Angela, who has over 20 years of Food Science and Nutrition Research experience, has skillfully applied cutting-edge techniques to the company's Research & Development, Quality Assurance, Food Defense & Security, Marketing and Sales strategies.
             
Her specialized skills and training in product formulation, sensory evaluation, and pilot scale processing, as well as physical and chemical analysis helped facilitate the company's incredible growth.

Angela, an Inroads Scholar, began her career in the Food Industry at Ross Laboratories, a Division of Abbott, while completing a Bachelors of Science Degree in Food Science & Technology from The Ohio State University.  She also earned a Master of Science Degree in Food Science, with a Minor in Nutrition from North Carolina State University.

Prior to launching Coalescence, Angela was with the Mays Chemical Company, where she developed and executed customized, "Consolidation Programs," for Fortune 500 Accounts and was recognized as a, "Rising Star," for exceeding sales and gross profit goals.  Prior to Mays Chemical, Cauley was a Sales Manager with Ashland Distribution Company, where she received awards for the, "Highest Sales Dollar Increase," and "Highest Gross Profit Increase."

Angela lives by the adage, "Choice, not chance determines our future." Her ambition is to empower others to pursue and control their own destiny by establishing businesses, especially in the food industry through mentoring programs.

Because Cauley also believes that by reaching back and believing in our youth, we are not only strengthening our future, but society as a whole, she developed a Food Science/Entrepreneur program.   This program was devised to provide urban students with the skills necessary to create and sustain food businesses, which includes a key international component.

Angela and Ian were featured in the March 2010 edition of the Black Enterprise Magazine.   The article entitled, "Recipe for Success," highlighted the couples' business strategy and commitment.  Coalescence™ was also named the 2011 Small Business of the Year by Black Enterprise.   The Small Business Awards were created to provide special recognition to African American entrepreneurs who embody the Black Enterprise entrepreneurial spirit. Select companies and individuals are recognized each year for bringing new products to the forefront, redefining sales strategies, and discovering new and profitable markets.

Angela's greatest joy is her family, and she and Ian are the proud parents of two children, Nasir and Amina.