Bernadette Cuyugan, NM, BA has over 18 years experience teaching in the Nutrition and Food Service Management program at Centennial College. In addition to her extensive teaching experience, she has over 7 years working in food service administration and clinical dietetics in long term care/chronic care environments. She has worked as a Food Service Manager and Dietary Consultant for companies including Sunnycrest Nursing Home, Cedarvale LTC; Specialty Care Inc, and Community Nursing Home/Village Retirement Centre.
Bernadette is an alumnus of Centennial College, receiving her Food and Nutrition Management Diploma in 2000 and completing the Teacher/Trainer of Adults - Certificate in 2013, later earning her Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies and Digital Technology from Ontario Tech University in 2020.
Bernadette has been a member of the Canadian Society of Nutrition Management since 2000 and was nominated for the George Wicken Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence in 2022.
Bernadette brings a wealth of knowledge and teaching experience to the classroom to prepare her students for the needs of a modern workforce.