Our Team
As a team of dedicated individuals working together to promote the health of Santa Barbara County's future generations, we support school food service programs as they transition from serving highly processed prepackaged food to scratch cooked meals made with local ingredients. With a wide variety of professional experience, our team possesses the background necessary to advise school districts on culinary, agricultural, regulatory, and fiscal topics. See below to meet the team.
Kathleen de Chadenèdes
Director Phone: (805) 565-7550 x 109
Email: kathleen@orfalea.org
Fax: (805) 565-7554
Kathleen looks forward to directing her team to create a community of children and families who are knowledgeable about the connection between the food that they eat and their well-being.
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Agriculture Infrastructure ManagerPhone: (805) 565-7550 x 113
Email: eric@orfalea.org
Eric manages the Agriculture Infrastructure component of the s'Cool Food Initiative's work, including connecting local farmers with schools, connecting farmers with distribution methods, and everything in between.
Read MoreMelissa Bishop
Programs ManagerPhone: (805) 565-7550 x 111
Email: melissa@orfalea.org
Fax: (805) 565-7554
Melissa manages all Educational Programming for the s'Cool Food Initiative for both students and food service staff.
Read MoreLaurel Anderson
Youth and Schools ManagerPhone: (805) 565-7550 x 104
Email: laurel@orfalea.org
Fax: (805) 565-7554
Laurel manages Grant Administration for the s'Cool Food Initiative and also works directly with partner school administration, parents, and students.
Read MoreKate Adamick
Food Systems ConsultantPhone: (917) 628-8911
Email: ChefKate@nyc.rr.com
Kate Adamick, Principal of Food Systems Solutions LLC, is a New York City-based consultant specializing in integrating operational changes, site-based programming, and public-private partnerships to implement, reinforce and support the healthful transformation of institutional meals programs and aid in developing local and sustainable agriculture systems.
Read MorePamela Lee
Culinary AdvisorPhone: (805) 451-1075
Email: pamela@orfalea.org
Fax: (805) 565-7554
Pamela Nance Lee promotes scratch cooking by working directly with school food service staff during both formal culinary trainings and on-site kitchen visits.
Read MoreAndrea Martin
Chef EducatorPhone: (805) 565-7550
Email: andrea.martin@mac.com
Andrea Martin is a professionally trained chef and New York City and State certified teacher who specializes in school lunch reform projects and integrating wellness-based educational initiatives into the school community.
Read MoreJessie Fidler
Implementation CoordinatorPhone: (805) 565-7550 x 114
Email: jessie@orfalea.org
Fax: (805) 565-7554
Jessie coordinates logistics for s'Cool Food events and serves as the primary contact for the initiative.
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