As Director of Community Kitchen at Second Harvest Food Bank I am is responsible for the strategic and program development of the Kitchen. These responsibilities include developing and overseeing programs in order to maximize the kitchen’s meal and revenue generation capacity, building and maintaining state and local relationships, staffing, budgeting including revenue generation, cost control and analysis, developing and ensuring standards, maintaining and practicing policies and procedures, recruiting and developing volunteer opportunities, and performing administrative duties to ensure the kitchen operates in compliance and runs efficiently.

As Retail Store Donation Coordinator my focus is on creating, maintaining and growing relationships among retailers, the food bank and member agencies. My duties include calling on retail grocery stores in support of the store donation program, educating and training store personnel on their program’s donation guidelines, monitoring and reporting individual store donation progress as well as managing the donor recognition program. I also teach and re-enforce food safety compliance to our member agencies in preparation for handling food donations. In the past 12 months I was directly responsible for rescuing over 9 million pounds of usable food from the waste stream and distributing it back into our 23 parish area.

West Town Tavern, a cozy neighborhood bistro specializing in Contemporary Comfort Food closed July 28 2013.

Zinfandel Restaurant celebrated Ethnic American Cooking and featured regional cuisines of the United States. Winner of Wine Spectator Awards of Excellence 1993-2002, featured in Gourmet Magazine's "best casual city dining" 1994.

Something Different Restaurant took dining to a new level in 1987 serving contemporary American Food. As one of the first contemporary independant restaurants in Indianapolis, Something Different offered guests a unique opportunity to savor the new American-style flavors and California wines that were popular in larger cities.

Something Different, Carry-Out Cuisine gave Indianapolis residents an opportunity to purchase fresh baguettes, croissants, sandwiches, salads and pastries to enjoy at home. This upscale "gourmet-to-go" offered personalized catering, box lunches and party trays.