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Land O’Lakes, Inc. Hispanic Latino ERG had the honor of hosting a cooking class with Chef Amalia Moreno-Damgaard to help celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with our employees. Thank you to the LOL Amigos leadership team for an amazing event. Can’t wait to check out her new cookbook coming out soon. We absolutely love the recipes, energy, and history Chef Amalia brings us each year. I highly recommend you check her out!

Esther Reyes

Business Analyst | Talent Development | Process Improvement | Innovative Thinking | Continuous Improvement | People Leader | Community Involvement

October 5, 2021, Esther was a client of Amalia’s

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Medtronic used Amalia’s services for a virtual cooking class as part of Hispanic Heritage Month. The class was a success, the people who participated were delighted with the three recipes that she included in the class. Her professionalism and knowledge made the event a success. Thanks for the service and we recommend it.

Itza Rosario Nieves

Sr. Supply Chain Manager at Medtronic Hispanic Latino Network Twin Cities Chair

September 23, 2020, Itza was a client of Amalia’s

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Chef Amalia Moreno-Damgaard was a guest in one of our national CVS Health virtual happy hours recently – and it was a great success! I commend you on your continued efforts to bring awareness to the Latin culture including our traditions and recipes. Thank you for sharing your talent and for joining us. Bravo!

Susan Medinas

Helping our leaders hire great people to #TeamCVS as the Head of Executive Search + International Talent Acquisition

May 28, 2020, Susan was a client of Amalia’s

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I worked closely with Amalia to pull off a successful (and delicious) ERG event that included lunch, Q&A, and a presentation on grit and resilience. Amalia was flexible, quick to respond, easy to work with, and an all-around excellent speaker and cook! Thank you, Amalia, for sharing your talents and treats with Ecolab’s HACER ERG!

Ariana Filiatrault

Recruitment Marketing Operations Specialist at Ecolab

October 1, 2019, Ariana was a client of Amalia’s

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I have worked with Amalia on several occasions and most recently as one of our keynote speakers for the AIM, Action Information Motivation: A Women’s Leadership conference. As always, Amalia is more than prepared and does just as an amazing job presenting her story as she does her cooking. I would recommend Amalia for any events, big or small. Speaking, cooking or both, Amalia is a crowd favorite that never disappoints!

Nicki Vincent, CAE

Broker | CEO | Executive Director ACG MN | Relationship Builder | Olympic Connector

May 26, 2019, Nicki was a client of Amalia’s

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Amalia is a great chef as well as a well-rounded professional. She helped us with logistics to have the best possible outcome at our Annual Gala at St. Anthony Main. Her menu on that occasion incorporated traditional and delicious dishes from five different Latin American countries. All along with a great introductory presentation.

Thank you for a great event to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at Boston Scientific. I loved your story-telling approach. Particularly we enjoyed how you explained the differences on food preparation for many latinamerican countries; from the subtle differences to the not-so-subtle. Attendees enjoyed the event and the food was delicious! We’ll plan to invite you again in the future.

Rosa Rodriguez Rivera

Project Management / ERG Leader / STEM Advocate / Speaker

October 25, 2012, Rosa was a client of Amalia’s

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Land O’Lakes, Inc. Hispanic Latino ERG had the honor of hosting a cooking class with Chef Amalia Moreno-Damgaard to help celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with our employees. Thank you to the LOL Amigos leadership team for an amazing event. Can’t wait to check out her new cookbook coming out soon. We absolutely love the recipes, energy, and history Chef Amalia brings us each year. I highly recommend you check her out!

Nicole Keirnes Scanlon

Business Analyst | Talent Development | Process Improvement | Innovative Thinking | Continuous Improvement | People Leader | Community Involvement

October 5, 2021, Esther was a client of Amalia’s

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