Ava Chambers Email & Phone Number

- Developed original recipes for private client, did weekly meal planning, and procured necessary materials to keep kitchen properly stocked throughout employment.- Maintained weekly household duties, such as cooking and baking meals for a family of four, meal planning weekly meals & lunches, managed household kitchen, organized servicing of home, general childcare and scheduling for two children.- Responsibilities included helping the family with anything needed to help home life run smoothly, supervised special projects such as inventory, large scale trip planning, and restocking goods.

-Executed recipes for professional kitchens to meet production demand.-Responsible with recipe development, menu planning and ideation, complete execution from prep to final product, ordering, and stock inventory tracking.

- Managed company website, including development, design, and content maintenance. - Coordinated and planned social media posts, as well as provided photo and styling assistance for product shoots.- Provided assistance and back up for on going projects related to marketing, brand image, and social media, and acted as point person and representative at off site market events

- Freelance cook for full service catering company.- Collaborated with other chefs to execute prep lists/food production for client events.- Assisted Harvest & Revel team with inventory management of packaging materials, perishable food items, and dry storage items.

- Worked back of house duties including prepping and baking house made sweet and savory pastries for the café, and fulfilling short savory orders for in-house/to-go food orders from extended menu.- Worked front counter service for busy, fast paced café in Carrol Gardens, serving specialty espresso drinks, maintaining café appearance, restocking, and addressing customer concerns.

Burlington, Vt, Us

- Spearheaded and assisted in all marketing efforts for a multi-location local food restaurant group, their Love Local Catering company, and event/festival coordination. Responsible for maintaining all social media, and monitoring web based platforms such as WordPress, Shopify, and hiring outlets- Brainstormed creative marketing ideas and solutions towards growing the brand whilst maintaining brand integrity.- Managed and worked catering events when necessary, including service, setup duties, and assisting employees.

South Burlington, Vermont, Us

- Education intern for Farm to School program, teaching elementary school students on monthly topics.- Constructing and implementing lesson plans every 3 weeks, with a holistic focus on nutrition and food systems.-Farm-to-Go intern for nutrition and cooking course. Responsible for independently teaching 9 students, grades 6th-8th in diverse classroom setting. Worked towards enriching and enhancing food systems learning at all sites.

- On site photography for nonprofit offering outdoor educational and adventure experiences for families impacted by serious childhood illnesses- Collected, edited, and coordinated photography assets for brand marketing and fundraising efforts. -Volunteered as outdoor educator and activity coordinator throughout winter season.

Burlington, Vermont, Us

Brooklyn, Ny, Us

- Assisted kitchen supervisor and manager with assembling and baking pies.- Prepared fruit, fruit fillings, and custard fillings for seasonal pies. Prepared and rolled out crust dough.

- Prepared sweet pastry for pies, as well as mix for various pastries, including financier, brownies, lemon and carrot cake.- Assembled pastries for baking. Washed dishes and cleaned the kitchen daily.

New York, Us

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Anthropology, Food Systems

Anthropology