Chef Simone Byron
Founder and President of Navigate
Chartwells K-12
CHEF. EDUCATOR. HOSPITALITY ENTREPRENEUR.
& COMMUNITY LEADER.
• 20 years hospitality experience
• Graduate, Art Institute of Atlanta
- Culinary Arts Management
• 5 Years Compass Group Catering Manager; Eurest
• 10 Year Public School Culinary Educator
• 2018 Georgia ProStart Teacher of the Year
• 2018 National Educator of Excellence Award Recipient
• Former Georgia Restaurant Association
ProStart Director
• Executive Board Member, Les Dames d ’Escoffier;
Vice President of Philanthropy
• Co-Founder and Owner of C.H.E.F Academy,
Atlanta’s First Woman-Owned Culinary Institute
Chef Simone Byron