Kitami Lentz

Kitami Lentz serves as the Director of Culinary Development and Senior Executive Development Chef at Bon Appétit Management Company, focusing on culinary training curriculum for the Bay Area region of Food+ by Compass since October 2013. Prior to this, Kitami held roles such as Global Brand and Operations Lead, Chef de Cuisine, Sous Chef, Lead Line Cook, and Line Cook. Additionally, Kitami is a Board Member on the Culinary Arts Program Advisory Board at Diablo Valley College since March 2022 and previously worked as a Chef Curator and Recipe Developer at Daily Feast Inc. and Kitchen Manager at Janus of Santa Cruz. Kitami also served as Food Services Manager at Encompass Community Services. Kitami holds an Associate of Science degree in Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management from Cabrillo College.