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Jennifer Hill Kraft

Jennifer Hill Kraft

Administrative Assistant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Taste NY Brand Manager

  • Education

    • University of The Arts

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      Crafts Major Fibers Focus

      Activities and Societies: Fibers Studio Work Study

    • SUNY Adirondack

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      A.A.S. Hospitality & Tourism Management

      Activities and Societies: Internship in Event Management at Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council

    • SUNY Adirondack

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      A.S. Liberal Arts Math & Science

    • SUNY Adirondack

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      Culinary Arts Major

    • Skidmore College

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      B.S. Business Management

      Activities and Societies: Business Mentoring Program

  • Experience

    • Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council

      Sept 2003 - Jan 2006
      Administrative Assistant

      LARAC is a non-profit arts organization in Glens Falls, NY. In this role, I was involved with gallery installations, gallery events, marketing & promotions, membership sales, volunteer coordination, gift shop inventory and sales, and gallery art sales.

    • Liberty Travel

      Nov 2005 - Nov 2008
      Travel Consultant

      Liberty Travel is a leisure travel company (a division of Flight Centre Limited). Attended Familiarization Trips (FAMs) to gain first hand destination knowledge of hotels and destinations around the world. FAMs attended include Walt Disney World Resorts, Costa Rica, Swiss Travel, Celebrity Cruises, Azores Portugal Abreu Tours, and French Polynesia Tahiti Nui Travel. Liberty Travel Specialist for 10 destinations and over 40 tourist board/hotel specialist certification programs completed.

    • Shutterstock

      Dec 2008 - Dec 2010
      Corporate Sales Representative & Business Analyst

      Shutterstock, a global technology company, has created the largest and most vibrant two-sided marketplace for creative professionals to license content - including images, videos and music - as well as innovative tools that power the creative process.

    • Self-employed

      May 2009 - Jan 2016
      Freelance Marketing

      Graphic design, web design, newsletter management, PR, event management, and community outreach.

    • Samantha's Cafe and Catering

      Oct 2011 - Sept 2018

      A woman owned restaurant with nearly 30 years of history in upstate New York with the philosophy that real food is better food. Voted one of the best caterers in the region for three consecutive years 2016-2018 by The Post Star.

      • Marketing and Sales Consultant

        May 2018 - Sept 2018

      • Co-Owner

        Oct 2011 - May 2018

    • Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce & CVB

      Aug 2018 - Aug 2023
      Taste NY Market Manager - Adirondacks Welcome Center

      Taste NY is the official eat-local, drink-local program for New York State. As the Market Manager at the Adirondacks Welcome Center, I oversaw the local operation that promotes regional agricultural products and agri-tourism in the Adirondacks and represents the Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce & CVB, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, and Empire State Development/I LOVE NY at the Welcome Center.Taste NY at the Adirondacks Welcome Center features 80+ New York farms and producers - artisan cheese, milk, ice cream, pure maple, craft sodas, juice, locally sourced spring water, jerky, chocolate, honey, snacks, and gifts. Show less

    • NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets

      Aug 2023 - now

      Over the last decade, the Taste NY program has highlighted the quality, diversity, and economic impact of food and beverages grown, produced, or processed in New York State. These last ten years, the program has created new opportunities for producers, expanded retail locations, and forged partnerships statewide.

      • Taste NY Brand Manager

        Jan 2025 - now

      • Marketing and Operations Manager, Taste NY

        Aug 2023 - Jan 2025

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • The Six Morning Habits of High Performers

      LinkedIn
      Oct 2020
      View certificate certificate

    • Connected Leadership

      Yale University
      Jun 2024

    • Social Media Marketing - Industry Specialist

      Meltwater
      Apr 2023

    • Farm Biosecurity Best Practices for Contractors, Vendors, & Visitors

      Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences
      May 2020

    • COVID-19 Contact Tracing

      Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
      May 2020

    • Influencer Marketing - Industry Specialist

      Meltwater
      Jun 2022

    • Giving 2.0: Transform Your Giving and Our World

      Stanford University
      Apr 2021

    • ServSafe: Food Protection Manager Certification

      National Restaurant Association
      Nov 2021

    • An Introduction to the U.S. Food System: Perspectives from Public Health

      Johns Hopkins University
      Jul 2020

    • Leadership Adirondack (Class of 2019-20)

      Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce
      Jan 2020

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Jennifer Hill Kraft
      20 Under 40 The Post Star 2020 The 2020 award honorees are:Heather Ashline, Glens Falls National Bank & Trust CompanyJeffrey Bean, Jr., Bean’s Country StoreKayla Carlozzi, Family YMCA of the Glens Falls AreaLisa Carpenter, Glens Falls National Bank & Trust CompanyNatalia Carusone, Saratoga Springs School DistrictKaty Cook, Adirondack Health InstituteKevin Dougrey, Hudson Headwaters Health NetworkKelly Eustis, Greater Greenwich Chamber of CommerceEdward Fitzgerald, McPhillips… Show more The 2020 award honorees are:Heather Ashline, Glens Falls National Bank & Trust CompanyJeffrey Bean, Jr., Bean’s Country StoreKayla Carlozzi, Family YMCA of the Glens Falls AreaLisa Carpenter, Glens Falls National Bank & Trust CompanyNatalia Carusone, Saratoga Springs School DistrictKaty Cook, Adirondack Health InstituteKevin Dougrey, Hudson Headwaters Health NetworkKelly Eustis, Greater Greenwich Chamber of CommerceEdward Fitzgerald, McPhillips, Fitzgerald & Cullum, LLPMaura Forcier, Minky MinkKatrina Jilek, Agricultural Stewardship AssociationJennifer Kraft, Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce & CVBKimberly London, SUNY AdirondackDr. Christopher Mason, CR Wood Cancer Center at Glens Falls HospitalKassia May, Kassia’s Play DatesEmily Murphy, Charles R. Wood TheaterZac Perry-Lapoint, Moreau Community CenterJessica Pino-Goodspeed, Hunger Solutions NY & Underwood Park CrossFitGinger Record, LifePlan CCO NYAmy Ryan, Schwartz Heslin Group Show less

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Founding VP Board of Directors

      Issued by Art in the Public Eye on Jan 2004
      Art in the Public EyeAssociated with Jennifer Hill Kraft