Chef Allison Trinkle

VP of Culinary Development & Supplier Diversity

Allison is a classically trained chef with over 25 years of experience, spanning fine-dining restaurants, luxury hotels and contract food service. Currently, she is the Vice President of Culinary Development and Supplier Diversity for Chartwells Higher Education. In this role Allison ensures all Chartwells chefs have opportunities for development and training as well as advancement. Additionally, she ensures an increase in the number of diverse suppliers that celebrate women and minority owned businesses. Allison is the Chartwells liaison for Compass Women in Culinary and hosts bi-monthly calls to empower, engage and celebrate the women chefs of Chartwells.

In her spare time Allison loves to travel internationally, relax on her boat, and entertain family and friends with her wife, Lucy.