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Marshall Matz, Marshall Matz, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Marshall Matz served as General Counsel to the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs and also as Special Counsel to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry before becoming Washington counsel for the American School Food Service Association.

Alan J. Stone, Alan J. Stone, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Alan J. Stone’s internships included co-chair of the Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, and what became the National Welfare Rights Organization, after going to law school at George Washington University in Washington, DC. He worked as one of the organizers of the Poor People’s March on Washington. After law school Stone went to work as the junior counsel on Senator George McGovern’s U.S. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. He went on the work on legislation that made School Breakfast, WIC, and Summer Food Service and Child Care Food Program all permanent programs in America. Stone later …

Belinda Moitt, Belinda Moitt, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

A native of the island of Antigua, Belinda Moitt immigrated to St. Thomas in 1961. After working for several years as a housekeeper and then in several restaurants, she was hired as a cook in the school lunch program.

Esther Izaak, Esther Izaak, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Esther Izaak was born on the island of Montserrat, where she attended secondary school. She continued her education at the University of the Virgin Islands, as well as studying in the United Kingdom. After several years teaching, she accepted the position of the director of the School Food Authority for St. Thomas and St. John. She is now the training director for St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John.

Lori Buzzell, Lori Buzzell, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Lori Buzzell worked for seven years in the Juneau, Alaska school nutrition program and now works in curriculum development, including incorporating a wellness policy into the school physical education programs.

Tanya Dube, Tanya Dube, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Tanya Dube was born and raised in Massachusetts, and after high school joined the military, serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. She is now a school food service manager in Alaska.

Elizabeth E. Edelman, Elizabeth E. Edelman, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

An Anchorage, Alaska native, Elizabeth E. Edelman has worked in numerous areas of school nutrition in Alaska, and now is working as the food service manager in the head cook program in the Valdez district.

Johanna Herron, Johanna Herron, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Johanna Herron works with the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development to promote the Farm to School Program.

Teresa Harwell, Teresa Harwell, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Teresa Harwell is a school food service director in Alaska.

James L. Jones, James L. Jones, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

A South Carolina native, James L. Jones spent twenty-three years in the Air Force before retiring and going to work for the Alaska Military Youth Academy, where he has been for the past twenty years, where in addition to several other responsibilities he manages the child nutrition program.

Jo Dawson, Jo Dawson, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

A lifelong Alaskan, Jo Dawson attended fifteen different schools growing up, as her family followed he father’s career as a state trooper. Having worked as the National School Lunch Program Coordinator, the Child and Adult Care Food Program Coordinator, and the USDA Foods Coordinator, she now is the Alaska State Director for nutrition programs.

Sandra Ponte, Sandra Ponte, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Sandra Ponte, a Michigan native, moved to Colorado after high school and worked for a decade in hospitality management. She is now a food service manager in rural Alaska.

Debbie Kallio, Debbie Kallio, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Debbie Kallio was a 2016 Regional Director for the School Nutrition Association for the Northwest Region.

Adrianne Schwartz, Adrianne Schwartz, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Adrianne Schwartz is a food service supervisor in Juneau, Alaska.

Walter D. Williams, Jr., Walter D. Williams, Jr., Institute Of Child Nutrition

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Born in Alabama and reared in Florida, Walter D. Williams, Jr., then joined the U.S. Air Force and served twenty years all over the world before retiring and settling in Alaska. He now works as a nutrition specialist in rural Alaska.

Susan Greene, Susan Greene, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

A native of Virginia, with many years serving in Virginia education programs, first as a culinary instructor, then a school principal, before moving into child nutrition, Susan Greene is now a food service director in rural Alaska.

Michael Anderson, Michael Anderson, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Michael Anderson, originally from Oregon, now cooks for the Nenana School District in Alaska.

Lydia Wirkus, Lydia Wirkus, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Lydia Wirkus, a Florida native, grew up in the Miami area, near the Everglades. After college at Florida State, she taught for a few years in Miami, and then earned a master’s degree. One day she woke up and decided she didn’t want to live in Miami anymore, and that it would be cool to move to Alaska, so she drove from Miami to Alaska and taught for a few years. After earning a second master’s in nutrition at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro, she returned to Alaska and worked for a while in child nutrition, before returning …

Carlee Rae Johnson, Carlee Rae Johnson, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Carlee Rae Johnson was the 2016 President of the Alaska School Nutrition Association and the food service director for Petersburg, Alaska.

Becki Schreiber, Becki Schreiber, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Becki Schreiber has worked in many different food and nutrition management arenas that include schools, restaurants, hospitals, long term care, and businesses. She has also taught at the college level.

She received a Bachelor’s degree in Food, Nutrition and Institution Administration from the University of Maryland and a Master of Adult and Occupational Education from the University of New Hampshire.

Becki has worked or consulted in over 40 kitchens and in one large edible school garden during her 40-year career. She was Director of School Nutrition for 15 years in the state of Maine, becoming a passionate advocate for child …