Founding director Christine Carroll performs good works through Culinary Corps, a non-profit organization that designs, organizes and launches week-long culinary volunteer experiences in New Orleans for food industry professionals and students. She created this organization after attending a 2006 conference in New Orleans on ending childhood hunger. She experienced one of America's few indigenous cuisines and worked alongside those fighting to preserve it during this post-Katrina rebuilding phase. The organization's mission is to profoundly impact New Orleans and other regions throughout the U.S. by combining food and community service.