Vanessa Zajfen

Vanessa Zajfen currently serves as a Senior Procurement Specialist at Chef Ann Foundation and is also the Director of Food & Nutrition Services for Ojai Unified School District. With extensive experience in food systems and nutrition services, Zajfen has held key positions including Director of Food Nutrition Services at OCEAN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT and at the Center for Good Food Purchasing, where strategic initiatives were implemented to enhance nutrition in school programs. Previous roles include managing Farm to School grants at USDA and developing the first farm to school program at San Diego Unified School District. Zajfen holds a Master’s degree in Sustainable Agriculture from Iowa State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz.