Founder of Women in Olive Oil (WIOO), a network connecting the producer with the consumer through the lived experience. Certified by the International Culinary Center in New Nork city.
Subject: EXPLORING
THE WORLD THROUGH OLEOTOURISM
( Connecting the Producer with the Consumer through the lived experience)
Jill is a sommelier and ambassador of olive oil, based in Charlottesville, Virginia. She is certified by the International Culinary Center in New York City and received specialized training in Mediterranean food and diet at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. A sought-after consultant and educator on extra virgin olive oil, Jill is also an importer/distributor of highquality EVOO. She founded Slow Food Piedmont 2020
and is liaison to the National Board. In April 2020, Jill founded Women in Olive Oil (WIOO), starting with a small Facebook group that expanded
globally in just a few days.