Cassandra Walton Mitchell

Background

Mitchell, Cassandra Walton was born on December 25, 1946 in San Francisco, California, United States. Daughter of Clayton Edward and Mari-Jane (Walton) Mitchell.

Education

Student, University California, Berkeley, 1964-1965; Bachelor of Fine Arts, San Francisco The Art Institute of Chicago, 1969; postgraduate, Dominican College, 1989-1990.

Career

Food service manager, San Francisco The Art Institute of Chicago, 1969-1971; organic farmer, Napa, California, 1970-1976; grapevine nursery manager, Cal-Vine Nursery, St. Helena, California, 1972-1975; restaurant proprietor, The Diner, Yountville, California, 1986-1992.

Achievements

• Cassandra Walton Mitchell has been listed as a noteworthy Restauranteur by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Council member Yountville Town Council, 1986-1992. Member Nature Conservancy, San Francisco, since 1979, Greenpeace, San Francisco, since 1985, Sierra Club, San Francisco, since 1980, Napa Valley Land Trust, St. Helena, since 1986. Director Napa Valley Women's Network.

Member Soup and Bread Society (coordinator since 1986), National Organization for Women, Northern California Restaurant Owners Guild, Napa Valley Farmers Market (board directors), Women Making Music (board directors).

Interests

• Avocations: music, playing guitar, travel, improvisational performance art.

Connections

Father:

Clayton Edward Mitchell

Mother:

Mari-Jane (Walton) Mitchell