Work Options Trains Students at Mosaic Community Campus for Culinary Careers
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Work Options chef instructor Bryan Machesky teaches students Veronica Prospero and Christopher Poole the proper way to cut and prep bell peppers and tomatoes on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the Urban Land Conservancy (ULC) Mosaic Community Campus in Denver, Colo. Work Options is a nonprofit that helps people learn skills to prepare them for careers in the food industry. A Colorado Trust program-related investment supported ULC’s Mosaic Community Campus, South Platte Crossing offices and nonprofit space Holly Square. Photo by Armando Geneyro / Special to The Colorado Trust
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Check out the slideshow below of more photographs taken by Armando Geneyro for The Colorado Trust inside a Work Options kitchen and classroom at the Urban Land Conservancy (ULC) Mosaic Community Campus in July 2025. A Colorado Trust program-related investment supported this ULC program. |
Work Options student Daydrian Evans has some fun as he finishes cooking a batch of fried chicken while chef instructor Tina Yarbrough watches and smiles on Thursday, July 17, 2025, inside one of the kitchens at the ULC Mosaic Community Campus in Denver, Colo. Photo by Armando Geneyro / Special to The Colorado Trust
Work Options instructor and supervisor Brian Marquez (middle) and students Michael Gresham (right) and Lois Williams prepare to-go meals on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the ULC Mosaic Community Campus in Denver, Colo. The meals are for people living in city-funded transitional housing micro-communities. Photo by Armando Geneyro / Special to The Colorado Trust
Work Options chef instructor Tina Yarbrough gives student Michael Gresham a thumbs up as he takes a turn cooking fried chicken while student Daydrian Evans looks on. The chicken is served Monday through Friday at the Helping Hen Cafe and Helping Hen food truck located at the ULC Mosaic Community Campus in Denver, Colo. Work Options operates the cafe and the food truck and offers students the opportunity to learn skills in food prep and catering. Photo by Armando Geneyro / Special to The Colorado Trust
Work Options chef instructor Bryan Machesky teaches students Veronica Prospero and Christopher Poole how to properly cook and flip eggs on Thursday, July 17, 2025, inside one of the kitchens at the ULC Mosaic Community Campus in Denver, Colo. Photo by Armando Geneyro / Special to The Colorado Trust
Work Options student James Bryant-Crews prepares for interviews with instructor Charlene Del Vescovo on Thursday, July 17, 2025, inside one of the classrooms at the ULC Mosaic Community Campus in Denver, Colo. Bryant-Crews was practicing his interviewing skills for future job opportunities. Photo by Armando Geneyro / Special to The Colorado Trust
Work Options instructor Charlene Del Vescovo shakes student Lois Williams’ hand in a math class Del Vescovo was teaching on Thursday, July 17, 2025, inside one of the classrooms at the ULC Mosaic Community Campus in Denver, Colo. Also pictured are students Christopher Poole (front row), Kimberly Zelney and Edwin Triggs (back row). Photo by Armando Geneyro / Special to The Colorado Trust
