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Jennylynd James is a “Renaissance” woman: an artist, writer, and Classical music singer with a long work history as a food scientist. She earned a Ph.D. in Food Science at McGill University, working in the food industry for companies in Ireland, the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. Her series of travel memoirs recount her many adventures in relocation.

Jennylynd James discovered a hidden talent for drawing and painting while working as an entrepreneur in the Republic of Ireland. Her artsy flair in running a food business took an interesting turn in her local art class where her instructor found Jennylynd excelled in portraiture and sketching. She uses the vivid colors of her heritage to influence her work. Jennylynd now lives in Bloor West Village, Toronto where she has embraced self-expression in art as a new lifestyle. Her artwork is held by collectors in Canada, the United States, the Caribbean and the United Kingdom.

Jennylynd worked for twenty-five years in the food industry in the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Canada in food quality and safety, QA, R&D, product development, seafood sustainability, and academia. She is a certified Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and British Retail Consortium Global Standards (BRCGS) food safety auditor with experience in auditing operations in fresh fruits and vegetables, processed meats, canning, baked goods, dry foods and ingredients, cereals and snack bars, and fats and oils.