Meet the Team

Bon Appétit at the University of San Francisco Culinary Director, Andrew Baechler, was born in Brighton, Colorado and has decades of well-seasoned culinary experience. After graduating from San Joaquin Delta...

Carly Ogata joined Bon Appétit in October 2025. She earned her Bachelor’s in Food and Nutrition/Dietetics from Seattle Pacific University and Master’s in Nutrition Sciences from the University of Alabama...

Lee Rousey is a fourth-generation San Franciscan and a proud graduate of the University of San Francisco, where he earned his degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management — Go Dons!...

Mitchell is the West Coast Fellow at Bon Appétit, based just outside of Portland. Mitchell’s adventures in food began when his brother convinced him to join a catering club in...