JASON NGUYEN

by barb | Aug 30, 2021

My childhood journey had always been influenced by food. From New Year celebrations to birthday parties, my family would get together making plenty of traditional Vietnamese dishes and I enjoyed eating them all until I couldn’t take another bite. When I was in school,...

JAY BUCHANAN

by barb | Aug 30, 2021

Jay has been with Mattson since 2006.

JENNIFER GOZA, Ph.D.

by danikka | Feb 14, 2023

Food has a unique ability to unify communities and cultures. Growing up in a multicultural household, food brought my family and friends from different languages and backgrounds together—my first non-English words were all names of my favorite foods! My desire to...

JENNIFER PAGANO

by barb | Aug 30, 2021

I caught the food bug while assisting evening cooking classes at a small San Francisco Bay Area cooking school while in college and never looked back.  My career has always focused on food – from working with Julia Child to fostering discussions between...

JORGE ORTIZ

by barb | Aug 30, 2021

Born and raised in Mexico, I enjoyed eating all kinds of Mexican food, including a typical food from the state of Michoacan called Morisqueta (white rice, beans, Pork with sauce, sour cream and cheese). When I came to the United States I started trying all kinds of...