An Honors graduate of the Culinary Arts Program at the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, Joi combines the best of her technology background with her love of culinary arts in a new culinary incubator –The Cook’s Nook – which provides kitchen space, co-working, business development, entrepreneur development, channel and capital access for food entrepreneurs and corporate brands in the food+tech industry. She is SCORE Austin’s Small Business Award 2019 recipient; an AFWA 2019 Grant recipient, and a Finalist for the Austin Mosaic Awards focused on diversity and inclusion in Austin business. When not working at The Cook’s Nook, or participating in community or civic activities, Joi travels extensively, grows roses, reads scholarly texts on Milton, participates in high performance driving events, and studies the stars through her telescopes.