cuisine, culture and community - Les Dames d'Escoffier International

Sandy hu (San Francisco) IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Sandy Hu is co-founder with her son David, of Special Fork, a mobile
recipe website. Their goal is to provide answers to the 4 p.m. dinnertime
dilemma, what to cook now, using the mobility of the smartphone to
deliver answers to consumers in real time.
In 1995, Sandy launched one of the first food websites, recipe.com, winning
the first-ever Anvil award for Internet communications from PRSA.
A former food editor of Co-Ed magazine in New York and of the
Honolulu Advertiser, Sandy moved from the media side into food public
relations, working for nearly 25 years at Ketchum, a top-ten global public
relations firm, where she held many positions, including Group Manager
of the Consumer Food Group, SVP/Associate Director of Ketchum’s
Global Food & Nutrition Practice, and Director of Ketchum’s acclaimed
Food Center. Sandy left Ketchum in 2003 to start her own public relations
business. She represents the Irish Dairy Board, makers of Kerrygold
butters and cheeses.
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Greg jewell (Louisville)
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Greg’s
business
philosophy:
If you work hard,
while correctly
managing the
expectations
of yourself and
your clients,
and never settle
for mediocrity,
personal and
professional
success is sure
to follow.
Greg Jewell started his career as a TV news
producer for the ABC affiliate in Louisville, but
decided there had to be an easier way to make
a living. He found a job in the classifieds that
required “good writing skills, good communication
skills and a good sense of humor.” Thus began his
career in association management.
Greg spent 13 years with a Louisville-based
association management company before founding
his own firm in 2000. Les Dames d’Escoffier
International was his second management client
and 2011 marked his 10-year anniversary with
LDEI. In addition to Les Dames, his company
manages four other non-profits and foundations.
In his almost 25 year career in association
management, he has served in executive positions
with the Society for Foodservice Management,
the National Association of Catering Executives,
the Inflight Food Service Association and the
American Correctional Foodservice Association.
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