Board of Directors

Scott Jones

Scott is a nationally recognized food and wine expert, and the former Executive Food Editor of Southern Living (the nation's sixth largest consumer magazine reaching almost 16 million monthly readers).  Scott is currently President of JONES IS HUNGRY, a culinary media company based in Birmingham, AL, focused on strategic culinary production and consulting, recipe development, TV production, and culinary education.  Scott's been featured on dozens of television shows, from Paula's Home Cooking to Food Network Challenge.  Leaving a successful career in Hollywood to pursue his love of food and wine, Scott completed a Culinary Arts degree at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.  In addition, Scott holds a degree in Magazine Publishing and Journalism from the University of Mississippi, and is the author of the Southern Living Wine Guide and Journal.