The Team
The Center for Culinary Enterprises was made possible by a skilled team of designers, contractors, and consultants, through the hard work of numerous organizations and individuals, and through the generosity of committed funders.
FUNDERS
City of Philadelphia, Department of Commerce
Deloitte
Firstrust Bank
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Kresge Foundation
Pennsylvania DCED
Philadelphia LISC/SCI-West
Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation
U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration
Wells Fargo Regional Community Development Corporation
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
Developer: The Enterprise Center Community Development Corporation
Architect: Friday Architects/Planners Inc.
General Contractor: Perryman Building and Construction Services Inc.
Engineering: Integrated Holistic Design, LLC; Mainstay Engineering Group, Inc.
Food Service Design: Iversen Consulting Group
Food Service Equipment: Singer Equipment
PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
PRO BONO SERVICES
Penn Law’s Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic
Dechert LLP
Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg, LLP
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Marie Ali, Tastes Like More Catering
Leslie Benoliel, Executive Director, Entrepreneur Works
Vanessa Briggs, MBA, RD, LDN, Executive Director, Health Promotion Council (HPC)
Paul Bulau, District Manager, Bon Appétit Management Company
Lynn Buono, Owner, Feast Your Eyes Catering
John Byrnes, Ph.D., R.D., Director, Penn State Philadelphia Outreach Center
Gary Chanin, Executive Sales Manager, Stephen Gould Corporation
Michael Chow, Executive Chef, SangKee Noodle House
Greg DeShields, Senior Director of Corporate Relations, Temple University, School of Tourism & Hospitality Management
Harris Eckstut, President, Eckstut Restaurant Consulting
Jacqueline Hill, Director, MBDA Business Center of Pennsylvania
Ann Karlen, Executive Director, Fair Food
Lucy Kerman, Ph.D., Vice Provost, University and Community Partnerships, Drexel University
Benny Lai, Vietnam Café
Marian McGorry, Ph.D., Assistant Dean, Business and Technology Division, Community College of Philadelphia
Palak Raval-Nelson, Assistant Chief, Office of Food Protection, Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Charles Rumford, Director of Corporate Solutions, Community College of Philadelphia
Brian Shon, Deputy Chief, Office of Food Protection, Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Michael Solomonov, Executive Chef, Zahav
Paul Steinke, Manager, Reading Terminal Market
Daniel Stern, Daniel Stern Restaurants
Judy Wicks
Peter Woolsey, Chef/Proprietor, Bistrot La Minette
Sarah Wu, Outreach and Policy Coordinator, Mayor’s Office of Sustainability