“To me, there's no great chef without a great team.” - Daniel Boulud
Our Team
Karl Johan Uri
Growing up commercial fishing for king crab, cod and pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, Karl Uri has been part of the sustainable food movement his entire life. Karl spent the last 15 years working in Foodservice & Retail marketing roles for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute in Seattle, WA while also maintaining a second home life here in Warm Springs. Karl is happy to finally call Sun Valley his home and continues to look for connections between SVCI and our local food community.
Chef Dan Kish
Dan Kish brings over 25 years of culinary experience to his number one passion – Providing Access to Good Food… both in Taste and in Society. Most recently, Kish has embarked on an independent path to help others who share a “heathy obsession with food”, with his firm, Food-Fixe. Rooted in the fundamentals of cooking, enabled by the latest technology, and driven by the mantra of “Access to Good Food”, the Food-Fixe group is a resource for industry innovation and business strategy.
From 2005 until early 2017, Dan Kish held various leadership roles at Panera Bread (SVP of Food, VP of Food, and Director of Product Development). He was responsible for leading the development and innovation of the Panera Bread cafe menu including sandwiches, salads, soups, and beverages. Kish also played an integral role on Panera’s Food Action Team, which lead efforts on clean ingredients, transparency, and having a positive impact on the food system.
Previous to his time with Panera, Kish served as the Associate Dean for Culinary Fundamentals at the Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, and as a faculty member. Kish also served as a professor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Kish’s lifelong curiosity and love of food led him to study at the Culinary Institute of America, where he graduated with honors. He has worked around the USA and in Chambéry, France, traveled and studied many global food cultures, edited thousands of recipes and has appeared on Good Morning America, Food Network, the View and FOX & Friends as well as in publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Cooking Light and Martha Stewart Living.
Chef Joseph Tocci
Italian-American Chef Joseph Tocci began working in the restaurant industry when he was just 12 years old and has been a culinary educator for over a decade, previously at the University of Hawaii before discovering Sun Valley. He holds a Degree in Culinary Arts from the New York Restaurant School in NY, NY. Chef Joe has also earned a certification as a Produce Handler from Cornell University. While at the University of Hawaii, Chef Joe also taught for several Hawaiian organizations such as Farm to Table and Eating Healthy. He was the Head of the Aquaponics Program where he taught Applied Sciences for Aquaponics.
The Board
Sun Valley Culinary Institute has a Board that draws from years of experience to provide our students and staff with top shelf resources.
Corry Hart Clayville
Kristin Hovencamp
Lincoln Spoor
Advisory Committee
Tana Aardal
Mindy Meads
Rob Cronin
Dan Kish
Penny Weiss
Jesika Aardema
Mike Murphy
Jana Foushee
Rick LeFaivre
Kasey Atkinson
Suzy Carter Orb
Ron Greenspan
Patti McGrath
Sergio Bicas
William S. Potter
Harry Griffith
Carrie Morrow
Felicitas Funke
Jack Prudek
Paul Hineman
Jill Gosden Pollock
Gary Hoffman
Carol Swig