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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
Team Members
Board Members
Chef Mentors
Humberto Villalobos
The Cannery Kitchen and Tap
Darren Lee
Anaviv's Table
Yosuke Machida
A16
Gayle Pirie
Foreign Cinema
Priscilla Przygocki
MAMA Oakland
Mary Attea
Raf's and The Mustket Room
Brandon Jew
Mister Jiu's
Mikki Bunag
Alab SF
Mike Raskin
Edith's Pie
Harper Zapf
Shaws Candy
Our Dedicated Team Of Sponsors
Annual Sponsors
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Event Sponsors
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In Kind sponsors
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Thank You to Our Generous Donors!
Partner
Tier
$25,000-$34,999
Impact Investor
Tier
$15,000-$24,999
Champion
Tier
$10,000-$14,999
Builder
Tier
$5,000-$9,999
Mentor
Tier
$2,500-$4,999
Advocate
Tier
$1,000-$2,499
Adam Lovingood
Builder
Amy Merickel
Mentor
Amy Price
Partner
Amy Wei
Mentor
At Officia
Investor
Barbara Llewellyn
Builder
Becca Prowda
Builder
Beth Scanlan
Advocate
Bob Nibb
Builder
Brian McPeake
Advocate
Bridget Schreiber
Mentor
Bruce Cozadd
Advocate
Cameron England
Builder
Carol Kieschnick
Builder
Casey Carsten
Builder
Cindy Lissol
Builder
Colin Kessinger
Impact Investor
Daniel Lurie
Builder
Danielle Carattini
Builder
David Taylor
Impact Investor
David Wu
Champion
Debby Soo
Impact Investor
Douglas Jamieson
Advocate
Dwight Moore
Builder
Eileen Seigel
Advocate
Elizabeth Baughan
Builder
Emerald Yeh
Champion
Eric Lissol
Builder
Error Reiciendis Aut
Impact
Est Nihil
Champion
Gina Gallo-Boisset
Partner
Hee-Jung Moon
Mentor
Hildy Shandell
Advocate
Howard Park
Champion
Ian Orlins
Advocate
Ila Zeff
Mentor
Ipsa Ex Non Enim
Investor
Iusto Doloremque
Champion
Jack Carsten
Builder
Jean Charles Boisset
Partner
Jeannette McCabe Harris
Builder
Jeffrey Cole
Advocate
Jeffrey Pfeffer
Advocate
Jeremiah Boucher
Impact Investor
Joe Betz
Advocate
John Marlow
Mentor
John Moon
Mentor
Joshua Sacks
Builder
June Park
Champion
Karen Varnhagen
Advocate
Kate Coffino
Advocate
Katherine Garlinghouse
Builder
Kathryn Hall
Advocate
Keegan Whitla
Builder
Kellee Marlow
Mentor
Kimberly Kyllo
Mentor
Kimberly Morris
Builder
Kristine Klussman
Impact Investor
Lee Levig
Advocate
Leslie Taglio
Advocate
Lillian Phan
Champion
Lita Sam-Vargas
Advocate
Lynda Marren
Impact Investor
Lynn Perkins
Advocate
Maricel Moore
Builder
Marie McGlashan
Mentor
Mark Liberman
Advocate
Marv Tseu
Impact Investor
Mary Beth Marks
Advocate
Mary Dougherty
Builder
Mashary Alshaman
Builder
Matthew Kimball
Impact Investor
Matthew Kimball
Mentor
Maureen Sansbury
Advocate
Meaghan Weiss
Mentor
Meg Nibb
Builder
Megan Martino
Advocate
Meghan Brosnahan
Advocate
Michael Bauer
Builder
Miranda Jones
Mentor
Nick Sheets
Advocate
Norman Winarsky
Mentor
Odio Quia Sed Modi
Investor
Patrick Ryan
Mentor
Patty Hoyt
Mentor
Phil Brewer
Builder
Philip Summe
Mentor
Pierre Rohel
Advocate
Porro
Investor
Rene Caissie
Advocate
Richard Weiss
Mentor
Ronald Tom
Advocate
Rowan Trollope
Advocate
Saleema Vellani
Mentor
Sandi Nichols
Mentor
Sandra Jamieson
Advocate
Sandy Zweifach
Builder
Scott Kozel
Advocate
Sint Qui Rem Aspernatur
Partner
Stanlee Gatti
Builder
Jobs Change Lives. Kitchens Heal. It Takes a Village
Get in touch with Sprouts
sprouts@sproutscheftraining.org
1 Mandalay Place Unit 1503
South San Francisco 94080
South San Francisco 94080
