Operator Members
The Culinary Institute of America's Healthy Kids Collaborative is an invited group of school nutrition leaders from around the country, including directors and chefs, top food service management companies, expert school nutrition consultants, and other stakeholders. Collaborative members meet in person annually to work together on practical solutions that expand delicious, healthy menu choices. Throughout the year they also contribute to working groups based on targeted focus areas.
For more information about membership in the collaborative, click here.
Healthy Kids Collaborative Program Manager
Healthy Kids Collaborative Senior Advisor
Tarrah Westercamp, MS, RDN, SNS
Cathy Powers I MS, RDN, LD
Leadership Advisory Council Members
Lisa Feldman, '91, CRC | Sodexo North America
Matthew Poling, Director of Food and Nutrition Services at Durango School District 9-R
Rachel Petraglia, Culinary Specialist for the Georgia Department of Education
Working Groups Leadership
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Jamie Hartz
CO-CHAIR I Planet-Forward
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Juan Zamorano
CO-CHAIR I Culture & Culinary Education
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Rebecca Polson
SECRETARY I Culture & Culinary Education
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Kristen Tekell
CHAIR I Flavor Exploration
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Marlo Spreng
CO-CHAIR I Flavor Exploration
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Karen Luna
SECRETARY I Flavor Exploration
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Kevin Jerkins
CHAIR I Culture & Culinary Education
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Sandy Curwood
CO-CHAIR I Pro-Motion
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Vanessa Cruz
SECRETARY I Planet-Forward
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Whitney Ellersick
SECRETARY I Pro-Motion
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Jason Hull
CHAIR I Planet-Forward
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Jennifer Miller
CHAIR I Pro-Motion
School Nutrition Members
Chela Cooper I Culinary Institute of Child Nutrition
Amanda Ewest I Minneapolis Public Schools
Reece Lyerly I Chef Ann Foundation
Laura McMann I Aramark K-12 Education
Kristen Rowe I US Department of Agriculture
Nelson Quiles I New York City Public Schools
Angela Baxter | St Helena Unified School District
Laura Benavidez, MBA | Boston Public Schools
Beth Ann Engelland | Aramark Student Nutrition
Fred Espinosa | San Diego Unified School District
Peter Gilhooly | Compass Group - Chartwells
Patrick Garmong | Institute of Child Nutrition
Sheldon Gordon | USDA
Michael Morris | Sodexo Education
Monique Rolle ’04 | Baltimore Public Schools
Michael Rosenberger | Dallas Independent School District
Jessica Shelly | Cincinnati Public Schools
Aaron Smith | Seattle Public Schools
Jason Tepper | Alexandria City Public Schools
Bertrand Weber | Minneapolis Public Schools
Kimberly Prochnow I Hawaii Department of Education
Kim Leung I Tigard Tualatin School District
Deborah Ventricelli | Boston Public Schools
Brittany Jones | Houston ISD
Lindsay Nakamura I Hawaii Department of Education
Danielle Bock I Greeley-Evans Weld County School District 6
Jamie Ginsburg I Los Angeles Unified School District
James Porter I East Baton Rouge Parish School System Child Nutrition Program
Katie Ackerman I Mahpiya Luta | Red Cloud
Juan Gonzalez I Houston ISD
Becky Garrison I National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
Acenette Gonzalez I Carrollton- Farmers Branch ISD
Alumni
Cathy Powers
Laura Bullene Jacobo
Helen Duran
Janice King
Stephen Menyhart
Stephen O'Brien
