Our Team
Angela Mueller, Executive Director
Angela Mueller and her team at Ren Event productions began planning events in the Vail Valley over 28 years ago. The passion and belief that beautiful food, wine, and spirits should be showcased has been the constant at Taste of Vail.
Angela and her team at Ren Event Productions work to create a wine, food & spirits event like no other. “ I am proud to be the Taste of Vail Executive Director and work at strengthening the community, with our restaurants, wineries, lodging, sponsors and guest chefs.
Mueller says her priorities for the near future include executing “an exceptionally strong and revitalized” festival in April, as well as continuing to work at strengthening the organization’s revenue sources and the impact in the community.
Taste of Vail provides a showcase for local, regional, national & international talent to introduce food, wine, beer, spirits and products to our guests. The event brings in over 25 events that impact our community and allow our guests to experience an event like no other.
Bryanna Kody, Chef Coordinator
Loving the art of pastry since a young age Bry decided to turn her passion into her career. Bry went on to study at Johnson & Wales University in Providence Rhode Island graduating with a bachelors in Baking & Pastry, Food Service Management. Bry interned in France at Ecole Nationale Superieure de Patisserie. Her passion lead her to work at some highly rated places such as Biltmore, Husk, and more. Her love of pastries and more have lead her to start her own bakery located in Eagle, Colorado. She has the passion to work with the local and guest chefs of Taste of Vail. Coordination is our key to an amazing experience for all and Bryanna makes it happen!
Kate Lessman, ThinkBigMedia PR/Sponsorship Coordinator
Think Big Media PR Founder, has 20 years of working in the outdoor, travel, lifestyle and non-profit industries. Prior to Think Big, Kate worked at Vail Resorts, where she handled corporate communications promoting the company’s world-class resorts. She developed and led company-wide public relations campaigns and also continually garnered top media results in local, regional and national media outlets. Kate also worked with world-class athletes such as Lindsey Vonn and planned multiple high-profile media events across the country. Kate works with our partners and creates outstanding activations. Think Big Media works with our social media to ensure amazing content is seen.
Ella Mueller, Ren Events/Operations Coordinator
Ella Mueller has worked for Ren Event Productions for over 8 years. She has been the hands on operations and is behind the scenes making the event run smoothly. Ella is working in the wine industry and has the knowledge needed to handle our operations tasks for the Taste of Vail.