LIVE from ACCAC 2026 - with Aimee Novak, Executive Director of Culinary Experience, Yavapai College
Aimee Novak, Executive Director of Culinary Experience · Yavapai College

What this conversation answers
- 01
What happens when a community college ditches the third-party vendor & brings dining completely in-house?
- 02
How do you build a restaurant model serving 10,000 meals per month with just 5 months to launch?
- 03
Why does cooking within the seasons actually improve nutrition, sustainability & your bottom line?
Show notes
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Aimee Novak, Executive Director of Culinary Experience, Yavapai College
In this episode, recorded LIVE & in person from the 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference on the campus of Yavapai College,
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
- What happens when a community college ditches the third-party vendor & brings dining completely in-house?
- How do you build a restaurant model serving 10,000 meals per month with just 5 months to launch?
- Why does cooking within the seasons actually improve nutrition, sustainability & your bottom line?
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