Meet the Team

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We've always heard that success is built by the people you surround yourself with. 

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With that in mind, MK Catering has brought together a group of talented individuals from a variety of backgrounds.

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CLAUDETE SEBBEN

Founder & CEO

Claudete Sebben is the founder of MK Catering,

a premiere catering company in the Washington

Metropolitan Area, featuring recognizable gourmet

food and exquisite décor.

 

A consummate entrepreneur, Claudete Sebben is an accomplished businesswoman, culinary expert and savvy event decorator. Claudete began her career in the catering industry nearly twenty years ago. After a series of unbelievable circumstances, Claudete found herself in love with the food and beverage industry and set out to make it her lifelong career.

 

With an entrepreneur's energy, vision, passion, and faith, Claudete’s sights are set on the development of new catering concepts, and the expansion of concepts currently in her company's portfolio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JOSEPH CHOUEIKE

Sales Director

Joseph is a driven problem solver and creative

thinker, two skills that allow him to excel at both

appreciating real world challenges and crafting

innovative solutions to overcome them.

 

Joseph has been working in the catering industry for more than 18 years, he is passionate about his job and dedicated to providing quality service to all his clients.

In addition to Joseph’s modern and elegant style for planning your event, he brings the art of creativity and personalization to every event.  He adds special attention to details and is structurally organized. His upbeat attitude, attention to detail and ability to organize all aspects of a function has resulted in hundreds of successful events over the years.

 

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SALATIEL REYES

Executive Chef

Executive Chef Salatiel Reyes relies on his creativity

and his impeccable taste to develop and provide

innovative dishes to be enjoyed in catering functions

in social events and major cultural institutions and

corporations of the DC Metropolitan Area

 

With over than 20 years of experience in the catering business, Chef Salatiel Reyes says that each of his previous experience contributed to his cooking style and added depth to his knowledge of creative Italian, French, and American dishes. His ability to work with different venues and his creativity make him the perfect choice to make your corporate event or wedding day the perfect event.

 

Salatiel stands out from the rest by specializing in creative custom menus that offer a variety of culinary styles and flavors. As an elite executive chef, he sets himself apart from the ordinary chefs by delivering memorable, flavorful and appealing cuisine.

 

 

 

SADOU YAOUBA

Sr. Executive Account Manager

Sadou’s role as an Senior Executive Account

Manager at MK Catering is split between

developing new client relationships and guiding

projects to success.

 

With a goal-oriented focus, he leverages his

experience managing large teams and budgets for high profile operations and events to serve up meaningful results for our clients.

 

He has worked on the catering business for over 25 years, knowing all the ins and outs of the industry.