Alison Van de Berghe

founder

Alison began her career working in San Francisco in sustainability marketing at Ogilvy & Mather and later in food and wine at Wagstaff Marketing. She then followed her passion for both and moved to Chile in 2019 to run the marketing and tourism operation of a sustainable vineyard outside of Santiago, managing a binational team with a robust food program. Since beginning her career in hospitality, Alison has handled marketing and public relations for chefs from Michelin-starred restaurants on both coasts, luxury hotel brands, European and South American-focused wine importers, award-winning sommeliers and wine educators, and helped open restaurant concepts in San Francisco, New Orleans, Mexico City, Washington, D.C., Bend, Oregon, The Bahamas, Philadelphia, and Hawaii. In addition to her home base of New York, Alison has lived and worked in Washington, D.C., Paris, San Francisco, Chile, and is now based between Mexico City and NYC. Alison is also an owner and partner at NIV, a restaurant and wine bar in Mexico City.

Sarah Tinoco

marketing manager

A "Midwest-generational Mexican" from the suburbs of Chicago, now based in Brooklyn, Sarah aspires to amplify the voices and talents of marginalized individuals in the food, beverage, and hospitality industries.

Sarah began her career as an assistant at Condé Nast where she previously dreamed of working in fashion. As she realized her entire personality prior to the global pandemic was essentially dining out–eating, drinking, and conversing– Sarah pivoted her career interests to pursuing communications, marketing, and business development for the restaurant and hospitality industry.

Kaity Cash

public relations manager 

Kaity Cash is a freelance PR consultant who specializes in hospitality, restaurants, food & wine, spirits and lifestyle media relations. As an expert storyteller specializing in bespoke media relations, creative strategy, and partnerships in the hospitality space, Kaity is instrumental in helping her clients reach their audience and tell their story.

Prior to setting off on her own in the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kaity led strategy and media relations as the Vice President of Magnum PR in San Francisco, along with managing public relations campaigns for some of the world’s most renowned hospitality brands. Kaity has told countless stories, opened dozens of restaurants and hotels, and has had a hand in marquee launches for international food and hospitality brands such as Une Femme Wines, Souvla, Major Food Group, Hilton and MGM Resorts International. She has extensive bicoastal experience with a large presence in San Francisco (what she lovingly refers to as her second home), where she splits her time and leads PR for beloved Bay Area brands like Back of the House, Souvla, Osito and more.

Hilary Vitale

social media manager

Hilary is a Texas native who has also had the pleasure of moving around the country. She graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Business and Hospitality Management and began her marketing career 10 years ago. Specializing in the hospitality, health & wellness space, Hilary loves helping brands tell their story, one well-composed caption at a time.

Hilary has also worked in the digital media space for 8+ years, helping expand brand's reach and awareness while producing quantifiable results across industries.

Kerry Underhill

graphic & web designer

Fresh out of University, Kerry booked herself a one-way ticket to Australia for a “gap year” that turned into five. She studied design at Shillington and fell in love with the incredible hospitality industry Melbourne had to offer.

Soon after her studies, Kerry landed a job at the biggest beer company in Australia, Carlton & United Breweries. She produced both digital and print assets for the most iconic beer brands down under, including Corona, Asahi and Victoria Bitter.

Kerry has since focused her career on UX Design to help brands create meaningful and useful digital products.

Anand Jayachandran

spirits + beverage consultant

Raised with a deep appreciation for food & beverage, Anand is a business school graduate who parlayed an early career in strategy consulting into senior brand leadership roles within spirits and beer.

A true global citizen, he has held both international and domestic roles with AB InBev and Jose Cuervo, specializing in overall brand management, visual brand identity, brand strategy, innovation, partnerships, and commercial activation. Today, he continues to seek out projects with brands that value authenticity, commitment to quality, and innovation.