1996 |
Founded Teaching Health for Life – a non-profit organization dedicated to conquer hunger and poverty through nutrition/culinary education and food distribution |
1997 |
Delivered 192,000 pounds of food to the needy and taught 112 classes to those affected by hunger |
1997 |
Licensed to minister under the tenets of faith of Victory Christian Fellowship New Castle, Delaware |
1997 – 1999 |
Co-Chaired Chef and the Child for First State Chefs Association Orchestrated and directed a Christmas day delivery of hot meals to the needy |
1997 – 2000 |
Coordinator for Share our Strength’s Operation Front Line for the State of Delaware (Nutrition Education Program for the Poor) |
1998 |
Delivered 1.3 million pounds of food to the needy and formatted curriculum and classes to teach thousands of families affected by hunger |
1998 |
Founded and started US Food Rescue – a prepared and perishable food rescue program |
1999 |
Oversaw delivery of 2.7 million pounds of food to 124 different non-profit hunger organizations in the tri-state area as president of US Food Rescue |
1999 |
Developed and produced a series of Public Service Announcements called “Nutrition MomentsÓ” to increase the knowledge of fresh foods and the statistics on hunger |
1999 |
Orchestrated and launched a campaign to raise $300,000 for the war and famine victims of Southern Sudan Monitor and assisted in the distribution of food bought with the monies in Southern Sudan |
1999 |
Co-Chaired the Long Term Disaster Relief Committee in Delaware for the Red Cross for Hurricane Hugo |
1999 |
Organized and distributed 471,000 pounds of food to those in need as Director of Mercy Outreach for Good News New York |
1999-2000 |
Merger Advisory Committee for Second Harvest and Food Chain (national food bank and national prepared food rescue) |
2000 |
Board Member of First State Chefs Association ACF |
2000 |
Licensed and ordained to minister by Pinecrest Ministerial Fellowship Salisbury Center, New York |
2000 |
Oversaw the distribution of 3.6 million pounds of food to those in need in the Tri-State area as president of US Food Rescue |
2000 |
Mobilized and consulted relief camp workers in Southern Sudan |
2000 |
Participated in negotiations for Sudan and provided reports to US Special Envoy Johnston assigned to Sudan peace talks in UN Relief Camp “Loki” in Northern Kenya |
2000 |
Instructed and helped format prepared and perishable food rescue programs aiding the slum areas of Mumbai, India and Battala City, Punjab |
2000 |
Distributed 372,000 pounds of food to those in need as Director of Mercy Outreach for Good News America in Shreveport/ Bossier, Louisiana |
2000 |
Planned and implemented the largest one day Christmas giveaway in the history of the Los Angeles, California as Project Manager Adopt a Block 500 Distributed Christmas presents and food to 500 city blocks (45,000 houses and 210,000 people – 573,000 pounds of food and 212,000 presents) in the poorest areas of the city |
2001 |
Developed a community kitchen with an employment training program which used rescued food to feed the poor as Project Manager for Federal Labor Grant for a Vocational School for the poor in Los Angeles, California |
2001 |
Addressed Senate sub committee on Hunger Relief associated with perishable food rescue in Washington DC |
2001 |
Represented Dream Center Los Angeles for the inception of the Faith Based Initiative in Washington DC |
2001 |
Founded Dream Center Perú Mission Center in Lima, Perú |
2001 |
Started Metro Kidz Perú and Action House Perú in Lima Perú |
2002 |
Started Action House Perú Productions and a multimedia school in Lima, Perú |
2002 |
Started Lima International Church in Lima, Perú |
2003 |
Created Abundante, more than a cooking show (Christian cooking program) |
2004 |
Abundante reaches more than 100 countries worldwide, over 250 million potential viewers |
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