human Resources Benefits Specialist
Alexis Strizich
Business Technology Manager
Odalys Felix
Database Coordinator
Melissa Risch
General Manager, Nibblers
David Rhone
Operations Supervisor, Nibblers
Lisa Petzke
Sales, Nibblers
Shannon Schoenfeld
Sales, Nibblers
Shelby Silver
Miele Diggs
Café General Manager, PetSmart
Jon Riess
Café Chef, Spear
Susan Vangordan
Café General Manager, SRP
Richard Lomeli
Café Assistant General Manager, SRP
John Michaels
Café Supervisor, Turn4
Tawny Caufield
Café Supervisor, Penske Autoplex
Kristin Talbot
Café Supervisor, Arizona Science Center

Robert Dowd
Executive Special Event Chef