Cameron Silva Email & Phone Number

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

Coordinated, planned, and executed food festivals, private and public caterings, weddings, special events, galas, and annual fundraisers for the International Rescue Committee’s Spice Kitchen Incubator program. Coached and supported newly launching minority-owned businesses through one-on-one technical assistance, access to financial capital, business permitting and licensing, food safety management, business planning, wholesale distribution and general scale up. Supported over 26 food businesses with a goal to become self-sufficient, sustainable, and profitable culinary enterprises in Salt Lake Valley within 5 years of opening.

Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

Orem, Utah, United States

Store manager for a longstanding family-owned business specializing in food and ingredients imported from East, South, and Southeast Asia, the Pacific, the Americas, North Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. In addition to a storefront, managed over 30 wholesale accounts with local restaurants, vendors, distributors, or food-related companies. Provided and cultivated a welcoming space for individuals to access food necessary for cultural expression, re-establishing food ways that were previously scarce or lacking in culturally-specific ingredients, and created multiple cooking class series and community festivals as opportunities for customers to experience a diverse range of cuisines and cultural holidays.