Joseph Caputi

Experience

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  Just Pasta

  Jan 1984 - Jan 1986

  Chef

  Responsible for menu development, execution of lunch, dinner and catering operations, food cost analysis, training and supervising staff in all aspects of the "back of the house".

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  Culinary Concepts Inc.

  Jan 1985 - Jan 2001

  President and CEO

  Culinary Concepts, Inc. operated two restaurants in Concord, Massachusetts: Le Cafe (1981 until 1983) and Sally Ann Food Shop (1985 until 2001). By 1996, Sally Ann Food Shop sales exceeded 1.2 million dollars in sales of coffee, baked goods (wholesale and retail), Take-out and dine-in meals, catering and specialty wedding cakes, all within a 1,000 sq. ft. foot print.***Please note that the Culinary Concepts, Inc. that I developed in Concord, Massachusetts 1985 is in no way associated with the Culinary Concepts, Inc. that is currently in operation in Philadelphia, PA. Show less

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  Charlotte's Garden

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2010

  Owner / Grower

  Grower and direct-marketer of field-grown cut flowers. Primarily selling at the Charlottesville, Richmond, and Williamsburg farmers' markets, florists, and floral wholesalers in Central Virginia.

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  Green Springs Business Services

  Oct 2001 - Sept 2009

  Principal Owner

  Branding, Marketing, Business Development and Business Services.

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  Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2007

  Board Member, Mid-Atlantic Regional Director

  The Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers (ASCFG) was formed in 1988 to unite and educate field and greenhouse cut flower growers. The ASCFG provides an identity for the specialty cut flower industry. It connects more than 600 members across the United States, and in Canada, the Netherlands and Northern Ireland. The ASCFG provides production, marketing, and research information through publications, online communications and national and regional meetings. It also connects floral buyers with the farmers who are producing the highest quality, locally-grown flowers. Show less

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  Charlottesville City Market

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

  Advisory Board Member

  Advised the Market Manger in matters of policy and governance for this 100+ vendor farmers' market in the City of Charlottesville.

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  Louisa Arts Center

  Nov 2009 - Jan 2012

  Executive Director

  Executive Director to the Louisa Arts Center, a non-profit facility for performing and visual arts, and arts education in central Virginia. Located in Louisa, Virginia, between the cities of Charlottesville and Richmond.www.louisaarts.org

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  Adult Community Education

  Jan 2012 - Jun 2016

  Board Member

  ACE (Adult Community Education) is a nonprofit provider of GED preparatory courses, Basic Literacy, and English to Speakers of Other Languages.

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  Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network

  Jul 2022 - now

  The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank exists for a few very simple reasons: Food sustains life. It restores options. It provides hope.We are an emergency food assistance agency that serves more than 115,390 people each month, a record in the Food Bank’s history. Last year, we distributed more than 27.8 million meals to food insecure families across the Blue Ridge. 10 months into the Covid-19 Pandemic, we have seen the need for food on average increase of 20% per month.

  • Branch Manager, Thomas Jefferson Branch

    Oct 2012 - now

  • Retired as Branch Operations Manager of the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank’s Charlottesville Beanch

    Jul 2022 - Jul 2022