Doneen Arquines is an Emmy, PGA and Critics Choice nominee for her work on the show Top Chef where she serves as an Executive Producer/Showrunner. She is also the VP of Current at Magical Elves, the production company behind Top Chef.
Born and raised in Washington State, she attended Washington State University and graduated in 2005 with a degree in Communication (emphasis on Broadcast Production). She also double majored in Anthropology with a minor in Film Studies.
After graduating Washington State University, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue television production and found herself working as a Production Assistant on the very first season of Top Chef. Since then, she’s worked on every season of Top Chef including many of the spin-offs as well as a variety of other shows including Project Runway and Sugar Rush.