Experience

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  Rhode Island Community Food Bank

  • United States
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Kitchen Supervisor

    • Jul 2021 - Sep 2021

  • Community Kitchen Director

    • May 2009 - Jul 2021

    We envision a state where no one goes hungry. Our Core ValuesWe believe in….CompassionFostering HealthInnovationCollaboration AccountabilityDISCLAIMER: All views and opinions I express are my own and have not been reviewed or approved by the RICFB nor do they necessarily represent the views or opinions of my employer the RICFB.Community Kitchen is a culinary job-training program for low-income or jobless adults. Chefs teach the full-time, 14-week course. Also, local restaurants and professional kitchens offer internships to students enrolled in the program. Students gain cooking skills and learn about food service as well as work readiness skills to succeed on the job. They also create healthy meals for Kids Cafe which feeds children who might go hungry. In Rhode Island, nearly half of all school-aged children qualify for free or reduced-price lunches. To assist with dinner, Kids Cafe serves wholesome evening meals to more than 600 children at 12 sites in Central Falls, East Providence, Newport and Providence. The program, a partnership between the Food Bank and Boys & Girls Clubs and community centers, features meals prepared by the Community Kitchen program. Community Kitchen is a culinary training program that prepares unemployed adults for food service jobs. Feeding America, a national network of more than 200 food banks, developed the Kids Cafe model in 1993. The Rhode Island Community Food Bank launched its first two Kids Cafe sites in 1998 at the Fox Point and Wanskuck Boys & Girls Clubs in Providence, and the program has continued to grow since then. It is operated with support from the USDA and grants from local business and organizations. Community Kitchen currently provides Kids Cafe meals at these sites:Boys & Girls Club of East ProvidencePawtucket YMCA

  • Chef Instructor

    • May 1998 - May 2009

    Nearly 500 students have taken the course since it began in 1998. They now work in some of the state’s best restaurants as well as hospitals, colleges and schools

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  Feeding America

  • providence, rhode island

  • RI Community Kitchen Chef

    • Jan 1998 - Jul 2021
    • providence, rhode island
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  RI Food Safety Task Force

  • RI

  • Board Member

    • Jan 2010 - Jan 2021
    • RI

    MISSION:The Rhode Island Food Safety Task Force is an informal network of representatives from state agencies, academia, the food industry, and nonprofit organizations. Its mission is to provide a forum to enhance communication and strengthen partnerships among stakeholders throughout Rhode Islan...

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  Management

  • Johnson & Wales University

    • May 1992 - May 1998

    MDP, Teaching Assitant, Fellow worked for Student Dining Services, Radisson Hotel

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  Kitchen

  • Hole & The Wall Gang Camp

    • Jun 1994 - Aug 1994

    Baked fresh bread daily, assisted with the daily kitchen menu.