Gillian is a junior at the Academy of Our Lady of Peace in San Diego. Gillian had the opportunity of connecting with Anbini Ganesh, founder of Love and Sweet Bakery, through the Riley’s Way kindness retreat for leaders and was inspired to join Anbini in helping to grow L&S Bakery to a national nonprofit group! Gillian can remember being glued to the Food Network channel, watching Cupcake Wars since she was a little girl, and entering in her school’s baking competition every year since then. Gillian has experimented with special allergen friendly baking since elementary school and hopes to bring gluten-free and vegan treats to the L&S Bakery repertoire. As a social entrepreneur, and founder of Recovery Meet-Ups, Gillian is thrilled to support L&S Bakery and her San Diego community through sweet treats and lots of love! 

Abigail is a two-time student-athlete and attends the Academy of Our Lady of Peace. During quarantine in 2020, like many other girls, she found a new way to spend the day and to cope with staying in the house 24/7. Baking became her way to cope and express herself. During freshman year, she found that giving her baked goods to her friends impacted their day and contributed to their happiness. Since then she has expanded her baking to different levels, but through Love and Sweet Bakery, hopes to share her love in many more forms of baking.