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Gerald \u201cGino\u201d Kock PhD, su experiencia ta abarca diplomacia culinario, consehero di gobierno y un interes emergente den e poder di sanacion spiritual di cuminda Afro-Caribense. Gino ta Culinary Ambassador pa World Food Travel Association (WFTA) y ta dirigi programanan di educacion y <em>apprenticeship<\/em> na Aruba y como Dean of Student Affairs na e colegio comunitario local. E tabatin e oportunidad di por a mira cu su propio wowonan con e tradicionnan di cuminda, creatividad y conocemento local por fortalece comunidadnan y crea oportunidadnan real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/focus.aw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SPECIAL_Gerald-Gino-Kock-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focus.aw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SPECIAL_Gerald-Gino-Kock-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/focus.aw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SPECIAL_Gerald-Gino-Kock-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/focus.aw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SPECIAL_Gerald-Gino-Kock-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/focus.aw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SPECIAL_Gerald-Gino-Kock-1-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/focus.aw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SPECIAL_Gerald-Gino-Kock-1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/focus.aw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SPECIAL_Gerald-Gino-Kock-1-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/focus.aw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SPECIAL_Gerald-Gino-Kock-1-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/focus.aw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SPECIAL_Gerald-Gino-Kock-1-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/focus.aw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SPECIAL_Gerald-Gino-Kock-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/focus.aw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SPECIAL_Gerald-Gino-Kock-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/focus.aw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SPECIAL_Gerald-Gino-Kock-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>World Food Travel Association (WFTA) a ser funda na 2003 como un NGO, cu su mision principal ta pa preserva y promove e cultura culinario y herencia di cada destinacion turistico. 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Gerald \u201cGino\u201d Kock PhD, su experiencia ta abarca diplomacia culinario, consehero di gobierno y un interes emergente den e poder di sanacion spiritual di cuminda Afro-Caribense. 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