Elaina Kourie is Owner/Director of Liaison College of Culinary Arts, Kitchener Campus, Canada. “I am committed to improving the culinary industry by providing higher education opportunities and exceptional professional training focused on employable skills that prepare the students under my tutelage for the demands of the workforce. I pledge to impart uncompromising dedication, knowledge, skills and techniques in a dynamic and practical learning environment built on the expectations of the industry. My goal is to continue to learn and grow my skills and techniques so that I may continue to instruct at the highest academic and practical levels, thus preparing my students for the industry on both the regional and global scales.”