
Cindy Loayza
she/her
Senior Program Coordinator of CA Pre-Apprenticeship
Cindy joined the Chef Ann Foundation team in February 2024 and serves as the organization’s Senior Coordinator of the California Pre-Apprenticeship program. In this role, she supports pre-apprentice applicants and participants in workforce development for job opportunities in healthy, scratch-cook school food programs.

Cindy Loayza
she/her
Senior Program Coordinator of CA Pre-Apprenticeship
Cindy joined the Chef Ann Foundation team in February 2024 and serves as the organization’s Senior Coordinator of the California Pre-Apprenticeship program. In this role, she supports pre-apprentice applicants and participants in workforce development for job opportunities in healthy, scratch-cook school food programs.
Prior to joining the Chef Ann Foundation, Cindy received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame and her Master’s of Science in Nonprofit Administration from Louisiana State University. Cindy is passionate about social justice and healthy equity, and believes that addressing social determinants of health is a powerful way to support underserved communities.
During her free time, you can find her thrifting or playing with her dogs.
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