Director

Areas of Business Responsible For: As a retiree, I am responsible for a department of one! What Do You Bring to the Role: I have focused on building leadership skills,…

Areas of Business Responsible For: Directing and managing the commodity school lunch program and the commercial sales of our chicken products to schools, states and distributors. What Do You Bring…

Areas of Business Responsible For: Menu planning, marketing, training and kitchen supervision and support What Do You Bring to the Role: I love learning about food, making food, eating food…

Keba Laird is a strong and inspirational leader with a talent for motivating people. She has a doctorate in educational leadership from Mississippi College, a Master of Business Administration from…

For more than eight years, Jessica Gould has been the Director of Nutrition and Warehouse at Littleton Public Schools, a district with an enrollment of 14,000, serving roughly 7,500 students…

Dan Ellnor is passionate about reacquainting people with their food. He has served in multiple roles at the state and national level within the School Nutrition Association prior to being…

Areas of Business Responsible For: Helping new and existing managers and employees adjust to changes implemented from our central office, and helping with inventory control and recipe development What Do…

Dr. Ashley K. Powell is a registered and licensed dietitian and currently serves as the Child Nutrition Director for Auburn (Ala.) City Schools. She holds a Bachelor of Science in…

Michael Gasper is a graduate of University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and has been in the foodservice industry for 40 years. He has been the Nutrition Services Director for the School…

Chris Burkhardt has 28 years of experience in school nutrition and is currently the Chief Operating officer for Cincinnati Public Schools, overseeing transportation, facilities, custodians, capital projects, purchasing and student…