
FRANCES A. MURILLO
Frances A. Murillo opened Murillo’s Mexican Food, a bar-style Mexican restaurant, in Vacaville, California, in 1971.

Frances A. Murillo opened Murillo’s Mexican Food, a bar-style Mexican restaurant, in Vacaville, California, in 1971.

Carline A. Bengtsson is a chef, philanthropist, cookbook author, and the founder of Dine4Dinners, which supports charities combating food insecurity.

Laura L. Bliss is a restaurant management expert and has been the owner of South Bend Bistro for the past four years.

Laura Maioglio is the owner of famed Italian restaurant Barbetta, a fixture in New York’s Theater District for more than 100 years.

Gail L. Hayden assumed her current position as the director of the California Farmers’ Market Association in 1994.

Tiffany Negron is an entrepreneur, restaurateur, and the owner of award-winning Puerto Rican restaurant El Lechon de Negron.

Presently, Lee Scott is the chief operating officer of Arnold West Investments and the general manager of Arnold’s Restaurant.

Linda L. Austin excels as a real estate agent with Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. and the owner of the Stevensville Rita’s Italian Ice.

Brenda Castellanos is the proud owner of Antojitos Del Patron Mexican Grill, which became the first Mayan Guatemalan restaurant in New York.

Amerisal Foods is a certified woman-owned, Central American food distribution company owned by Vanessa Faggiolly and her mother, Nora Saca.

Amanda Liffiton opened her own business, Pusheta Creek Steaks, in 2013, where she raises her own cows and sells freezer beef on a small scale.

Under the umbrella of Granicy Square, Robin Granicy sells all-natural dog and cat food, koi food, bird food and veterinary supplies.

Patti A. Martin serves as the sole proprietor of the Rolla Pub in the Peace River district of northeastern British Columbia, Canada.


Ana Maria Rodriguez Figueres serves Yum! Restaurants International as the food innovation director for Pizza Hut International.