School nutrition professionals all share a common mission: making sure students are fed. But behind that shared purpose, each person has their own story and their own motivation.

SNA’s 2024-25 membership award winners exemplify what it means to serve with heart, resilience and passion. But what keeps them going? What makes the long hours, the navigation of changes and the challenges all worth it? We may know what they do “on paper,” but this year, we’re asking a deeper question: What’s their why?