About
Elizabeth DeRose holds a B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois and a Culinary Arts degree from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Parke, NY. She served as the Director of Culinary Operations for Chicago-based Lettuce Entertain You Enterprise’s Maggiano’s Little Italy restaurant group. Upon moving to Maryland. she joined the national restaurant consulting firm VSAG as Vice President advising start-ups and expanding brands, including Founding Farmers as the first LEED Certified restaurant in Washington D.C. She is currently the Director of the Hospitality, Culinary and Tourism Institute (HCTI) at Frederick Community College (FCC) and implemented the Culinary Medicine for Foodservice Professionals (CCMP) Program as the first culinary school in the country. She is a Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE) and CCMP. During her time with FCC, HCTI has been named as one of the top 10 culinary schools in the country, and the student-run restaurant, 200 Monroe, has earned Open Table’s Diner’s Choice award for the past 8 consecutive years. She and her husband are part-owners of a growing restaurant group, Oscars Alehouse, which currently has 4 locations throughout Maryland. Elizabeth has been recognized with a Do-Gooder Award for Frederick County, Entrepreneurship Award by Center for Advancement of Food Education, Technology Award by Rational USA, Dr. Patricia Stanley Excellence and Leadership Award by FCC, and featured as one of the Top Women In Food in Sass Magazine. She serves as Board Chair for Visit Frederick and is on the boards of directors for: Maryland Hotel Lodging Association, United Way of Frederick County, and Hood College.
