Lisel Powell
Sugar Rocks Cookies
Lisel has been creating decorated sugar cookies since 2011, when one cookie decorating class was all it took—she was hooked! A geologist by training who now works in finance, Lisel has always found cookies to be the perfect creative counterbalance to her professional life. Between her career and life as a wife & busy mom of three, she has plenty keeping her on the go, but cookies remain her happy place. Over the years, her love of sugar art has also earned her multiple awards at the CookieCon Sugar Art Show. Lisel loves the artistry and creativity of cookie decorating and is passionate about sharing that love with others, encouraging them to explore their own creativity one cookie at a time.
Fabiola Romano
The Fabulous Cookies
Fabiola Romano is the creative force behind Fabulous Cookies, where her love of creativity comes to life through decorated cookies, cakes, chocolate-covered apples, sweet treats, and one of her personal favorites—chocolate chip cookies! A wife and mom of two teenagers, Fabiola is passionate about sharing her knowledge with others through cookie decorating classes. She also enjoys serving as a Teacher’s Assistant at CookieCon, where she gets to combine her love of cookies with her enthusiasm for helping others learn and create. Before entering the cookie world, Fabiola worked in Marketing and Communications while living in Mexico. That creative and professional background, combined with her love of teaching and baking, has helped shape the artist and instructor she is today.
Maxine Lauer
Chips Galore Cookies and More, LLC.
Maxine Lauer is the owner of Chips Galore Cookies and More LLC, a cottage food bakery based in Melbourne, Florida. She specializes in custom cookies decorated with glaze icing, along with cakes and a variety of desserts. After an incredible 35-year career in education, Maxine turned her creativity and love of baking into a cookie decorating business. Her passion for teaching has naturally carried into the cookie world, where she especially enjoys sharing her skills and creativity through hands-on cookie decorating classes.
Saidah Farrell
Olivia Rose Confections
Saidah Farrell is the founder and CEO of Olivia Rose Confections, an artisan marshmallow and gourmet hot chocolate brand based in Shaker Heights, Ohio, that she launched in 2012 and includes the Marshmallow of the Month Club and Joy Craft Cocoa. She teaches entrepreneurship at the Tri-C Center for Entrepreneurs and has mentored nearly 40 entrepreneurs, helping them increase their revenue and raise $270,000 through pitch competitions. A Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses and Black in Business alum, she recently co-founded KneadED Cooperative Bakery & Cocoa Café, a cooperative bakery and entrepreneurial training hub in Shaker Heights.
Jondell LaFont-Garcia
Fluff Marshmallow Co.
Jondell LaFont-Garcia is a mental health professional by day and a marshmallow maker by night—and on weekends! A Louisiana native now living in Texas, she is the owner of Fluff Marshmallow Co., a gourmet marshmallow cottage business based in Pflugerville, just outside of Austin. Beyond creating gourmet marshmallows, Jondell is passionate about supporting and encouraging other makers. She serves as an administrator for Marshmallow Making Madness, a Facebook community of more than 45,000 members, where she shares knowledge, provides support, and helps fellow marshmallow makers grow their skills and confidence.
Sheila Morales
Cookies and More, LLC.
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Sheila Morales is the owner and creative baker behind Cookies and More, LLC. in Canton, Michigan, where she specializes in custom decorated sugar cookies and hands-on cookie decorating experiences. With a passion for transforming delicious cookies into edible works of art, Sheila combines creativity, attention to detail, and a love of sharing what she has learned with others. She especially enjoys helping others discover the fun of cookie decorating, creating an approachable and encouraging environment where everyone can tap into their own creativity. Sheila is excited to share her love of cookies and decorating with the Seriously Sweet LIVE community and bring a little extra holiday magic to this year’s Christmas Spectacular.
Jennifer Moshier
Prima Cakes & Cookies
Jennifer is a web developer by day and a sugar artist by nights and weekends! With a degree in graphic design, she found herself searching for a new creative outlet when her career shifted from designing to programming—and sugar art became the perfect canvas. Since then, Jennifer has turned that creative passion into an impressive sugar-art journey. She has competed on Food Network’s Holiday Wars, Halloween Wars, and the Big Bake and continues to challenge herself through cake competitions. An award-winning sugar artist and instructor, Jennifer loves combining her background in design with her passion for creating edible works of art—and sharing that creativity with others.
Roshell Ingraham
Your Sweet Connection
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Chef Roshell Ingraham is an award-winning pastry chef, confectioner, sugar artist, instructor, business coach, and Founder/CEO of Your Sweet Connection LLC, with more than a decade of experience inspiring and educating others in the baking industry. Her work and expertise have been featured by Food Network, Essence, American Cake Decorating Magazine, Bravo, BuzzFeed, Tasty, and WE tv, and she has used her platform to help aspiring bakers and entrepreneurs develop their skills, build confidence, and turn their talents into businesses. Through Your Sweet Connection and the YSC Baking Academy, Chef Roshell continues to expand her mission of education, mentorship, and entrepreneurship while creating opportunities for the next generation of bakers and business owners.
