

Ensuring a strong talent pipeline through the Springboard FutureChef programme
Online at the Better Hospitality Conference 1-2pm 20th April 2021
About the speakers
Amanda McDade
Amanda has been with Springboard for 21 years and has extensive experience bringing together industry, schools and colleges across the UK. Amanda shapes our innovative and inspiring, industry-focused resources to help teachers deliver curriculum aligned learning in the classroom. She manages Springboard’s highly successful and valued flagship Programme – FutureChef, offering schools a highly respected education support programme.
Mark Reynolds
Executive Chef and multi award winner Mark started his culinary career in the Army Catering Corps, He swiftly moved to work at the Hilton group working at the prestigious hotel of park lane and the Langham.
Following this Mark worked in the film industry catering for Ewan Macgregor and Liam Neeson to name a few.
Mark now leads the Kitchen at the award-winning Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and is a leading member of the prestigious Craft Guild of Chefs
Jodie Cochrane
Jodie Cochrane is the reigning FutureChef Winner. Jodie beat 16,000+ FutureChef competitors at the FutureChef National Final in 2020. Where she competed against the top 11 other competitors across the UK to scoop the title of FutureChef 2020. From her Local Final win in Glasgow she worked for several months with mentor chef Zoltan Szabo to hone her skills and work on dishes that wowed the judges at every heat.
Jodie is in her final year of high school, after which she is planning to start her career and has been offered an apprenticeship with her mentor chef at the prestigious Cameron House on Loch Lomond.