Paul M. Vileno Jr.

Paul M. Vileno Jr. has over 19 years of experience in the food and hospitality industry. Paul M. has worked for various companies, beginning with Brown University in 2002 as a Catering Event Manager, where they worked full-time while attending college and managed over 700 events. In 2006, they became the Business Owner of Good Grace's Catering & Private Events. In 2007, they were hired as the Director of Catering at Lackman Culinary Services, where they successfully managed all aspects of catering and events for the college and student body on two campuses. In 2008, they became the Multi Unit General Manager at CulinArt Managed Dining Services, managing multiple Starbucks Licensed stores. From 2010 to 2021, they worked at Boar's Head Brand, where they held the roles of Sr. Operations Director - Branded Restaurants- Boars Head Cafe, Sr. Business Development Manager - National Accounts, and Regional Sales Manager- Store within a Store Concepts. In 2021, they were hired as the Regional Sales Manager Southeast at ESA - Elohi Strategic Advisors.

Paul M. Vileno Jr. obtained their MBA in International Business Leadership/Marketing from Johnson & Wales University in 2006. Paul M. obtained a BS in Hospitality Management from Johnson & Wales University in 2005. In 2021, they completed a business class in Entrepreneurship & Innovation from the Harvard Division of Continuing Education. Additionally, they have obtained the Certified Food Safety HACCP Manager (CFSHM) from ServSafe in July 2021, Certified Franchise Executive (CFE) from eCornell, Food Safety Manager Certification (FSMC) from FMI- The Food Industry Association, Manager Essentials from Eckerd College, and Managing Conflict from Eckerd College.