Experience

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  Retreats in Motion

  • Asheville, North Carolina Area

  • Co Owner

    • May 2014 - Present
    • Asheville, North Carolina Area

    Manage and lead women's wellness retreats

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  Slow Food

  • President Slow Food Asheville

    • Jan 2013 - Present

    Chair the board for this non-profit, organize community related events for good, clean and fair food. Write the monthly newsletter for Slow Food AshevilleWNC representative for the nomination board for the Arc of Taste program at Slow Food USA.Committee member Heritage Food Committee, a program of Slow Food Asheville.

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  CooperRiis

  • Executive Chef/ Sous Chef

    • Sep 2006 - Mar 2012

    • Responsible for running all kitchen operations three meals daily.• Life Skills Manager teaching and facilitating residents with severe mental illness to assist with kitchen operations. • Kitchen Liaison to the Cooperriis farm, working to create whole, sustainable, nutritious food for residents recovering from mental illness.• Responsible for all the kitchen management, scheduling and orders.• Managed a staff of 7 employees.

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  Eccolo

  • Lead line Cook

    • May 2003 - Mar 2005

    Lead line cook on all stations: salads, pastries, sauté, wood-fire grill & rotisserie.Hand made pasta daily.House made sausage, salumi, gelato, and pickles.

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  Peace Corps

  • Agroforestry Extension Agent

    • Sep 2000 - Dec 2002

    • Served as Cross Culture Coordinator for new Peace Corps trainees.• Organized a tree planting tour for three communities introducing the Moringa tree to help these communities with desertification, providing them with shade and a sustainable food source.• Organized various trainings with women and men's cooperatives based on principles of sustained agriculture and reforestation.• Served on Disaster Relief Committee for volunteers collaborating with Red Cross to distribute needed supplies to flood stricken communities.Organized various community level trainings on basic health issues.• Secured funding for several projects from Peace Corps Small Project Assistance.