Edward Strojan
Culinary
Chef Edward Strojan is a restauranteur, private chef, caterer, and pasta enthusiast located in South Jersey.
He has taught pasta making and cooking classes for three years, in addition to running two establishments in Haddon Township’s Reunion Hall and his catering company, Crown Catering. Chef Edward is passionate about all things Italy and enjoys sharing his knowledge of food, cooking, and travel.
Chetna Macwan
Chetna Macwan, founder of The Curry Blossom, is a dynamic chef, host, and community advocate on a mission to make Indian cuisine accessible, exciting, and a staple in every kitchen. With a passion for simplifying bold, authentic flavors, she empowers home cooks to create delicious Indian dishes with confidence. Through her engaging recipes, cooking lessons, food videos, and vibrant, gourmet tasting events across the tri-state area, Chetna brings people together over the joy of food.
Beyond the kitchen, Chetna is deeply committed to giving back. She actively supports various charities and shares her love of food with the local community through meal donations, fundraising events, and volunteer initiatives. Her expertise has been featured on podcasts, television, and various publications and media channels. Whether through live demos, media appearances, community outreach, or intimate gatherings, she inspires a deeper appreciation for Indian cuisine—one flavorful meal at a time.
FB: The Curry Blossom
IG, Tiktok & Threads: @iamthecurryblossom
Email: thecurryblossom@gmail.com
Lindsey Jonin
Lindsey is an abstract artist born and raised in NJ. Professionally, she is a licensed professional counselor and art therapist, advocating for the benefits of self-care and carving out creative time for self-expression.
Although Lindsey’s art workshops are designed and facilitated by an LPC/art therapist, it is not the same as therapy. Much of Lindsey’s art is based around self-expression and abstract design. Lindsey loves to facilitate workshops and provide a space for creators to come together and immerse themselves in visual expression.
Cheryl Lemyre
Crafts and Sewing
Cheryl Lemyre is the Rental Coordinator at the Burlington County Agricultural Center. Cheryl has over 25 years experience in the catering/hospitality industry. She has a passion for sewing and crafting with her family, friends and for organizations like Angel Gowns. Cheryl is an avid quilter and wields a mean glue gun.
Tim Majoros
Horticulture
Tim Majoros is the Owner Operator of Winsley Gardens LLC, a landscape design, management, and training firm based out of Collingswood, NJ. Tim Majoros started out in the Horticulture industry at an early age working for a family-run landscape company on the Jersey Shore. He attended the University of Rhode Island majoring in Environmental Horticulture with a minor in Landscape Architecture. After graduating Tim worked in several sectors of the green industry which include estate gardening, nursery management, and education.
Prior to starting his own company Tim worked at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society in a dual role as Director of Public Landscapes & Workforce Development from 2016 – 2023. In this role he oversaw all landscape operations on several high-profile landscapes & gardens in and around Philadelphia including The Museum of Art, the Rodin Museum, Delaware River Waterfront, The Philadelphia Naval Yard, and Subaru National Headquarters in Camden. Tim also designed and facilitated PHS’s green industry workforce training that works to train disadvantaged residents of the city and place them in employment in landscaping and horticulture.
Currently, Tim’s primary areas of interest are lawn to meadow conversions and how we can convince corporate commercial campuses to get away from conventional turf grass and move towards more environmentally friendly landscaping.
Kathy Simon
Culinary
Kathy is the Kitchen Manager and Program Coordinator for the Farmhouse Kitchen and is a food and sustainability educator who focuses on local makers and small-batch food artisans. She often leads the kitchen demonstrations on Saturday mornings at the Burlington County Farmers Market.
Kathy has worked at a sustainable farmstead cheese maker managing sales and guiding foraging classes, cheese-making classes and developing education around sustainability and high-quality foods.
