Visa Signature Taste America Tour

Visa Signature retained me to deliver partners The James Beard Foundation (JBF) and Chase Sapphire Preferred inaugural “Taste America®: “Local Flavor from Coast To Coast”. The tour showcased culinary all-stars and public events exploring local cuisines in 10 cities across the US where the chefs and celebrities acted as ambassadors for JBF. I managed the programming of benefit dinners; in-store events with chef appearances, cooking demos, book signings, and tastings from local producers and artisans.  As a result, JBF continues these partnership tours and the benefit to the Foundation has increased scholarships to culinary students, the development of a Women's Leadership Program and Chefs Boot Camp for Policy and Change.