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Kiana Rollins
Kiana Rollins
Title: Food & Drink Program Manager at Dotdash
Education: Hampton University, Institute of Culinary Education
Expertise: Recipe Testing, Cocktails

Kiana Rollins is a full-time Program Manager and part-time recipe tester with over 5 years of experience in the food media world, starting out as an Ad Sales Marketing Coordinator for Food Network.

She is a Brooklyn-bred millennial, born into a Caribbean-American family where food and drinks were at the center of every celebration, no matter how big or small. Today, Kiana is interested in inspiring people to create meals and drinks for their loved ones that create memories that last long after the dishes are cleared from the table.

Experience

Kiana knew at a very young age that she wanted to become a chef and that love for food grew from watching Food Network like other kids would watch cartoons. Hearing the stories that most of these hosts shared that inspired their dishes captured Kiana and those hours of programming caused her to pursue a degree in Marketing and that degree helped her to land a job working in Ad Sales Marketing for the same TV network that inspired her to become a chef.

Education

Kiana has a Bachelor's degree in Marketing from Hampton University in Hampton, Virgina and a culinary arts certificate from The Institute of Culinary Education in New York City.

About The Spruce Eats

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