Chef Stephanie Hughes-Winfrey, Mba Email & Phone Number

Kalamazoo, Mi, Us

Classes taught: Food Industry Career Planning, Sustainable Food Systems, Culinary Foundations & Food Safety Essentials

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

Taught multiple sections of BUS 1750 (Business Enterprise) and MGMT 2500 (Organizational Behavior) as part of the Management Department in the Haworth College of Business (WMU)

Southwest Michigan

* Utilizing partnership between VBISD, Gleaners Food Bank, and strength.org to educate kids, teens, adults, and families in cooking and making healthy food and life choices* Making site location contacts and developing relationships with leaders in non-profit organizations* Executing lesson plans, grocery lists & pick-up, and meal planning to exemplify nutrition teachings* Managing volunteer participation with nutrition instruction and at site locations with students* Coaching and demonstrating proper cooking techniques and nutrition to classes of fifteen to thirty people

Kalamazoo, Mi / Green Bay, Wi / Minneapolis, Mn

Planning, cooking, and serving customized, healthy meals for NFL athletes and their families

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Planning, organizing, cooking, & serving excellent meals for clients and private parties in Southwest Michigan

The Moors Golf Club - Portage, Mi

* Ran a clean, organized, and cost-conscious kitchen* Generated job postings, hired BOH staff, scheduled employees, and coached & trained new hires* Handled inventory, data entry for inventory control & valuation, food costing, and ordering* Created custom menus for private parties & events and developed high-quality, consistently flavorful specials

Southwest Michigan

* Taught food-service workers throughout Michigan the proper ways to use RATIONAL self-cooking equipment* Demonstrated product technology to prospective buyers at client locations & trade-shows in the Midwest

New York, Ny

* Rotated within Garde Manger, Poissonier, Saucier, Entremetier, and Patissiere stations, as per FCI curriculum* Served as Class Student Representative by attending meetings and suggesting student ideas to management

Kalamazoo, Mi

* Created sales tools, databases, and programs to help over forty sales teams increase sales revenue* Accurately forecast new brands and ABA brands to eliminate out-of-stocks during Fall 2008

Indianapolis, In

* Asked to handle Channel Director responsibilities and Key Account Manager roles concurrently* Constructed and reviewed Request For Authorizations and granted clearance for next-level approvals

Indianapolis, In

* Organized information about potential assets to create calculated, detailed responses to RFPs* Maintained portfolio of multi-million dollar agreements by optimizing sales & enhancing merchandising* Increased sales revenue 8.2% in one-year period for combined key accounts in typically declining markets

Indianapolis, In

* College account management involved reviews with university officials, agreement monitoring and negotiation, and surveys for continuous improvement, stronger brand presence, and improved relationships* Set nation-wide beverage category standard and look-of-success for full-line operator partner

Kalamazoo, Mi

* Created annual beverage business plan, budget, and promotions/samplings schedule for Coca-Cola at WMU* Analyzed vending machine sales, developed new campus plan-o-grams, and merchandised stores

Kalamazoo, Mi

* Selected from over one-hundred Food Marketing students for position* Organized WMU's Annual Food Marketing Conference for 600+ attendees at Radisson Plaza Hotel

Grand Diplome, Classic Culinary Arts

Mba, Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Food & Cpg Marketing

Activities and Societies: Sigma Phi Omega - Professional Food Marketing Fraternity, Food Marketing Association, Alpha Lambda Delta Honors.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Management