She leads educational tastings with cheese, varietal honeys, artisan salts and olive oil, all with the goal of teaching people about well made, sustainable foodstuffs. Her favorite tasting to date is a pairing of locally made handmade chocolates and farmstead cheeses.
Kathryn holds a BA in Theater and English from Rutgers University. She is a Master Gardener in New Jersey, is part of her regional sustainability team and leads the Environmental Commission in her town.
Davia Delgado
Culinary
My love for baking began with my Omas recipe book.
After moving to America, I missed German breads and desserts, which inspired me to start my micro bakery. As I shared my treats, people often asked, “Can you teach classes?”
This was the start of merging my micro bakery with a blog to share recipes and bring German baking to your home.
At the farmers market, customers shared their love for my desserts not only for their flavor but also for the memories of their Oma/Mama and time in Germany. After being asked about teaching classes, I found the idea of using my platform to help YOU learn German baked goods exciting and fulfilling.
Let’s celebrate our connections and create new memories together with delicious desserts. Thank you for allowing me to share my passion through baking!
Jamie Zwier
Culinary, and Children’s Programs
Jamie Zwier, Founder & Lead Instructor at Oh How Healthy, LLC, is dedicated to empowering children with the skills to cook healthy foods independently. Through engaging programs like healthy kids cooking clubs, camps, scout classes, birthday parties, and more, Jamie ensures every class is not just educational but also enjoyable. Drawing from her background in education, Jamie recognized a significant gap between what students, parents, and schools wanted regarding nutrition. This inspired her to become certified in nutrition and launch Oh How Healthy. Now, she brings her expertise to various communities in NJ & PA, instilling confidence in young chefs and equipping them with the tools to make nutritious choices for a lifetime of wellness.
Jaclyn Ricci
Backyard Chickens
Jaclyn is the leader of Merchantville Backyard Chickens and Vice-Chair of Camden County Chickens which continues to advise other communities in ways to update restrictive ordinances to allow backyard hens along with teaching the required chicken class needed to get a license. Her family started their journey years ago changing the way they eat by growing their own food, sourcing local ingredients, canning and lastly raising chickens after changing the ordinance in their town almost 10 years ago.
Mike Rakoski
Culinary
With more than 25 years in the restaurant world, Chef Michael Rakoski’s experience runs the gamut from classical French to American Nouvelle to authentic Italian. His culinary adventure began at the French Culinary Institute in NYC, and spans notable restaurants in New York City, Philadelphia, The Bay Area, and in Tuscany, where he worked closely with Chef Roberto Rossi at Il Silene. Learning the ins and outs with a true Italian chef gave Chef Michael a new appreciation for what it takes to locally source everything and treat food with care and respect.
Tamara Christians
Culinary
Tamara Christians is the creator and foodsmith of Spellbound Arts, a boutique company offering services in audio, visual, and culinary arts. Her cooking style is “food science meets kitchen witchery”, and her culinary classes offer guided play in the kitchen and culinary projects using food as an art medium. Students can expect to learn new techniques and recipes and gain confidence in their overall cooking abilities. Tamara is a proponent of local and seasonal eating, and the Slow Food movement.
Mindy Janson
Children’s Nature Programs
Mindy has been an elementary school teacher for 32 years. Her philosophy is “Tell me and I will forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I will understand.” Each of her mobile classes engages her participants with hands-on learning. Using magnifying glasses, studying specimens up close, engaging in games, activities and making a related craft are just some of the ways participants are involved. She offers 1 day classes, series, summer camps, Scout classes and birthday parties. Mindy loves the beauty of nature. To be able to share her love of nature with children is a dream come true.
As a lifelong learner, she loves to learn about all different animals and nature themed topics. Mindy’s passion for Monarch butterflies began in her first grade classroom where she and her student raised Monarchs each year as part of the science curriculum. Although the curriculum changed, her passion for Monarchs remained. Some of Mindy’s interests include gardening, yoga, jogging with her best buddy Marley, hiking and reading.
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