Mayonette “Mo” Salter

Please share a little of your K-12 school nutrition journey. Actually, it was my husband who encouraged me to work in child nutrition, since my background is in Hospitality Management.…

Hollie Weaver Best, MBA, RD, LD

Please share a little of your K-12 school nutrition journey. I’m not positive if I chose this profession or it chose me. Since 1988, I knew I would be a…

Juan Sedano

Please share a little of your K-12 school nutrition journey. I have been in the food business for 20 years, but came to the child nutrition program at Rialto Unified…

Robin Proffit

Do you have good memories eating school meals as a student?  I still remember my elementary school cook, whose name was Ann. She made the best homemade wheat, pull-apart rolls,…

Aaron Wylie

Aaron Wylie, Child Nutrition Director of Eagle Mountain-Saginaw (Texas) Independent School District, didn’t always want to work in school nutrition. He had a different goal: to become a leader within…

Ashley Jones, SNS

What was your favorite school meal as a child? I always looked forward to school lunch. Pizza Day and Taco Salad Day were my favorites. Share a little of your…

Mercedes Rutherford

How long have you been an SNA member, and what was your favorite national conference destination? I have been a member of SNA—both national and state—for 20 years. I’ve attended…

Megan Schaper, SNS

What motivated you to choose this career? My degree is in Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Management. From my early teens, I worked in restaurants, and I’d planned to own one…

Pam Suyematsu, SNS

What motivated you to choose this career? I have a passion for feeding students. I enjoy coming up with creative menu items that will entice students to participate in our…

Debra Timm

Debra Timm’s school nutrition journey started more than 30 years ago when she said “yes” to a friend who needed a hand, and it continues today leading the Child Nutrition…