Susan Trianos
Learn to Cake
Susan Trianos has built an impressive career at the intersection of sugar artistry, education, entrepreneurship, product development, and corporate innovation. A Certified Master Sugar Artist and award-winning decorator, Susan combines her artistic talents with extensive knowledge of the baking and decorating industry. Her professional career has included sales, marketing, and research and development for major companies, including Wilton Industries and one of the world’s largest food companies within its bakery and foodservice division. Through these roles, she has contributed to product development, industry education, and decorating techniques used by professionals and home bakers alike. An OSSAS award winner, Susan has appeared on Food Network and serves as an international judge within the competitive sugar arts community. Her creativity can also be found on store shelves across the country, where she designs gingerbread house kits for major retailers including Costco, Target, Sam’s Club, and Walmart. From competition and education to television, product development, and national retail, Susan brings an extraordinary breadth of experience and a passion for sharing her knowledge with the sugar arts community.
Maythe Del Angel
May The Sugar Lady
Maythe Del Angel is an internationally award-winning cake and cookie artist, pastry chef, educator, judge, and visual artist. Rooted in her Mexican heritage, she brings imagination and artistry to her edible creations, combining her creative vision with skillful hands and a passion for sugar art. Since 2017, Maythe has earned numerous awards in cake and cookie competitions and is a Food Network Champion. She has been teaching cake and cookie artistry since 2015, including at CookieCon, and has also brought her experience to the competition world as a judge. A musician and visual artist as well as a pastry chef, Maythe loves inspiring others to develop their skills, explore their creativity, and create with confidence.
Jessie Anne Reilly
Take The Cake Decor
Jessie Anne Reilly is the chef and owner of Take the Cake Decor in Naples, Florida, and an award-winning pastry chef and certified sugar artist with more than 35 years of experience in the confectionary and culinary industries. A highly accomplished cake decorator and master sugar artist, Jesse Anne is known for her beautifully detailed cakes, decorated cookies, and exceptional sugar artistry. An experienced educator and instructor, Jesse Anne brings an approachable and encouraging style to teaching and mentoring decorators and sugar artists of all skill levels. She is passionate about helping others build their skills, develop confidence, and grow within the industry she has devoted much of her career to. Jesse Anne also shares her expertise as a writer and representative for the Cake Collaborator magazine in Southwest Florida and enjoys serving as a judge at industry events. Whether she is creating, teaching, mentoring, writing, or judging, she brings decades of knowledge, artistry, and a genuine love for the sugar arts to everything she does.
Sue Backman
Sugar Loo's
Sue Backman is the owner and creative artist behind Sugar Loo’s. An artist at heart, Sue has loved drawing and creating since she was a little girl. Over the years, that lifelong love of art found its way into the kitchen, where cookies, cakes, and sweet treats became her newest canvases and edible art became another way to express her creativity. Sue has been baking and decorating for more than 10 years, beginning with cakes before finding her way primarily to decorated cookies and sweet treats. She loves sharing what she has learned through teaching and especially enjoys using her creativity to bring a little joy to others. A wife of 22 years and mom to three boys, Sue balances family life with her passion for creating, teaching, and turning something sweet into something truly special.
Samantha Baughman
Sammie B's
Samantha Baughman has been creating and decorating cookies for 14 years and loves turning simple sugar cookies into fun, edible works of art. She’s an award-winning cookie artist who has appeared on Food Network, served as the closing speaker at CookieCon, and loves sharing her passion through decorating classes. When she’s not teaching or decorating, she is happiest in her kitchen baking and creating, or sitting on the sidelines at one of her kids many sporting events.
Rabiha Sami
Rabiha's
Rabiha Sami is a self-taught cookie and gingerbread artist whose engineering background brings a unique blend of creativity, precision, and a little bit of science to her edible art. Known for creating intricate and imaginative edible pieces, Rabiha loves pushing the boundaries of what can be created with cookies and gingerbread. Her artistry has taken her to national television, where she has competed on Food Network’s Holiday Wars and Christmas Cookie Challenge, as well as Magnolia Network’s Gingerbread Land. She also shares her knowledge with cookie artists from across the country, teaching at industry events including CookieCon and helping others discover new techniques and possibilities in edible art. When she isn’t dreaming up her next creation, Rabiha enjoys sharing the techniques, stories, and occasional kitchen mishaps behind her work with her online community. Whether she’s engineering an elaborate gingerbread structure, decorating a cookie, or teaching a classroom full of fellow artists, she brings creativity, curiosity, and a sense of fun to everything she creates.
Amy Hicks
Seriously Sweet LIVE & Cookie Snack Attack
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Amy Hicks is the sweet & salty creative force behind Seriously Sweet, Seriously Sweet LIVE, and Cookie Snack Attack. An entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience in retail, bakery, and sweet-treat businesses, Amy has built a career around creativity, education, and bringing people together through all things sweet. An award-winning cookie and gingerbread artist, Amy has appeared on Food Network and has spent years competing, creating, teaching, and sharing her experience with others in the sugar arts community. She is especially passionate about pouring back into the community she loves through mentoring and education, hosting classes, retreats, camps, and creative experiences for students of all ages whenever she gets the chance. Amy also shares her adventures, experiences, and love of the industry through her “Cookie Adventures with Amy” column for Cake Collaborator magazine. Whether she’s teaching, competing, mentoring, writing, or dreaming up her next sweet adventure, Amy’s goal is simple: to create, educate, inspire—and make life a little sweeter along the way.
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