Meet The Office Team

Excutive Director

Naved Noorani

Proud to be the Executive Director at Potluck Cafe Society, Naved contributes several decades of international experience in the hospitality industry with leading brands including Fairmont, Starwood, Hyatt, InterContinental and Oberoi hotels. He holds Business Administration & Hotel Operations Diploma from Oberoi School of Hotel Management and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Bombay. 

Naved loves to cook, travel and being behind a camera.

Excutive Chef

Jason King

Jason was raised in Nova Scotia until his  family migrated to Kelowna. From there, Jason lived in Alberta, and has since moved to Vancouver, where he's been for 22 years. Jason is proud of his diverse culinary background, including pastry, baking and bread making. For the last 8 years, Jason killed it in film and event catering. Outside of the kitchen, he plays guitar, cycles and trains in Olympic lifting and powerlifting.  He has a wonderful spouse and wonder dog name “Gyoza”!

Sous - Chef

Brenda Desjardins

Bio coming soon!

Corporate Accountant

Gilles Giusta

Gilles was born and educated in France; he acquired his accounting experience working in Monaco at a CPA firm for 15 years. He moved to Canada in 1998 and built his own business, Scorpio Consulting Accounting, shortly after. He joined Potluck in October 2002 and is one of our longest and most cherished employees. After spending almost 25 years in his adoption country, he is proud to say he is Canadian. Gilles loves cooking, soccer, playing music and spending time with friends & family.   

Operations Manager

Darcy Green

Darcy joined Potluck in March 2015 after graduating from Kwantlen Polytechnic University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Since university, he has been heavily involved in the social enterprise and non-profit sector in British Columbia, including founding an environmental non-profit organization and social enterprise based in Greater Vancouver.

Social Programs Manager

Andrea Trevor

Over the last several years, Andrea has completed her Diploma in Community and Justice Services, worked as a Residential Counsellor for adults with developmental disabilities, an Intake Coordinator at a low-barrier women's shelter, and most recently packed her entire life up to move from Ontario to BC with her cat and her partner.  She is currently completing her Bachelor degree in Justice Studies at Royal Roads University. Andrea loves to read, cook (not bake, she sucks at it!) and hike. 

Office Coordinator

Anissa Zacharczuk

Anissa joined our team in March 2023. She is a recent graduate of Simon Fraser University and is passionate about joining our team at Potluck Catering. While completing her Bachelor of Communication and Minor in Digital Publishing, she was an active member of the SFU Softball team. Anissa is originally from Ontario and moved to BC in 2018. She loves to travel and try new foods!

Employment Support Worker

Baharak Gomari

Baharak graduated with her undergraduate degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in 2021 and plans on pursuing a lifelong career in social work.  She currently works at a Shelter Resource Worker when not with Potluck and is beyond excited to be at Potluck and to build community connections.  Baharak loves hiking the North Shore trails and using any and all puppies as a reason to take a break for a minute or two.