Natalia Kalloo immigrated to the US in the late 1980's and started her new life in Washington DC by way of Queens, New York.  She then began a local government career in 2012 as a Federal contractor with the Veterans Benefits Administration in DC, transitioning to Howard County Government, State of Maryland, and most recently DC Government.  

In 2019, she stepped down from her role as Chief of Operations with DC's Office of Administrative Hearings, a third party tribunal administrative court, to work on her all natural spices and seasonings.  These spices showcased her love of Caribbean culture and she was often found peddling spices to Takoma Park - Silver Spring Co-Op, Living Well, GLUT in Brentwood, MD, and Fresh Food Factory in DC.  She also sold prepackaged meals to local stores as well as spices through e-commerce.  

Customers enjoyed the samples of food from the spices and prepackaged meals and from there, Trini Vybez was born via food truck. With the success of Trini Vybez food truck,  Natalia was able to open a full service restaurant within a 5 year period.  She is also the recipient of various grants to include Great Streets Grant, Keeping it Cool, various micro grants, and most recently a Main Street grant in Columbia Heights.​

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Natalia obtained her MBA from Florida International University.  She is a Certified Public Manager through DC Government, a Certified Government Financial Manager through Association of Government Accountants, a NASBO member, and is currently a Board Member and an active Co-Chair to DC's Food Policy Council under Entrepreneurship and Food Jobs.  She is currently serving her second term supporting local food entrepreneurs with a streamlined approach to licensing, permitting, raising capital, and managing the many challenges faced by food entrepreneurs such as Initiative-82.  She is a longstanding Ward 4 resident since 2008.

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She is currently working on establishing her own nonprofit as a partner and stakeholder to leaders and tastemakers within the District.