Daisy Pinero has been a formidable leader in BronxWorks food service for over two decades. Daisy is the Food Service Coordinator at the Carolyn McLaughlin Community Center (CMCC), the organization’s flagship location on the Grand Concourse. Daisy is a New York native who was born in Spanish Harlem and raised in the Bronx. She used to walk by the CMCC building every day on her way to elementary and middle school. Now, Daisy is in charge of producing almost 1,000 meals every day in that building.
“I would’ve never thought when I was younger that I would still be walking down this same block every day.”
Before pursuing a culinary career, Daisy held a variety of jobs, including security at Bronx public schools, roofing and construction, and assisting a local political campaign. Daisy was first connected to BronxWorks in the mid 1990s through Project Renewal, where she was participating in a culinary training program. She was hired as a cook at the BronxWorks Living Room drop-in center within the first year of that location’s opening. Daisy worked at the Living Room kitchen for several years until 2004, when she transferred to work in the CMCC kitchen. She has remained there ever since, and in those two decades her responsibilities have grown with the expansion of the organization. Daisy and her team provide meals for multiple programs in the building and cater any events at CMCC, and they also distribute to over a dozen other BronxWoks sites.
“I enjoy what I do, helping the community I grew up in. People say it’s a lot of work, but I’m used to it. I take pride in my work.”
Daisy has a small but mighty team at CMCC, overseeing the organization’s largest kitchen. Through her strong leadership and work ethic, Daisy has made lasting connections with her colleagues that enable them to continue producing food high in quality and quantity.
Outside of work, Daisy loves to travel and visit her family in Florida. Recently she has traveled to Greece and the Dominican Republic, and she has a trip planned to Saint Lucia.
Daisy Pinero has been a formidable leader in BronxWorks food service for over two decades. Daisy is the Food Service Coordinator at the Carolyn McLaughlin Community Center (CMCC), the organization’s flagship location on the Grand Concourse. Daisy is a New York native who was born in Spanish Harlem and raised in the Bronx. She used to walk by the CMCC building every day on her way to elementary and middle school. Now, Daisy is in charge of producing almost 1,000 meals every day in that building.
“I would’ve never thought when I was younger that I would still be walking down this same block every day.”
Before pursuing a culinary career, Daisy held a variety of jobs, including security at Bronx public schools, roofing and construction, and assisting a local political campaign. Daisy was first connected to BronxWorks in the mid 1990s through Project Renewal, where she was participating in a culinary training program. She was hired as a cook at the BronxWorks Living Room drop-in center within the first year of that location’s opening. Daisy worked at the Living Room kitchen for several years until 2004, when she transferred to work in the CMCC kitchen. She has remained there ever since, and in those two decades her responsibilities have grown with the expansion of the organization. Daisy and her team provide meals for multiple programs in the building and cater any events at CMCC, and they also distribute to over a dozen other BronxWoks sites.
“I enjoy what I do, helping the community I grew up in. People say it’s a lot of work, but I’m used to it. I take pride in my work.”
Daisy has a small but mighty team at CMCC, overseeing the organization’s largest kitchen. Through her strong leadership and work ethic, Daisy has made lasting connections with her colleagues that enable them to continue producing food high in quality and quantity.
Outside of work, Daisy loves to travel and visit her family in Florida. Recently she has traveled to Greece and the Dominican Republic, and she has a trip planned to Saint Lucia.
