This is a Special Correspondent Episode and part of Rebecca Picard’s #CulinaryDiplomacy series.

“Become aware of how you’ve been socialized because that will affect how you manage your career. To create your own career, you have to have agency and strength and the confidence in who you are… and an idea of where you want to go.”

 

 

KELSEY MAHER is an East Coast native, who now resides in California taste-testing her local taquerias. In 2015, she completed her MA in International Education Management at the Middlebury Institute in Monterey, CA. Prior to her graduate studies, Kelsey lived and worked in several post-Soviet countries combining her language lessons with cooking lessons. She is dedicated to fostering cross-cultural communication through food. Kelsey’s professional work includes regional marketing and programming for agricultural non-profits.

 

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Special Correspondent Guest Host

REBECCA PICARD is an MA graduate in International Policy & Development from the Middlebury Institute for International Studies in Monterey, CA. She is committed to intercultural communication, bringing the female voice to male-dominated spaces, and international exploration.

Rebecca is also interested in all things food. Working in restaurants for 10 years steeped her in a passion for culinary diplomacy. She believes in food as a means for cross-cultural understanding, communication, and cooperation that can bridge divides and create peace. Viewing culinary diplomacy through the feminist lens, Rebecca sees women at the center of food movements and diplomacy, and their voices need to be heard. Connect with her on Linkedin.