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Jonathan M. Forester, MS, M.Ed. - President of Forester Food Consulting and Penobscot Bay Distillery, partner in Winterport Winery, has over twenty years of experience in the food and beverage trade. He is also a freelance food and travel writer for various publications and internet sites. Jonathan has trained at the French Culinary Institute in New York City, and has studied at culinary schools and restaurants in Asia, Africa, Europe, North and South America. He has worked in a variety of food and food related positions such as: wine consultant and in wine sales; brewer; private chef and caterer; hard cider maker; winemaker; distiller; baker of rustic bread in a wood fired brick oven; maker of artisanal cheese from grass fed, raw milk, and much more. He is developing and will soon be manufacturing several lines of his own food and beverage products; including sauces, syrups, preserves, soft drinks, wine, beer, hard cider, distilled spirits, and liqueurs.
Jonathan also has fifteen years experience working as a corporate trainer, seminar leader, public speaker, strategic business consultant, educator, college and mental health counselor. While he has worked with over a hundred large companies including dozens of Fortune 500 firms, including top consulting firms; he much prefers the challenges and rewards of helping the small business get up off the ground and grow successfully. His academic background includes multiple graduate degrees in Education and Psychology, as well as extensive graduate study in a variety of fields including Strategic Business Management, Organizational Leadership, Counseling, and Education and Administration.
Jonathan is a world traveler who has eaten his way around the world; including Europe, Asia and South-East Asia, India, Africa, and South America. In addition he has been all over the U.S. and Canada, traveling and studying many of its regional food specialties. He brings these cuisines together in unique ways as part of his knowledge base and food repertoire. He has also taught classes of world wide regional foods and national cuisines to college students, faculty, and staff abroad.
In addition we have a team of food professionals: food writers, chefs, media / public relations professionals, graphic artists, website developers, and business experts available to meet any need.
Restaurants, Food Production, and Farms
We are currently working with approximately 25 farms and restaurants on the East Coast, helping them develop food products and business strategies.
In the past I personally have worked with the following organizations, among many others. -JMF-
A representative list of clients / contracts / employers include:
Food / Farming Related
Big Time Ale House, WA
Bobolink Dairy, NJ
Breezy Hill Orchard, NY
Butternut Organics, NY
Colchester Farm, MD
Hudson Valley Draft Cider, NY
Lulus Patisserie, NY
Safe Harbor Confections, ME
The Brick - A Brick Oven Pizzeria, GA
Valley Farmers Co-op, NY
Corporations and Private Companies
Broadview Associates, NY
Chase Americas Private Banking Division, NY
Citibank-NA, NY
Coopers & Lybrand, NY
Grant Contracting, NY
MARS / M&M
McKinsey & Company, Inc., GA, NY
Philip Morris USA
Mom's Cigars
Price Waterhouse Coopers, NY
Quik Check Stores, NJ
Societe Generale Cohen, NY
The Home Depot, GA
The Philadelphia Daily News, PA
Toronto Dominion Bank, NY
Non-Profit
Central Park Conservancy, NY
Deer Hill Conference and Retreat Center
Habitat for Humanity, GA
Kol Ami Congregation Hebrew Center, NY
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, NY
YMCA
- Camp Orkila, WA
- White Plains Family YMCA, NY
- Greenwich YMCA Outdoor Learning Center, CT
Government
Americorps- GA, NY
The Atlanta Project, GA
Georgia, State of:
- Department of Correctional Facilities
- Department of Fiscal Managers
- Baldwin County School System
- State Police
Leadership Atlanta, GA
United States Air Force
- Civil Air Patrol- Unit 31219 , NY
- JROTC - Squadron 151, NY
Education
Georgia College, GA
Georgia Military College, GA
Mercer Community College, NJ
New York City Public School System
- Childrens Learning Cooperative
- Eastern District High School
- George Washington High School
- School Construction Authority
- School for the Physical City
- Jacob Reis Middle School
- South Shore High School
New York University, NY
- Stern School of Business
South Street Seaport Museum, NY
State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY
University of Georgia, GA
University of Pittsburgh, PA /
Institute for Shipboard Education
- Semester at Sea
University of Washington, WA
Mental Health Care
Birch Special Camp for Children / Families With AIDS, NY
Four Winds Psychiatric Hospital, NY
Georgia State Psychiatric Facilities
Seattle Childrens Home, WA
Corporate and Educational Training Companies
Central Park Conservancy
Cradlerock Learning Partnerships, NJ
The Cradlerock Group-MN, NJ, PA
Eco-Challenge Experiential Development Center- GA, NY
Gilman Performance Systems, CT
High Excellence, Inc., FL
Outward Bound USA-
- Atlanta Center, GA
- Colorado School, CO
- National Headquarters, NY
- New York City Center, NY
- North Carolina School, NC
- Voyageur School, MN
Pecos River / Aon Consulting
Teambuilders, Inc., FL |
