Caterina Richards, Director of Operations

Bracken’s Kitchen, Garden Grove

Caterina Richards is director of operations at Bracken's Kitchen, a 501c-3 charity dedicated to fighting food insecurity in Orange County. She manages a comprehensive array of services and programs overseeing all day-to-day operations with a staff of 24 and 600 volunteers. She works closely with Founder/Culinary Director Bill Bracken to ensure all programs grow successfully while attending to the needs of their agency partners. Richards is instrumental in the development of programs, promotional initiatives, grant writing, and community relations. She also assists the operations and fundraising teams in the planning, organization, and execution of public and private fundraising initiatives. Richards was a volunteer chef in the kitchen for two years before accepting her new role in December 2018.