Writing + Production
+ Almost two decades of experience as a writer and editor with a focus on food, culture, and travel
+ Creator of content for Food and Wine, USA Today, NPR, Zagat, and more
+ Hosted and produced video news segments for a CBS affiliate
+ Wrote, hosted, and produced segments for NPR
+ Authored two regional cookbooks
+ Skilled recipe development, testing, writing, and editing
Operations + management
+ Served as the general manager of a 675,000 sq ft mixed-use property featuring 70+ top-tier national retailers, some of the country’s hottest QSR restaurants, luxury entertainment venues, corporate office space, and service-oriented tenants. Oversaw marketing, operations, budget, and staff as well as providing ongoing support to leasing.
Creation + development
+ Founded Feed Your Soul, a program connecting chefs, the public, farmers, and farmers markets
+ Designed and developed a new annual fundraiser for a longstanding arts organization
+ Created and ran Buffalo’s first and only interactive industry night which served as a networking event for the Western New York restaurant industry for four years
+ Orchestrated and coordinated an event at the James Beard House
+ Curated and produced top-tier culinary programming for Chautauqua Institution, Taste of Buffalo, and others
+ Created programming for the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the National BALLE Conference
+ Co-founded a series of conferences for chefs and farmers in the Northeast with speakers from Canada and the USA
Expertise
+ Appeared as an expert/talking head on several programs including an episode of the Discovery+ program, “The Messy History of American Food” (2022)
+ Featured as a speaker at Toronto’s Terroir Symposium along with David Chang, Daniel Boulud, and others
+ Served the early discovery and development teams for artisan markets proposed at Horsefeathers and Canalside
+ Co-chaired the inaugural Erie County Food Policy Council
+ Served as an ambassador to visiting national press through Buffalo via the local visitors bureau from 2011-2018
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