EDUCATION
Le Cordon Bleu École de Cuisine // Paris, France
Diplôme de Pâtisserie // August 2011
James Madison University // Harrisonburg, Virginia
Business Management Major // August 2008 — January 2010
EXPERIENCE
Cou Cou Rachou, Executive Pastry Chef, Co-Owner + Founder /// Charlottesville, Virginia // January 2020 - present
The Wool Factory, Executive Pastry Chef /// Charlottesville, Virginia // January 2020 - present
Petit Trois, Pastry Chef /// Los Angeles, California // February 2018 – November 2019
Pastry Chef Consultant /// Nashville, Tennessee // January 2017 – September 2017
Private Dessert Catering, Pastry Chef, Co-Owner /// Nashville, Tennessee // October 2016 – September 2017
5th & Taylor American Restaurant, Pastry Chef /// Nashville, Tennessee // February 2015 — October 2016
The Inn at Little Washington /// Washington, Virginia
Pastry Chef // June 2013 — January 2015
Pastry Cook // January 2012 — June 2013
Gearhart’s Fine Chocolates, Pastry Cook /// Charlottesville, Virginia // October 2011 — January 2012
The Baker’s Palette, Assistant Baker /// Charlottesville, Virginia // January 2010 - January 2011
EVENTS & APPEARANCES
“Celebrate Elvis’ Birthday with a Dessert Fit for a King” by Farrah Shaikh, Food & Wine /// June 22, 2017
Dessert, Elvis Moon Pie
“Fall Crush” Multiple Sclerosis Society of Nashville Fundraiser /// September 2015 & 2016
Pastry Chef, Dessert Course
“Farm, Fork, & Cork” St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Fundraiser /// May 2016
Pastry Chef, Dessert Course
Callebaut Chocolate Beanology Tour, Nashville Showcase /// July 2015
Pastry Chef Participant
The Inn at Little Washington: A Magnificent Obsession by Patrick O’Connell /// Published April 2015
Pastry Chef Consultant, assisting in recipe development and food photography
Relais & Chateaux 60th Anniversary Celebration at The Inn at Little Washington /// November 2014
Pastry Chef