ANGELA JANUS
PRINCIPAL DESIGNER
PROFESSIONAL CV
EDUCATION
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising FIDM | DTLA Los Angeles
Interior Design A.A. | Specialized Food Facilities
Retail and Product Development
Global Sustainable Tourism Council | GSTC
Sustainable Tourism Certificate Program
Certificate of Completion
*Certified Sustainable Tourism Pending*
Culinary Institute of America | NAPA
Food Business School Executive Programs
Building Sustainable Food Supply Chains
Rapid Innovation of Consumer Packaged Goods
International Business Innovation Association | iNBIA
Kitchen Incubator & Accelerator Management
Establishing Successful Entrepreneurship Programs
Guiding Companies: Leveraging Resources
Finance | Operations for Sustainable Programs
Design of Facilities that Serve Entrepreneurs
College of the Desert | PALM DESERT
Hotel & Restaurant Management A.A.
Culinary Arts + Student Charity Works
Johnson & Wales University | B.S.
Food & Beverage Entrepreneurship B.S.
Parsons School of Design | NYC
The New School Art & Design College
NODE | Curatorial Studies | BERLIN
TRUE Zero Waste Advisor | GBCI
Certified TRUE Advisor
Specialized Food Facilities | Food Waste
Facilities Consulting | Best Practices
Zero Waste Event Consulting | Production
Associazione Italiana Sommelier | ROME
Sommelier Professionista | Rome Italy
Versed in Old World Viticultural Practices
Food Safety Modernization Act | FSMA
Strengthening the Food Safety System | CDC
Certified FDA FSMA | Grower Compliant
EXPERIENCE
Janus Designs | Principal Designer
IIDA Associate Member
Southern California Chapter
International Interior Designer Association
ASID Allied LA Chapter Member 1998-2022
Small Business Food | AG Specialist
Inland Empire SBDC hosted by CSUSB
Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship – IECE
Coachella Economic Task Force
Consultant | Coachella Economic Development Recovery Task Force
Columnist | Coachella Valley Weekly
Small Food Business & Local Interests
Senior Consultant | Food Specialist
Riverside County Office of Economic Development
Coachella Valley SBDC | Start-Up Consultant
Community Event Coordinator
Converse Shoes Lounge | Coachella Music Festival
Sunnylands Retreat Rancho Mirage | Local Food Expo
GloRun 5K for PSUSD and Rotary Health Fair
RECOGNITIONS
Social Entrepreneur of the Year
Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship
Business Woman of the Year
Coachella Chamber of Commerce
The Leonela Torres Award
Workforce Investment Board
Appointed | Supervisor John J. Benoit
Riverside County 4th District
CV SBDC | Spirit Award
Coachella Valley Small Business Development Center
DEH | Doing the Right Thing Award
RivCo Department of Environmental Health
Exceptional Food Facility Management
Business Woman of the Year
Assemblymember V. Manuel Perez
Majority Floor Leader District 56
Non-Profit of the Year Award
Cathedral City Chamber | Orion Awards
OCIE SBDC | Network Star
Orange County Inland Empire Network
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Les Dames d'Escoffier International
LDEI is a global philanthropic scholarship organization of executive women of high achievement in the hospitality and culinary arts.
AmeriCorps | USFS
United States Forest Service
National Community Service for the Inland Empire
GrowRiverside Conference
Planning Committee | Multi-stakeholder initiative to cultivate food and agricultural activities, stimulate economic development and advance public policy in the City of Riverside.
Workforce Development Board
Riverside County Board Member
Member | Eastern Regional Committee
Representing Hospitality and Agriculture
Planning Committee ERC WDB Events
Hospitality Workforce Task Force
College of the Desert | Palm Desert
Hospitality Workforce Training Certification
Program Development
Interactive Planting Exhibition
Where Food Comes From
Cathedral City Rotary | PSUSD Health Fair
Interactive Planting Booth Development
Sponsored by North Shore Living Herbs