This spotlight is part of the “PLACE Builders mentors” series. More information about the PLACE (Pava LaPere Award for Cultivating Ecosystems) Builders fellowship can be found here.
Dwight Campbell
Cofounder/ Executive Chef/ Director of Strategic Partnerships of Cajou Creamery
PLACE Builders mentor Dwight Campbell, is the Co-founder, Executive Chef, and Director of Strategic Partnerships of Cajou Creamery, a plant-based ice cream company based in Baltimore, MD.
Matched Fellow: Erica Williams, Plains region
"We were put here in service of each other."
Dwight Campbell
Dwight Campbell believes in the transformative power of community and service, which inspired him to become a PLACE Builders mentor. Reflecting on his journey, Dwight remembers the overwhelming support he received when launching Cajou Creamery. This sense of gratitude fueled his desire to give back by guiding other entrepreneurs. Working with Erica Williams has been particularly rewarding, as they share a mutual drive to make a significant impact in their communities. Dwight admires Erica’s relentless pursuit of excellence and resourcefulness. “I believe Erica has as much to teach me, maybe even more,” he says, emphasizing the ongoing growth and learning in their partnership.
Meet the other PLACE Builders mentors:
Inspired by the legacy of Pava LaPere, forever Chief Ecosystem Officer and Co-Founder of EcoMap Technologies, as a tribute to her legacy of fighting for equal access to opportunity, the PLACE (Pava LaPere Award for Cultivating Ecosystems) Builders fellowship aims to catalyze more equitable entrepreneurial ecosystems by providing intensive training, peer support, and community pilots to eight selected fellows.
We invite you to support the inaugural PLACE Builders fellowship fund.