Education:
BPS, AOS, CIA, Hyde Park, NY.
Professional Experience:
Chef de Partie, Oceana Restaurant, NYC. Assistant Resident Chef, Sur La Table, Westchester, NY. Banquet Catering Chef, Compass Group/ Flik Hospitality. Assistant Dining Services Director, Executive Chef, Unidine, Southbury, CT. Chef de Partie, Union League Café, New Haven, CT. Food Supply Specialist, United States Army Reserve, New Haven, CT. Warehouse Supply Manager, United States Army Active Duty, International.
Honors and Achievements:
Food Network contender Vegas Chef Prize Fight, 2020. Forbes 30 under 30 Forbes Fellow, 2018. James Beard House Featured Chef, 2018. James Beard Foundation Food Policy Change Alumni, 2018. Habitat for Humanity Global Partner Celebrity Chef Ambassador, Current. National Restaurant Association America Dream Faces of Diversity Award, 2017. NBC Black Top 28 African American Entrepreneurs in the nation, 2016. Food Network’s Chopped Competition Winner, 2015. Iraq War Afghanistan War Campaign Medals, 2012. Army Good Conduct Service Medal. Navy Achievement Service Medal. Iraq Campaign Service Medal. Afghanistan Campaign Service Medal.