Work History & Education

Below are highlights of my last 5 years in the professional food world. With over a decade of professional food and beverage experience, I have explored food in and out of the conventional kitchen. I am honored to have gained a wide range of skills as culinary instructor, food policy advocate, kitchen and retail management, through wine vintage, event production and recipe writing

Ugly Produce Enthusiast, Imperfect Produce Emeryville, CA Present

Lead Chef, Parties that Cook San Francisco, CA           Present

Resident Chef, Sur La Table San Francisco, CA                                         10/2014 - 10/2015

Culinary Director, Vinyasa Homes Project SF Bay Area            9/2012 - 3/2015

Private Chef, Kappa Alpha Theta, Stanford, CA                9/2012 - 6/2014

Chef and Facilitator, Art Monastery Project Italia                6/2012 - Present

Lead Pastry and Line Cook, Foreign Cinema SF, CA                  4/2011 - 5/2012

EDUCATION                                                                                                                                

Associate in Occupational Studies

California Culinary Academy, San Francisco, CA                                              7/2005 -11/2006

Coursework in Nutrition, Culinary Arts, and Multimedia

Palomar College, San Marcos, CA                          8/2004 - 5/2005

AFFILIATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Co-founder, Vinyasa Homes Project San Francisco, CA                     2012      

Culinary Artist in Residence Art Monastery Project Italia                              2012                              

ServeSafe Certified Food Manager                                Current