Chef Ann Foundation
Jessica Lawrence, RD, is currently the Director of Specialized Programs at Chef Ann Foundation, a position held since January 2023. In this role, Jessica is responsible for planning, procurement, and resource management to support School Food Operations and the Culinary team's implementation and completion of project deliverables, ensuring initiatives reflect the organization’s commitment to quality and results-driven programming. Prior to this, Jessica served as Operations Manager for Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools from October 2014 to February 2023. Jessica holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics from Kansas State University.
Chef Ann Foundation
The Chef Ann Foundation (formerly Food Family Farming Foundation, or F3) was founded in 2009 by Ann Cooper, an internationally recognized author, chef, educator, public speaker, and advocate of healthy food for all children. Chef Ann’s vision was to create an organization that helps schools take action so that every child has daily access to fresh, healthy food. Today, the Chef Ann Foundation (CAF) carries out that vision by actively supporting school districts nationwide through grant programs and by providing tried and tested tools for school food change. Want to bring healthy, scratch-cooked food into schools? Head over to SchoolFoodInstitute.org to learn more about becoming a leader in school food change. Three new courses launching fall 2018!