ABOUT

 

We boldly envision a bio-diverse world where all people enjoy healthy food cultivated, harvested and distributed in ways that support farmers and our planet.

Kitchen Table Consulting provides coaching to empower leaders in the food movement as well as strategic communications plans, marketing materials and landscape assessments for issues and projects such that good food becomes the standard for all people.

 

JEN DALTON, Founder & Director

Jen has developed her expertise in sustainable food, business development, marketing communications, community engagement, program management and event planning in food and agriculture with over 17 years of hands-on experience in leadership, business coaching and creative roles. At Kitchen Table Consulting, Jen coaches clients and directs all consulting projects. Read her full bio.

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DAVA GUTHMILLER

Dava is the CEO & Creative Director of Noise 13 Design, and is the current Leader of Slow Food San Francisco. She partners with us regularly for branding, design and collaborative brainstorming work. At Noise 13, her partial client list includes Seedling Projects, Slow Food San Francisco, Tablehopper, Magnanimus Wine, Emporio Rulli & Ristobar, Yes To Carrots!, Folio Winemakers Studio, Michael Mina Group, Lappert’s Hawaii, and Personality Hotels among others.

 

KATHRYN QUANBECK

Kathryn is an agricultural consultant, specialized in sustainable livestock production and small-scale meat processing. Formerly at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, she conducted livestock market analysis and research, studied small-scale meat processing and supported the development and expansion of farm-to-school programs. She has a master’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of California at Davis. She lives in Ukiah, CA and works on a variety of local foods projects, including building a local meat processing facility to serve Northern Californian ranchers and consumers. Her expertise is in research, grant writing, project management, economic development, community engagement and business planning.

 

LAURA NILSEN

Laura is a certified nutrition consultant and prize-winning pie baker living in San Francisco. She loves to cook, eat and write about feel-good food. She has cooked high and low—from castles to soup kitchens—and written for a variety of media, including television, radio, magazines, books and the Internet.