About Sprouts

We believe in a world where all youth have access to economic opportunity and fulfilling career pathways.

Sprout Origins

Fall 2006

In 2006, Sprouts launched in the Bay Area under the name "Sprouts Cooking Club" with the mission to empower kids and young adults to lead healthier lives by teaching them how to cook alongside real chefs at local restaurants.

Spring 2012

Teaming up with Jamie Oliver, Sprouts created a Chef Training Program to help youth experiencing hardship. The goal was to help youth achieve stability and financial autonomy through life success training and restaurant internships.

Since 2021

In 2021, we retired our cooking classes for kids to focus exclusively on Sprouts Chef Training - our vocational program for young adults.

November 2022

Sprouts welcomed its 100th trainee - Sarah Robinson! It was a special moment for our growing chef training program, and a crucial step towards our growth goal: reaching 200 youth annually by 2025.

March 2023

Sprouts Annual Gala raised $400,000. It was our biggest fundraiser to date, drawing enough donations to fund chef training internships for 80 youth!

Summer 2024

Sprouts launches the Chef Training Program in NYC and hosts a series of pop-up dinners with partner chefs to build East Coast community

Sprouts in the News

Changemakers: Teaching Young People a Recipe for Success in the Restaurant Industry

Stanford Graduate School of Business Features Sprouts Chef Training

Stanford Report on Sprouts Partnership with With Stanford

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Team Members

Ava Planer

Program Coordinator

Bobby Pennington

Donor Coordinator

Camryn Hellwarth

Chief Operating Officer

Devika Nair

Accountant

Hannah Rubino

Program Director

Kari Cooper

Development Director

Kate Rogers

Executive Director

Kathy Dao

Donor Coordinator

Kim Thompson Steel

Volunteer Photographer

Marissa Doiron

Human Resources & Office Assistant

Melissa Cook

Events Manager

Payton-luv Stine

Social Media Coordinator

Board Members

Maricel Mojarez-Moore

Board of Directors

Steven Weinbaum

Board Of Advisors

David Wu

Board of Advisors

Jamie Oliver

Honorary Advisor

Meghan Brosnahan

Board of Advisors

Bethany Arellanes

Board of Advisors

Lee Levig Jr.

Board of Advisors

Amy Price

Board of Advisors

Kate Rogers

Executive Director

Kellee Marlow

Board Of Advisors

Liam Mayclem

Board of Advisors

Roland Passot

Board of Advisors

Kash Feng

Board of Advisors

Katherine Garlinghouse

Board of Directors

Nelson German

Board of Advisors

Shenda Gu

Board of Directors

Samir Mongannam

Board of Advisors

Chris Arellanas

Board of Advisors

Meaghan Sause Weiss

Board of Directors

Katelyn Neroza

Board of Advisors

Mark Liberman

Mary Dougherty

Board of Advisors

Alice Waters

Honorary Advisor

Veronica Rivas

Board of Advisors

George Chen

Board of Advisors

Michael Bauer

Board of Directors

Bobby Pennington

Donor Coordinator

Virginia Taylor

Board of Directors

Danielle Carattini

Board Of Advisors

Chef Mentors

Timothy Humphrey

Ofena

Eric Tran

Falansai

David Bullitt

Heroic Italian

Gretchen Mulero Ortiz

Componere Fine Catering

Seth Stowaway

Osito

Geovanny Radilla Miranda

Chop Bar

Noah Gonzales

A16

Finn Stern

DAYTRIP

Mark Liberman

Mago

Nathan Pauley

KYU

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Thank You to Our Generous Donors!

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Carol Kieschnick

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Colin Kessinger

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Impact Investor

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Elizabeth Baughan

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Jeremiah Boucher

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Keegan Whitla

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Mentor

Kimberly Kyllo

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Kimberly Morris

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Lee Levig

Advocate

Leslie Taglio

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Lynda Marren

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Lynn Perkins

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Maricel Moore

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Marie McGlashan

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Mark Liberman

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Marv Tseu

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Mary Beth Marks

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Mary Dougherty

Builder

Mashary Alshaman

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Matthew Kimball

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Matthew Kimball

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Meaghan Weiss

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Meg Nibb

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Michael Bauer

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Miranda Jones

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Nick Sheets

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Porro

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