our team

Meet Our Leadership

We are proud of our committed and passionate staff, driven by our common mission to build community in the culinary industry.

Feed the Soul Team

Falayn Ferrell

Executive Director

Karina Fernandez

Program Director

Dwayne Bennett

Fund Development Mangaer

Rosiland McRae

Office Manager

Jarelyn Dunmars

Outreach Coordinator

Board of Directors

Sarah Freddie, Board Chair

Administration & Finance Manager, Houston Airport System IAH-HOU

Tommy Brooks, Board Member

Chief Financial Officer, Adelphi Bank

Derek Robinson, Board Member

Managing Partner, Black Restaurant Weeks, LLC

Warren Luckett, Board Member

Founder, Black Restaurant Weeks, LLC

Karinn Chavarria, Board Member

Co-Founder Latin Restaurant Week

Justin Nicks, Board Member

Sr. Commercial Director, Anheuser-Busch

Juana Collins, Board Member

Keith Jackson, Board Member

B. Keith Jackson Attorney and Counselor at Law PLLC

Chef Patricia “Patti” Delgado, Board Member

Executive Chef, The Original Ninfa’s

Brinn Miracle, Board Member

Founder, Architangent

Troy Brown, Board Member

Vice President, Director of Recruitment, Enrollment & Marketing at the University of West Los Angeles

Chef Dominick Lee

Executive Chef, Augustine’s in Hotel King David

Shawnda Parker, Board Member

Founder, Law Office of Shawnda H. Parker, PLLC

Our Core Values

What we believe in

Community

Serving as a liaison for the culinary industry, through financial assistance and business training and development, we feed those who feed the community.

Collaboration

Through the identification of industry experts and the support of major corporations, Feed the Soul humbly understands we can not level the playing within the industry without a collaborative mindset.

Compassion

With an understanding of the challenges small business owners face in the competitive climate of the culinary industry.

WHAT WE DO

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