Meet our team.
Our dedicated team Diverse backgrounds and quality expertise.
Great brands are like great meals. If you have the right people at the table, it makes for an extraordinary experience. At Little Kitchen Academy, we have the right people seated at our table. They are passionate, experienced individuals who have all been part of developing some of the greatest brands and most well-known companies in the world. Together we are changing lives from scratch!
Felicity Curin
Founder, President & COO
Independence is the one ingredient that is always in my kitchen.
Brian Curin
CEO, CMO & Co-Founder
Service is the one ingredient that is always in my kitchen.
Meet the team Changing lives from scratch.
Shep Gordon
Special Advisor & Supermensch
San Marzano tomatoes is the one ingredient that is always in my kitchen.
Iron Chef Cat Cora
LKA Official Brand Ambassador
Love is the one ingredient that is always in my kitchen.
David Kahan
Advisory
Olive Oil is the one ingredient that is always in my kitchen.
Praveen K. Varshney
Co-Founder, Director & Advisory
Garam Masala is the one ingredient that is always in my kitchen.
Erica Upshur
Vice President of Marketing & Communications
Exploration is the one ingredient that is always in my kitchen.
Fiona Rintoul
Vice President of Operations
Curiosity is the one ingredient that is always in my kitchen.
John Martarano
Vice President of Development
Empowerment is the one ingredient that is always in my kitchen.
Avery Fletcher
Director, Corporate Schools-Acting Director, LKA Westfield Century City
Patience is the one ingredient that is always in my kitchen.
Natalia Ordoñez C
Recipe and Curriculum Manager
Exploration is the one ingredient that is always in my kitchen.
Jenny Nguyen-Don
Digital Marketing Manager
Innovation is the one ingredient that is always in my kitchen.