We are a specialized agency built with dedicated local food and farm experts, equipped with extensive industry insights and decades of practical experience in entrepreneurship, creative design, product innovation, sustainable practices, and financing for small businesses.

CONTACT

EDUCATION

Culinary Institute of America | Napa

Food Business School Executive Programs

Building Sustainable Food Supply Chains

Rapid Innovation of Consumer Packaged Goods

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising FIDM Los Angeles

Interior Design A.A. | Specialized Food Facilities

Retail and Product Development

College of the Desert | Palm Desert

Hotel & Restaurant Management A.A.

Culinary Arts + Student Charity Works

International Business Innovation Association | iNBIA

Kitchen Incubator & Accelerator Management

Establishing Successful Entrepreneurship Programs

Guiding Companies: Leveraging Resources

Finance | Operations for Sustainable Programs

Design of Facilities that Serve Entrepreneurs

Global Sustainable Tourism Council GSTC

Sustainable Tourism Certificate Program

*Currently Enrolled

Johnson & Wales University

Food & Beverage Entrepreneurship B.S.

Parsons School of Design

The New School Art & Design College

Associazione Italiana Sommelier | Rome

Sommelier Professionista | Rome Italy

Versed in Old World Viticultural Practices

GBCI - TRUE Zero Waste Advisor

Certified TRUE Advisor

Specialized Food Facilities | Food Waste

Facilities Consulting | Best Practices

Zero Waste Event Consulting | Production

FSMA | Food Safety Modernization Act

Strengthening the Food Safety System | CDC

Certified FDA FSMA | Grower Compliant

Council of Development Finance Agencies

Food Systems Development Finance

Bonds, Tax Credits, TIFs, Innovation, Infrastructure

EXPERIENCE

Senior Consultant | Food Specialist

Riverside County Office of Economic Development

Coachella Valley SBDC | Start-Up Consultant

Columnist | CV Weekly

Small Food Business & Local Interests

Community Event Coordinator

Converse Shoes Lounge | Coachella Music Festival

Sunnylands Retreat Rancho Mirage | Local Food Expo

GloRun 5K for PSUSD and Rotary Health Fair

Small Business Food | AG Specialist

Inland Empire SBDC hosted by CSUSB

Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship – IECE

Design | Principal Creative

IIDA Associate Member

Southern California Chapter

International Interior Designer Association

Economic Recovery Task Force

Consultant | Coachella Economic Development

RECOGNITIONS

Social Entrepreneur of the Year

Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship

Business Woman of the Year

Coachella Chamber of Commerce

The Leonela Torres Award

Workforce Investment Board

Appointed | Supervisor John J. Benoit

Riverside County 4th District

CV SBDC | Spirit Award

Coachella Valley Small Business Development Center

DEH | Doing the Right Thing Award

RivCo Department of Environmental Health

Exceptional Food Facility Management

Business Woman of the Year

Assemblymember V. Manuel Perez

Majority Floor Leader District 56

Non-Profit of the Year Award

Cathedral City Chamber | Orion Awards

OCIE SBDC | Network Star

Orange County Inland Empire Network

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Les Dames d'Escoffier International

LDEI is a global philanthropic scholarship organization of executive women of high achievement in the hospitality and culinary arts.

AmeriCorps | USFS

United States Forest Service

National Community Service for the Inland Empire

GrowRiverside Conference

Planning Committee | Multi-stakeholder initiative to cultivate food and agricultural activities, stimulate economic development and advance public policy in the City of Riverside.

Workforce Development Board

Riverside County Board Member

Member | Eastern Regional Committee

Representing Hospitality and Agriculture

Planning Committee ERC WDB Events

Hospitality Workforce Task Force

College of the Desert | Palm Desert

Hospitality Workforce Training Certification

Program Development

Interactive Planting Exhibition

Where Food Comes From

Cathedral City Rotary | PSUSD Health Fair

Interactive Planting Booth Development