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FOUNDERS

Chefs Table Foundation was created in 2013 by co-founders Carol O’Connor and Joe Murphy

as a Boston-based non-profit. The goal was initially to produce a high-quality instructional TV cooking
show on public access television, dedicating its energy to encouraging the home cook to reinstate the
family meal.
Joe Murphy is the co-Founder of the Chefs Table Foundation. Joe attended Boston College, the
Metropolitan College of Culinary Arts of Boston University, and the French Culinary Institute in Soho,
Manhattan, New York. His career path positioned him to develop strong skills in sales manage-
ment, product development, creative process and critical thinking. Joe’s work experience has placed
him in a position to bring a diversified bundle of knowledge to the Chefs Table Foundation. He has
owned several start up businesses as well as succeeding in key corporate management positions. The
skill sets he developed during his work life involved creating logos for branded products,
sales management, marketing plans and budget development. Joe is the co-host and trained chef of
The Chefs’ Table Series TV Show. He assists the chefs during the “how-to” cooking segment of the
show. His culinary knowledge and passion inspired him to partner with Carol O’Connor in this instruc-
tional, social and engaging show.
Carol A. O’Connor is the co-Founder of the Chefs Table Foundation. Carol earned her Bachelor’s de-
gree in History and her Masters in Education, both from Boston College. Carol co-hosts the instruction-
al and social cooking TV show The Chefs’ Table Series® which is currently aired in over 80 towns/cities
in Massachusetts. In the last couple of years, Carol planned and managed a number of fundraisers:
Taste of Legacy Place Under the Stars for The Italian Home for Children in 2012, Taste Dedham in 2011
to the present for The Dedham Rotary Club. She planned the following fundraisers for the Foundation:
Midsummer Night’s Fashion & Culinary in July 2015 and July 2016; Oktober Fall Festival in October 2014
and 2015; Fashionista & Foodie Fair in April 2016. Country Hoedown Fest in September 2016. Carol also
founded COPilates, a core optimal personal training company. She is a certified Personal Trainer, Group
Exercise Instructor, Pilates & Barre Instructor – teaching fitness classes in the greater Boston area, and
training people. Carol enjoys food, fashion and fitness.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES

 service above self
 inclusion not exclusion
 support individuals regardless of race, religious affiliation, cultural history or country of origin
 treat individuals equally and with integrity
helping people in need