International Pizza Exposition, Las Vegas, Nevada (Buyer) 2023

Fancy Food Show, San Francisco, California (Attendee)

National Restaurant Show, Chicago, Illinois (Attendee)

Food Service Equipment Show, Orlando, Florida (Buyer)

Rethink Food, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in collaboration with California Culinary Academy, Boston, Massachusetts 2017

Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, 2014 and 2015

International Dairy, Deli, and Bakery Show, New Orleans, Louisiana (Attendee)

Food Asia Exposition, Singapore (Attendee)

Russian River Pinot Noir Forum, Sonoma, California (Buyer)

Court of Masters Sommelier, Orange County, California, 2008-2009, 1st level

Chef’s Garden, Vegetable University, Huron, Ohio (Innaugural team) 2004

California Culinary Academy, San Francisco, California,1983, Diploma with Honors, Concentration in French Cuisine

American Bartending School, Orange County, California, 1981 Certificate, Mixology

University of Indiana, Evansville, Indiana, 1980-1981, Studies in Business Management

College du Leman, Versoix, Switzerland, 1979, International Diploma