Education

Antioch University, 2012
Ph.D. in Leadership & Change
Dissertation Title: “Recipes of Resolve: Food & Meaning in Post-Diluvian New Orleans”
The study develops five discourses of meaning used by individuals and groups in the food system  Five years after the disaster of Hurricane Katrina. Using mixed ethnographic and participatory action research methods. The study calls for a new methodology of food systems and leadership in critical change events.
Committee Chair: Richard A. Couto, Ph.D.
Committee Members:   Philomena Essed, Ph.D., Arjen Boin, Ph.D., Paul Stoller, Ph.D. Barbara      Mossberg, Ph.D.

University of Phoenix, 2005
M.B.A. with a specialization in E-Commerce
Master’s Thesis: “Girlchef: A Proposal & Business Plan for an Online Business”
This thesis is a full-scale business plan for a food service business focused on online sales of custom spices and spice blends, as well as online restaurant consulting services.  It was implemented as a successful multi-million dollar company.

New England Culinary Institute, 1998
A.O.S. in Culinary Arts

University of Wisconsin – Madison, 1993
B.A. in Sociology & German

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Professional Experience

  • Visiting Professor, DeVry Undergraduate & Keller Graduate School (2007- Present). 
  • Chef-Owner, Girlchef, Inc. (2000- Present). 
  • Subject Matter Expert, Keller Graduate School (2008- Present). 
  • Subject Matter Expert, New England Culinary Institute/ Embanet (2006-2007). 
  • Chef-Instructor, New England Culinary Institute (2006-2009).
  • District Manager, Washington Inventory Service (2003-2004). 
  • Area Manager, Washington Inventory Service (2000-2003). 
  • Food & Beverage Manager, Riverbarge Excursion Lines (2000-2001).
  • Food & Beverage Manager, Radisson Hotel Mayfair (1999-2000). 
  • Kitchen Manager & Management Trainer, Legal Sea Foods (1998-1999). 
  • Intern, The Charles Hotel (1996-1997). 
  • General Manager, Victor Allen’s Coffee & Tea (1993-1995).

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