Summer Faculty

Growing up in the nearby working-class town of Old Bridge, skilled trades have been respectful professions. During my teenage years, working in a hands-on setting, repairing bicycles, dirt bikes, and cars were the norm.

As a Madison Central high school graduate, participation in the woodshop, metal shop, and auto shop classes was beneficial for manipulative and problem-solving skill development. Junior and senior years focused on automotive skill development with participation in a CO-OP program for early release as a senior to work at Sears Automotive in New Brunswick. After high school, enrollment at Lincoln Technical Institute in Union, NJ, Auto and Diesel skills were well-rooted. Working full time during the day as a Diesel Mechanic Apprentice and attending Lincoln Tech at night, long days expressed the value of a good work ethic.

After two years, a transition into the automotive sector at an independent repair facility brought more customer communication responsibilities while fixing the influx of their vehicle concerns. After two years in the independent sector and desiring more in-depth and focus on a significant manufacturer brand, Dayton Ford became the destination for five years of craft development. Following a supervisor's invitation to Point Pleasant Ford, this shore borough introduced more gratifying customer relationships. Seven years at this location were a taste of the importance of client relationships and their satisfaction.

The lure to expand upon customer connections led to a new opportunity at Ray Catena Lexus of Monmouth for twelve years. Many training hours and mentoring new hires developed a desire to help change the industry positively. A teaching opportunity at Old Bridge High School in 2016 became the start of exciting educational experiences and influenced young adolescents to make industry advancement a reality. Bringing this fun occupation experience to EB-Vo-tech in 2020 is a career highlight. The culmination of a well-balanced program fostering a comfortable learning/training environment to accommodate the learners' goals provides them a meaningful purpose in a high-satisfaction profession.

With more than 27 years of professional experience in culinary management, supervision, and developing healthy lifestyle programs, Kevin Diemer is a passionate teacher at Middlesex County Magnet School. Graduate of the Academy of Culinary Arts, he uses his education, experience, and additional certifications in Holistic Nutrition, Yoga, and OSHA 10 to keep current with industry trends.

Mr. Minnella holds multiple professional certifications and licenses, and has over 25 years of experience in Architectural, Interior Design, Facility Management and Construction. He has held Senior Facilities Design and Construction positions at companies like AAA and BC BS of NJ. Mr. Minnella is a lifelong resident of New Jersey, growing up in Linden. He has taught at Middlesex County Magnet Schools, Union County Vocational Technical School, Kean University, Raritan Valley Community College and the Anthem Institute. He lives in Branchburg with his wife Terry, and two children, Rebecca and Kevin and his two Labrador Retrievers, Carli and Freedom. 

Mr. McGowan teaches Computer Systems Technology at Perth Amboy Magnet School and previously taught Digital Media for  13 years. He has been working with computers for as long as he can remember. He loves creating digital art, capturing and editing photographs, and fiddling with computers. Mr. McGowan graduated from TCNJ with a B.S. in Technology Education, and continued his studies at Rider University earning an M.A. in Special Education. His goal with each class is to open students’ eyes to the wide variety of career opportunities available to them in the world of Computers and Digital Media .

As a culinarian you learn that food becomes a learning experience daily. Since entering the industry at age 14 I have never looked back. I have had the privileged to be mentored by Chef Moir and attending Perth Amboy Magnet School. My journey started dish washing and took me to be an Executive Sous Chef at a country club in south jersey. Becoming a Culinary instructor has been my dream since I was a junior in High School. Now being in this position I have set many goals for the student as well as myself. My mission is to grow the culinary program here at Piscataway and become the Elite School for Culinary. At age 32 I believe the knowledge I have obtained over the years is too be taught to the next upcoming generation.   

Mr. Ryan teaches Agriscience and is the FFA Advisor for Piscataway Magnet School. Prior to teaching Mr. Ryan graduated from Rutgers University with a B.S. in Agriculture & Food Systems. At Rutgers University, and after graduation, Mr. Ryan studied entomology, specifically applied to pharmaceutical & food processing pest control, honeybee & native pollinators, and biotechnology/gene expression in eusocial insects. Mr. Ryan started working on farms and for other agricultural businesses as a sophomore high school and became increasingly involved with various research projects while at Rutgers not only in entomology, but also in plant science. Mr. Ryan also had his own beekeeping business and has been a beekeeper for 6 years now. Mr. Ryan recently started at Middlesex County Magnet Schools with the brand new agriscience program at Piscataway Magnet School, including the newly charted FFA chapter "Middlesex-Piscataway". The FFA offers a rich history and excellent opportunities for students to develop and refine leadership, communication, and technical skills around agriculture. Mr. Ryan wishes to prepare students as much as possible to be leaders and independent investigators about the world around us. Mr. Ryan was also selected to give a TEDx talk at Brookdale Community College in April 2025 regarding the importance of agriscience and agricultural education.

Mr. Wiseman

Constuction Maintenance and Design

East Brunswick Magnet School