IG: @thisgirlshucks

Location: New Haven, CT

Certified: 10/20/23

Current role: Owner, This Girl Shucks

Most meaningful oyster: Stella Mar, Greenwich, CT. This farm helped me reach my shucking goals.

Favorite oyster to shuck: Beau Soleil or Barachois from Canada.

Dream oyster destination: PEI, Canada.

Proudest oyster accomplishments:

1. Competing against 15 men at the BOP shucking competition in 2021.

2. Establishing my shellfish catering company, This Girl Shucks, and watching it become successful.

3. Participating as a VIP food vendor at Sound on Sound Music Festival two years in a row.

Favorite thing about being an OMG member: Networking and meeting new shuckers around the country, continuing to learn new facts about oysters, and having access to some of the best leaders and mentors in the industry.