meet the tribe

Tanya Petrovna Chef & Founder

Tanya is the dynamo behind Native Foods! Without Tanya, the world would be a blander place. Native Foods’ roots are firmly grounded in the gourmet world, and the Native Foods concept is Chef Tanya’s love-child. Tanya merged her education as a biology major with her desire to end animal cruelty and her interests in environmental issues, health, vegan / vegetarian nutrition, her love of cooking and her desire to feed the world. Tanya is convinced that the world could benefit from adopting a cruelty-free lifestyle – all that has been lacking is a little (or a lot!) of education.

Native Foods is Tanya’s fun way of fusing together her childhood love of animals, science, her passion for delicious food and the desire to make the world a better place. Native Foods is successful due to her exuberance, dedication, tenacity – and downright infectious good nature!

Blogging with Tanya!

As a fun, health and socially conscious corporation, Native Foods has been lucky to attract some very energetic and dedicated people to the tribe. The tribe has recently grown to include a strong corporate team to complement Tanya’s hard work and enthusiasm and the outstanding restaurant associates at Native.

Other Key Corporate Leaders

• Chairman & CEO:   Daniel G. Dolan
• Director of Marketing:   Andrea McGinty
• Director of Finance:  Ron Ziuraitis
• Director of Human Resources:  Evelyn Norcross
• Director of Business Development: Leah Gyori
• Director of Information:  Rick Elliott
• Nutritional Consultant:   Terri Rubio
• Project & Financial Manager:  Jesse Marshall
• Director of Branding:   Sarah Young
• Director of Real Estate:   Tracy Taft

Restaurant Management

• Costa Mesa:  Theron Evans  
• Palm Springs:  Gloria Goytia
• Palm Desert:  Sue Hinkle
• Aliso Viejo: Angie Weaver
• Westwood : Holladay Allen

Interested in joining the tribe? Check out our employment page!