Ever since she could remember, Chef Dawn has wanted to cook. Being American born to a French mother, importance was placed on her French heritage. Chef Dawn would be sent to live with her “grandmaman” in France for 5 months out of the year. There, Chef Dawn would learn the French language, history, customs, and most importantly to her, the French cuisine.

Each year Chef Dawn would return to her grandmother’s expansive farm in the Alsace-Lorraine region, and would learn to plant, tend and cultivate wonderful organic fruits and vegetables. From the garden a bounty would be picked each day and used to everyday and formal cuisine.

Decades later, Chef Dawn kept on with her lifelong desire, and went to be formally trained at the Nationally Accredited Culinary program at O.C.C.. There she was hired while still in school and on recommendations of her instructors with a well-known catering establishment as one of their chefs.

From there, Chef Dawn wanted to incorporate her past training in nutrition with her knowledge of fresh organic food, and Chef Dawn’s personal chef services began. Today, Chef Dawn brings a variety of services including catering, event coordination and professional service referrals for your event.

Adrienne Keenan brings to Party In a Box a passion for planning from the creative side, with a flair for visual concept design. She has impeccable taste and a style that is abreast the latest trends while she still manages to set her own. Adrienne is a natural in the business, as clients are drawn to her calming demeanor and her attention to detail makes her a true asset to the team, she has brought her considerable talents to sporting events and personal gatherings, corporate events and high-end social events, such as weddings, birthdays and showers. She has planned weddings on historic ships and modern locations. To each event she produces, Adrienne brings her own unique sense of style, and her knowledge of the latest industry trends, plus a great team of youthful and dynamic employees to make her clients' dreams a reality.

Adrienne’s background began when she was still in high school working for El Torito as a hostess and the private event manager. From there she went to culinary school and learned Hotel and Restaurant management. Adrienne took some time off to have a family, but still wanted to stay busy so she went to work for a bridal gown shop. Then she started getting requests from brides to coordinate their weddings. Eventually the Corporate world called her to run restaurants for Chipotle Mexican Grill where she focused on staff management and restaurant operations for 6 years. With this focus she was able to branch out into a marketing and event management position with Del Taco LLC for 3 years.