After graduating from Johnson & Wales University with a degree in Culinary Arts & Nutrition, Stephanie moved from her hometown of Brooklyn, New York to Arizona to serve as an inaugural service member with FoodCorps in 2011. Her year of service opened her eyes to the possibilities of using her training and experience in culinary nutrition to connect kids with healthy and delicious food in schools. Since then, Stephanie has worked with several school districts in various roles, including Culinary Specialist and Supervisor with Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, Chef with Brigaid and New London Public Schools, and most recently School Nutrition Director with Pacific Grove Unified School District.

As Sr. School Food Operations Specialist, Stephanie looks forward to working with districts to build capacity in scratch cooking and to expand the workforce in school food - hoping to be an example for other culinary professionals to find their place in school food.

Stephanie lives in California with her partner and enjoys going on adventures with their pups, Yuba and Penny. Stephanie is completing her Master’s in Sustainable Food Systems with Arizona State University.