Chef Ann Foundation
Laura A. Smith is the Executive Director of Programs at Chef Ann Foundation. Prior to this role, she worked as a Program Director of Workforce Development at the same organization, managing the implementation of the Healthy School Food Pathway Fellowship program. With experience as a Public Health Program Manager at Central District Health and various roles at Boulder Valley School District, Laura has a strong background in promoting healthy eating and nutrition education. She holds a Master of Public Health degree from Colorado School of Public Health, with a focus on Physical Activity and Healthy Lifestyles.
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!