Directory Profiles

Melissa Shi

Chef, Food Event Producer, Reporter, Speaker, Writer, Cultural Programmer/Curator, Food Business Consultant, Podcast/Radio Producer, Social Media Manager/Strategist, Video/Television Producer

Northeast, Northwest, West Coast, United States

www.whetstonemedia.co

Monica Pierini

Food Stylist, Recipe Developer, Cultural Programmer/Curator, Food Business Consultant, Food Equipment/Gear Producer, Marketing Consultant, Publicist, Social Media Manager/Strategist, Video/Television Editor, Video/Television Producer

California, New York

Hispanic/Latina/Latinx

www.monicapierini.com

Vanessa García Polanco

Activist/Organizer, Food Blogger, Food Non-Profit Professional, Photographer, Speaker, Video/Television Host, Writer, Food Policy Specialist, Language Translator, Social Media Manager/Strategist

Caribbean, Midwest, Northeast, United States

Afro-Latinx, Black, Caribbean, Hispanic/Latina/Latinx

vgp1996.wixsite.com/vanessagarciapolanco

@vgpvisions // @vgpvisions

Natilee McGruder

Activist/Organizer, Food Event Producer, Food Non-Profit Professional, Speaker, Video/Television Host, Writer, Cultural Programmer/Curator, Food Policy Specialist, Social Media Manager/Strategist

Alabama, Georgia, South, United States

African-American

@natileemcgruder // @natileemcgruder

Jyotsna Bhamidipati

Baker, Chef, Cook, Educator, Food Blogger, Food Stylist, Photographer, Podcast/Radio Host, Speaker, Writer, Cultural Programmer/Curator, Marketing Consultant, Podcast/Radio Producer, Social Media Manager/Strategist

Asian, Asian-American, Asian-European

www.momentsandphotographs.com

@www.instagram.com/mbmphotographs

Tara Rodríguez Besosa

Farmer/Grower, Food Event Producer, Food Non-Profit Professional, Food Product Maker, Podcast/Radio Host, Restaurateur, Speaker, Cultural Programmer/Curator, Social Media Manager/Strategist

Hispanic/Latina/Latinx, LGBTQ

www.eldepartamentodelacomida.org

@eldepartamentodelafood