The building blocks creating MAPP as a 501c3 was our cross-country tour screening A Fine Line honoring women
especially many women of color, dedicated to important causes in their communities ranging from environment & sustainability, creating more equity, child nutrition & education, and healthcare for women in hospitality.
Detroit
MAPP and FoodLab Detroit brought together some of Detroit's finest restaurateurs, farmers and chefs including Genevieve Vang, Kiki Louya, April Anderson, Sister Pies & Kate Wiliams. MAPP showed the power of Detroit's resurgence through the farming & restaurant community and the good work FoodLab Detroit is doing for its city
Baltimore
MAPP honored Catina Smith, Founder of Just Call Me Chef (JCMC), a sisterhood of Black women chefs breaking stereotypes, as well as other leading women in Baltimore’s food scene including Amanda Mack, Tonya Thomas, Jasmine Norton and Lane Harlan. We’ve built a strong partnership with JCMC, and there is no greater example of a powerful advocate than JCMC. In the past two years, they’ve built Our TIme Kitchen a shared kitchen for minority women and marginalized genders.
Houston
With I’ll Have What She’s Having, MAPP hosted an advocacy screening to discuss the importance of addressing women’s health, particularly in the culinary industry, and educating our audience on the barriers that must be overcome to address those needs. Photo Credit: Emily Jaschke
To see more of the many partnerships, events & change being done, you can visit @afinelinemovie & @mappimpact
Below are some of the events we hosted on our tour. This is what MAPP can help you do in your own community for the causes that matter most to you.
What we do:
We partnered with the National Partnership for Women and Families advocating for laws that support working families like affordable, accessible childcare and paid family leave.
MAPP & Madame Vice President Kamala B. Harris
MAPP founder Joanna James join forces with Madame Vice President Kamala B. Harris to advocate for paid family leave because womxn shouldn’t be forced to choose between having a family or a career.
A Fine Line screening: Capitol Hill
A screening hosted by MAPP & NPWF on Capitol Hill with (starting far left) Ruth Gresser, former WCR President; Congresswoman Rosa de Lauro, Director of NPWF Debra Ness; Congresswoman Jackie Speier; filmmaker & MAPP Creator Joanna James; Katherine Miller, former VP of Impact James Beard Foundation; Amy Brandwein, D.C. Restaurateur/Chef
Advocacy Screening on Capitol Hill co-hosted by the National Partnership with Women and Families (starting far left) Ruth Gresser, former WCR President; Congresswoman Rosa de Lauro, Director of NPWF Debra Ness; Congresswoman Jackie Speier; filmmaker & MAPP Creator Joanna James; Katherine Miller, former VP of Impact James Beard Foundation; Amy Brandwein, D.C. Restaurateur/Chef
Advocates joining MAPP in supporting the Family Act
Eva Longoria joins the National Partnership of Women and Families & MAPP in supporting the Family Act
Chef Cat Cora joins the National Partnership for Women and Families & MAPP in supporting the Family Act.
Chef Lorena Garcia joins the National Partnership for Women and Families & MAPP in supporting the Family Act.
MAPP support the growth and scale of women in the hospitality and culinary industry fueled by mentorship, advocacy, purpose and the power of our community. Together, we pave paths towards a more inclusive leadership where every woman's potential is reached.
Join our MAPP movement to advocate for gender and racial equities and policies supporting working families.
contact hello@mappimpact.org to inquire about becoming a MAPP partner.
We collaborate to create co-hosted fundraising events, screenings, panels and ways to bring more revenue, visibility and recognition for what women are doing to create equity and leadership in the industry.
We work with Fortune 500 companies to create policies that transform corporate culture into more inclusive environments where all people, especially women and people of color feel they are seen, heard and valued. So women want to contribute and express their full potential creating a talent pipeline of leadership.
Learn about our customized toolkits to build equity and opportunity for everyone in your organization to shine
Our call-to-action: Get your company, organization, or restaurant to host MAPP screenings and motivational workshops that create paths towards advancement for all.
Chef Lorena Garcia & team at the Las Vegas Premiere of A Fine Line. credit: @the.cheftographer.
MAPP and the Women’s Hospitality Initiative at the Las Vegas Premier of A Fine Line. Women in attendance included Chef Lorena Garcia, Elizabeth Blau, Mary Choi Kelly, Val James, Katherine Miller, Jolene Mannina, and Joanna James.
