OUR GROWING TEAM

You may recognize our fearless leader from Food Network’s Cupcake Wars where she took home the big prize twice for her famed Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats or from the cover of her acclaimed cookbook, Sticky Fingers’ Sweets. Doron Petersan has paved the way for dozens of vegan bakeries now found across the country and is ready to take her veggie-centric passion to the next level. She knows what she’s doing, and she does it well. And now she wants to do even more. And, she can't do it without your support.

Amanda Desaulniers has recently joined our team as Executive Chef. Before donning her Fare Well chefs coat, Amanda served first as sous chef and then as co-executive chef at Great Sage, our favorite vegan restaurant in Howard County, Md. Before that, she refined her skills and palate on the sets of Top Chef Season 8 in Los Angeles. Her expertise, passion for responsible eating, and intensity are warmly welcomed into our kitchen as our culinary genius.

Almost a decade ago, Jenny Webb first started baking in the Sticky Fingers kitchen. She brought her degree from L’Academie de Cuisine pastry school, a mess of baking experience, and a lot of sass. Jenny was the whirlwind next to Doron during both victorious Food Network’s Cupcake Wars battles and has never stopped honing her pastry-making prowess, most recently training and working in Austin. And…she’s baaaaack! We’re giggling that our princess o’ pastry has accepted the post of Pastry Chef. Welcome home, Jenny!

Two years ago, Jenn Lewis joined Sticky Fingers as General Manager. Only someone with her extensive management experience, training as a professional psychotherapist, passion for great food, dedication to small business, and incredible ability to stay calm in the midst of frenzy could lead the team so effectively. That’s why we’re so humbled that our people person has accepted the role of Director of Operations, expanding her current responsibilities at Sticky Fingers to Fare Well, too.

Five years ago, Jason Toner started working behind the front counter at Sticky Fingers. After a few years as front staff and barista, he made his first vegan donut in August 2013. Within a month, he transitioned into the Sticky Fingers kitchen full time, where he’s been a mixing, baking, chopping, cooking, and recipe-developing maniac. Jason will take his incredible talents to the Fare Well kitchen as our sweets maker (aka donut master), and we couldn’t be more excited.

All things cake are in Kamber Sherrod’s blood. When your mom’s a cake decorator and you grew up surrounded by batter, frosting, and piping bags, how could you not live and breathe cakes? Kamber began working at Sticky Fingers in August 2004 and started decorating soon after. From weird & quirky to sweet & playful to traditional & classic, her technique, creativity, and sugar flower art talents are unsurpassed, and it’s beyond fantastic that she’ll be sharing her talents as our cake beautifier.

For 20 years, Miyun Park has organized on behalf of animals, working for nonprofit advocacy charities. In early 2015, she took a sweet turn and stepped into a new post with Sticky Fingers and Fare Well as our marketing & outreach director. Her decades of experience lecturing, writing, and coordinating serve her well in her delicious role with the two shops, and she can’t wait to tell you all about them and how you can help animals with every bite.

Owner and creative director at The General Design Co., Soung Wiser has led branding and communications campaigns for local shops, national organizations, and iconic figures alike for more than 15 years. Recent branding projects include Graffiato by Mike Isabella, America Eats Tavern by José Andrés, and Dolcezza by Robb Duncan and Violeta Edelman. Her work’s been lauded by Communication Arts, Graphis, Print Magazine, and AIGA, among others. She’ll make everything sparkle with eye-catching beauty as our creative guru.