Alex has been teaching at FMCC since 2002. She has taught twenty-two different courses during her tenure at FMCC. She has three degrees: AOS Culinary Arts from the Culinary Institute of America; BS Business Administration from Skidmore College and MBA from SUNY Empire State College. In addition to teaching classes, Alex is an Academic Advisor, the Business Division Chair, and serves on numerous committees. In 2015 Alex was presented the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Outside of FMCC Alex serves on the Board of Directors for the Depot Theatre and is President of the Christopher Emmet Hallowell Fund. She lives with her husband of many years in Saratoga Springs, and spends her summers in Westport, NY on Lake Champlain. Her motto is “I get out of bed every day to help students succeed.”