Kareen "Coco" Linton

Kareen "Coco" Linton

Chef Presenter/Community Relations

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    CEO at A Dash of Coco LLC. Chef/Culinary Educator•Author•Certified Speaker•🌍World Traveler•Designer• Website: adashofcoco.com

  • Education

    • Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Scottsdale online

      2012 - 2013
    • Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Orlando

      2011 - 2012
      Culinary Arts/Chef Training

      Activities and Societies: The Chaine des Rotisseurs

  • Experience

    • Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Orlando

      Feb 2013 - Apr 2014
      Chef Presenter/Community Relations

      Performs cooking presentations at the LCB campus and high schools throughout the state of Florida. Instructs a culinary class for high school students. Liaison for culinary programs such as; the National Restaurant Association's ProStart, ACF, SkillsUSA and FCCLA.

    • Food Truck Wars, Judge

      Jun 2013 - Jun 2013
      Culinary Judge
    • Orange County Culinary High School Competition, Judge

      Dec 2013 - Dec 2013
      Culinary Judge
    • Food Truck Wars

      Mar 2014 - Mar 2014
      Culinary Judge
    • Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Atlanta

      Apr 2014 - May 2016

      Career Advisor to the students, Public relations liaison, ACF Ambassador. Creates & produces monthly demo presentations entitle "Let Food Be Your Vehicle! " featuring Le Cordon Bleu Alumni, guest chefs.

      • Chef Educator, ACF Ambassador & Culinary Judge

        Oct 2014 - May 2016
      • Chef, Career Services Advisor, ACF Ambassador

        Apr 2014 - Oct 2014
    • ACF, Atlanta Chefs Association

      Nov 2015 - Jul 2016
      Member Board of Directors
    • ACF Atlanta Chefs Association, Marketing Committee

      Jan 2016 - Aug 2017
      Chairperson
    • The Linton Group LLC

      Feb 2016 - Feb 2019
      Founder/CEO/Executive Chef
    • ACF. Atlanta Chefs Association

      Jul 2016 - Aug 2017
      2nd Vice President
    • Georgia Fccla

      Dec 2016 - Mar 2017
      Georgia FCCLA Region Culinary Arts Competition Coordinator 2017
    • Delta Career Education Corporation

      Aug 2017 - Feb 2018
      Campus Director of Career Services
    • Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts

      Jun 2018 - now
      Chef Educator
    • A Dash Of Coco LLC

      Oct 2018 - now

      Travel, Food, Fashion, Lifestyle! The link for the book: https://www.amazon.com/author/kareen_coco_linton

      • International Speaker

        Sept 2021 - now
      • Author: https://www.amazon.com/author/kareen_coco_linton

        Oct 2018 - now
    • TrueCore Behavioral Solutions

      Nov 2019 - Dec 2021
      Community Advisory Board Member
    • GLEAM Network

      Mar 2022 - now
      Mentor

      Chef, Culinary Educator, Author, International Speaker

    • A Dash of Coco LLC.

      May 2022 - now
      Founder | CEO | Author

      Turn Your Sours Into Sweet! By Kareen Coco Linton

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • ServSafe Manager

      The National Restaurant Association
      Nov 2020
    • WYN WOMEN LEADERSHIP SUMMIT - PARIS Certificate

      WYN Conferences
      Mar 2023
      View certificate certificate