Meet the Team

Shelby Welsh
Shelby has a passion for serving people and has been in the foodservice industry for over 15 years. He is a Kansas City native and moved to California and joined...
Allan Gonzalez
Allan was born and raised in Guatemala and moved to California at 18 to continue his education. His culinary inspiration began when he was a child, through helping and watching...
Mayra Arteaga
Mayra’s passion for serving people through excellent customer service began at the age of 16 when she received her first job at a donut shop. She joined Bon Appétit in...
Phil Herrera
Phil has been in the foodservice industry for most of his life. He worked in restaurants across California before attending and graduating from the Cerritos College Culinary program in 2019....
Amanda Ornelas
Amanda dove into the culinary industry at a young age and never looked back. While studying Hospitality Management in college, she got her first management position. Since then she has...
Enrique Guzman
Enrique was born in Guadalajara, Mexico and immigrated to the United States as a young child. Although he harbored dreams of becoming a musician, his love of both music and...
Frances Ochoa
Frances started her career in hospitality back in 2012 after graduating high school. Moving her way through the different departments of hospitality, she spent the majority of her time working...
Miguel Valdez
Miguel began his career in the hospitality industry when he was 17 years old, working in restaurants and country clubs. Miguel has always had a passion for bringing people together,...
Mitchell Everetts 
Mitchell is the West Coast Fellow at Bon Appétit, based just outside of Portland. Mitchell’s adventures in food began when his brother convinced him to join a catering club in...
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