Who We Are

The original Ingredient Guide for Better School Food Purchasing was developed in 2014 by school nutrition leaders from seven districts in the upper Midwest region, the nonprofit School Food FOCUS, and Lisa Lefferts, Senior Scientist at Center for Science in the Public Interest. In 2019, updating the Ingredient Guide became a project of FoodCorps’ supply chain engagement work group which was facilitated by Jillian Dy, Director of Supply Chain Engagement. The guide is no longer a project of FoodCorps’ and is now led by the coalition of the 2023 contributors.

Contributing Members:
  • Bertrand Weber – Director of Culinary and Wellness Services, Minneapolis Public Schools
  • Ashley Nitzkorski, RD – Dietitian, Culinary and Wellness Services, Minneapolis Public Schools
  • Tammy Yarmon – Director of Nutrition Services, Omaha Public Schools
  • Angela Richey, MPH, RD, SNS – Director of Nutrition Services, Roseville Area and St. Anthony/New Brighton Schools
  • Linley Danner, MS, RD – Director of Operations, Austin Independent School District
  • Rachel Dunn, RD, LD – Dietitian, Austin Independent School District
  • Lauren Marlow, MS, RD, LD – Manager of Nutrition, Cincinnati Public Schools
  • Amanda Oceguera, MS, RD, LD – Manager of Nutrition Services, Houston Independent School District
  • Anneliese Tanner – Executive Director, Boston Public Schools
  • Nicole Bonica, MS, RDN, CDN – Menu Coordinator, New York City Department of Education
  • Kymm Mutch, MS, RDN, CD – Associate Director of Procurement, Milwaukee Center for Independence
  • Donna Martin, EdS, RDN, LD, SNS, FAND – School Nutrition Consultant
  • Kathy Lawrence – CRAU/Accountability in Antibiotics Advisor, Antibiotic Resistance Action Center (ARAC) Milken Institute School of Public Health George Washington University
  • Jill Kidd, MS, RD, SNS – Director of Procurement and Business Innovation Initiatives, Urban School Food Alliance
  • Jannah Tauheed, ScD, MPH, MS – Staff Scientist, Food Additives, Center for Science in the Public Interest
  • Megan Flynn, MPH, RD – Nutrition Program Manager, Life Time Foundation
  • Angela Check, RD, CD – Nutrition Project Coordinator, Life Time Foundation
  • Valeria La Rosa – Senior Program Manager, Life Time Foundation
The Ingredient Guide is endorsed by:

– Center for Good Food Purchasing
– Center for Science in the Public Interest
– Chef Ann Foundation
– FoodCorps
– Healthy Schools Campaign
– Life Time Foundation
– LunchAssist
– National Farm to School Network
– ScratchWorks
– Urban School Food Alliance
– Wellness in the Schools
– Whole Kids Foundation