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2019 Scholarship Award Recipient
Priscilla Madore Celebrating its 32nd year supporting current and future culinary professionals, the Portland Culinary Alliance announced its third annual Oregon Culinary Institute Scholarship. This annual $1,000 scholarship award is open to all students at OCI who submit a letter of application to be reviewed by the PCA Scholarship Review Board. The 2019 scholarship recipient is Priscilla Madore. According to Priscilla, “I see myself as a sort of culinary mentor for parents trying to feed their neurodivergent/autistic children. Our senses are so important when developing a history of food preferences and memories. Children on the autism spectrum essential have their nervous system on the outside of their body, so everything is so so sensitive and essential to how they perceive the world. Using all their senses to help establish positive food memories is essential. I knew I needed more food education to help feed my child once he was diagnosed. My education has been instrumental in being able to properly feed my child.” Of her education at OCI, Priscilla says "the instructors have a strong sense of ethics - both with food, and people. Going through culinary school has been the best decision for myself and my son. OCI fosters a true community, which ties into what food should be in the first place."
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About the Portland Culinary Alliance
The Portland Culinary Alliance was founded in 1987 by a group of Portland-based culinary professionals. The mission of the non-profit organization was to connect individuals working in the food industry. Over the years, PCA has evolved into a unique organization that fosters valuable education, networking, social events and scholarship opportunities for current and aspiring food and beverage professionals in Oregon and Southwest Washington. For more information, please visit www.portlandculinaryalliance.com and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @PortlandCulinaryAlliance and on Twitter @pdxca.
About Oregon Culinary Institute
OCI’s founders have been part of the Portland food scene collectively for more than 50 years. Both had a dream of starting a culinary institute that puts the students first. And that’s exactly what they did. Oregon Culinary Institute opened in 2006 with a team of like-minded restaurant industry and education professionals operating the school in a fair and ethical way, offering an education designed to enable graduates to immediately enter the workforce. OCI, a division of Pioneer Pacific College, remains Portland’s only independent and locally owned college-level culinary school. For more information, visit www.oregonculinaryinstitute.com.
The Portland Culinary Alliance was founded in 1987 by a group of Portland-based culinary professionals. The mission of the non-profit organization was to connect individuals working in the food industry. Over the years, PCA has evolved into a unique organization that fosters valuable education, networking, social events and scholarship opportunities for current and aspiring food and beverage professionals in Oregon and Southwest Washington. For more information, please visit www.portlandculinaryalliance.com and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @PortlandCulinaryAlliance and on Twitter @pdxca.
About Oregon Culinary Institute
OCI’s founders have been part of the Portland food scene collectively for more than 50 years. Both had a dream of starting a culinary institute that puts the students first. And that’s exactly what they did. Oregon Culinary Institute opened in 2006 with a team of like-minded restaurant industry and education professionals operating the school in a fair and ethical way, offering an education designed to enable graduates to immediately enter the workforce. OCI, a division of Pioneer Pacific College, remains Portland’s only independent and locally owned college-level culinary school. For more information, visit www.oregonculinaryinstitute.com.