
Kim Jones
Kim Jones
Professional Catering Department Chair
Sullivan University, Louisville, KY
Chef Kimberley Jones is a Culinary Arts graduate of Johnson & Wales University . Chef Jones began her culinary catering career as Banquet Sous Chef with The Ritz Carlton Hotel Corporation, moving on to off-premise catering as partner and Chef of Tim Webber Special Events in Orlando, Florida. Chef Jones handles the planning and execution of events in social, corporate, and convention markets. Some of the signature events for which she was responsible include the corporate catering for the Annual PGA Bay Hill Golf Tournament, The Florida Citrus Bowl and World Cup Soccer, as well as the grand opening of The Walt Disney Development Corporation venues that included The Walt Disney Wedding Pavilion with Lifetime Television, Blizzard Beach Water Park, and Walt Disney's Celebration City. Chef Jones has spent several years in Food Marketing developing and testing recipes for International Food Manufactures including Breyers Ice Cream, Kraft USA, Delmonte, and Lactalis French Cheese, as well as Southern Living, Cooking Light, and Weight Watchers Magazines. Chef Jones has regularly featured articles in Chef, Fancy Foods, and Catering Magazines. In September 1999 Chef Jones won the Denver Buffalo Council and Chef Magazine. Chef Jones has held local board positions for NACE and is a member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), American Culinary Federation (ACF) and International Special Event Society (ISES). Chef Jones currently serves a member of the Board of Directors for the (ICA) International Caterers Association and has presented at The Catersource and Event Solutions Conference, as well as The National Restaurant Association Show. In January 2008 Chef Jones was invited to take a team of 22 students and 2 instructors to assist Framboise Catering of Staten Island, New York to cater for United States Delegation during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing China.