Education: BFA, University of California, Berkeley. Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Advanced Certificate in Wines and Spirits, Level 3 with Merit, International Wine Center, NYC.
Professional Experience: Founder and Consultant, Graceful Service Training, NYC. Director of Service/Sommelier, Creative Edge Parties, NYC. Lecturing Instructor, CIA. Service Professional, Boulevard Restaurant, San Francisco, CA. Manager, Pesca, NYC; Albuquerque Eats I and II, NYC. Caterer, The Mark Hopkins Intercontinental Hotel, San Francisco; Glorious Foods, NYC.