Winter Garden resident a judge in 2016 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen pageant

Winter Garden resident Karen McClintock was one of five judges to choose the 2016 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen Saturday, Jan. 23, in Plant City.

McClintock is the food and beverage marketing manager for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. She oversees publicity and media initiatives for both Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista and Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. She also manages food and beverage events for Disney Corporate Citizenship and collaborates on Disney cookbooks and the next generation of Disney restaurants. 

She started her Disney career in 1992 with Disney’s Food & Wine Society, the foundation for the current Epcot International Food & Wine Festival.