{"id":38,"date":"2025-11-04T19:22:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T19:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpe.kennesaw.edu\/discoveru\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2026-05-26T14:07:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:07:45","slug":"meet-your-instructors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cpe.kennesaw.edu\/discoveru\/meet-your-instructors\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Your Instructors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"38\" class=\"elementor elementor-38\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-215320dc elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"215320dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42362984\" data-id=\"42362984\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf853b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8bf853b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\r\n  \/* =========================\r\n     DiscoverU Page (Optimized + Consolidated)\r\n     - Same layout\/visuals, fewer overlaps + duplicate rules\r\n     - Contact form code below is LEFT UNTOUCHED\r\n     ========================= *\/\r\n\r\n  :root{\r\n    --ink:#111;\r\n    --muted:#666;\r\n    --gold:#FFC629;\r\n    --line:#e5e5e5;\r\n    --bg:#fff;\r\n    --wrap:1200px;\r\n    --pad:clamp(16px,3vw,28px);\r\n    --radius:18px;\r\n    --shadow:0 10px 28px rgba(0,0,0,.08);\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  html{ scroll-behavior:smooth; 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He gained extensive industry experience in large hotels in the Hudson Valley and Fort Lauderdale, primarily in catering and banquets before moving into leadership roles.<\/p>\r\n            <p>He has cooked for thousands at events such as the Kentucky Derby, the Ryder Cup Golf Tournament and the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, and he won a gold medal at the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Culinaire Philanthropique in New York City in 2004.<\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\r\n\r\n      <article class=\"du-instructor-card\" id=\"maureen-penniman\">\r\n        <div class=\"du-instructor-card__media\">\r\n          <img src=\"http:\/\/cpe.kennesaw.edu\/discoveru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/Maureen-Penniman-1.jpg\" alt=\"Maureen Penniman, Discover U baking instructor\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"du-instructor-card__body\">\r\n          <h3 class=\"du-instructor-card__name\">Maureen Penniman<\/h3>\r\n          <p class=\"du-instructor-card__role\">Baking and Pastry Basics<\/p>\r\n          <div class=\"du-instructor-card__bio\">\r\n            <p>Maureen Penniman is a graduate of Louisiana State University and Chattahoochee Technical College, where she earned her degree in Culinary Arts. A long-term resident of Cobb and Cherokee Counties, she owned and operated successful catering and culinary entrepreneurial kitchens for 25 years.<\/p>\r\n            <p>Maureen has taught culinary classes on and off-site to a wide variety of audiences. She also specializes in adaptive cooking and life skills training and is expanding her expertise to include sewing and quilting classes.<\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\r\n      \r\n      <article class=\"du-instructor-card\" id=\"maureen-penniman\">\r\n        <div class=\"du-instructor-card__media\">\r\n          <img src=\"http:\/\/cpe.kennesaw.edu\/discoveru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/05\/download.webp\" alt=\"Michelle Di Maio Pellegri, Discover U baking instructor\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"du-instructor-card__body\">\r\n          <h3 class=\"du-instructor-card__name\">Michelle Di Maio Pellegri<\/h3>\r\n          <p class=\"du-instructor-card__role\">Baking and Pastry Finishing Touchess<\/p>\r\n          <div class=\"du-instructor-card__bio\">\r\n            <p>Michelle Di Maio Pellegri has been baking, cheffing, and teaching professionally since 2004. Leaving the corporate world behind, she shifted gears and decided to turn her passion for baking and creativity into a new career. She graduated from the culinary program at Chattahoochee Technical College in Marietta, GA and rounded out her education with a transformative culinary internship in Burgundy, France at Ecole de Cuisine La Varenne.<\/p>\r\n            <p>A native Atlantan and first-generation Italian-American, Michelle grew up with fresh baked bread, homemade pasta, and a vegetable garden; all of which instilled an appreciation for cooking and eating really great food. Her professional pastry experience includes stints at Bacchanalia, Star Provisions, Rainwater, and Varasano's Pizzeria. She teaches cooking classes all around Atlanta and if she could bake one thing everyday for the rest of her life it would be croissants.<\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\r\n\r\n      <article class=\"du-instructor-card\" id=\"erick-hohler\">\r\n        <div class=\"du-instructor-card__media\">\r\n          <img src=\"http:\/\/cpe.kennesaw.edu\/discoveru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/Fikera-Gerald-2.jpg\" alt=\"Erick Hohler, Discover U AutoCAD instructor\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"du-instructor-card__body\">\r\n          <h3 class=\"du-instructor-card__name\">Erick Hohler<\/h3>\r\n          <p class=\"du-instructor-card__role\">AutoCAD<\/p>\r\n          <div class=\"du-instructor-card__bio\">\r\n            <p>Erick Hohler is an AutoCAD instructor with a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Kennesaw State University. He teaches AutoCAD through KSU\u2019s Community and Professional Education program while working as an engineer, bringing industry knowledge and years of hands-on teaching and tutoring experience.<\/p>\r\n            <p>With a clear and practical teaching style, he simplifies complex concepts and emphasizes efficient, real-world solutions. 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She has been a high school nurse for the last 15 years and is a CPR\/First Aid\/AED\/Stop the Bleed instructor, as well as hearing and vision trained and IV therapy and phlebotomy trained.<\/p>\r\n            <p>Working in a high school allows her to educate students on caring for their health, from diabetes management and seizure-trigger awareness to everyday wound care. Her approach centers on empathy, education and empowerment so students and families feel supported and informed. In her free time, she enjoys reading, watching movies, and spending time with her fur baby, Cream.<\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\r\n      \r\n      <article class=\"du-instructor-card\" id=\"fikera-gerald\">\r\n        <div class=\"du-instructor-card__media\">\r\n          <img src=\"http:\/\/cpe.kennesaw.edu\/discoveru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/IMG_0279-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"dr.stephen johnston, DiscoverU aerospace engineering camp insturctor\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"du-instructor-card__body\">\r\n          <h3 class=\"du-instructor-card__name\">Dr. Stephen Johnston<\/h3>\r\n          <p class=\"du-instructor-card__role\">Aerospace Engineering<\/p>\r\n          <div class=\"du-instructor-card__bio\">\r\n            <p>Dr. Stephen Johnston is an engineering educator and researcher with expertise in thermal fluid sciences and design. He joined the department of Mechanical Engineering at Kennesaw State University in 2026 as a lecturer to assist with the development of the new Aerospace degree programs. <\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Stephen has experience working with pressurized fluids at both high-temperature and cryogenic conditions. He has performed sensor and laser-based flow visualization on low-speed and supersonic flow fields. As an Eagle Scout, he is dedicated to sharing his interest in engineering and physics with younger students and developing the next generation of scientists and engineers. 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