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Meet Our Team
Meet the passionate team behind Uncomplicated Kitchen! Each member brings unique expertise, commitment, and heart to our mission of empowering communities through accessible, joyful cooking.
Jenna Kranz
Founder, Executive Director & Instructor
Like a lot of people, Jenna's got a busy life and bustling household. She knows what it's like to get a meal on the table in a flash, often with no plan and few ingredients. But with a bit of creativity, some pantry staples, and self-taught culinary skills, she knows how to feed her family a home-cooked, nutritious meal. Budgeting, meal-planning, and cooking are a part of her life and she wants to show others that they can do it, too. With a background in writing center studies, she helped folks find confidence and agency in their voice—turns out she's pretty much doing the same thing now...just with food!
Callie Thweatt
Instructor & Program Coordinator
Callie wants cooking to feel joyful, accessible, and empowering for all of her neighbors in Western North Carolina. Uncomplicated Kitchen gives her the unique opportunity to lead programs teaching people of all ages and experience levels how to cook nutritious meals with confidence. She believes that food literacy education sparks independence, creativity, and connection, and she loves watching students discover what they’re capable of in the kitchen!
Board Members
Our Board of Directors brings together a range of talents and passions, all working toward a common goal: empowering our community through food literacy education. Each board member plays a vital role in supporting our mission to make affordable cooking achievable for everyone, regardless of experience or resources.
Nina Baltierra
Alei Coleman
Cynthia Faircloth-Smith
Jess Mrugala
Mandy Taylor
Annie Wilson
Volunteer With Us
Want to make a real difference in our community? Whether you’re pumped about food literacy, love helping others, or just want to learn some new skills, we’d love to have you on board. From assisting in classes, creating digital resources, building social media campaigns to supporting our fundraising initiatives, there are so many ways you can help.
