Meet The Members

Our membership at The Kitchen Collective is ever growing! Here you can find a list of our current members, and information about our board of directors and founding members.    Currently, our members are:

  • All Hands In
  • Ami Meal Cafe
  • Canadalawa
  • Cinny's Sweet Treats
  • Escarpment Kombucha Co.
  • Fairly Frosted Bakery
  • Good Food Good Mood
  • Host
  • Hot Box Pizza
  • How To Bloom
  • L'il Dutch Oven Bakery
  • Pan de Ordi
  • Paula's Art of the Cookie
  • SharpeCravings
  • Smithers Sausages
  • Solkari
  • Sweets & Whimsy

Board of Directors and Founders

The Kitchen Collective was founded in 2014 by:

  • Reuben Vanderkwaak (Donut Monster)
  • Amanda Wright (Sweet & Simple)
  • Matt Willard (Willard's Ice Cream)
  • Rob House (Hero Coffee)
  • Shana Narcisco and Lia Bunting (Real Food Kitchens)


Our current Board of Directors/staff are:

  • Michael Smith (Board President/Smithers Sausages)
  • Drew Ernest (Board Secretery/Escarpment Kombucha Co.)
  • Lise-Anne Gregoire (Board Member/Fairly Frosted)
  • Jenny Vasquez (Board Member/Mamey)
  • Natasha Smith (Board Member/How To Bloom
  • Janet Kompare-Fritz (Board Member/I'll Crumble For You)
  • Jo-Ann DeGroot (Bookkeeper/L'il Dutch Oven Bakery)
  • Robyn Starkey (Kitchen Administrator/Escarpment Kombucha Co.)